Port Vale 1-1 Accrington reaction – He blows after the ball is in the back of the net…
Post-match reaction to Tuesday’s controversial draw from managers Darrell Clarke and John Coleman.
Darrell Clarke
It was one of those nights. I thought the fans were superb, they stuck with us all game, certainly after going a goal down. The character of the team was good. But we are frustrated. Frustrated and fuming are good words.
I am being careful of my words. I choose my words very carefully but I just thought paying punters come to watch a game. Rightly so. They are slowing the game down but the referee has to control that. He has to control all aspects of the game but for me he lost control. It is a frustrating night.
Just give the goal. Give the goal. We scored a goal. The ball is in the back of the net, then he blows after the ball is in the back of the net which I don’t get, watching it back.
But obviously we have to score the penalty as well Butterworth strikes it well but the keeper saves it. That can happen. But it is just a frustrating night.
There’s not a lot to say about it. It is just one of those nights where we huffed and puffed on a difficult playing surface and we didn’t get the win we probably deserved.
They have to evaluate that (refereeing) performance and see if it was up to standard. See if he let the game flow. Did he do enough? If he is honest with himself he will probably look and go, ‘no I didn’t’.
John Coleman
It was all hands to the pump. I have to take my hat off to them, they defended really well.
I am disappointed to take the lead and relinquish it. And they (Port Vale) came on strong, it was a bit unfortunate with the penalty for them I think. A second later, it is a goal. So, I think that is a little bit unfair on them.
At times it was like coming to Mexico and trying to win a boxing match. It reminded me of going to Blyth Spartans actually, the crowd can have so much influence and the referee had to stand firm to that. The crowd got very animated over little things. Thankfully our players kept their heads.