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Speaking after the match to BBC Hereford and Worcester, Graham Turner didn't mince his words:
"I've been fairly quiet on any criticism of the players, but I thought the first 45 minutes we were out-fought, out-worked, out-muscled, we just didn't compete in that 45 minutes and effectively the game was over at 2-0 let alone three. At least for 30 minutes of the second half we did up the workrate, the competitive edge to our game."
"It's been an eye-opener, we have lost a lot of games by the odd goal but the first 45 minutes - that's unacceptable. I know we've stepped up a league, I know they're better players we're playing against - sharper - and the front two caused us all sorts of problems. Having said that we've got to do better than we have today."
In regards to Stephen O'Leary's dismissal Turner believed it to be harsh - but couldn't confirm whether it was a straight red or not: "It was never a single red card if that's what he's (the referee) done."
But he ended the interview on a blunt note: "Unfortunately we can't take another eleven (on loan) which I would like to do right at the moment."
If O'Leary did receive a straight red card it would mean an instant minimum of a two match ban. A pair of yellow cards is a one match ban.
