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Jones tells Canadian referee: 'You're a prat!' Jul 24 2006
Terry Phillips, South Wales Echo
Dave Jones blasted the Canadian referee after Cardiff City's Nations Cup final against hosts Vancouver Whitecaps last night.
The Bluebirds lost on penalties after a goalless 90 minutes and manager Jones branded referee Mauricio Navarro 'a prat'.
Cardiff players and staff accused Vancouver-based Navarro of swearing at them during the game and being over-zealous in his pre-match build-up.
The official ordered Cardiff players to remove all rings before the game could start.
'In Britain referees expect rings to be taped up and we had done that,' said Jones. 'Some of his decisions were poor - he booked Michael Chopra for holding off a defender and then did nothing when a Vancouver player went into a challenge with his studs up.
'I felt the referee was a prat. I was delighted at the way my players maintained their discipline.'
Darren Purse, Michael Chopra and Steve Thompson all failed to score from penalties as City lost the shoot-out, with Kevin McNaughton the only one on target as Vancouver won 3-1. But the Cardiff players went over to the City fans and gave them their match shirts.
Jones is aiming to sign four more players including Jason Koumas from West Brom and Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson.
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