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Alan Wiley backs Mark Halsey despite his failure to spot Callum McManaman's challenge on Massadio Haidara

Monday 18 March 2013 13:18, UK

Mark Halsey (R): Failed to spot Callum McManaman's challenge on Massadio Haidara
Image: Mark Halsey (R): Failed to spot Callum McManaman's challenge on Massadio Haidara

Former Premier League referee Alan Wiley has offered his support to Mark Halsey after he failed to spot Callum McManaman's knee-high challenge on Massadio Haidara during Wigan's game with Newcastle.

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Pardew said after the match: "It is an awful challenge. The pictures speak for themselves. I thought it was a bad challenge and I was 60 yards from the incident. "The players knew because they were on top of it and there was a lot of bad feeling about that incident when it goes unpunished. He (Halsey) said 'If I've missed it I apologise' - that was at half-time." Martinez defended the character of his player but admitted that it had looked a bad challenge. He said: "I can't really comment too much because I haven't seen the action but I can guarantee that Callum McManaman is a young man full of talent and in his debut probably showed the enthusiasm that you expect, but he's not a malicious player."

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