BARRY McConnell believes a couple of good results could soon turn the tide at the Bob Lucas Stadium.

The Terras have failed to deliver on their potential in the Calor Southern Premier so far this season, but the experienced full-back believes it is only a matter of time before things start to click.

Reflecting on last weekend’s home defeat to Hungerford Town, McConnell said: “We all know as a group of players that we are under-achieving at the moment, and for a club the size of Weymouth we need to be doing better.

“Sometimes in football you do not get what you deserve and at other times you do, but it is clear things need to change.

“The fact we are in the middle of November and have only played 10 league games so far is just crazy.

“Normally we have played 10 by the end of September but that is what can happen when you have a run in the cups and it still doesn’t excuse the fact that we should be doing better than what we are.”

He went on to add: “In our first three or four league games we performed to a decent standard and got results, but even then we still would have liked to have played better and that has been our problem, we have not been playing to the correct level.

“In the first half against Hungerford last Saturday we played well and had more than enough chances.

“We took one and had we taken another and gone 2-0 up it would have probably changed the outcome of the game, but instead we failed to make the most of our opportunities and ended up paying the price.

“We have just not been good enough in both penalty areas at the end of the day.

“We have been conceding sloppy goals and not taking our chances and when you do that more often than not you get punished.”

That defeat against the Crusaders was Weymouth’s third in four league outings, leaving them seven points adrift of the play-offs.

However, with games in hand on all but one of the teams above them, McConnell sees no reason to panic just yet.

He said: “Hemel Hempstead are one of the best sides I have seen since dropping out of League football but last weekend they lost 4-1 against St Neots, who are third from bottom, so what happened there?

“Does that suddenly make Hemel a bad side? Of course it doesn’t.

“It’s just one of those leagues where anyone can beat anyone.

“We are more than capable of matching any side in this division and it is also clear that this club has been in the doldrums now for far too long.

“As players we need to start changing that and taking the club back to where it should be.

“The only way we are going to do that is by earning it because no-one has a divine right to anything in this game, no matter who they are.”

When asked whether injuries and the size of the squad has been the major reason behind the club’s indifferent start to the campaign, the 36-year-old went on to say: “We have not got a big squad and there has been a lot of chopping and changing.

“However, we cannot blame that because all the players in the squad are capable of coming in and performing in this league.

“Football is very much about confidence at the end of the day.

“Not conceding goals breeds confidence and so does scoring them at the other end, and if you are doing that things tend to go for you.

“It is also about consistency and getting the same level of performance out of the team every week.

“There are players in this league that can be fantastic on their day but the reason they are not playing higher is exactly that – consistency.

“That is the level we are playing at and to a certain extent you have to accept that but we still should be performing a lot better as a team. We have got some very good players at this club and it is just about gelling and mixing it together.

“With no midweek game we are able to get on the training pitch this week and get some work done. Hopefully we can go to Corby on Saturday with a bit more intensity and earn a positive outcome.

“A couple of good results and everything could soon fall into place.”