Caddis angry and upset as rubbish Hereford lose at struggling Darlington

Paul Caddis said he and the players are angry and upset after today's defeat

Hereford manager Paul Caddis thought his side were rubbish and too many players didn't put in good performances in today's 2-0 defeat at Darlington.

The side have been struggling in the National League North and are on their third manager of the season - but today's home win, only their second of the season, has seen them pick up three points in their battle to avoid relegation.

After the match, a critical Caddis said the difference was Darlo needed the win, whereas Hereford wanted it.

He said his side looked jaded and tired and after the game was mulling whether he should've made more changes - but with a small squad, he wasn't sure how many others he could make.

"I thought we were rubbish, I thought were absolutely rubbish from start to finish," Caddis said, adding that he would defend his players until the end of his days.

"No, that's a lie actually, we started the game all right. Ten, 15 minutes we started the game bright."

He added: "I just thought we were rubbish, I thought there were too many people off it."

He said it was frustrating that two counter-attacking goals cost Hereford. The first came from Ben Liddle in the 25th minute, before Matt Cornish doubled his side's lead in the 89th minute. 

But Caddis admitted responsibility for the second. He had taken Ollie Southern off and brought on Adam Rooney late in the second half as he went 'gung ho' by throwing the kitchen sink in the search for an equaliser.

"The second one, I'll put my hands up, I went gung ho second one, so I'm not bothered with that," Caddis said.

"That's full my responsibility for the second goal because we put players on the pitch, we want to try and get back in the game.

"I don't mind that, to be honest. We want to try and get back in the game, but the first one was frustrating. We then huffed and puffed for the majority of the game. The pitch was difficult, we couldn't quite create loads of opportunities."

He added: "I'm being honest, we were rubbish. I've told the players that but I still love them to bits, still up for the fight as they are. It's just a bad day."

Interview Keith Hall, from BBC Hereford and Worcester, put to Caddis that a positive was Hereford had lots of possession.

But Caddis, who said he and the players were a bit angry and upset after the loss, said he's all about results now at this stage of the season.

"Performances are brilliant, but I'd rather be rubbish for the next 16 games and win one-nil.