Mike Dodds met the press ahead of the Bristol City game and this is the bones of what he had to say…
SILENT TREATMENT
"I'll be honest, I didn't speak to the players after the game, I was really angry. Sometimes when you go into that space, you have to be really clear and get your words right and your messages correct. So I didn't speak to them after the game, I gave myself 48 hours to watch the game back and watch the clips back and gauge other opinions. I talk a huge amount to the players about respecting the football club and league and opponents and I'll be honest, I felt we didn't do that. I felt we won on Friday (at Cardiff) and we took our eye off the ball.”
NO EXCUSES
"I think the result on Friday gave us a false economy in terms of where we are, which for me is infuriating. And I do hope it's the kick between the legs that we need to reset us. I won't use excuses, the reality is we were miles off it and the players have been left under no illusions how disappointed I am. I spoke to a couple of the more senior lads in the dressing room (before addressing the group), but I was so clear in terms of the messages I wanted to give them, it wouldn't really matter their opinion. I was so clear that the level of application was so unacceptable. I've never labelled that at this group, hopefully it's going to jolt us in a direction we want to go. Unfortunately, it's happened on my watch and I'll always take full responsibility."
EFFORT
"I've been asked that a few times this week. Our running stats at Cardiff were the third highest that they've been all season, so they've put a huge amount of effort into that game. I just felt freshening up the wings is something we needed. If I'd won it would have looked like a good decision but obviously it was a terrible performance and so that's going to see those changes highlighted even more. Hindsight can be a wonderful thing, and obviously there are going to be some changes for Saturday."
INJURIES
"Corry had a little bit of a reaction in training, nothing major - so he's back in part-training now but he won't be available this weekend. He'll be back fully training with the squad next weekend, we obviously want to get him back as quickly as we can. Aji played 90 minutes during the week for the U21s which was really important for him, psychologically more than anything. That was his first 90 minutes for a very, very long time which puts him in contention for the weekend."
