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Lennon’s referee anger

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Neil LennonNeil Lennon couldn’t hide his anger over the performance of referee Darren Drysdale after Bolton lost 4-2 at Rotherham on Tuesday night.

The defeat lengthens Bolton’s chances of reaching the play-off’s and came just three days after an impressive draw with Liverpool in the FA Cup.

English referees have made a string of high profile mistakes over the last month with Lennon feeling that his side were on the wrong end of honest mistakes at Rotherham.

I want to take it further because we get penalties given against us on a regular basis and when you see one as blatant as that not given for you, you have to do something about it, you have to bring it up,” he told the Bolton News.

It was the clearest penalty you’ll ever see and then in the build-up to the third goal Josh (Vela) gets fouled again.

The game could have hinged on that. At 2-1 we’re in it, at 3-0 we’re chasing our tails.”

Lennon admitted that Bolton were well short of top form but feels that with a rub of the green they could have taken something from the match.

I knew we wouldn’t play well, I knew we’d be leggy,” he added. “We had no preparation for the game whatsoever and I don’t think Rotherham could have picked a better time to play us after the exertions of Saturday but you are just looking for fairness, you just want referees to do their job properly.

You will not see a more clear-cut penalty not given all season, so I’m really annoyed. The trouble is you’ve got to be careful what you say or otherwise you get sent off or get a three-game ban.

We got done at Huddersfield with another one, a handball, and then Heskey’s goal that was ruled offside and wasn’t. Now the game has hinged on another poor decision and it’s not right.”

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