Steve Burr has criticised his team's ill discipline but the Chester FC boss insists he does not have a dirty side.

Kingsley James became the sixth player to see red this season at Southport on Saturday when the midfielder was dismissed for clashing with Richard Brodie.

Michael Kay, Matty Hughes and Gareth Roberts have all been sent off for violet conduct in similar circumstances while Danny Harrison and Ibou Touray were shown red cards for challenges deemed serious foul play.

Together with 63 cautions, those dismissals have left the Blues with the second worst disciplinary record in the Vanarama Conference. Burr accepts James deserved to be sent off under the current laws of the game but the manager admitted his frustration at another soft and avoidable red card, and wants his players to be more aware of the possible consequences of their actions on the pitch.

"It was an unfortunate incident on Saturday but I was very annoyed with Kingsley after the game because it was unnecessary," said Burr.

"Our disciplinary record has not been great this season but then you have to look at some of the sendings off and the bookings.

"That will go down as violent conduct and I don't care what anybody says it wasn't violent conduct but he knows and I know you can't raise your arms or put your arms on anybody.

"Some of the decisions today that you do see for sendings off and bookings beggar belief but that's just the nature of it.

"We're not a dirty team by any means and I can't even look around the squad and think I've got anybody who gets angry and mad with anybody, I wish some of them did to be honest at times.

"It's just frustrating the way some things are seen by referees."

James and Touray, who was sent off in the 4-0 defeat at Altrincham on New Year's Day, are suspended for the visit of Kidderminster Harriers on Saturday (3pm).