BARRY HORNE: Everton boss David Moyes should 'respect' FA's decision

David Moyes was sent to the stands for dissent against the referee after a penalty decision went against Everton at the Britannia Stadium.

I was booked many times in my playing career, but never once for dissent. It's a waste of energy and a waste of a booking.

The FA may have admitted Alan Wiley was wrong not to award the penalty, but they have upheld the sending-off of Moyes and fined the manager.

The message the FA are trying to send out is clear - managers, just like players, have to respect the referee. The decision may have been wrong but managers and players are still required to behave with respect.

The fact that David Moyes pleaded guilty suggests the club felt there was a charge to answer and that the manager was guilty of that charge.

I really can't see what the complication is. The refusal of Wiley to award a penalty and Moyes' sending-off are two separate issues - the whole point of the Respect campaign is that you don't kick off on the referee when a decision goes against you because you're not going to change it.

To last weekend's game against Middlesbrough - in last week's column I said Boro were rarely a thrilling side, and they certainly were not thrilling at Goodison Park on Sunday.

Middlesbrough came with a game plan which was given an immense boost when Everton's entire back four went awol in the seventh minute for Gary O'Neil to score.

This meant not only did Gareth Southgate's men have a point to hang on to, they now had three points to hang on to.

Their original intention looked as though it had been to try and go home with a 0-0 draw, but now they looked like going home with a 1-0 win.

You have to give them credit as they did make life difficult for Everton, who didn't quite do enough to merit the three points but rescued a draw thanks to Ayegbeni Yakubu's equaliser.

Some would say there was an element of, not luck, but "getting away with it" in the previous three victories - over Bolton, Fulham and West Ham - which Everton weren't blessed with on Sunday, although the dominance they had in the game on Sunday was greater than that in any of the three victories.

Nevertheless, Sunday's game did give Everton a point against a team who have shown over the years they can be troublesome. They have taken points off good teams and it's another game unbeaten for Moyes' men.

Now it's a trip to Wigan on Monday for Everton, and if they can beat the Latics that will represent a terrific haul of points from five games.