Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is adamant that the diving antics of Craig Gardner which earned him a second yellow card during Sunday's 1-1 home draw with Wolves will not be repeated. Gardner now faces a two-game ban for his second sending-off of the campaign.
McLeish said: "On the decision, Craig dived, it was a booking, he went down but maybe he was diving to get out of the way of the two or three hard tackles he had received previously.
"But we don't condone players going down easy to win free-kicks. Craig is better than that and at the same time I was disappointed with his yellow card for the reaction to the tackle by O'Hara.
"You can't do that. That was one which annoyed me more than the simulation because I'm sure that will be the last we will see of the simulation.
"Craig was devastated in the dressing room. He apologised to everyone bar none, we accept his apology and we don't want to see it again.
"He has to learn. It is like telling your kids when they are growing up but somehow they still disobey you and they have to learn the hard way.
"Hopefully Craig has learnt a lesson. It is a crucial period and we can ill afford to lose players at this part of the season."
