Barnsley v Cardiff City ends in chaos with a manager and players in a tunnel bust-up following Wednesday night’s Championship fixture.
It came after the final whistle as both squads and coaching staff were caught in a melee when making their way down the tunnel.
Uche Ikpeazu scored on debut to earn a big win for the Bluebirds, making it their second on the bounce following the win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday, and it was clear to see what it meant by the celebrations come full time.
Bluebirds boss Steve Morison went over to join in with the joyous scenes from the travelling fans, continuing right near the corner flag where the tunnel back to the changing room starts.
Tykes assistant coach Joseph Laumann was immediately behind Morison, before bizarrely attempting to usher him along down the tunnel.
But the Barnsley man annoyed Morison and, judging by the video clip which have emerged from the away end after the match, appeared to nudge him out of the way.
Minutes prior, Laumann was also seen squaring up to Cardiff assistant boss Mark Hudson on the touchline following the final whistle.
that was fucking crazy at the end pic.twitter.com/oLtVq0eW8b
— Matt Smith🏴 (@mattccfc02) February 2, 2022
The heated moment in the tunnel produced a reaction from the Cardiff players who then ran to prevent it from overblowing.
Cardiff boss Steve Morison hit out at the way Barnsley conducted themselves during their 1-0 defeat by the Bluebirds and claimed they “got their comeuppance” for their behaviour.
He said the celebrations at full time, and subsequent tunnel melee, came off the back of Mads Andersen’s reckless challenge on Alfie Doughty and the hosts’ all-round conduct throughout the evening.
“It didn’t look good, neither did Alfie,” Morison said of the injury to his captain Sean Morrison.
“That was an awful tackle (on Doughty) and now we could have lost two very important players, so that’s really, really frustrating.
“That’s why there was so much passion at the end, because that was a really naughty tackle.
“They were flipping crap. They were hiding towels for the long throws and just being really nasty.
“Do you know what happens when people do that? They get their comeuppance at the end and this is karma.
“Karma came and bit them in the a**e today.”
When asked why Laumann had reacted in the manner he did, Morison said: “The assistant manager didn’t like the fact that they lost. He didn’t handle it very well.
“It was fine. He just picked the wrong person.”
Barnsley boss Poya Asbaghi told BBC Radio Sheffield: “This type of loss is brutal – there have been too many of these games during this season, where we feel that it is an even game, or maybe we even have a little bit of an advantage but still the opponents end up winning.
“Today I think we totally controlled the game in the way we wanted. It was not a game where either side had a lot of chances but we were the ones controlling and pushing them.
“For their goal, it’s a two-vs-one situation that we should control but they still ended up scoring which was decisive. It was a tough, tough goal to concede at that moment.
“We have to keep performing – in the end these games will turn around into victories. There are still enough games for us to turn things around.”
Twitter users reacted as Barnsley v Cardiff City ends in chaos with the Cardiff manager and players get in a tunnel bust-up…
@Bristol_jack79: Really not sure what morrison did wrong celebrated in front of his own fans!
@JakePrice1927: Hugill my boy Fucking reyt in there
@timcwegener: Shows the difference though, and what they think of their manager / coaches several City players straight over and Barnsley players not really interested
@JarethWebb: Tommy Doyle fucking loves it
@JezMillard: Love the players running to defend the boss
@jphardie84: Love to see it!!! nothing wrong with being a bad loser either. What the game is about.
@RobRobCardiff: Got so much time for loan boys @Tommy_Doyle8 & @JordanHugill getting stuck in and defending the manager and their teammates, that’s what being a bluebird is about!!
@dan_cope14: Loving Tommy Doyle at the end! Hugill too! The loan boys fucking love it!
@CallumJBowen: Quality hahaha
@Dan_Wall06: Nailed on to be Millwall manager at some point isn’t he
@SCFCJosh_: That Laumann doesn’t stop moaning does he, so sensitive, will be glad see him out this league
@WelshFanZoneTV: He’s lucky Steve Morison’s head is a licensed weapon and he’s not allowed to use it on other humans or this would have ended very badly for him
@westhamutd9494: Love that passion by the manager absolutely no fucks given there
@MorganDavis1997: MY FUCKING CLUB
@bengilbertson27: Morison the king of shithousing
@LucasMFC_: You can take the boy out of Millwall, but u can’t take the Millwall out of the boy
@JoshColeWilkins: Love Hugill already. Kieffer would never lucky uche didn’t run down or there’d be no tunnel left

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