After watching the ball land on red ten times in a row, most people would be itching to get a seat at the roulette table, even if they knew the table was fair and the odds were the same as always.
Craig Gardner's dismissal against Wigan in September is the Blues' only red card of the season, although they are in a lowly 18th place in the most recent edition of the Premier League's Fair Play Table.
The Premier League club, who qualified for Europe via the fair play table, have been looking for an alternative venue after the club's ground staff warned the board that the pitch would not be ready to hold a match so early.