Paddy McLaughlin felt Cliftonville were hit with a double whammy of incorrect decisions during their game against Portadown on Saturday.
The Reds were chasing the game at Solitude trailing to Greg Moorhouse's early header for the visitors.
Full-back Kris Lowe surged into the box only to go down under a challenge by Ports defender Barney McKeown.
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Remarkably though no penalty was forthcoming and it was Lowe who found himself in the book as referee Tim Marshall deemed his actions as simulation much to McLaughlin's disbelief.
“I thought it was a penalty, clear as day," he said.
"Not only were we been turned down for a stonewall penalty but we’ve also been punished with a booking.
“But I make mistakes every day in life and people make mistakes on football pitches all the time.
"Tim is one of the best officials in the league and if he can make mistakes, I think it shows anyone can.
“I think when he sees it back he’ll probably agree.
“I think the biggest thing for us is that Kris Lowe is now on another booking and he’s close to the suspension threshold, so we’ll have to be careful.”
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