seeing his red card overturned by the Football
Association.
Newcastle United captain Fabricio Coloccini believes justice has
been done after the Football Association (FA) overturned his red
card from Saturday's derby defeat to Sunderland.
Coloccini was dismissed by referee Robert Madley late in the
first half at the Stadium of Light after a challenge on Steven
Fletcher inside the area - a decision that angered both Coloccini
and head coach Steve McClaren.
The Argentinian will now be available for Saturday's Premier
League clash with Stoke City after the FA overturned the
decision.
However, the game turned on Madley's decision and
the Newcastle skipper insists winning the appeal is scant
consolation for a sixth derby defeat in a row.
"It is justice. It is not a surprise to me that the red card was
overturned because it was a wrong decision - I am happy
because I am able to play against Stoke, but it does not change
what happened on Sunday," he told the club's official website.
"The red card affected the game and the result, which was very
painful for everyone in the club and the city.
"We lost the game, we lost three points and we lost the derby.
We cannot get that back, and that is why I cannot be too happy
about winning the appeal - it does not change these things.
"I was very angry on the pitch. I am normally a quiet man but it
was a very big injustice in a big game.
"During my career I have had plenty of red cards, and am the
first man to put my hands up if I have done wrong but straight
away I knew this red card was not the right decision, and that is
why I was very angry on the pitch."
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