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Cardiff City boss Neil Harris charged by FA after being sent off at Wycombe as he brands referee 'abysmal'

Cardiff City manager Neil Harris has been charged by the FA for an incident which saw him sent off during the Bluebirds' Championship clash against Wycombe on Tuesday night.

Harris was sent to the stands in the 81st minute with his team trailing 2-0 after appearing to have a verbal altercation with one of the match officials.

Harris, though, will be able to stand on the touchline for the Bluebirds' clash with Rotherham on the weekend and has until next Wednesday to appeal.

A tweet by the FA read: "Cardiff City FC’s manager, Neil Harris, has been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3 following their EFL Championship match against Wycombe Wanderers FC on Tuesday.

"It is alleged that he used abusive and/or insulting language towards a match official in the 81st minute of the match. Neil Harris has until Wednesday to provide a response."

Harris was particularly scathing of referee Leigh Doughty's performance at Adams Park in his Thursday afternoon press conference, especially pertaining to an incident involving Harry Wilson and Josh Knight.

"He has had a few boots and I think this was my real frustration the other night with the referee.," Harris said of Wilson's treatment. "The frustration got the better of me.

"Harry goes clean through on goal, he should score and he knows that, but he gets clattered from behind.

"If it’s outside the box, he has a shot, but it’s a free kick and it’s a yellow card. If it’s inside the box and he takes a shot, it isn’t a penalty or a yellow card. That was my frustration on top of the niggling bits that went against us.

"Harry has had some rough treatment the last three or four games. There was one in the first half the other night which was above the ball. I’m certainly not asking for players to get red cards, but it was a reckless, dangerous tackle."

When asked if the red card was an indication of how much pressure he is currently under following a run of poor results, Harris said: "Yeah, that’s fair to say. Your anger comes out a little bit more when you're under pressure.

"It's because you care so much and want to do well.

"But I thought the referee was abysmal. I thought he was poor. On the back of Saturday’s referee, decisions gone against us this season, it's a game we shouldn’t lose in a million years.

"I think it was frustration, yes, there’s pressure on my shoulders, of course. I care because I want to do the job to the level everyone wants me to do it to and that's to be in the top six.

"I am human. I was a professional footballer and a professional manager, I am a winner, ultimately, and I let it get the better of me in a split moment."

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