Angry Rolls-Royce have THREE sent off

Defender Aaron Ryan, midfielder Danny Bainbridge and striker Kyle McDermott all walked as Rolls slumped to a 3-1 defeat at home to highly-regarded title-chasers Askern Welfare.

And the club could now be in hot water with both the league and Notts FA because they have had NINE players shown red cards already this season.

Even before last Saturday's game, Rolls had been charged by Notts FA with accumulating excess disciplinary points for their number of bookings and sending-offs. Now they look sure to be slapped with a second charge.

However Rolls say they plan to protest about the referee's "dire performance" to league officials – and they are hoping to win support from Askern, who also had two players sent off and were equally unimpressed.

Rolls were already without Dave McCarthy and Brett Peel, who were serving seven-day bans after previous red cards. Now the latest three to be dismissed plan to appeal against their dismissals.

As far as the actual football went, the Doncaster outfit took the lead in the 34th minute with a drill into the bottom corner.

But Rolls were commanding the game and deservedly equalised eight minutes into the second half through skipper Steve Burrows.

And a fascinating contest was spoiled only by the ref which, say Rolls, "was ridiculous considering there were no bad challenges in the game".

Even when depleted, Rolls still created chances with Michael Banister hitting the bar and Steve Shannon seeing an effort tipped over.

But Askern stole the points with goals from set-plays in the last 20 minutes.

ROLLS LINE-UP – Burton/ Banister Gray Ryan Soar D. Needham M. Burrows Bainbridge Shannon McDermott Maddison C. Subs: Brandy, Rudge, Murray.

ROLLS recovered their composure to return to winning ways in the league on Tuesday night when beating mid-table Holbrook Miners Welfare 2-0.