THE indiscipline that contributed so heavily to Eastleigh's 3-2 defeat at Blue Square South leaders Lewes on Saturday could come back to haunt them as the play-off race reaches fever pitch over the next three weeks.
Midfielder Peter Adeniyi is facing a three-match ban for an alleged head-butting offence that resulted in him seeing red just three minutes after Andy Forbes had brought Eastleigh back to 2-2 in a tense affair at the Dripping Pan.
And defender Adam Everitt is in even hotter disciplinary water having picked up his FIFTEENTH booking of the season on Saturday - plus one sending off for his old club Cambridge City - which will be punished with a massive five-game ban.
While admitting that Adeniyi's dismissal had cost his side dear, Baird is not convinced that the 28-year-old midfielder, signed from Bromley in December, was guilty as charged.
Inadvisably, Adeniyi - a former Lewes player - got involved in the shoving match that followed Everitt's foul on the Rooks' Andrew Drury and it was alleged by the assistant referee that he had headbutted one of the opposition.
"The referee didn't see anything and neither did we, but the far linesman said he did," said Baird.
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"The tackle by Adam Everitt provoked a bit of a melee and Adam was surrounded by four or five Lewes players, so I'd expect our players to go in and protect one of their own.
"Yes, Peter put his head on the player, but the other lad also had his head on him and I've got to take Peter at his word that it wasn't a head-butt, but his sending-off did cost us the game."
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Adam Everitt is a liabilaty.
15 bookings for us and a sending off for Cambridge.Is a disgrace.
I for one hope he has played his last game for us.
He should have been sent off @ Lewes.
Adam Everitt is a liabilaty.
15 bookings for us and a sending off for Cambridge.Is a disgrace.
I for one hope he has played his last game for us.
He should have been sent off @ Lewes.
I see Hampton have won again tonight! We'll do well to get a draw on sat, they're bang on form right now. When i look at the teams below us i reckon Newport are the biggest worry with their games in hand over us. Come on you Hawks tomorrow night! We must at least get 3 points at St Albans, surely? Go Spitfires!![italic]italic[/italic]
I see Hampton have won again tonight! We'll do well to get a draw on sat, they're bang on form right now. When i look at the teams below us i reckon Newport are the biggest worry with their games in hand over us. Come on you Hawks tomorrow night! We must at least get 3 points at St Albans, surely? Go Spitfires!!
[quote][bold]Bad Attitude[/bold] wrote:
That's a bad attitude towards possible new fans? I hope you're not part of the management at Eastleigh Jos?[/quote] No i'm not management Mr Shaw with a bad attitude. just a fan.
Bad Attitude wrote:
That's a bad attitude towards possible new fans? I hope you're not part of the management at Eastleigh Jos?
No i'm not management Mr Shaw with a bad attitude. just a fan.
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