Bucks boss laments defeat to Kidderminster

​The result left Buxton 11 points off the play-off places following the weekend’s games as they then prepared for three straight away matches.

And McGrath told the club’s media it was a disappointing display overall.

He said: “They are a good side and where they are in the table for a reason. They’ve got a good squad but we showed them too much respect and it looked a little bit like men against boys in the first-half.

"We looked like we were caught in the headlights a little bit, stuck between jobs, and didn’t pass it quite how we know we can.

"Then we go a goal down, get the goal back from an own goal, but as the half went on I thought we grew into it a bit only to concede a really sloppy goal.

"It showed a lack of maturity and experience really where you know we should clear our lines, and should have been seeing the half out.

"We got a reaction in the second-half and Connor Kirby was superb when he came on and led the charge really well, and we were full of energy, but it shouldn’t take me at half-time to have to go and get the boys going because this is your chance as a player to go up against a really good side in Kidderminster, yet we only did it for 45 minutes."

Injuries posed Buxton a problem with three forced substitutions affecting their flow and game plan, with McGrath adding: “It’s difficult because that’s all on the back of Tai Sodje being injured, George Ball being ill and Sammy Robinson being injured, so that’s six senior players all experienced at this level.

"So it seems a lot is against us at the minute but we’ll assess everyone on Monday and hopefully the injuries aren’t too bad, although we know that Paul Cooper won’t be available so Joe Young will come in.”

Buxton were due back in action on Tuesday night with a trip to Darlington, played after this week’s Advertiser went to press.

They’ll then face trips to Chorley on Saturday and Leamington next Tuesday night.