JASON Wilcox was left counting the cost of his dismissal against Coventry City at Ewood yesterday when frustration turned to fury for the Blackburn Rovers winger.

A certain three-match suspension, to start against Southampton on October 18, is bad enough for a moment's anger.

But he might also face a fine under the club's internal disciplinary structure.

When Wilcox was shown the red card for foolishly lashing out at Coventry's Michael O'Neill, Rovers boss Roy Hodgson was stony-faced.

But the manager refused to say afterwards whether he would hit the star in the pocket.

There was, however, a hint that when he loses his place through the ban, Wilcox might find it difficult to get back.

Asked if he would fine the player, Hodgson said: "I can't discuss that and it's not something you talk about directly after the game.

"But I am pretty sure he is disappointed with himself. Jason Wilcox will lose his place in the side and then he will have to regain it."

The sending-off - the second of the game - hit Rovers' hopes of breaking down Coventry to claim the win that would have taken them into second place and Wilcox was honest enough to admit his blunder.

He said: "It was silly of me to lash out the way I did. I knocked the ball out wide and he blocked me off.

"It was just frustration."

Asked if he expected to be hit in the pocket, Wilcox added: "To be honest the manager hasn't said anything to me.

"I think he was just so disappointed with our performance. But I am sure he'll be speaking to me in the next couple of days."

Meanwhile Coventry are to approach the Football Association in the hope that they can get Loughborough referee Peter Jones to review the red card handed out to Dion Dublin following a clash with Colin Hendry. They are looking for a repeat of the decision which saw Manchester United's Gary Pallister have a red card reduced to yellow at Bolton recently.

"I've seen the incident now from several angles. From the one that the linesman saw it from, you could understand how he came to the decision he did," said Coventry boss Gordon Strachan.

"But from the angle behind the goal, Dublin's arm missed Hendry by a foot.

"I've always followed Alex Ferguson throughout my career and I will do the same this time. We will demand that the FA look at this again.

"Mr Ferguson has started a precedent; now we will see if Coventry get as much respect as Manchester United do.

"I do not accept that there was contact or intent. You can't jump without using your arms for balance; you can't have them tied behind your back.

"Everyone knows intent. It's when the elbow is cocked back and thrust forward. Dion's arm was outstretched and in no way a deliberate action." Hendry himself didn't accuse Dublin of anything but the way the striker jumped into the challenge it was no surprise when the linesman intervened.

"I sympathise with him, he's been punished for going in wrongly. He didn't know where the ball was, I think that might have been his problem and if you go in the wrong way you get punished for it," said the defender.

Hendry was unfairly vilified by the Coventry fans when he had been caught by the challenge - not by an elbow - but didn't try to make a meal of it.

Bolton boss Colin Todd today denied a Sunday newspaper report that he was to make a move for striker Per Pedersen, a Bolton target while he was still in Denmark.

Rovers, meanwhile, were linked with Schalke O4 defender Radoslav Latal but no further transfer moves seem imminent.

Two goals from James Featherstone helped Rovers B team to a 4-0 win at Oldham, David Dunn and Ciaran Ryan getting the others. The A team lost 2-0 at home to Everton.

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