JUSSI Jaaskelainen is calling on referee David Elleray to admit making a crucial error during Wanderers' controversial defeat by Newcastle on Saturday.

The keeper was penalised for time-wasting when he gathered the ball only to have his path blocked by Alan Shearer.

From the free-kick Shearer scored the first of his two goals in a 3-2 victory.

Jaaskelainen is adamant the former England striker should have been punished instead for obstruction.

"Referees should hold their hands up when they make mistakes like this," he said on his website bigfanof.com.

"David Elleray had a good game otherwise but I don't think he made the right decision.

"I was doing my best to get rid of the ball within the time allowed.

"At half time Elleray came up to me and said I should have thrown the ball away.

"But that's not the rule, I should have been able to kick it clear if I wanted to but that was impossible within the time.

"I know I held the ball for a long time but this was because I was being blocked by Alan Shearer. In fact, I tried to release the ball twice but he blocked my path both times.

"You could see I was trying to get rid of the ball and I was certainly not time-wasting, but the referee wasn't looking at the time; he just counted the nine seconds and then blew his whistle.

"The rule says that goalkeepers have to release the ball from their hands after six seconds but I wasn't able to do that because I was being blocked. At half-time David Elleray came up to me and said I should have thrown the ball away, but that's not the rule. I should have been able to kick it clear if I'd wanted and that wasn't possible within the time.

"I think referees should hold their hands up when they make mistakes like this, everyone makes mistakes.

"He had a good game otherwise but I don't think he made the right decision this time because I was doing my best to get rid of the ball within the time allowed.

"As for the goal, well it was unlucky for us because the ball found it's way through the wall and wouldn't have made it if it had gone anywhere else.

"I know there were a lot of bodies in the way but that was because the free-kick was inside the area. Normally, I like to have four or, at the most, five in the wall, but because it was so close to the goal you need bodies in the way because you have no time to react if the person taking the kick has a big shot."

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