Hinckley AFC manager John Ramshaw was frustrated with the way his side’s individual errors keep costing them dear after the Boxing Day defeat to Heather.
The top of the table visitors scored three late goals to condemn Hinckley to a heavier defeat on paper than the game was in reality – with only a fine save from ‘keeper Billy Spink keeping them ahead in the second half.
But Ramshaw said his side made “schoolboy mistakes” that ultimately cost them dear.
He said: “How many times have we said this after games? We got ourselves back into it at 2-1 and I honestly thought we’d turn the game around.
“But nobody reacted to George’s brilliant save, Benn mis-controlled one on the edge of our own box and it was just a catalogue of errors.
“We’ve got ten days until our next game and we’ll try and bring in some new faces that will try and cut those errors out.”
He admits the most frustrating thing is the difficulty of eradicating such errors, but says he can’t be too critical of his side.
He was pleased with the way they reacted after half time and he knows football is a game of fine margins.
“Their keeper made a great save to keep their lead in tact, and they went up the other end, got a silly free kick after we should have cleared our lines. George made a magnificent save, we didn’t react and they did.
“And we’re then 3-1 down and having to haul ourselves back into the game again. It’s just small margins like that at the moment that are costing us dearly.
“5-1 is a very flattering scoreline for them, and I can’t rip a strip off the lads because they’ve given me everything and we’ve played well.
“The fans were lovely at the end and said how they can see an improvement, they’re enjoying coming to watch games, and they can see it coming.
“But we’ve just got to stamp out these errors. Stamp them out and we’ve got a good side, there’s no two ways about it.”
Ramshaw also, on behalf of the club, sent his best wishes to the supporter taken away in an ambulance after the game was suspended for half an hour.
He admitted it was difficult to restart the game after a break of that length, but says that’s an insignificant detail compared to the supporter making a return to full health.
“It was very difficult.
“There were more important aspects than re-starting the game, and I hope the gentleman who collapsed is ok and makes a full recovery.
“It was a worrying time and it can get into the players’ minds a little bit that it was one of our supporters.
“But 30 minutes is a long while to have to wait to restart, especially as we were just starting to gain a foothold and we’d just won our first corner.
“It’s unfortunate, but as long as the gentleman involved makes a full recovery then the 30 minute delay is minimal in comparison.”
