Newell angered by foreign players

Luton boss Mike Newell could face disciplinary action after criticising foreign players and match officials after his side's 3-2 loss at West Brom.

"Should play have stopped before the second? The linesman had a good view of the incident," he said referring to the injury to his player David Bell.

"Most officials are not capable of refereeing or running the line anyway."

He added: "When a ball is put out and a player gets up it annoys me. We're going soft because of the foreigners."

He added: "As soon they are touched, they go to ground.

"I will never have a player feigning injury, ever. I don't want those players in my side.

"You have this kicking the ball out and then someone gets straight up. They should be embarrassed."

Luton were leading 2-1 until the last two minutes of the game before a Kevin Phillips double gave Albion a dramatic win.

 

I love Newell, says what others think but has the bottle to say it!! I only ever stay down when playing football if I am actually really badly hurt!! Never really had a serious injury (touch wood) so not ever stayed down at all really!!

 

Some one has to say whats really happening, glad Mike Newall has the balls to do it!

 

I read this this morning and didn't really understand it

He's complaining that players are getting soft because of an incident in which play wasn't stopped when one of his players went to ground?

 

HAHAHAHA - mike newell is a

**** of the highest order.

How ironic that it was his player who went down like a sack of potatoes while west brom were on the attack just to break it up - however west brom didnt put the ball out of play and went on to score. Newell was furious and it was his own player who 'simulated'.