Furious Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman said he would be speaking to police after a heated touchline incident during last night's FA Cup third round replay at Colchester United.
Boiling point - angry Accrington manager John Coleman Picture: ROB SAMBROOK
Police were called into the Layer Road ground after a touchline confrontation between Accrington management and stewards who were escorting referee Phil Joslin towards the players' tunnel.
Coleman admitted to being angry at having a tenth-minute goal ruled out and strong appeals for a penalty waved away, but strongly denied any involvement in a scuffle.
He said: "I have never been involved in anything like it before in all my years in football."
And the Liverpool primary school teacher added: "I will definitely be speaking to the police about it."
Coleman, who described his team's disallowed goal and ruled-out appeals for a penalty as 'a double whammy,' confirmed that the referee had banished him to the main stand for the second half of the match.
Referee Joslin was unavailable for comment.
Published Wednesday January 14, 2004
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