The referee, Thomas Parsons, has been accused by Phil Parkinson of “trying to make a name for himself” after he was responsible for Wrexham’s loss of the match.
At the Cledara Abbey Stadium, the Welsh team, which is owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, was unable to defeat Cambridge United, who are currently experiencing a lot of difficulties. This match was extremely important for the Welsh team as they attempt to get closer to achieving automatic promotion.
A controversial penalty kick gave Cambridge a 2-1 lead, but Parkinson’s team was unable to break through and end up with a 2-2 draw.
The decision that Josh Stokes scored from the penalty spot was based on Parsons’ determination that Lewis Brunt was responsible for bringing down Cambridge striker Ryan Loft inside the penalty area.
Wrexham did manage to equalise the score through Sam Smith, and then the Hollywood-owned team believed that they had scored the game-winning goal through Eoghan O’Connell. However, it was determined that the initial corner had been taken out of play before it reached the defender who was in the box.
In light of the game, it is reasonable to assume that Parkinson was not impressed by the performance.
Parkinson made the following statement in an interview with talkSPORT: “The referee’s performance tonight? To say that I am furious would be one of the most understatements I have ever made in my thousand games.
The decision to disallow the goal at the very end of the game is completely bizarre, and that penalty decision is one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen regarding penalties.
It is absolutely necessary for you to be absolutely certain that the ball has been removed from play, and there is no way – no way – that he can be certain that the ball has been removed from play.
For the decision regarding the penalty, it is absolutely incredible.
Tonight was the night that the referee couldn’t wait to hand out those things.
“I just asked him if he is a professional referee because, as they get research packs coming into the games, I was wondering if he saw Cambridge on Saturday throwing themselves to the ground to buy free kicks in those situations. It is obvious that he did not see them do that.
“There is absolutely no contact, and it is difficult for me to accept that we were given a penalty in that circumstance; however, I am very proud of the way the boys responded to the situation.”
Parkinson continued by saying, “Yes, we are in a fantastic position, but that does not stop my anger at the referee tonight.”
For the same reason that I mentioned earlier, is it a coincidence that the Reading penalty is given against us? After that, any person who watches that penalty tonight will think to themselves, “Wow, that is a terrible piece of luck.” Totally and completely unbelievable.
A comment was made somewhere that we were fortunate to receive the penalty over the weekend, and I believe that comment was correct. However, as I have been saying over and over again, we have had three, Wycombe has had nine, and Birmingham has had eleven.
“I have the ability to create a compilation of all the decisions that we have not had and that have been made against us, and I believe that the referees sometimes come to these games with the intention of making a name for themselves.”
As a result of the draw, Wrexham managed to maintain their position as the second-place team in League One. They are currently three points ahead of Wycombe, who also played to a draw.
Despite this, the Chairboys are currently in possession of a game.
Wrexham is also 11 points behind Birmingham City, and the Blues have two games in hand to strengthen their position at the top of the table. Wrexham is further behind than Birmingham City.
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