I've never seen Peters as angry as he was after the Bristol match.

Talking about the referee's penalty decision he stormed: "we were cheated by a man in black."

"Even Bristol didn't appeal for a penalty. It was a terrible decision that cost us the match. He was the only one in the whole ground that thaought it was a penalty.

I asked Gary if Preston North End would be lodging an official complaint. Peters said: "Certainly. We will be sending a video to the Football League. It was a disgrace."

You have to feel for the manager and the players. Preston played very well, it was possibly their best display of the season, and to lose on such a controversial decision was a sickener.

The referee, Mr Styles, should hang up his boots!

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