WEYMOUTH boss David Oldfield admitted he is “upset” and “annoyed” by the 2-0 loss to FC Halifax Town at the Bob Lucas Stadium.

Oldfield’s men saw a three-game unbeaten home run in the Vanarama National League come to an end with a luke-warm display.

Goals from Tom Bradbury and league debutant Zak Dearnley boosted the Shaymen into fourth place after a game in which Weymouth’s only shot on target came courtesy of sub Tom Blair 84 minutes in.

It means Weymouth remain nine points adrift of safety after Aldershot were beaten 2-0 by Stockport.

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Following what was one of the more disappointing performances in Oldfield’s tenure, the Terras’ manager did not dress the defeat up.

He told uptheterras.co.uk: “I’m annoyed we didn’t manage to match the passion of the fans enough.

“We did do some good things but we don’t do anywhere near enough of those.

“And to concede (such) preventable or soft goals is a recipe for disaster. We are upset and annoyed that we haven’t managed to match the passion of the fans consistently enough.

“If we can do that, I have to be honest, I’m not so worried about what happens.

“We need to make sure we stick our chests out, hold our heads high and keep working.

“There are numerous reasons, but one of the reasons we’ve made steps forward is the competitiveness and we need to make sure we retain that going forward.”

Speaking to Echosport, Oldfield admitted Halifax’s higher quality had proven decisive.

“Did Halifax do enough to win the game? It’s arguable,” he said.

“Did we do enough to win the game? I don’t think we did. Maybe in those games we need to hang on and work it and we need to get something out of the game.

“We are a work in progress. The players are certainly trying. The supporters have been absolutely fantastic. The noise they are giving us has been a real fillip in these difficult times.

“They’ve supported the boys whatever happens. I believe in the players, we have to do better but there are ingredients within the group to do so.

“We need to make sure we’re as strong-minded as we can be.”

Weymouth struggled with their set-piece delivery all afternoon in blustery conditions.

“I think you could level that criticism at us,” Oldfield conceded.

“We worked quite hard on set-pieces and we haven’t delivered it on the game. Those things happen – the wind was tricky.

“I’m more concerned with our general play. We saw again that the set-pieces win or lose you the game.

“We have to bring all those threads together and perform better in all areas. We still believe. We’re still working.

“The players are still on board, are still trying, they still care and there’s enough within the group to get results going forward. We need to show it and quickly.”

Weymouth now travel to Altrincham tomorrow for their rearranged league clash.

The original fixture was postponed some 24 hours before kick-off due to the high winds of Storm Eunice.