Barker fumes at Deadman's display
Richie Barker placed the blame for Crawley's defeat squarely at the door of referee Darren Deadman after seeing two of his players sent off.
The Crawley boss felt Deadman had ‘ruined the day’ after showing red cards to both Josh Simpson and Hope Akpan in Pompey’s 3-0 success and said the official’s performance had been ‘inept’.
But while many thought it had been an even game up until Simpson’s dismissal, Barker had a different view and felt his men had been the better side throughout the contest.
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