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Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton fears refereeing decision could end up costing him his job

Gary Hamilton fears refereeing decision could end up costing him his job.

The Glenavon boss claims his team have been on the wrong side of seven calls by the officials so far this season, which has done them out of at least another four points.

The latest to leave Hamilton feeling aggrieved came in the 3-2 defeat at Linfield on Tuesday.

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The former Northern Ireland international felt his side were denied a clear free kick before Eetu Vertainen bagged the winner for the Blues.

The result leaves Glenavon in ninth position ahead of today's meeting with Carrick Rangers at Mourneview Park.

A frustrated Hamilton feels they should be higher in the table, but it is "out of their control".

"It's getting beyond acceptable now," he said.

"We should have had a penalty against Crusaders last Saturday as well.

"Those things are out of our control. We come and work hard and compete with these full-time teams, but when it comes to the referee we have no control over that.

"People will say I'm moaning or whinging, but anyone who knows me knows I always tell it like it is.

"I feel sorry for my players given the effort and commitment they've put in.

"They are a great bunch of lads but they should be sitting on another four or five points at least through no fault of their own.

"Football is a fickle game and people look at results, they don't look at performances.

"This sort of thing could cost people like myself the sack.

"People like that are having control over my destination in a job, and that's the thing that really gets to me.

"If you look at the results, yeah people might say Glenavon have been poor this season, but if you come and watch us every week, and watch our performances, we haven't."

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