"Let Robin Horton take you back to a bitter January in 1980, when Stoke City were the visitors to Burnley in the FA Cup third round. Stoke's Denis Smith, already on a yellow card, limped towards the touchline with an injured ankle, only to linger on the touchline as substitute Paul Johnson was not properly warmed up, Robin recalls. Referee Kevin McNally therefore sent Smith off for time-wasting."
"Martin Mitchell has a more recent example. Jermaine Johnson was playing for Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane in the Steel City derby of October 2008, recalls Martin. He kicked a water bottle into the home support after being subbed. Johnson then went down the tunnel and had a shower. It was only after he returned that he was sent off' by the referee. He'd been booked earlier in the game for a foul and received another yellow for the water bottle incident."
Multiple incidents show players receiving second yellow cards while being substituted for failing to leave promptly or for misconduct during replacement. Denis Smith was sent off in 1980 for lingering on the touchline while a substitute was not ready, and Stoke suffered additional dismissals that match. Jermaine Johnson was booked again after kicking a water bottle, only receiving the second yellow after returning from the tunnel. Rui Costa received a red for time-wasting while leaving the pitch in a crucial World Cup qualifier, and Clarence Seedorf was booked for refusing to use the nearest exit when substituted.
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