Martin Allen hinted he would appeal Andy Yiadom’s red card in Barnet’s 1-0 win over Bristol Rovers this afternoon and claimed he didn’t think the tackle was a foul.

The Bees held out for three points despite the captain’s dismissal, though, with Gavin Hoyte’s fifth-minute opener the difference at The Hive.

Speaking afterwards the Barnet head coach said: “I thought it was a great tackle. I didn’t even think it was a foul.

“I’m not being rude or disrespectful to the referee but I thought it was a great tackle.

“I will look at it again on the video – I may be wrong and the referee may be right.

“He was closer than me and you have to respect his decision.

“I’m almost certain that we’ll appeal it, but we’ll look at it more closely on Monday morning and go from there.

“The referee doesn’t get the benefit of a replay of course.”

Victory over the play-off chasing Gas was a welcome relief for the Bees boss after last weekend’s dismal 3-0 defeat at Northampton Town.

Assessing the victory, Allen said: “It was a good win – the players played extremely well.

“It was very difficult with the wind and the rain. The players put in a tremendous performance, after a lacklustre, disappointing performance last week.

“It’s been a real struggle this week – I’ve had the flu for nearly two weeks now.

“So the players have given me a massive boost and a big lift.

“It was a good day and it was nice to end the game with the supporters happy.

“I think they could tell how difficult it was for the team to defend against the wind and to defend with ten men.

“I think they could see that all of our players did a really disciplined job to keep out Bristol Rovers.

“They’ve got a very good away record and several very good players – we kept them out and did our jobs.

“I thought the crowd were brilliant. I was happy for them, because I thought it was a much better performance.

“I think they could see that was a proper Martin Allen team, and I like that.”

Hoyte’s early winner came in a week Allen confirmed the full-back was no longer available for transfer.

And the former Arsenal youngster received praise from his manager, too.

“Gavin Hoyte’s a good player and I haven’t given him enough chances,” admitted Allen.

“I made an error not playing him last week at Northampton.

“I’m delighted to have him back in the team - I need to help him and look after him.

“I don’t think we’ve really seen the best of him yet, and I need to help him get the best out of himself.”