Fans convinced ‘spirit of Alan Pardew lives on’ as Gillingham manager sent off for moment of madness

FOOTBALL fans were left in hysterics after Gillingham manager Keith Millen was sent off for TRIPPING Walsall winger Tom Knowles.

Walsall beat Gillingham 4-1 in their League Two clash on Saturday afternoon.

Gillingham boss Keith Millen was sent off for tripping Walsall winger Tom KnowlesX @skyfootball

The referee had no choice but to send Millen off for his ridiculous actX @SkyFootball

But the most eye-catching moment of the game came in the 28th minute when the score was still goalless.

After Gillingham put the ball out of play, Knowles looked to take a quick throw-in.

But he was prevented from doing so by Gillingham boss Millen as he walked out of his technical area and stuck his foot out to send Knowles tumbling to the ground.

Referee Charles Breakspear had no choice but to send Millen off for his bizarre actions.

And social media was left in stitches at the remarkable episode.

One person said: “The spirit of Pardew lives on.”

This is in reference to Alan Pardew headbutting Hull’s David Meyler while he was Newcastle manager back in 2014.

Another added: “Nothing wrong with this .”

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While a third joked: “Not a denial of a goalscoring opportunity. Yellow at best.”

Walsall’s Isaac Hutchinson went on to give the hosts the lead just six minutes after the incident.

And Hutchinson bagged a hat-trick with two more in the second half as Walsall climb to 13th, with Gillingham dropping to seventh.