Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell praised fourth official David Rock for his performance in Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Reading, but was left less enamoured with the other refereeing team on the night.
A Grecians side fighting to stay in League One pushed the Royals on the night and were unfortunate not to end Reading's seven-match unbeaten run, missing two or three big chances in what looked to be a tired performance from the hosts.
Turning slightly ill-tempered come full-time, five yellow cards were dished out to the visitors and both squads came together at the end of the game in an angry outburst on the pitch.
Richard Eley was the man in the middle on the night, with Joseph Stokes and Alex Bradley the assistants.
Caldwell looked particularly frustrated on the night, in the ear of the near-side linesman for most of the action.
"I’m not going to talk about refs," the former Wigan Athletic defender said. "After tonight, I cannot discuss referees or linesmen ever again.
"I feel for the fourth official; I thought he was outstanding. Dave [Perkins] got booked and I don’t know why, he was applauding something and got booked. The fourth official managed two technical areas who were clearly not happy with some of the decisions on the pitch- the inconsistency."
Royals boss Noel Hunt thought nothing of it, believing it was just two sides desperate for a victory battling it out at the SCL Stadium.
