Keith Curle insisted his dismissal at Wycombe was harsh - claiming his only crimes were "banter" and "verbals" with the home bench.

United's boss had to watch the closing stages of Saturday's win from the stand after being banished by ref Darren Drysdale.

It followed a flashpoint late in the second half that saw Curle and home boss Gareth Ainsworth exchanging views.

But Curle said he had not done anything that warranted ref Drysdale's decision.

Curle said: "I was disappointed to get sent to the stand. I know my boundaries.

"I had a warning and adhered to that. It was a little bit of banter and a little bit of verbal with their bench - you get that every day of the week."

Curle said he did not expect to face any further punishment over the incident.

He declined, though, to go into detail on what the official had told him when making his decision. United's boss joked: "I think it was for being too good-looking.

"I was asked to leave, so I left. It's like being refused entry to a nightclub. You walk away and go and find a party elsewhere.

"There were some good-looking people in our directors' box. It was very pleasing to spend the last 10 minutes with them."

Curle, meanwhile, intends to run the rule over trialists this week whether or not he is able to arrange a reserve friendly tomorrow.

United's boss is assessing "two or three" hopefuls and on the prospects of a game he said: "We're desperately trying. Two opponents have been called off. We've still got a couple of plan Bs and Cs.

"If it's not right, we're still able to maintain the fitness levels we need. We've seen good areas of what they're trying to do and the qualities they've got. But ultimately it's better playing games."

United's youth team suffered a 4-1 defeat at Rochdale with Max Cowburn on target for Darren Edmondson's Under-18s.