Workington Reds slipped to a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Marske United last night after they had dominated the first 40 minutes.
Danny Grainger admitted “it wasn’t good enough” and welcomes the min-break coming up when Reds don’t have a fixture until November 11.
“It’s no good dominating a game between the two boxes if you don’t score and then give a bad goal away. I’m afraid the last six goals we have conceded have been criminal. They have been down to individual errors.
“I love working with this group of players but I’m starting to wonder whether some of them care enough. But I am determined that all the good work we’ve done over the last four years isn’t going to be wasted or fade away.
“Whether that means fresh faces coming into the squad we will see but at the moment, in a squad of 24 players I think I have maybe 14 I can trust,” he said.
Reds had started ex-Carlisle United favourite Jamie Devitt for the first time and he hit the post in the first-half when Steven Rigg had an effort cleared off the line.
But right on half-time from a corner, which was only partially cleared, Marske took the lerad with a goal from Camron Gbadebo.
Then when Curtis Round fired one in from 25 yards seven minutes into the second-half the Reds faced an uphill battle. It got worse before the end when Adam Boyes bullied his way through the defence on 73 minutes to notch the third.
Reds FA Trophy exit means they have no game this Saturday and don’t resume until November 11 at Worksop – who won at Macclesfield last night!
