LEE Sinnott struggled to contain his anger after a point slipped away and Stuart Coburn joined an ever-lengthening injury list at Dover.

Alty were seconds away from a hard-fought 1-1 draw when Coburn punched the ball clear and crumpled to the turf with a calf problem that will sideline him for six weeks.

To add insult to injury, referee Alan Young chose not to stop play and allowed Dover to continue an attack that led to a controversial winning goal.

Tim Deasy will make his Vanarama National League debut against Tranmere at The J.Davidson Stadium on Saturday, with Sinnott now forced to ponder another loan move after already signing defender Andy Parry for a month from Luton.

"You have to be careful what you say, but I’m still angry and annoyed," fumed the Alty boss.

"If it’s an outfield player, you look to see if it is serious and whether treatment is needed, but if it’s the keeper, it’s a given. Play stops there and then.

"Stuart put his foot down, going for the punch, and the force through his calf caused him a problem. It was clear he was in trouble, yet play continued.

"Right’s right and wrong’s wrong, you have to stop if the keeper goes down. Otherwise someone’s going to fire it in from the halfway line.

"Even then, Stuart still managed to stick a hand up and pull off an absolutely unbelievable save from the initial shot.

"It was his natural instinct to want to protect his goal and typical of a fantastic feller and fantastic servant to this club. He will have a scan now to ascertain the full extent of the injury.

"You have to watch what you say in these situations, but I went on at the end and shook hands with the officials, including the referee, and told him what mark he’d be getting."

There is concern over a groin injury to Nicky Clee that flared up again, but left-back Adam Griffin hopes to be fit for Saturday after his jarred back showed signs of settling down.