And Garth Lagerwey's explanation provides insightful background the next time the Sounders are considering a similar appeal.
The Sounders will not appeal Brad Evans’ one-game red-card suspension picked up last Sunday at the Whitecaps, and general manager Garth Lagerwey’s explanation should be bookmarked for any time the team is considering a similar appeal.
Evans was sent off in the 84th minute at BC Place for a headbutt in the direction of Vancouver defender David Edgar.
“We always support our player,” Lagerwey said Thursday. “That’s always our preference. What matters in situations like this is not what we believe but what we can prove.