Kilwinning Rangers boss Chris Strain is set to make a formal complaint about referee Calum Scott after branding the whistler "arrogant and cheeky."
Strain tore into the official after his side Kilwinning Rangers 1 Hurlford United 2: Buffs denied clear penalty as Ford hang on for a precious three points last night.
As well as slating his performance on the park, Strain accused Scott of swearing at his players.
And he vowed to take the matter further after alleging it's not the first time the referee has used bad language.
Strain said: "He's controversial, he's arrogant, he's cheeky. He's running about swearing at people.
"Officials swearing at players is beyond me. It shouldn't be happening.
"I will actually phone up and make a complaint about him on the basis of that because I'm not having that.
It's a recurring thing with the same referee."
Strain felt Scott denied his side a stonewall penalty as they chased an equaliser in the second half.
And he admitted he was left frustrated by a series of inconsistent decisions.
"In the second half, the linesman put his flag up for offside and the referee played on of his own volition. If the flag goes up give offside don't try and be clever."
Strain was happy with his side's performance despite them letting an early lead slip.
He said: "We had a ropey spell where we conceded the two goals but I still thought we shaded the first half, the second half we were the better team. I can't remember our goalkeeper having a save to make,
"We didn't deserve to get beat, no chance. I can't ask any more of the players. They showed great endeavour."
