"When the first goal went in we lost our discipline and losing two goals in a short space of time was difficult to come back from.
"We got a lifeline going in 2-1 at half-time and I was confident that if we put a few things right we'd have a chance.
"I think some players tried too hard and did things out of character, some of the boys tried to get us back in the game and we were punished.
"We've had an honest discussion in the changing room. It was frank and earnest but the consensus was we are good enough to get ourselves out of it.
"We've got to show character. If we're bottom at Christmas we're not going to throw the towel in."