GAFFER FUMES AT OFFSIDE GOAL
Posted on: Sat 12 Apr 2008
By Matt Cecil
Wanderers manager Paul Lambert told wwfc.com that his side were let down by a terrible decision by the assistant referee who allowed Aaron Wilbraham to level the scores at 1-1 in Saturday's enthralling battle at stadium:mk.
The Dons striker seemed to be clearly offside as he prodded Dean Lewington's cross pass Frank Fielding midway through the second half and despite protests from the Blues' defence and management, the goal was allowed to stand.
"The linesman told me that he couldn't see the decision because one of their substitutes was in his way," the Blues boss explained. "There's no way you can make any excuse for making such an error in big matches like this - no way at all. The officials are here to do a job and they can go away without being bothered but it's cost us today."
Lambert was clearly incensed as he broke from tradition to criticise the official for his blunder which levelled the scores at 1-1 just as the Dons seem to have run out of ideas of how to break down a fantastic Wanderers team, but he was proud of side's display after outplaying the league leaders:
"My players were unbelievable today - it was a colossal performance and the whole team were excellent," he said. "Milton Keynes wanted the win to get promoted and they came out of the blocks quite quickly, but we rode the storm and the lads were terrific.
"The back four were awesome and Frank Fielding didn't have to make a save, and you can't ask for any more from the team. We were helped by a brilliant crowd and our support was truly first-class."
Coming soon on wwfc.com: More reaction from Saturday's draw, plus a look ahead to Tuesday's trip to Grimsby.
Wanderers manager Paul Lambert told wwfc.com that his side were let down by a terrible decision by the assistant referee who allowed Aaron Wilbraham to level the scores at 1-1 in Saturday's enthralling battle at stadium:mk.
The Dons striker seemed to be clearly offside as he prodded Dean Lewington's cross pass Frank Fielding midway through the second half and despite protests from the Blues' defence and management, the goal was allowed to stand.
"The linesman told me that he couldn't see the decision because one of their substitutes was in his way," the Blues boss explained. "There's no way you can make any excuse for making such an error in big matches like this - no way at all. The officials are here to do a job and they can go away without being bothered but it's cost us today."
Lambert was clearly incensed as he broke from tradition to criticise the official for his blunder which levelled the scores at 1-1 just as the Dons seem to have run out of ideas of how to break down a fantastic Wanderers team, but he was proud of side's display after outplaying the league leaders:
"My players were unbelievable today - it was a colossal performance and the whole team were excellent," he said. "Milton Keynes wanted the win to get promoted and they came out of the blocks quite quickly, but we rode the storm and the lads were terrific.
"The back four were awesome and Frank Fielding didn't have to make a save, and you can't ask for any more from the team. We were helped by a brilliant crowd and our support was truly first-class."
Coming soon on wwfc.com: More reaction from Saturday's draw, plus a look ahead to Tuesday's trip to Grimsby.
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