It's like they are on holiday already

"That was the worst performance of my football career, I have to say," the usual jovial Plymouth boss said. "I saw a team in claret and blue want it more, chase, harry, tackle, outfight, out will, outplay, outwit every one of my team, no matter who I put on, no matter what, every single one of them.

"We have got to get right back to square one. It's like they are on holiday already and this was an absolute disgrace. Everyone said nice things about Plymouth, our cup run, how we didn't deserve to lose to Watford. Well I'm sorry, but it has been absolute rubbish since.

"That was embarrassing. The goalkeeper shanked the ball out of the ground, we missed a penalty, and it wasn't a penalty to be honest, and we got outfought, out muscled, out battled in every single area of the pitch and that's unusual."

Strong words from the Plymouth boss and he also took a glance at the league table where they currently sit with 52 points. Last week he was talking about a potential late run for the play offs but no longer. "Have we got enough points to be safe?" he questioned.

"If that's our form, it is definite relegation fodder. There's nowhere to hide now. If a few of mine had a shovel or a spade they would have dug a hole and tried to hide in it tonight. They can't, I don't feel safe in my job so why should they feel safe in theirs?

"They have got to do a lot of reflecting haven't they? It could have been 5-0, it could have been 6-0, it could have been seven, it could have been eight. From where we've been all season, I'm embarrassed. This isn't an Ian Holloway side.

"If they think that's good enough they can get out, that's the way it is. That is unacceptable, although, in fairness, they have hardly let me down all season. There's no point in ranting at them, they know how I feel. I felt it yesterday and the day before.

"There's an apathy about the place which I can't stand. The transfer window is shut so I can't do anything about it, all I can do is chop some of this down for next year."

Holloway's final thoughts were with the small number of Plymouth fans who made the long trip to Turf Moor and he told them what he thought should happen. "I apologise wholeheartedly to them. Our players should pay their tickets and travel. They owe them for bothering to come all the way up here and watch that crock of rubbish.

"We have a duty of care to that badge, to play with pride for it, not matter what. Who the hell do we think we are? Correction, who the hell do they think they are?"