Kevin Nolan slams "arrogant" ref in Notts County, Wycombe Wanderers draw

Notts County boss Kevin Nolan has claimed that he was sent to the stands for “waving his arms” during his side's League Two home goalless draw with Wycombe Wanderers.

The Magpies manager was left fuming by Ben Toner’s decision not to award a penalty after Shola Ameobi was pulled down by Adam El-Abd in the Chairboys box.

Having previously been given a talking to by the official, Nolan was then banished to the Derek Pavis stand where he watched the rest of the game in the directors’ box.

“It was laughable and he sent me off for waving my arms,” he told the Nottingham Post.

“When the penalty was not given all I heard the fourth official say was that ‘he has to go the stands’.

“I think he was looking for a bit of a name for himself because he sent Kevin Nolan to the stands. That’s how I’ve seen it because he was very arrogant all day.

“They just haven’t managed the situation and when you’ve got two teams who are playing for something, you’ve got to send the best referee.

“He was by far not the best referee they could have sent for this game.

“Something has to be done because they (referees) have cost us a lot of points and four or five penalties which are blatant.

“They are not ones that are debatable. How many times can I keep accepting it?”

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