The small margins of football games were emphasised by Barrow manager Pete Wild after his side’s 1-0 defeat at Mansfield Town.
Wild felt the Stags should have had a man sent off before they scored the only goal of the game.
The Barrow boss said that was the only shot the home side had in the whole game which the Bluebirds hadn’t blocked.
Wild also threw into the mix a claim for a penalty which he felt was justified – but turned down.
Speaking after the game he pointed to the fact that Calum Macdonald escaped with a yellow card for his challenge on Rory Feely on 70 minutes and two minutes later Ollie Clarke buried the winner.
Then with six minutes to go Barrow’s Junior Tiensia was dismissed for his tackle on Aaron Lewis.
Wild went on: “I thought we played really well in the first half and from our point of view it was a classic away from home performance.
“We had good structure and going in at half-time I was really pleased with how we had performed.
“We should have had a penalty as the lad’s arm was high up in the air but we got nothing.
“It changed in the second-half when the home team pinned us in and I didn’t think we got out enough and got on the front foot.
“We tried to change shape but it didn’t go our way.
“But there were mitigating circumstances and I feel hard done by.
“I never really felt threatened and I was planning for the last 20 minutes to hit them on the break.
“But they won it with the one shot we haven’t blocked in the whole game.
“There was nothing between the two teams which shows we can live with the top teams at this level. But they have just edged it today.
“It’s small margins and some week it goes for you and some it doesn’t.”
