Excelsior Rotterdam can breathe a sigh of relief after Troy Parrott escaped with just a one-match suspension instead of the expected three-game ban after his red card a little over a week ago.
Parrott has led the line impressively for Excelsior this season, with the centre-forward having provided eight goals and four assists in 22 matches in the Eredivisie so far this season (Transfermarkt).
In the club’s 4-0 win over Volendam on April 12, a game in which he found the back of the net, the striker was given his marching orders towards the end of the game following a scuffle between the two sets of players.
Troy Parrott escapes three-match suspension
The 22-year-old was not actually on the pitch at the time but he was shown a red card for his involvement in the altercation and there were fears that he would miss three games.
However, according to Football.London, the Republic of Ireland international has been handed just a one-game ban by the Dutch FA, which Excelsior have agreed to.
The outlet quotes the Eredivisie club’s technical manager Niels van Duinen as saying about the ruling: “We do not agree with the punishment and believe that a suspension is disproportionate to what Troy has done.
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“At the same time, the prosecutor leaves little room for interpretation and we consider the chance of a review of the sentence to be nil. That is why we have decided to agree to this punishment with reluctance because there are more serious offences that are not punished.”
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Given the form Parrott has been in, sitting out three matches at this stage of the season would have been a big blow for the striker. So this is great news and the 22-year-old will not be hoping to finish the season strongly and arrive at Hotspur Way for pre-season high on confidence.
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