Stimson left frustrated
05 Mar 2008 - 12:46:25
Gillingham boss Mark Stimson felt that the match officials had played a major part in his side's 4-2 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday evening.
The Gills had both Garry Richards and Sean Clohessy dismissed by referee Mike Thorpe at the Withdean Stadium and Stimson was far from impressed.
He told the Kent Messenger: "I've been frustrated at a few games this season, but nowhere as much as this one.
"You could see there was that belief there in the players and it was very frustrating, because we deserved something.
"But hopefully that's our bad luck with the officials gone now and we can ride our luck with a couple of games to come.
"Decisions change games and goals change games. There were many big decisions that the referee probably got wrong."