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The twenty-two-year-old was given a seventy-eighth minute straight red for flooring Pablo Counago just outside the penalty area as he rushed goalwards.
"I'm appealing against the decision because I genuinely feel the striker didn't see Nicky there and it was a bit of a coming together," Pardew explained to readingfc.co.uk.
After Saturday's game Pardew launched a passionate attack on referee Brian Curson for his shoddy decisions.
As if to further lay into the ref, Pardew added: "I certainly feel a booking would have been very harsh, let alone a sending off but we're appealing and we'll see how we get on."
It is unclear as to whether the dismissal was for violent conduct or for a professional foul. In our opinion, Shorey's foul was hardly bad enough to be considered 'violent', nor could it be considered a professional foul as there were players back covering.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to appeal about the controversial last minute penalty that the referee awarded against Reading.