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"I am very disappointed to have lost the game 3-0 because funnily enough I was pleased with the way we were playing for the first hour," Sheridan said. "Even at 1-0 I thought we matched them, but the second goal killed us.
"All the goals were soft and very poor on our behalf. People weren't switched on at crucial times and that's cost us in the end."
Sheridan added: "It was a repeat of last season, we were in the game with an hour gone and then they get a goal out of nothing. Burnley didn't have to work hard for their goals and I'm gutted for the fans because they were brilliant. We've lost the game 3-0 and it's gone now. The main thing is to look ahead and concentrate on getting a positive result at Colchester on Saturday."
Owen Coyle was enthusing about Martin Paterson's goals after the game after the £1.3 million striker had clinched the win with the second and third goals. "Let's home Martin loves the cup competitions as much as the league because he has shown he is a natural goalscorer who will get his share of goals.
"Personally, I love the goals he is scoring because they are real striker's goals. Sometimes it can be a thankless task and you might fee isolated leading the line, but for him to go and get two more goals on the night will give him a terrific lift.
"He is showing why we brought him to the football club and with the age he is at he is going to serve this club for years to come and there's no doubt he will score goals."
Coyle went on to say about the performance overall: "We knew it was going to be a tricky tie because Oldham have won all their games and you could see that confidence within them. But I felt we fully merited the win on the night. I think we started the game well and had a couple of opportunities to score.
"When the goal came it was real quality. The passing and movement was wonderful and it was a great finish by Chris McCann.
"I felt we might have added to that and Brian Jensen never had a save to make in the first half, but we knew that if we continued to pass the ball we would create openings and so it proved."