The Robins and Lions come to a head as tempers flare at the County Ground

You may or may not have read in the back pages about the high-octane game at the Country Ground on Saturday just gone. The match between my beloved Swindon and Millwall broke down as the referee and players lost control. Both teams were reduced to 10-men after two separate incidents and two further players Kevin Amankwaah and Neil Harris picked up yellow cards as they had to be separated following the foul that saw Andy Frampton receive his marching orders.

Unfortunately, it would appear that the two yellow cards were received in unceremonious circumstances. The Sun are reporting that Kevin Amankwaah taunted Neil Harris over the testicular cancer that he successfully fought off 8-years earlier. And it has confirmed that today that Kevin Amankwaah and STFC have apologised to Harris over "remarks" made during Saturday's game.

Don't get me wrong, if indeed Amankwaah did taunt Harris over his cancer, I certainly do not condone this, neither on the football pitch or anywhere in the world. I do, however, believe this has been thrown out of all proportion. The whole game on Saturday was played at full pace and a host of 100% tackles and some poor refereeing meant that every Swindon fan was as vocal as we have ever been this season, and looking back I bet there were things that we all said due to the conditions and atmosphere. The Sun has picked Harris as the victim here, describing him as "mild mannered" and also claim to have interviewed a Millwall player who "asked not to be named". They fail to mention that if such a thing was said by Kevin Amankwaah, it would have been completely out of character, as I would like to bet that Kev is even more mild-mannered than Harris, who in comparison during the game on Saturday, looked angry and fiery even before the incident of note.

So, in Kevin's defence I'd like to ask anyone who read this Sun article to take it with a pinch of salt. No doubt words were exchanged in Saturday's encounter but it would be extremely unlike Kev to have said what he did, and I don't think that Amankwaah and Harris are the ONLY guilty parties here.

A full match report of Saturday's action will be available shortly.