Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell has revealed his disappointment with Lee Martin's performance on Saturday.
The midfielder was sent off during the team's 7-1 defeat to Peterborough after a challenge on Mark Little. He has since been training with the club's reserves.
Even though in retrospect the 24-year-old is judged to have won the ball, Jewell explained that the player's disciplinary record is a cause for concern.
“I’m not speaking to him,” he told a press conference. “He’s got to earn the right to start training with the first team again because I’ve had enough with his disciplinary record. It’s not as if he’s the most battle hardened midfielder is it?
“I don’t mind players getting booked for honest challenges, but Lee’s are always silly and petty. I’ve had enough of that nonsense. It was not a very mature tackle and the fact that he got clapped off afterwards really winds me up.
“Lee is a player who has done well for me, but he missed too many games for me last season due to indiscipline and now he’s going to miss another three games.”
Ipswich Town will host Leeds United this weekend.
