Mowbray unhappy with Kamara ban

Last updated : 30 April 2007 By Danny Deeming
West Brom will be without top scorer Diomansy Kamara for their make-or-break Championship play-off clash with Barnsley at The Hawthorns.Kamara was sent off in the closing stages of the 1-0 victory over Coventry at the Ricoh Arena, meaning the Senegal international will miss the Tykes clash on the final weekend of the regular season while serving a one-game suspension. Victory over their Midlands neighbours propelled Albion from fifth to fourth in the Championship table though Baggies boss Tony Mowbray knows his side must beat Barnsley if their hopes of reaching the play-offs are not to depend on final-day results elsewhere.
Mowbray, whose side ended a two-game losing run with victory over the Sky Blues, said: "Diomansy is very disappointed in himself and we are very disappointed in him too, that has been made clear to him. I think 'disappointed' is probably the most diplomatic word to use when we are, after all, trying to reach the Premier League. It was all about beating Coventry and we have got the three points we wanted but I was very disappointed in our performance, especially in the second half. Now we can look forward to a big game against Barnsley and after that, hopefully, two huge play-off semi-final games before a monster game, the biggest money game in world football, if we make the play-off final, But we will not get three if we do not start playing a heck of a lot better than we did against Coventry. We certainly have no divine right to beat Barnsley."
Baggies captain Paul Robinson netted the only goal in the first half, which saw Coventry defender Ben Turner sent off shortly before the interval by referee Chris Foy. The Merseyside official also ordered City boss Iain Dowie from the touchline ahead of Kamara's trip on David McNamee being adjudged worthy of a second yellow card during second-half injury-time.