Freeview | We Should Have Had Three Points โ€“ Slade

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Town boss Russell Slade said that he thought his side should have been 3-0 up at the break and thought that they were denied a stonewall penalty late on in the game.

Speaking at the post match press conference, he said: โ€œWe should have won comfortably. I think if weโ€™d gone in three-nil up at half time nobody would have complained โ€“ certainly nobody in the Colchester camp.

โ€œColchester upped the tempo in the second half, but the biggest decision was us not getting a penalty.


But before they did that it should have been a free-kick โ€“ their playerโ€™s taken Clarkeyโ€™s head off. The referee has missed that one.

โ€œCharles Vernam was balled over in the box. It was a stone-wall penalty, and it was not a difficult decision for either the assistant or the referee to make.

โ€œWe deserved to win today, and the referee has denied a fantastic opportunity to get the winning goal.

โ€œWe ran the game for long periods, looked composed.

โ€œWe are pleased for Charles, getting his first goal. That is a real positive. I thought he was excellent all afternoon.โ€

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