Bad luck mate. You certainly didn't get any help from the referee today. It was never a penalty and their goalies 'assault' should have given you one in the first half.
Hopefully we'll both be up near the top next season.
Would agree with this, the ref seemed to make two poor calls where it mattered the most. Can forgive the non-penalty decision as the keeper made contact with the player after he headed the ball, but the penalty awarded was ridiculous! It seems like few refs these days have ever played football with the amount of fouls given for such minimal contact. Surely they need to be more suspicious when players are going to ground at they rate that the players are these days?
Unlucky though Phil I thought Newport edged it slightly. Both teams looked solid yet neither looked like scoring for much of it, perhaps due to the other's strong defensive performance. Do you think any of your players might be snapped up this summer? Josh Sheehan for one looks like he's playing at least 1 level below what he is capable of! Also thought the young forward Collins looks like he has a good future ahead of him.