Celtic hero Scott Brown has blasted the decision to send off Jayden Stockley during Fleetwood's League One defeat to Bolton.
Brown's side travelled to the University of Bolton Stadium with only pride to play for having already secured a respectable mid-table finish in England's third-tier. While the hosts were battling to cement a promotion play-off spot. A Promise Omochere own-goal gave Bolton a 18 minute lead but Fleetwood created plenty of chances and looked like they could get something from the game until referee Ben Speedie handed Stockley a red card for violent conduct with half an hour to play.
The officials deemed the Cods striker to have caused an infringement off the ball. However the former Celtic captain turned Fleetwood boss was having none of it as Kyle Dempsey's strike went on to ensure a 2-0 defeat on his team. Brown said: “It was a really poor decision; I’ve watched it back and it’s never a sending-off, they are saying he [Jayden Stockley] pulled his [MJ Williams] hair but that’s not what happened when we saw it. The fourth official made that decision for the referee – I don’t want to be talking about them.
