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00:00 OK, Paul, so the FA RAS run comes to an end today, obviously a late winner there from Bridgewater. Thoughts on that?
00:07 Yeah, you know, there's a game that lacks any real quality today. Disappointing, I think, disappointing the way we went about it.
00:17 But, you know, it's cup football and at the end of the day, you win or lose it, you win or out, and we're out.
00:22 So we dust ourselves down and we move on to what we wanted to start with, which was the league. So, yeah, it is what it is.
00:29 Obviously, the league has been the number one priority. By the standards you set this season today, maybe just didn't quite click?
00:36 Yeah, it didn't get going. I thought we had enough on the pitch to win the game, but we fell short with the quality.
00:47 A few missing today, obviously, Adam suspended, Daz unavailable and Cookie only fit enough for the bench, but still with the strength of the squad, you'd say, you know, strengths are all that.
00:56 Yeah, exactly that. I thought, you know, it's enough to win this game, but we just had one too many that weren't one on it.
01:03 We didn't really look a threat. All game, I think both teams were, there was no threat. I just think they wanted it a little bit more than what we did.
01:10 And at half-time, what was, sort of, try to say at half-time?
01:14 Just calm down a little bit and relax and play the game with a bit more quality. But, yeah, it just never materialised.
01:23 And obviously then they scored the free kick and I know Indine's obviously sending off, sort of, thoughts on that decision there?
01:28 Yeah, difficult. We were the other side of the pitch and we were blindside to it. You know, he went in with a lot of force.
01:35 He was quick to give the red. So, yeah, you know, it's one of those decisions, you've got to live with it. We got on with it and we got back in the game with a goal.
01:44 Not too sure if it was in or not. But 30 seconds later, we find ourselves behind again. And, you know, after that, 30 seconds after getting yourself back in the game, you deserve to go out.
01:55 Yeah, so you went down to 10 men. You kept going and got the equaliser with Ryan's header, but then obviously straight from kick-off, so they went up the other end, which is obviously a bit of a sucker punch, isn't it? But that happens in football.
02:06 Yeah, it's just one of them, I think. They just run harder today. The boys run off the back again of another midfielder today and wanted it. And then we get a chance, I think, with 30 seconds left with Shams and their left-back comes 10 yards out.
02:21 He had no right to win the ball and he wanted it more and that just summed it up, really.
02:25 How's the change room? Is it flat?
02:27 Yeah, of course, it's flat. It's something the players wanted to go far in this competition. And I think some of them will let themselves down today.
02:36 Big turnout though today from the crowd.
02:38 Good turnout, yeah. Good atmosphere as well. I think credit to Bridgewater. They brought a few down and they made some noise as well. So, yeah, it's another good turnout, another good day for the club. It's just a shame we didn't turn up.
02:50 Thoughts now, obviously, as far as the league, obviously, still 100 per cent, only club in the country and back on that. And Croydon next week?
02:57 Yeah, after this defeat, it's mostly not the game you really want. Going over there, pitch is a disgrace. But it's one that's a great opportunity to just bounce straight back and put the market back down.