New footage emerges of moment Mark Robins celebrated in the face of a ball boy, 13, after Coventry’s late winner against Wolves… which Gary O’Neil slammed as ‘DISGUSTING’
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This is the moment Coventry City manager Mark Robins shouted in the face of a Wolverhampton ball boy after his side’s late FA Cup win against Wolves.
Coventry staged a comeback for the ages from 2-1 down in stoppage time before scoring twice to secure a stunning 3-2 win at Molineux.
Haji Wright’s winner in the 10th minute of stoppage time sparked wild celebrations as Coventry progressed to the semi-finals of the competition and played in the Wembley Cup for the first time since winning the title in 1987.
Robins was animated throughout the match, bursting with passion when Wright’s goal found the back of the net and bizarrely running to celebrate for a ball boy on the touchlines.
The 54-year-old sprinted from his equipment room to the ball boy, said to be 13 years old, and was left saddened by the incident.
Coventry City manager Mark Robins apologized for his post-match celebrations following his side’s dramatic FA Cup win
Robins ran out of his technical area and celebrated in the face of a Coventry ball boy after his side’s late winner
Haji Wright scored in the 10th minute of stoppage time to spark wild celebrations among the away fans in Moineux
He later revealed that he had done this because the ‘young boy’ had dropped the ball and walked away from him smiling earlier in the match.
Robins subsequently apologized ‘unreservedly’ for his behavior but was branded ‘disgusting’ by Wolves boss Gary O’Neil.
“The young boy had dropped the ball earlier and walked away smiling,” he said after full-time.
“It really annoyed me, so I celebrated it in front of him.
Wolves manager Gary O’Neil was furious with Robins’ reaction to the late goal
“I don’t often show emotion, but that’s what the FA Cup does to you,” Robins said.
A furious O’Neil hit out at his managerial counterpart and revealed he had later spoken to Coventry’s dugout chief about the incident.
“They’re just kids doing a chore and the kid is very upset,” O’Neil said. ‘It was very important for me to talk to Mark about it afterwards.
‘To celebrate like this in the face of a young boy was disgusting to me. It shouldn’t happen. “I waited downstairs for Mark and talked to him because I was very respectful at the end after losing a huge match,” he added.