MAGPIES’ chief Mark Jermyn admitted he was left “upset” and “frustrated” as Dorchester Town were dumped out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle by Cirencester Town last night.

Having taken an early lead through Matt Oldring at the Corinium Stadium, the county town side plummeted to a 3-1 reverse, in which former skipper Nathan Walker was sent off 10 minutes from time.

While Jermyn was also left agitated by that decision, he admitted the Magpies were victims of their own downfall.

“A 3-1 loss isn’t a true reflection on the game but at the same time we only have ourselves to blame,” he told Echosport.

“We were well on top with countless opportunities. They were simple opportunities to score.

“They are a team that just hit the floor as soon as anyone is touched. They basically play for free-kicks and set-pieces, that is the only thing that they really have in their armoury.

“Fair play to them, they won, but the way and the manner in which they play and set up will only take them so far.

“I don’t want our players to forget about it, I really don’t, because I certainly won’t be allowed to forget about it for the next couple of weeks.

"I want them to make sure that it hurts when they find out that Cirencester beat Petersfield and they are in the hat for the next round. I want them to know that it should have been us.”

Speaking about Walker’s dismissal, Jermyn added: “Nathan tells me he never touched him.

“It’s a pity these games aren’t recorded because in some of these games it seems that whoever shouts loudest at the referee gets the decision. In my opinion that’s really poor.

“You can’t have five or six of their players running directly at the referee screaming and shouting and the referee just folds.

"He should put his hand up and say ‘step away, if you don’t step away I’ll book you’. That’s controlling the game, not just wilting like a flower.

“I am very frustrated and quite upset by the result.”

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