Wrexham back in top six as Parkinson to send dossier to head of referees
Phil Parkinson says he will send a dossier of incidents to the head of the Championship's match officials after being frustrated by the penalty his Wrexham side conceded at West Bromwich Albion. The Baggies were awarded a spot-kick late in the first half at The Hawthorns when Issa Kabore was adjudged to have brought down West Brom captain Jayson Molumby. Parkinson branded the decision "very, very harsh" and stated he would contact Kevin Friend, referee manager in the Championship, to ask for advice.
"If you give a penalty for that, you're giving three or four penalties every game," said Parkinson. The Wrexham boss, whose side rallied from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 and return to the top six, added: "Of course, there's contact, but it's only what you see in the penalty box all the time. A very, very harsh decision.
" Phil Parkinson has overseen three promotions during his time as Wrexham manager Josh Maja converted the penalty to put his side 2-0 up after George Dobson had earlier diverted Isaac Price's drilled free-kick into his own net. In addition to his concerns around the spot-kick against James Morrison's side, Parkinson also raised concerns over the treatment of striker Sam Smith. Parkinson added: "The second goal is a huge lift for them.
You need help from referees and when you get a referee who's refereed at the top level, you expect better. "I have briefly (spoken to the referee after the game) and the other thing I'm getting very frustrated with is the treatment Sam Smith's been getting. "Watford away, the amount times he got hauled to the floor, blocked and body-checked.
I sent all the incidents to the head of the referees and he agreed with me on nearly every one. "We then go to Sheffield United and [Japhet] Tanganga pulls him down which is a straight red card and the free-kick gets given against Smudge (Smith). "Today, there's a slide wall pass which is putting him clean through and [Nat] Phillips just tugs him.