Welsh Premier League Football - Druids' chief hits out at match officials

CEFN Druids' chairman Brian Mackie has risked the FAW's wrath to hit-out at the standard of refereeing in the Welsh Premier.
The Ancients were denied a win against Airbus UK Broughton on Wednesday night when Marc Lloyd Williams netted a 95th-minute equaliser, after referee Huw Jones had indicated there would be two minutes of stoppage time.
"Any talk about a "Super 12" and how the Welsh FA say it will improve football in Wales was dispelled at Plaskynaston last night by a set of totally inept officials," fumed Mackie (pictured).
"To improve the league the standard of officials has to improve also and judging by this performance it has fallen at the first step.
"Although we were down to the bare bones tonight, the team put out by Lee (Jones) and Waynne (Phillips), full of teenagers and with two players making their debuts, performed superbly only to be cruelly robbed of victory by the officials.
"With the score at 1-0 and the fourth official showing the board with a minimum of two minutes to play after two minutes had already been played, they somehow allowed Marc Lloyd Williams to score from a blatantly offside position in the 96th minute.
"Even the Airbus players were embarrassed by the decision and I am gutted for our young players who gave their all.
"I have always been against the league restructuring and tonight proved that at least some of the officials are just not up to the task, and it felt tonight that everything was stacked against us.
"It would be good if officials could explain some decisions but sadly tonight there can be no explanations.
"I feel sorry for clubs who have invested heavily in the hope of playing in the new set up only to end up in a lottery due to poor officials, and quite frankly I will glad to be out of it, for the time being at least," he added.