“It’s very hard to take as I’ve got a tremendous group of players who are spirited in their performance and whether Arsenal fans like that or not doesn’t matter to me,” started Brown. “Whether Arsene Wenger likes that or not doesn’t matter to me.
“The game was turned on its head when the referee succumbed to local pressure, shall we call it. Arsene Wenger got my goalkeeper booked for time wasting. It’s an absolute disgrace to tell you the truth.
“We haven’t been beaten by Arsenal, who are fourth-top in The Premier League, we’ve been beaten by a linesman’s decision and a referee’s decision. Simple as that.”
Brown continued: “You’re not going to get the rub of the green when you come to places like this.
“But for their club captain, Cesc Fabregas, to spit at my assistant manager at the end of the game just shows you what this club is all about.”
Brown added: “It’s Brian Horton’s decision (to take it further).”
Returning his focus to his team’s performance, Brown said he was pleased with what he had seen on the pitch and was confident he has a squad at his disposal that could stay in The Premier League.
“The fighting spirit we showed tonight,” said Brown. “If we bring that to the table for nine games (in the league)... We should have possibly been in the semi final of The FA Cup.
“With that kind of spirit we’ll definitely be a Premier League team next year.”