By Tom Blow There are times when footballers prefer to pick up a suspension. Already qualified for the knockout rounds of the Champions League but still have a dead rubber to play? Get a booking, sit it out and head into the KO stages with a clean slate. Playing through an injury and know that you won’t be taking part in next week’s match while sitting on four bookings? Cynically bring down an opponent, take the yellow and serve the suspension when you’d be out anyway. But perhaps the best time for any footballer in the Premier League to either get that fifth yellow or claim a timely red card …