Lee Bullock slammed the performance of Premier League referee Lee Probert, blasting: “They can have him back.”

Bullock accused Probert of blundering over three of Rotherham’s goals in Saturday’s Yorkshire derby defeat at Valley Parade.

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win

Lee Bullock

City have conceded seven goals in successive home losses but the display was much better than against Rochdale 11 days earlier.

The 4-2 defeat, including a spectacular 45-yard strike from Rotherham’s Gary Roberts, dropped them into the bottom half of the table – and Bullock knew where to point the blame.

The midfielder netted his first goal of the season but was in no mood to celebrate as he criticised Probert.

Bullock said: “We didn’t get any breaks at all. If that referee’s from the Premier League, they can happily have him back and we’ll stick with our own ones.

“The first goal was a blatant throw-in to us because their lad kicked it out of play. The third was a great free-kick but it was taken ten to 15 yards in the wrong position and the last one looked offside for all the world to see.”

City were also angry that Drewe Broughton, scorer of Rotherham’s fourth goal, was still on the pitch. The striker, booked early on for elbowing Matt Clarke, was then involved in an altercation with Simon Ramsden which threatened to boil over at the end of the first half.

Bullock added: “Rammers said he got caught by his elbow and he wouldn’t lie. But their lad did one early on and we got a free-kick, did exactly the same second time and got a yellow card – how were they any different?

“It was one of those horrible days. Again we’ve put in a good performance without a win.

“We really thought we could come out second half and beat them. We got the early goal and then Andy Warrington made a couple of great saves from myself and James O’Brien.

“We’ve had blocks and non-stop efforts and then they get the third from the great free-kick. It was the best goal I’ve ever witnessed on a pitch, especially on that surface, but it wasn’t taken from the right place and that just knocked the wind out of us.”

Michael Boulding’s ankle injury adds to City’s problems ahead of tomorrow’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy northern semi-final at Carlisle. Centre halves Steve Williams and Zesh Rehman are already out.

Bullock said: “It’s a massive game for us. If we can take that energy and the way we drove forward second half into that game then we’ve got a chance.”