He told the official site, “We haven't forgotten about our poor performance on Saturday. We dropped our own high standards and we don't need to be reminded of that.
”It was not about the selection, or the resting of certain players, it was about the lack of performance. That has happened only three or four times this season.
”But I hope the fans will forgive us now. The boys knew we owed it to the 4,000 loyal supporters who travelled with us and those who paid good money last Saturday to win this one.”