Sulking Star Takes the Shine Off Fine Point ; Barclays Premier League

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SO, THAT'S the second home game running we've seen a Stoke player depart the pitch and the stadium before the end of the game.

But while Ryan Shawcross can hold his head high after that tearful red card against Arsenal, Tuncay's head should be on a lower trajectory following Saturday's departure in far more mundane circumstances.

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Sulking Star Takes the Shine Off Fine Point ; Barclays Premier League

What should have been a routine 54th-minute substitution was transformed into an unnecessary show of disapproval - even dissent - as he stomped straight towards the tunnel and pointedly waved away his manager's applause in the process.

His disappointment might be understandable, but not his reaction. Not when his colleagues are left behind to battle away against one of the Premier League's better teams without the support of such a talismanic figure.

And what kind of exampl...

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