Bradford manager Mark Hughes was furious that his side were denied a penalty in their goalless draw at Stockport.

Alex Gilliead went down after a nudge in the back from Will Collar but referee Martin Coy waved away Bradford’s appeals.

Hughes said: “It’s a stonewall penalty, for goodness sake. It’s ridiculous really.

“The ref said he felt he’d slowed down to engage the contact. Well hard luck, he slowed down because he was going to whack the ball in the back of the net.

“He’s just adjusting his feet and he gets wiped out. Defenders can’t afford to make those type of challenges in t...