Rochdale striker Calvin Andrew has been handed one of the longest bans in English football history following a sickening blow during last weekend's derby with Oldham.
Andrew will miss the third-tier League One club's next 12 matches after the Football Association viewed footage of the 29-year-old elbowing Latics defender Peter Clarke in a vicious off-the-ball incident.
The clash was initially missed by the referee, but an FA independent regulatory commission delivered the hefty suspension on Friday that is set to keep Andrew sidelined until early in the new year.
Video footage emerged online after Andrew's ban, which showed the striker running towards Clarke and making contact with his head with an outstretched arm.
Clarke did not appear to see the contact coming - with the ball well clear of the area - before being left prone on his own six-yard box.
