Coyle rues Attwell decision

12 September 2010 14:30
Bolton manager Owen Coyle was unhappy with referee Stuart Attwell following his side's 4-1 defeat at Arsenal Coyle took exception to what he felt was a key decision by Attwell, who famously allowed a goal that never was during a match between Watford and Reading two years ago, just before he sent off Bolton defender Gary Cahill and remonstrated with the 27-year-old official after the final whistle. "It is there for everyone to see," Coyle declared. "The pictures will clearly show Lee Chung-young is fouled right on the edge of the box. I don't think it is a penalty, but it is certainly a free-kick. "Then within a few seconds they have played the ball on the counter-attack and we are down to 10 men when Cahill gets sent off. "I'm not going to get myself into trouble by saying too much, but I'm sure anyone who knows anything about football will know that was clearly a free-kick. "Ultimately we have paid a heavy price for that big decision."

Source: PA