Karl Robinson: Salford City boss claims reputation leads to poor referee decisions

Karl Robinson was fined £500 for being sent off 14 minutes into his Salford City debut earlier this season

Salford City boss Karl Robinson has claimed his reputation is leading to poor decision making from referees in League Two.

Robinson was red carded by Charles Breakspear in his first game in charge for delaying the restart of play.

The 43-year-old was also critical of referee Martin Woods' performance in their draw with Doncaster Rovers.

"I have to speak about this because it has to change," Robinson told BBC Radio Manchester following Tuesday's game.

"We're not very well liked and you can see that. It's what I hear. I think people want to make a statement. We saw that in the first game with Charlie [Breakspear].

"We're seeing it with referees. I ask for consistency.

"They're getting consistency from me but I'm not getting consistency from them."

Robinson received a £500 fine following his red card just 14 minutes into his Salford debut, during their 2-2 draw with struggling Forest Green Rovers in January.

The rule which led to his dismissal in that match came as part of a new "participant behaviour charter" introduced by the English football authorities at the start of the season to tackle "unacceptable conduct on the pitch".

"My players and me will make mistakes," added Robinson.

"We'll be reckless, we'll sometimes be on the borderline where referees won't like to referee our games. But I ask for consistency."