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Jones believes it has been difficult to focus his team on league games as they prepare for their FA Cup defeat against Portsmouth. "We were sloppy, particularly in the first half," he said. "We had no tempo and it is hard keeping them focused on a league game at the moment.
"We do need to look at our defensive problems, but we looked a bit more dangerous in the second half going forward and we got ourselves back in it."
He saw his side back in the game courtesy of a very soft looking penalty, but he chose not to comment on that although added: "We were denied a second penalty in stoppage time. That was a penalty, a definite penalty, and in the end this referee bottled it full stop."
Jones surpassed himself this time though with his comments following the dismissal of his central defender Darren Purse, this particular player's tenth red card in the last nine seasons. The Cardiff manager has hurled accusations at Cole. "I have looked at replays and Purse has his eye on the ball at all times, he is trying to win the ball and nothing else.
"The reaction of the player in trying to get somebody sent off is an absolute disgrace. He knows the lad has an FA Cup Final and must look at himself after all the jumping about he did."
It gets better, and the worrying thing is Jones gives the impression that he actually believes this nonsense he's spouting. He added: "I AM NOT BIASED, and if Darren had in any way tried to do him I would not offer any protection at all.
"But it is coming to the point where every mistimed tackle is a sending off. Football seems to be reaching a point when it will become non-contact." And then a repeat of the damning comment - "It was the reaction of Andy Cole which got Darren sent off rather than the challenge. Cole should take a long, hard look at himself.
"Certainly the red card was a harsh decision. I will be appealing because Darren tried to play the ball, nothing else. Look at the incident again - his eyes don't leave the ball. I really hope the FAW take a look at it."
I think it is fair to say not many people will agree with him, not even some of the Cardiff fans I spoke to after the game, and Owen Coyle certainly didn't agree with him. He firstly played down the incident at the end but of the red card incident said: "I am hoping at the best that the tackle was mistimed because it was a stupid and dangerous challenge especially coming so late in the game.
"It merited a red card and you need to see the state of Andrew's leg. It is beyond belief because it is not just a gash, there is actually a chunk missing. The doctor had a look at it straight away and instructed him to go in and get it stitched and that's it.
"A few people ran into the tunnel on the back of that and to be honest I was waiting for the music to come on for the Benny Hill Show. In the end, it was the same as Benny Hill where nothing happens. The nature of football is very passionate and people will put two and two together, but on this occasion they have come up with five. Having gone in at the end there was nothing untoward to report."
Onto the game and Coyle thought it was another we should have won. "I thought we merited the three points and I do feel hard done by only to pick up a point," he said. "But there is no getting away from the fact that we haven't defended well.
"I can't actually recall Brian Jensen having a save to make, yet we have conceded three goals. So we, as a unit, have to work better as a unit defending and we will do that in the close season.
"At 2-0 up we were cruising and it is just a lack of concentration. Their penalty looked soft, but it was given and then Graham Alexander made a mistake, which he knows. But we showed great desire to get ourselves in front again and then their third goal is very cheap."
The manager spoke of Alex MacDonald who came on as a sub for his debut. "It's great to get one of your own on the pitch, someone who the supporters can identify with and he did himself no harm at all.
"I am sure Alex was always going to be nervous, but he's a kid we like who has a level nature about him and we want him to go on and do well."
