Rutherglen Glencairn's Fraser Malcolm is aware of refereeing selections did not fall kindly for his aspect towards Kirkintilloch Rob Roy - however there's nonetheless some hope for survival.
The South Lanarkshire membership's West of Scotland Soccer League Premier Division battle towards the drop took a dent throughout a 2-1 loss on Saturday, in controversial circumstances.
Referee Ross Clark dished out a crimson card to Glens' Tam Miller after 12 minutes and gave two penalties away towards Willie Harvey's staff, with assistant Joe Pryce calling it probably the most 'disgusting' show he is witnessed.
Regardless of this, the Hamish B. Allan Stadium aspect battled on but it surely wasn't sufficient as Luke Kelly and Craig Scott objectives proved an excessive amount of to beat, regardless of Malcolm's late objective and Kerr McCormick's crimson card.
It leaves Glens thirteenth and one spot above the relegation zone. They've one recreation to go towards Pollok subsequent weekend however the two groups immediately beneath them - Largs Thistle and Glenafton Athletic - have video games in hand.
Malcolm stated: "It is arduous to take, clearly, The boys labored arduous and that's all we will do with regards to a recreation like that.
"The referee's selections went towards us however as for the gamers, we could not have requested for extra. We put all of our effort into it so we're left disenchanted.
"In the direction of the tip of the sport we needed to throw gamers at it. There have been possibilities in there for us the place the ball possibly may have dropped to us and we may have gotten that second objective.
"We get some extent then but it surely's simply your luck."
Whereas his staff have been arduous performed by, the Rutherglen Glencairn star insists all focus is on themselves whereas hoping for the very best elsewhere.
He added: "All we will do now could be go and get three factors subsequent week and hope that different groups can do us a favour.
"If we put in that very same efficiency away at Pollok with how arduous we labored, then I'm positive we will go and get three factors."
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