James McClean handed hefty ban for horror tackle against Bournemouth

The verdict for James McClean's nasty foul on Adam Smith at the weekend, and it's exactly as everyone expected.

Bournemouth's Smith almost took the full force of a potential leg-breaker from the Derry native, during their 2-1 win against nine-man West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. McClean was handed his marching orders by the referee for the abysmal tackle and on Tuesday it was confirmed that he given a three-match ban by the FA. Tony Pulis has already vowed to discipline him over the challenge. It is expected that he will be docked two weeks wages, or around £50,000 along with the three-match ban.