Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman claims his defence “did a number” on Bristol Rovers as they claimed a 2-0 win over the Gas in highly-controversial circumstances at the Crown Ground.
Joey Barton was so incensed about the nature of Accrington’s opening goal scored by Tommy Leigh in the 51st minute, which came via the hand of teammate Harvey Rodgers that he had to remove himself from the technical area in the closing stages for fear of a red card, fine and likely suspension.
The Rovers manager took to Twitter on Sunday with a series of messages about the standard of refereeing in the EFL, their status as amateurs and the levels of accountability they have in a public sense.
