Hogg to seek ‘clarity’ after red card for Cobblers coach during Salford draw
Cobblers boss Chris Hogg will seek ‘clarity’ over the decision to send off goalkeeping coach James Alger during the closing stages of Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Salford.
Tensions were rising at Moor Lane as both teams chased a late winner after Kallum Cesay cancelled out Elliott Moore’s very early opener. The away side were looking to make a couple of changes with 12 minutes to go but referee Ben Toner did not initially allow the players to come onto the pitch, much to the frustration of the Northampton bench.
Harvey Saunders and Elliott List did then both come on a minute later but not before Alger was sent to the stands, seemingly for something he said to the officials.
"I think it was more of a miscommunication than anything else,” explained Hogg afterwards. “I'll go and speak to Ben, the referee, now because there was no malice or any intent. I just think it was a bit of a misunderstanding. I'll speak to Ben and we’ll get a bit of clarity on that.”
Cobblers were excellent for the majority of Saturday’s game and they might have claimed a significant scalp if not for Cesay’s second half goal.
Hogg added: "Salford built a bit of momentum just before they scored but I never really felt under too much threat. The boys did a good job of controlling the spaces and defending the box with the crosses that came in.
"I'm disappointed for the players because you saw the effort and commitment they put in and I just wanted them to get over the line with three points.”