'I'm Baffled': Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones singles out Birmingham City player as referee criticised

Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones was left fuming with challenges made by Birmingham City striker August Priskie after his side claimed a 1-0 win over the Blues on Saturday afternoon.

The Addicks ended a four-game winless run with a big three points over the Midlands outfit, a Charlie Kelman finish following a Sonny Carey long throw enough to claim the victory.

Speaking after the match, Jones was full of praise for his side but was left furious when asked about a yellow card shown to Priskie. The 21-year-old, who was signed by Birmingham City from Djurgårdens in January, was shown a yellow in the 17th minute for a challenge on Lloyd Jones.

The physical forward had vexed The Valley faithful for the way in which he kept coming into contact with Jones, and the Charlton Athletic manager felt the same way after the game.

Nathan Jones slams refereeing in Birmingham City win

Speaking in his press conference, when asked for his thoughts on the yellow card, Jones said: “It wasn’t just that, it was the nine after it. I couldn’t understand how their centre-forward was allowed to not look at the ball and jump straight into our centre-half. I don’t get that. We kept on at the fourth official and he said he’d not seen anything.

“I’ve got to be honest with you, I genuinely do not know the rules of football anymore. What I see as easy, clear fouls, they don’t see. Then they give certain stuff, you only need to blow on someone’s number on their back and they fall over, get a foul because the referee doesn’t want any controversy.

“I just don’t get it. I can get myself in trouble. These are apparently better qualified than us to referee games. I’m baffled by some of those decisions, in my opinion. It might not have been wrong, but in my opinion.”

Priskie was hooked by Birmingham City boss Chris Davies after 57 minutes and continues to wait for his first Blues goal. Jones added: “The five or six after, it might not have been nine, because he consistently did it.

“I can’t be to vociferous because I get booked for anything. I was baffled by some of the stuff, but let’s talk about the win, clean sheet, level of performance. It was wonderful.”

In other news, Charlton Athletic Player Ratings: 'Top drawer' 9/10 and 'big presence' 8 as Birmingham City beaten.