'Horrible' - Northampton Town chief delivers verdict on defeat to Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers were more than good value for their 3-1 win away at Northampton.
After a goalless first 45 minutes, Grant McCann's side put their already-relegated hosts to the sword in the second half with Elliot Lee, Hakeeb Adelakun and George Broadbent all finding the scoresheet. The victory effectively confirms Rovers' place in League One for next season, with three games to spare.
As for the Cobblers, who pulled back the scantest of consolation's thanks to Cameron McGeehan's stoppage time goal, they face a bleak run-in as they look to simply avoid finishing bottom of the table.
Interim boss Colin Calderwood reflected on the game, saying: "It became horrible in the second half due to the goals. We’ve contributed too much to the first one especially and they were then in the ascendency. It’s just a horrible situation for the boys to be in on the pitch.
"It all feels doom and gloom when you are in those moments because nothing seems to go right for you, but the players definitely have to show their personality better than that. You can lose the first goal in any game. The second half is really disappointing. The first half was a bit of a quagmire and we only showed little moments of quality. There was some crosses and entries but it’s nowhere near the level that we can produce and should produce.
"Giving away early goals at the start of first halves and second halves has been a constant theme and it’s happened again today. It’s a long throw and we have to deal with it better. That’s the real disappointing thing and once they score that, it lifts them and they’re in the ascendency.
"We’re striving to do something right but invariably it’ll go wrong for us.”