 Saturday, 16th Jan 2010 19:34 Town boss Roy Keane had no argument with referee Michael Oliver adding on time beyond the initial four minutes signalled as both teams netted in a dramatic close to the Blues' 3-2 victory over Coventry. Sky Blues manager Chris Coleman strongly felt that the whistle ought to have gone before his side had scored their equaliser. Keane said: "I had no issue with the time being added on. When they say four minutes it's a minimum of four minutes. "Even if the game had finished 2-2 I wouldn't have been complaining about the officials - far from it. "I've said it before but you play to the whistle. I've been taught that since I was six or seven years of age. Anyone who's going to complain about that is out of order." The Blues boss thought his side eventually got what they deserved despite their injury time wobble: "We had the game won, threw it away and then managed to nick it at the end. "Ultimately, though we got what we deserved. We played some decent stuff and Pablo's finish at the end was worthy of winning most games. "It was a good pass by Connor and a brilliant finish by Pablo and you can see what it meant to everyone, the players, the staff and obviously the fans. "We've not had too many highs. We've won games but we've had setbacks and it was a hammer blow with them scoring right at the end. You think we have seen the end of those days of conceding goals right at the end, so to come back and win it has given everyone a big boost at the club. "We were sluggish for their opening goal but I thought we deserved to be ahead at 2-1. Then we stopped keeping the ball for some reason. "We still had chances and Pablo was very unlucky with the one stopped on the line. As much as the goals we gave away were bad, the goals we did score were good goals and we'll take a lot of satisfaction from that." Coventry boss Coleman hit out at referee Michael Oliver’s time-keeping: "Let's get it right. There shouldn't have been enough time for us to get the equaliser. "The referee's assistant put four minutes up. We scored in the sixth added minute, so where have the extra two come from? "We then ended up playing over seven minutes. There's no consistency. Just because he's made a mistake in letting us get an equaliser, he didn't need to make another one to even it up. Two wrongs don't make a right. "It's bizarre and I'm disappointed because we've scored three late goals in a week. I'll get into trouble for walking onto the pitch and airing my views, because you're not allowed to do that any more. "But what's going to be done about an extra three minutes? I can't catch my breath. If I'm called up in front of the FA then good, because I wouldn't mind a little chat with them."
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