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Football: Poor old Burnley Bee mascot is sent off by referee then ‘jailed’

Burnley Bee is given his marching orders by referee Simon Hooper

We all know mascots can go a bit far but so can referees judging by these scenes from on Sunday’s match at Burnley.

For the poor old Burnley Bee an old friend of Oddballs from time gone by received his marching orders during the top-of-the-Championship tussle between the Clarets and QPR.

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