Royal RotherphilM Duh! I never thought he did want Gillespie sent off... Did I say that?
You complete and utter fairycake.
You just said that Warnock was expecting it to happen so presumably had sent him on with the instruction to elbow Hunt.
What other outcome than a sending off would you expect from an elbow to the head these days?
Warnock watched from the first confrontation (verbals?) a few seconds before the elbow. I think he encourages players to be overly aggressive by his own fervour and excitability, and I think he knew Gillespie was on to do a job on Hunt.