Appeal will be lodged by Town after red card
Town boss Chris Millington says the club intends to appeal the red card shown to Mani Dieseruvwe in their 1-0 win at Woking.
The Halifax striker was sent-off for an elbow on Woking defender Joe McNerney late in the game, which will rule him out of the FA Trophy final next month unless the decision is overturned.
The dismissal was a sour note on a superb win for The Shaymen.
"I felt it was harsh," Millington said of Dieseruvwe's sending-off. "He's just come on, it's the first time he's competed for an aerial ball, he's certainly not the type of player who go up with the intention of hurting anyone.
"It looked to me like he's using his arm to lever himself into the air and the lad's come round his blind-side and yeah, the elbow strikes the lad, but I think the injury makes it look worse than it was as a challenge.
"It was probably a yellow, to make the point, but I thought a red was harsh."
When asked if the red card would rule Dieseruvwe out of Town's game at Wembley, Millington said: "It's a three game ban, so Eastleigh, the Trophy and then it'll go into next season. We've got to look into it and I've discussed it with the ref already.
"We'll review the situation and see what we can do to try and at least get it looked at.
"He's been on a journey this season. He came here to score goals and be fighting at the top end of the division, and he's had to dig in, graft and help the team find itself.
"He's done that, he's contributed to us getting to where we are, which is in a much healthier position in the league and in a Trophy final.”