CHERRIES have confirmed they will appeal against Neil Young's red card against Brentford.

Young was dismissed after taking down Brentford's Stephen Hunt and faces the prospect of sitting out the next four matches if the decision is upheld.

According to referee Richard Beeby, Young's sending off was for violent conduct which carries a three-match ban but the 31-year-old defender has already been sent off at Hull on the opening day of the season and is set for an extra one-match punishment on top.

Cherries boss Sean O'Driscoll confirmed the club will protest against the decision.

O'Driscoll told the Daily Echo: "I thought the events leading up to Neil's dismissal were a disgrace but we think the tackle may have been worthy of a yellow card rather than a red.

"I don't think he set out to injure him - there was no real malice involved. I think it was more of a trip than anything and that the referee over-reacted.

"They will review it before Saturday's game. He is due to miss four games, but we'll hear one way or the other before Saturday."

O'Driscoll was still seething at the lack of sportsmanship shown by Hunt who chose to run at the Cherries defence rather than return the ball from a drop-ball after Derek Holmes required treatment.

O'Driscoll said: "What happened was disgraceful. If football clubs treat each other like that, then we will have anarchy.

"If that had happened in the Premiership, it would have been plastered all over the TV and all over the national newspapers but because it happens in League One, nobody takes much notice.

"I was extremely disappointed with the attitude of the Brentford player. We got a man sent off because of what he did - I'm not saying we deserved to win the game but the red card was a direct result of that incident."

The Cherries boss is working hard this week to bolster his squad ahead of Saturday's home clash with Colchester with several injuries causing concern.

He said: "We will have to wait and see. We have got people we are considering and we are now just waiting to hear on whether we can get the finances.

"Bringing players in has always been a matter of urgency. Our squad from last year has been depleted but, as we know, the finances dictate what we can and can't do."

There was better news for O'Driscoll with three of Saturday's walking wounded making progress. He said: "Stephen Purches got a kick on his bad ankle - right on the scar from his recent operation - but it wasn't too bad and he should be alright for Saturday.

"Alan Connell turned up on Saturday morning saying his knee wasn't right. There was not much we could do about that. It meant getting our youth team striker Ryan Moss out of bed in Weymouth to get him to sit on the bench. Things are getting a bit ridiculous when you have to do that.

"Wade Elliott can at least get a boot on now but we are looking at getting some sort of splint for his broken little toe."