David Hodgson Quotes (10 Quotes)

He wanted to continue as assistant manager, but we had to put the good of the club first, and to that end he took over the youth set up I felt he had all the qualities needed to make it a success.

Performance wise there are no complaints from me. We created plenty of chances after playing some good football, but couldn't take them. A couple of wins in our next two matches could change the picture dramatically.

We had planned without him in the morning and were set to use Clarke as a striker. But Lafferty turned up wanting to play, which shows a great attitude.

He'll be expected to come in on Monday morning and bust his neck to get it out of his head and get on with his job. We shall see what develops this week.

I thought the lads were fantastic in the second-half. At half-time I wanted to know who could scrap, and they all responded well.

It's another massive setback for the lad. He's had terrible luck but hopefully his recovery will go according to plan and he'll be back sooner rather than later.

If Chris was 20 or 21 we would probably say no, but for what he's shown at 18, he is worth another look.

It's all down to the players to make the changes work. We were lethargic in the first half, so we needed to switch things around. I was pleased with the response and we deserved to win for our second half performance.

The players think it was two lost and I think that it was one gained. I think it was one gained because eleven players didn't turn up - we had five. W e had five in the first half and we might have had five in the second half at times. However they're kids and because they're kids they probably aren't aware that things are not going particularly well but they still kept going forward.

We have to make the most of it. We will adapt to the conditions and be prepared to play more direct than usual if necessary.