Pagham boss: Little Common embarrassed us

Pagham boss Kerry Hardwell watched his players slip to a 4-1 home defeat to Little Common, then told them: I’m not standing for that.
By Steve Bone
Published 16th Mar 2020, 15:00 BST
Pagham take on Little Common - but boss Kerry Hardwell was not happy with their efforts / Picture: Roger SmithPagham take on Little Common - but boss Kerry Hardwell was not happy with their efforts / Picture: Roger Smith
Pagham take on Little Common - but boss Kerry Hardwell was not happy with their efforts / Picture: Roger Smith

The Lions have had a good run in the past couple of months but were well off the pace against Common, and Hardwell made his feelings known afterwards.

He said: “This performance was the first time since I’ve been at the club I felt the players let themselves and the club down - the performance and attitude in general was not good enough and we got what we deserved by full-time.

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“We came into the club with only five points on the board and I think in some players’ minds with the points and performances we’ve produced since my first game in November they think we are safe and the job is completed.

“As a club and as a group we are want to finish the season strong and finish as high as we can but with performances like that it won’t happen.

“Little Common started the game better but we found ourselves one up and if we had made the right choices in the final third in the first half it could have much different; however we didn’t and Little Common embarrassed us second half by scoring three goals and deservedly picked up the three points.”