9:50am Monday 30th August 2010
By Jonathan Waldron
Colchester United boss John Ward has played down an incident where he appeared to snub the handshake of Carlisle United counterpart Greg Abbott.
Ward seemingly refused to shake the hand of his successor Abbott, who he worked alongside while Cumbrians manager, at the final whistle of the entertaining 1-1 draw between the two clubs on Friday night, at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
It was the first time the pair had been up against each other as outright managers since Ward's departure from Carlisle in November, 2008.
Ward said: “I must have just missed Greg Abbott at the end.
“It was a great game of football and that's what we should be talking about.”
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