"But we just didn't seem to keep the ball very well and all in all it was a bit of a mish-mash.
"The fans showed their displeasure at the end and they're quite right to do that because it should have been better.
"But we'd lost Don Hutchison and Michael Carrick before the game and that was a major blows for us but we hope they'll be available next week.
"We've had so many matches so quickly and we've lost so many bodies it's basically been a question of picking a side and sending them out there.
"Just look at Rob Lee - he was a signing we didn't expect to be playing in every game but he's looking like a regular for me at the moment.
"I felt we looked a bit leggy and that was probably due to our midweek exertions in the Carling Cup but Coventry had had a week off and they certainly looked a lot sharper than us.
"But we've got a week off now and hopefully that will do us the power of good."