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Hunt: Wolves should start bullying referees

Hunt, risking the wrath of the English FA, said Arsenal players encouraged referee Stuart Attwell to send off Wolves' Serbia midfielder Nenad Milijas during the 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday by crowding around him and goading him into showing his team-mate a red card.

The Ireland international told reporters: "Everyone does it now. We should maybe be better at it than any other team. We don't do it and are punished because of it and maybe we should start doing it."

"Sometimes the reactions of the players are clever and they help the referee to get the player sent off," Hunt said.

"We have been done in the past - like with Woodgate. We should have surrounded the referee to get him sent off."

In another ruling on Thursday, the FA upheld an appeal from Wigan Athletic who claimed striker Connor Sammon was wrongfully dismissed against Manchester United on Saturday. Sammon's three-match ban was removed.