DORCHESTER Town right-back Kyle Egan feels the Magpies’ current position in the lower reaches of the Evo-Stik Southern Premier South is not a “fair reflection” of their performances this season.

Manager Steve Thompson’s side currently lie in 18th having taken just three wins all season, while their goal difference of minus 12 is only better than the bottom two sides – Staines Town on minus 20 and Chesham United on minus 29.

Egan, a former Exeter City defender, joined the Magpies in the summer having excelled in a one-year loan from the Grecians in the 2017/18 season.

Speaking to Echosport, Egan was adamant that Dorchester’s placing would soon improve.

He said: “I don’t think it’s been a fair reflection, to be honest. A lot of the games we have actually played really, really well. We just haven’t got the result that we deserved.

“We’re trying to do the right thing. It’s been a frustrating season to start with.

“I think it will come together, it’s just a matter of improving on things that we know we have to improve on and building on that, and the results will come.”

Egan also echoed Thompson’s thoughts that the defence must also be held accountable for the Magpies’ low position, as well as the continuing absence of an experienced striker.

He said: “I agree (with him). I think we’ve conceded a lot of goals from crosses. As a back four we need to stop the crosses coming in better. Then we’ve got to pick up in the middle better and defend that cross better.

“In terms of a striker, I don’t think we need a striker. We’re creating a lot of chances as a team, we just need to punish teams and finish the chances off.

“If we weren’t creating chances and not scoring then it’s a problem. We’re creating enough, we’re just not putting them away and that’s what we need to do as a team.

“It’s only just crept in recently where we’ve conceded more goals than we wanted. We just need to tighten that up and get back to our old form defending-wise.”

Egan also outlined the differences between training full-time with Exeter last season to twice a week with Dorchester in the current campaign.

He said: “The transition has been OK with pre-season. We trained two or three times a week and it’s obviously not the same as training full-time.

“You’ve just got to do as much as you can outside of training, go to the gym and try and do other things that will keep you fit.

“I haven’t found it too bad. I think I’ve coped quite well and I’m enjoying my football at the moment.”