Following the game, Gary O’Neil confronted Mark Robins.
Mark Robins, the manager of Coventry City, expressed regret for his celebration in front of a ball boy from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The usually composed and collected Sky Blues manager lost his cool when his team scored two goals in injury time to convert a 2-1 FA Cup defeat into a 3-2 victory. Ellis Simms and Haji Wright goals in injury time secured a spot for the Championship team in the Wembley Stadium semi-finals.
But Wolves manager Gary O’Neil called Robins “disgusting” after he saw the seasoned manager celebrate the triumph in front of a small ball boy. Following the news of this in the football community, 54-year-old Robins apologized to the child.
Even though he lost to Luke Humphries in the final, the darts sensation stunned Alexandra Palace at the World Darts Championship (WDC) at the age of 16.
Every Thursday until the final in May, the Nuke will compete in a mini-tournament in a different city against seven of the world’s finest dart players: Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross, and Peter Wright.
O’Neill seized the first chance he had to criticize his opponent after learning of what had transpired. “I waited for them to finish their celebration, shook everyone’s hand, and congratulated them on a really good performance and reaching Wembley,” the former Bournemouth manager stated. And what a wonderful accomplishment it was.
After the game, Robins returned to his composed manner (Image: PA)
He said he was sorry, but I found it horrible that he was celebrating in front of a small child. The boy is quite angry.
Naturally, it shouldn’t have happened, but because I lost and it will seem sour, I don’t have much to say. However, I felt that it was imperative that I talk to Mark about it. They are only young people working.
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