Two Sheffield Wednesday players FINED as as Tony Pulis looks to stamp down on ‘reckless’ record

The wallets of two Sheffield Wednesday players have been made a little lighter after suffering a punishment brought in by Tony Pulis.
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The Owls are nursing a disciplinary record the new Owls boss described as ‘ridiculous’, having been shown no fewer than five red cards in their opening 15 matches of the season, a tally only one short of last season’s Championship record.

Two of those reds have been awarded under Pulis’ watch and those who received them, Josh Windass and Liam Shaw, have been hit in the pocket for what Pulis described as ‘recklessness’.

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“I have brought in a fines system and hopefully that livens them up,” he said.

Sheffield Wednesday boss Tony Pulis hopes a new fines system will curb the club's ridiculous run of red cards.Sheffield Wednesday boss Tony Pulis hopes a new fines system will curb the club's ridiculous run of red cards.
Sheffield Wednesday boss Tony Pulis hopes a new fines system will curb the club's ridiculous run of red cards.

“It is ridiculous we have had five players sent off. That is not good enough. We had talked about it and hopefully we can eradicate the poor decisions that players are making at times.”

Shaw’s suspension means he will miss this weekend’s trip to Norwich, for which Windass returns after missing three matches.

“I have had two,” Pulis said. “They were two poor challenges and challenges you cannot make today.

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“The lads have got to be responsible for that and you cannot justify their actions once they cross the line and they have got to play in a way that they know is compatible to the rules.

“If they don’t, they will get punished and those two have been punished because they have been reckless.

“It’s only right… If they’ve been reckless then they cost the club because we can’t play them, but they’re still being paid.”

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