From the Argus
ALBION manager Mark McGhee vowed today that new goalkeeping hero David Yelldell will never be in the pink again.
Yelldell was ridiculed by Leeds fans after referee Mike Thorpe ordered him to swap his yellow shirt for pink for the second half of Saturday's 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
Injured No. 1 Michel Kuipers has worn different coloured jerseys all season but McGhee reckons pink is a shade too far.
"I knew nothing about it until we were in the dressing room," he said. "I think it's ridiculous that of all the colours under the rainbow we choose pink.
"The boy got a lot of stick but he handled it very well. As far as I am concerned the pink shirt won't be coming out again.
"The referee decided his black shirt made him look like one of us (all navy). He changed to yellow and so insisted we changed the goalie's shirt. The only one we had was pink."
McGhee was tickled pink by Yelldell's debut on a month's loan from Blackburn as an 81st-minute header by Guy Butters stretched Albion's unbeaten run in the Championship to seven games and moved them up a place to 17th.
"We were worried we would miss Michel, because he's been in great form but the boy came in and did a great job," McGhee said. "He kicked well, threw well, caught a few, made one great save and a couple of brave saves at people's feet. In the dressing room, when I said well done to him, the boys gave him a round of applause and that says it all."
Yelldell, 23, said: "I'm delighted. I was a little bit nervous because it was my first big game, different to a reserve game for Blackburn. The boys did very well and a point is a good start, especially at Leeds."
Captain Charlie Oatway is suspended for Saturday's home game against Derby, the trip to his old club Cardiff on February 12 and the visit of Sunderland a week later after he was sent-off in the closing stages for kicking out at an opponent.
McGhee believes the reaction of some of the Leeds players contributed to Oatway's red card. "The referee indicated Charlie had stuck a leg out," he said. "Charlie apologised in the dressing room, so I assume he got involved but I think some players could help the situation in terms of getting players sent-off."
Argus
ALBION manager Mark McGhee vowed today that new goalkeeping hero David Yelldell will never be in the pink again.
Yelldell was ridiculed by Leeds fans after referee Mike Thorpe ordered him to swap his yellow shirt for pink for the second half of Saturday's 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
Injured No. 1 Michel Kuipers has worn different coloured jerseys all season but McGhee reckons pink is a shade too far.
"I knew nothing about it until we were in the dressing room," he said. "I think it's ridiculous that of all the colours under the rainbow we choose pink.
"The boy got a lot of stick but he handled it very well. As far as I am concerned the pink shirt won't be coming out again.
"The referee decided his black shirt made him look like one of us (all navy). He changed to yellow and so insisted we changed the goalie's shirt. The only one we had was pink."
McGhee was tickled pink by Yelldell's debut on a month's loan from Blackburn as an 81st-minute header by Guy Butters stretched Albion's unbeaten run in the Championship to seven games and moved them up a place to 17th.
"We were worried we would miss Michel, because he's been in great form but the boy came in and did a great job," McGhee said. "He kicked well, threw well, caught a few, made one great save and a couple of brave saves at people's feet. In the dressing room, when I said well done to him, the boys gave him a round of applause and that says it all."
Yelldell, 23, said: "I'm delighted. I was a little bit nervous because it was my first big game, different to a reserve game for Blackburn. The boys did very well and a point is a good start, especially at Leeds."
Captain Charlie Oatway is suspended for Saturday's home game against Derby, the trip to his old club Cardiff on February 12 and the visit of Sunderland a week later after he was sent-off in the closing stages for kicking out at an opponent.
McGhee believes the reaction of some of the Leeds players contributed to Oatway's red card. "The referee indicated Charlie had stuck a leg out," he said. "Charlie apologised in the dressing room, so I assume he got involved but I think some players could help the situation in terms of getting players sent-off."
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