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Richie Wellens slams “miles off it” ref while Nathan Jones moans on Sean Clare not being sent off

Richie Wellens slams “miles off it” ref Edward Duckworth while Nathan Jones moans on Sean Clare not being sent off.

Luke Berry scored in the 92nd minute to secure all three points, keeping Charlton’s 100% record in League One this season, while Orient are yet to pick up a point, but much of the talk post-match was over the officiating.

Orient boss Richie Wellens was yellow carded on the verge of half time. He gave his take when speaking with the media.

Wellens said, per Newham Recorder: “I got booked for clapping my full-back being in a really good position. He thought I was clapping him. They guess.

“[He was] miles off it and if the FA keep their standards up about how referees perform, that they don’t get a game next week, then I hope I don’t see him on a team-sheet next week. He ruined the game.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if he travels home tonight with a whistle stuck to his lips.”

He did eventually point to Orient’s own shortcomings, especially in the second period.

“First half we were okay when we got four or five passes in and caused them problems,” he said.

“Second half we never got going, dropped too deep and when you play against a team that want to put in long ball after long ball and you don’t deal with it then you probably deserve to lose.”

Charlton manager Nathan Jones meanwhile moaned that it should have been a red card and not a yellow for Sean Clare after he went in on Josh Edwards, subsequently leaving the Addicks player going off on a stretcher and needing to go for scans..

Jones said: “It’s not a good challenge. I’ve been in to see the referee and he has instinctively reacted and given a yellow.

“If that goes to VAR it’s a straight red all day long.

“We were aggressive from the start and if we had relaxed a bit and shown a little more quality in the final third then we’d have scored more.

“The manner of the win was excellent. Second half we were outstanding and stepped it up a level.

“It’s what [Berry] does. I told the club when people were asking why I was signing him, that whatever league you play in, Luke Berry will pop up and have that quality, timing and ability to find a goal.

“He did in the Premier League for Luton, he did it in the Championship, for me, and in League Two.

“That’s why we brought him to the football club.”

Here’s how fans reacted as Richie Wellens slams the “miles off it” ref while Nathan Jones moans on Sean Clare not being sent off…

@willprinse: They did that against us last week and it should have been a red, twice in as many weeks they’ve hit away with it

@OrientFanTV: Was shit for both side, not even NON LEAGUE standard

@matthaff: What about their 6 players going down off the ball? What about the blatant red card? The clear pull back on Campbell? The multiple fouls on Ahadme not given? Orient got away with a lot today.

@AlCAFC1905: Ref was poor for both sides.

@TimRuffle: Lol. Yes he was terrible because he didn’t send your player off for a horror tackle. Also he blew the whistle every few minutes due to your attempt to time waste from the 30th minute! Love to hear other managers moaning for once. Let’s hear more of this kind of thing! 😂

@jbennett1997: Yeah he should’ve given a straight red to Clare

@GeorgeBurkitt_: From the manager of the side who escaped being down to 10 men

@ryandCAFC: And somehow the red card still in his pocket

@Joshua_Cole04: Yet didn’t blow for a penalty on Aneke and no red card for Clare, salty that he lost 😂

@tomgreening_: Nothing on Sean Clare’s tackle and the clear penalty which wasn’t given, Richie?

@sternejohn: He wasn’t great but let’s be honest they should’ve been down to ten men.

@sharkywar: As an ⭕️s fan from the other end of the ground at the time I didn’t think it was a foul but seeing that replay I know it was a miss timed tackle but that should possibly be a red I hope the guy is ok I know SC didn’t mean no harm just a few seconds behind play

@tyrrell18: Said it at the time this was a red because he was only going for the man not the ball, looks even worse now!

@Tw3llD86: That looks like a broken ankle, how he stayed on the pitch is beyond me. Ref had a shocking game

@JamesGi59737643: How are officials so unaware of tackles like this. That’s horrific

@GIZMO1875: That’s a horrible tackle ffs

@Slatsman: @sean8clare always been a true professional when at #cafc, pure 50:50 challenge and a split second timing could have been very different. It looked bad at the time and that’s Awful to see in slow motion. Just hope Josh recovers swiftly and no long term damage 🙏🏻

@B_J_UK: Hope your player is ok 👍

@brayash24: Could have snapped his ankle 😫

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