The Magpies manager said “I don’t normally speak ill of referees, but he has cost us the game.
“The foul is a yard outside the box, he has sent a player off, there is a recovering defender and if the striker takes another touch Damian McCrory probably gets his body across him.
“It’s a horrendous decision.
"They don't talk to you, they are like schoolteachers.
"All you can do is hope he looks back at it, admits he made a huge mistake, and rescind the red card.
"It's the only thing I can do now, as I can't ask him to change the scoreline can I?"