" BLACKBURN VERDICT: What an annoying bunch of gits? I suppose roughing up your opponents is a tactic of sorts, but the way they go about it is unsavoury. Savage, Dickov, Neill and the rest are as violent as they are talented. 'Any time we play the big teams, we find ourselves trying to defend our reputation and the same is true after this game,' moaned Hughes on a day when SIX of his players were booked. Say no more. "
qoute from that link
wasnt it 5 yellow cards?
and with several of those cards being pointless...