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Match report: JPT Darlington 1 - 0 Town

Oct 8 2008 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

GARY ROBERTS was red carded as Town tumbled out of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy – again.

This was the fourth successive season the Galpharm side have fallen at their first hurdle in this competition.

And as Darlington joined Boston United, Doncaster Rovers and Grimsby Town in giving Town the boot, Roberts was left to reflect on a three-match suspension.

The 24-year-old could never be described as a malicious player, and his 37th-minute challenge on Ricky Ravenhill didn’t look that bad.

But as the home man lay prostrate – he was eventually taken off on a stretcher – and the Darlington faithful howled in protest, referee Kevin Wright consulted with assistant Paul Simpson and produced a straight red card.

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