Stoke boss Tony Pulis is planning to appeal against Robert Huth's sending off in his side's 1-0 defeat to Sunderland.
He is accusing Black Cats midfielder David Meyler of play-acting following his reaction to a challenge by the German defender in the 45th minute of the clash at the Britannia Stadium.
Pulis admitted in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's game that he will strongly consider contesting the decision by referee Martin Atkinson and he is also calling the players' union to get involved to avoid a repeat of similar incidents in the future.
The Potters boss said: "We will see. I think we definitely will."
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I have watched it twice now," Pulis said.
"Robert has committed himself and then pulled out of the challenge, and he hasn't touched the kid at all.
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The disappointing thing for me is - and it has become more ingrained in the game - is the reaction of the player.
It is something I think Gordon Taylor and the PFA should really get to grips with.
"The game is difficult enough for the referees because of the pace and tempo at which it is played. Then you get situations when players are falling around and rolling around when they have not even been touched.
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We don't want to take challenges out of the game - we want to be as competitive and fair as we possibly can.
But it is creeping into the game, where players I think are going down now with the intention of getting other players booked or even sent off when they have not really been hurt.
"I think it is something we seriously have to look at. For me, when players do that, it is cheating another professional and they are all part of the same union.
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I find that a disease that we should stamp out as quickly as we possibly can."