Following Peterborough United’s loss, the Cheltenham manager is determined to keep his job, but is upset by the ‘overreaction’ to a red card.
Wade Elliott, the manager of Cheltenham, was in a belligerent attitude following his team’s 3-0 loss to Peterborough United, which saw them go down to ten men after just four minutes.
Following Tuesday night’s 3-0 loss to Posh, which saw his team plummet to the bottom of League One with no goals yet, Elliott was left battling for his job.
Four minutes into the game, James Olayinka was sent for a high foot, thereby ending their chances of taking anything away from the Weston Homes Stadium. As a result, Ephron Mason-Clark had to leave the field for 13 minutes to obtain medical attention.
Elliott was left infuriated with the decision, he said: “It’s not a red card. I didn’t think it was at the time, their bench has turned around and said it was never a red card. I’ve watched it back, it’t not a red.
Football is a contact sport, and cuts and injuries do occur. Even though I should have grounds for an appeal, I can’t use it right now.
“I’ve already spoken with Mike Jones (the EFL’s head of refereeing) on the phone a few times this season to acknowledge that we’ve had decisions against us that were incorrect, but that doesn’t really help.
“The players excelled. They have given everything they have. They are one of the league’s finest attacking teams, and whomever didn’t find that performance to be commendable was watching a different game than I was.
Elliott was obstinate when asked about his future and insisted that he still stood out as the ideal candidate.
According to him, I make the judgments I believe to be the best ones, and the clamor has no impact on me, he told Gloucestershire Live.
“I adore working here. This club will always experience challenging times at this level. Although some people may not want to hear it, the statement is accurate.
We are constantly swimming against the current. We can make impulsive, short-term decisions, but do I honestly think I am the ideal candidate to carry on moving this club ahead over the long haul? Yes.
We are all joking ourselves if we think that someone else will come in, snap their fingers, and we’ll suddenly become the best team in this division.
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