Town manager Jim Magilton: "We have looked at the video and it's 'handbags' at best, we think we have grounds for an appeal and will be putting together video evidence to back our case.

"Their lad puts his hand in Pablo's face and Pablo just pushes him away. I think the referee could have pulled the two of them together and told them to 'grow up' and left it at that."

Pablo may still face a ban if he did indeed spit at Andy Butler, something Jim has been assured Pablo didn't do.

"I have spoken to Pablo about the incident and he assures me that he didn't spit in their player's face, I would come down hard on any player that I feel is guilty of spitting in the face of a fellow pro but Pablo says that he didn't do that and I believe him.

"He doesn't lie and I will stand up for him. I have watched the video and he gets caught by an elbow and spits out blood. It maybe in the vague direction of a player but it's nowhere near the player and certainly not in the lad's face."

Source: Ipswich Town - the official website

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