We made too many mistakes today. We were in the game for long periods, but they’ve got a very good striker up front and they’ve been together a long time, but I just think if we cut out our mistakes and then we’re in the game’

‘We need a recognised left back and we’re trying to get one in but they’re like gold dust at the moment and hopefully we’ll get someone in that will balance out the side properly. It would be nice to play the same eleven twice. Harry (Middleton) been out today because of his job, and we put Ben Rhodes back in there even though he wasn’t fully fit, but he put his body on the line for the club.’

‘We’ve just got to be better. We’re recruiting right but we are still three or four players short who know this league, but it’s difficult getting players in when you are bottom of the league. We keep knocking on people’ doors and Shaun’s (Tuton) come in and has done well and so has Ethan (Cartwright}’

‘We’ve got to score goals when we have good spells in the game, and be better with the final pass, and when that confidence starts coming then we’ll get where we need to be. We are disappointed but the players who made the mistakes know they’ve made them

The difference between us and Gainsborough is that when they’ve been under the cosh for a period of time then they have the confidence to switch play and counter attack. Just look at their penalty, one minute the keeper has the ball in his hands and the next they have won a penalty.’

‘We’ve got to keep going and we never said it was going to be easy, but what’s killing us is individual mistakes and we must cut them out.’

Games are not getting any easier for Steve Kittrick’s men as they face South Shields at their 1st Cloud Arena this coming Saturday.