Following our exit from the FA Cup at Chorley yesterday manager Danny Johnson told the clubs website of his disappointment of yet again failing in an FA Competition. The manager was far from happy with the majority of his team and told of his dissatisfaction of what he said was a ‘disgusting’ performance that lacked desire, commitment and mental attitude.

Danny explains ‘I am embarrassed at the way my team conducted themselves yesterday and embarrassed to say I was manager of that team. It was disgusting, Chorley were there for the taking and how we contrived to lose the game is beyond me. I feel for the club as it was a fantastic opportunity for the players to put some money in to the bank but from a football point of view it was a great opportunity to get through to the next round. I’m afraid I have got too many players who think football is all about when we have the ball, too many ‘nicey, nice’ players, too many players who can’t think for themselves and unfortunately the balance of the team is all wrong’.

‘I can’t tell you how annoyed I am at the care free attitude some of my players adopted yesterday and mark my words I will be dealing with that in my own way. I won’t accept players hiding from taking responsibility or ignoring my instructions. What is the point of me highlighting to them the threat both Terry Fearns and Chris Amadi will cause us, if when they go out on to the pitch it is totally ignored? Totally and utterly not acceptable and some players might not like what will unfold but if they don’t then they are free to leave the football club’.

‘I want my players to play with freedom, pass the ball to feet and play with energy. At times yesterday some players were quite happy to just knock long balls in to no man’s land and be happy with that. Too many of them were relying on their teammates to do something which was apparent in the build up to their second goal when neither Ben Smith nor Iain Howard took responsibility to get on the ball in the middle of the park. Instead they allowed the Chorley midfield in and from the resulting corner Chorley got their second. Alex Frost was given the responsibility to pick up Terry Fearns from set pieces yet he some how managed to get a free header at goal. I won’t accept that and although we have done exceptionally well so far this season I think I will be making four or five changes to the team when we play Ossett Town next Saturday’.

‘It’s all very well lapping up the praise and the rewards for winning football matches but now we are in a position where the next four or five games will well and truly shape our season. It is time for my players to stand up and be counted, not run and hide from the fact that we have been beaten two games on the bounce. I can take losing, not a problem whatsoever but I can’t take losing in the manner we did yesterday. Chorley were to be quite frank a very poor side and reliant on two or three players to win them the game, if we can’t deal with that then I have to seriously consider the personnel I have at this football club. I will find out so much about certain players over the next few weeks and I for one hope I find out lots of positives’.