Motherwell striker Tony Watt reckons referee Chris Graham will realise he blundered by sending Dan Casey off against Kilmarnock – but his side will take the point from the 1-1 draw and move on.
Liam Gordon’s early opened was cancelled out by former Well star Liam Polworth in 74 minutes, four minutes before Casey was shown a straight red card for a flare-up with Danny Armstrong that on another day would barely merit a yellow.
But with a hectic festive period that sees Motherwell clash with Celtic and Rangers in three days from Boxing Day, before travelling to Hearts, Watt reckons a point might be decent.
He said: “I don’t think it’s a red card. I think the referee will probably look back at that when the heat of the battle is away, and realise it’s probably not.
“But look, it is what it is. I’m not a referee to say stuff.
“A point isn’t too bad, but we want to win every game we play in, and it’s part and parcel of the game that you win some, you lose some.
“It was a difficult game. Kilmarnock fought us, we fought them, it is what it is. That’s football for you in Scotland, you need to win your battles before you can play.
“A point on the board is always good and we’ve been on a decent wee run in the last few weeks, so we want to keep it going.”
Motherwell are fourth in the table, going into this weekend’s games, with Dundee United two points behind in fifth, though facing a visit from champions Celtic on Sunday.
Watt said: “It’s a good place to be. You always want to be as high up as possible, and I think fourth is probably best of the rest of them at the moment, after Aberdeen’s start.
“There are some really big games, but those are the games you want to play in, and we’ll go into every game thinking we’ve got a chance.
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