Coventry boss Mark Robins apologises for celebrating in front of a ball boy as Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil calls it ‘disgusting’.
The Championship outfit scored goals in the 97th and 100th minutes to secure their place in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Following the winning goal, the players and staff fly off the bench and on the touchline, while Robins could be seen in the face of a 13 year old Wolves ball boy.
Robins later expressed his apologies for the incident with it reported that the ball boy was visibly upset, leaving O’Neil understandably angry about the situation.
So this is the Mark Robins celebration Gary O’Neil called “disgusting and disgraceful”.
Get a life Gary. #PUSB pic.twitter.com/Y5DA5eB0ya
— Alex Johnson 🇺🇦 (@AlexndrJohnson) March 16, 2024
Wolves boss Gary O'Neil says Coventry boss Mark Robins' goal celebration in front of a ball boy during their FA Cup quarter-final tie at Molineux was "disgusting" 😤 pic.twitter.com/AxS13XURje
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“I wasn’t aware of it until after and I was disappointed,” O’Neil said, per Express & Star.
“I waited for Mark downstairs after I’d seen it and spoke to him.
“I was really respectful at the end, having lost a massive game. I waited for them to finish their celebrations, shook everyone’s hand and congratulated them on a really good performance, reaching Wembley and what a fantastic achievement it was.
“He apologised, but to celebrate in a young boy’s face like that, I thought was disgusting.
“The boy is really upset. It shouldn’t happen.
“I don’t have too much to say on it because we’ve lost and it’ll sound bitter, but I thought it was really important for me to speak to Mark about it.
“They’re just kids doing their job.”
Speaking about the incident after the game, Robins said: “I have an apology to make because before that (winning goal) happened, a ball boy had the ball in his hand.
“He dropped the ball and walked away, smiling.
“It really annoyed me, but he’s a kid, you know. At the end of the day I’ve reacted.
“We scored the goal and I’ve gone and celebrated in front of him. So I’m apologising to him. I do not show emotion very often, but I did today, and that’s what the FA Cup does to you.
“But I apologise unreservedly to him.”
Coventry beat Wolves 3-2 through two stoppage-time goals after the home side had seemed to snatch it late on themselves.
Goals: Ellis Simms 54’ 96’, Haji Wright 100’, Rayan Ait-Nouri 84’, Hugo Bueno 88’
Yellows: Rayan Ait-Nouri, Pablo Sarabia
Attendance: 31,262
Wolves Xl: Jose Sa (GK), Nelson Semedo, Max Kilman, Santiago Bueno, Toti (Doherty 59’), Rayan Ait-Nouri, Joao Gomes, Mario Lemina, Tommy Doyle (Bueno 73’), Pablo Sarabia, Nathan Fraser (Chiwome 59’).
Subs: Dan Bentley (GK), Matt Doherty, Hugo Bueno, Boubacar Traore, Ty Barnett, Tawanda Chirewa, Noha Lemina, Leon Chiwome, Fletcher Holman.
Sky Blues Xl: Brad Collins (GK), Bobby Thomas, Joel Latibeaudiere (Tavares 90’), Liam Kitching; Milan van Ewijk, Ben Sheaf (C), Josh Eccles (Torp 90’), Jake Bidwell; Kasey Palmer (O’Hare 69’), Ellis Simms, Haji Wright.
Subs: Ben Wilson (GK), Luis Binks, Jay Dasilva, Victor Torp, Liam Kelly, Kai Andrews, Callum O’Hare, Matty Godden, Fabio Tavares.
SEE MORE: Absolute limbs in the away end as Coventry score twice in stoppage time to stun Wolves
Twitter users gave their reaction as Mark Robins apologises for celebrating in front of a ball boy and Gary O’Neil calls it ‘disgusting’…
@barnsey__15: Well if he’d of done his job he would’ve given the ball back instead of purposely wasting time, you get what you give
@DuncDeliber8tes: Robins has apologised. Emotions were running high, as much as it chokes me they deserved the win as they kept at it when we fell asleep. Good luck to them in the Semis
@2010EmmaE: Unfortunately not doing his job. If a ball boy did that to Wolves O’Neil he would have been raging! Robins apologised to the lad afterwards. Grow up!
@lincswolf: Taught the young lad a valuable lesson.
@asketty1: Heat of the moment! We can all lose our heads! Maybe it will work out well for our ball boy! Hazard actually kicked the Swansea ball boy and he’s now worth 40 million as the owner of AU Vodka!
@nichola71994191: As a Wolves fan obviously gutted, but totally fair play to Cov you should have won about 6-2
@bericszn: Getting so rattled you yell in a child’s face. Greatest sport in the world
@Leo__Knight: Mark Robins gives it stacks to kids, My manager #PUSB
@CcfcAddy: The kid needs to learn that giving it the biggun’ can and often does backfire on you 🤷♂️ it’s happened to all of us, lesson learned
@StefanW0lves: A grown adult i tell you
@castledine52: If the ball boy had given the ball back it wouldn’t of happened… king Robins did apologise after the game 👑 #pusb
@pwcassidy: Make no mistake, the ball boys are briefed before and during the game. Humble that child.
@richmwatts: Mark Robins running and celebrating in front of the ball boy who wouldn’t give the ball to bidders just before the goal is top class PAYBACK shithousery, I love that man #PUSB
@Jimi_Dyer: Robins got beef with a ball boy 😂😂
@DannyBoyW180: Hope the ball boy cried all the way home 🤣
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