‘I have to be honest with you’ – Charlton boss quizzed on Leyton Orient red card in Birmingham defeat
Charlton boss Nathan Jones says he no longer understands the rules of football anymore and is genuinely baffled by some of the decisions he sees.
Leyton Orient left-back Jack Currie saw red on Tuesday night early on in their 2-0 defeat at Birmingham.
Referee Martin Woods sent off the former AFC Wimbledon defender for a foul on Birmingham’s Tomoki Iwata.
“On first look, it’s a bit harsh,” said Jones to the South London Press about the challenge.
“I have to be honest with you, I don’t understand the rules of football anymore anyway.
“That’s genuine. I’m baffled by VAR when I see some of the decisions and then the explanations.
“Nothing surprises me. I was a full-back and I did that many times and got away with it. I was sent off too.
“It’s wrong of me to comment because it’s nothing I can affect.
“My overriding thing is that I genuinely don’t understand some of the rules now.
“You ask for explanations on stuff and some of it that you get back is so ambiguous that it can apply to anything.
“That’s the concern for me. As a manager, we don’t know what we’re going to get. Some of the penalties and some things that are given are so tough to understand.
“I feel that they evolve or change. It’s a general concern.”
The Addicks head to Orient on Saturday, with Jones’ side having the chance to move above their hosts and into the play-off spots with maximum points.
“They have been excellent,” said Jones.
“Richie [Wellens] has done a wonderful job there. I have played with Paul Terry [assistant manager] and Alan McCormack [first team coach], who was my captain at Luton.
“There is no coincidence that three players who have had good careers are continuing the fortunes at Leyton Orient.
“They’re in wonderful form. We have had two games against them, one of which was a win and the other a loss.
“It’s margins and I expect that to be the same. I watched the Orient v Birmingham game, which was a spectacle for 12 minutes.
“I had a reiteration of what they were for 11 or 12 minutes. Then they showed their resilience and experience because they made it very difficult for Birmingham.”
PICTURE: KEITH GILLARD
Your honesty is much appreciated, Mr Jones. Pity the Birmingham manager, Chris Davies, couldn’t be equally honest after the game. He did himself, his club and the game no favours.
Opinions are like backsides we all have one.for me it was red two feet of ground studs showing .