Albion boss Micky Adams gagged himself last night as the Seagulls left Wycombe in a rage over the performance of ref David Crick.

They felt Andy Rammell's equaliser should have been ruled out for handball and that goal scorer Nathan Jones should have been awarded a late penalty in the 1-1 draw at Adams Park.

Adams asked his assistant Bob Booker to conduct the post-match interviews. "I've just had to calm the manager down a little bit," Booker revealed. "He wasn't pleased with the referee's performance.

"It's a good point, but the lads are very disappointed. They feel we should have come away with all three."

Several Albion players claimed Rammell handled when the former Walsall forward bustled away from Danny Cullip to drive in Wycombe's 62nd minute equaliser.

The Seagulls were also up in arms when Jones was brought down by Mark Rogers with four minutes left. Crick awarded a free-kick on the left hand edge of the area rather than a penalty.

Jones protested "It was a blatant penalty. The foul on me was two or three yards inside the box.

"The ref was no where near it, but to be fair he got no help from the linesman.

"I didn't really see their equaliser, but apparently it was a clear handball. Our players are honest and there is no way six or seven of them would run to the ref and linesman.

"It would probably have gone for us at home, but when you go away you have to take the rough with the smooth."

Adams acted as peacemaker at the final whistle, dashing across the pitch to usher Jones away from Crick.

Jones had given Albion a tenth minute lead with a stunning right-foot volley which ended an 11 month drought for the Welshman.

"I don't score that many and it's great to do it in front of our fans," he said. "The support was fantastic again, really vocal for an away team."

Albion are still two points clear at the top although Andy Ritchie's Oldham halved their lead with a 4-0 home win over Bury.

The Reserves are in action against Wycombe in the Avon Insurance Combination League at Worthing tonight (7.0)