First Defeat for Roy and he ain't happy

Dear Coxhoe Branch,
There were a few tackles, as you would expect, but you have to tackle to win games.
The goals we gave away was the difference. A lot of the teams in this league are closely matched and if you make one or two mistakes, you are punished.
I made the changes [at half-time] to liven things up a bit, it obviously didn't work. I wanted a bit more from the players.
There's no problems with the tackles from the Ipswich lads. If you don't want to see physical contact, don't come to football.
The game was there for the taking, which was the major disappointment of today. I didn't think we started particularly well but we got our noses in front.
After that, with the experience we have got, you expect the players to put their foot on the ball and move it about.
We gave a silly free-kick away and it's 1-1 going into half-time, that was disappointing.
We conceded two bad goals in the second half, three all together. You don't have to be a genius to work out that if you give three bad goals away, you are going to struggle.
It [the defeat] hurts more as a manager than as a player because you have more responsibility. We're all hurting - me, the players, the staff and the fans. It's how we react now.
If you are on a yellow card, any mistimed tackle and you're in trouble. Players go down very easily now, that doesn't help.
When there's loads of bookings by half-time, there's a good chance there will be a sending-off.
It was disappointing and it's about how we react. We have a big game against Sheffield Wednesday now.
All the best,
Roy
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