Irish footballer Alan Judge has angrily hit out at Darren Drysdale over the referee's description of their clash last month.
The pair appeared to square off during Ipswich's clash with Northampton as the midfielder protested a decision.
Drysdale apologised in the aftermath and has now been charged and handed a backdated four-game suspension by the FA, with Judge previously accepting the apology.
However, Judge has since hit out at the official's recollection of the incident after he alleged that he called him a 'c***'.
Despite feeling the incident was behind him, Judge feels that he has to speak out to dispute the claim and protect his reputation within the game.
The 32-year-old also admitted that his mother passed away last week, and that he doesn't need the 'hassle' of disputing the claim.
“I said the incident was over as far as I was concerned when I walked off the pitch and that I wasn’t looking for an apology,” Judge told the Ipswich Town Club website.
“I didn’t want to make anything of it because it’s a tough job being a referee but I’m not going to keep quiet when I’ve been accused of calling the referee a cheat and using the C word.
“I’ll admit using the F word but I said to him ‘you have got to be F…… joking me and I said that a couple of times to him. I never used the C word. I don't use that word and I didn't call him a cheat.
“My mum passed away last week - which is far more important than this - and I don’t need this hassle to be honest. Like I said, the matter was closed but I’ve got a decent reputation in the game and I won’t stand by and be accused of saying something I didn’t and not responding.
“Our media team have got some audio and it backs me up. Some people have said I should have come out straightaway and explained what I said but I didn’t want to do that. I was trying to help Darren. I said the matter was finished and it was but I have to make it clear now that I totally dispute what has been said by the referee.”
