SHRIMPS’ boss Jim Bentley said he was disappointed with his side’s defeat against league leaders Lincoln.
Bentley gave a frank review of the game when he said: “I’m very disappointed, quite frustrated and there are no excuses.
“We deserved the pats on the back and the credit we got for the two results coming into the game but we deserve the criticism that’s coming our way.
“Lincoln are top of the table and they have won the game but we didn’t help ourselves.
“It was too easy, we rolled over and let them tickle our bellies at times.
“We didn’t lay a glove on them, particularly in the first half, and it’s one of the most lacklustre performances we’ve turned in.
“That’s not a team that reflects what we’re about and it was too easy.
“You look at it as a manager and think ‘what can we do better?’
“We got our preparation right; it’s the third game in a week, you get caught wondering if you make changes to a winning side and you’re playing a team who haven’t had a midweek game.
“We didn’t lay a glove on them, particularly in the first half, and it’s one of the most lacklustre performances we’ve turned in.
“That’s not a team that reflects what we’re about and it was too easy. “You look at it as a manager and think ‘what can we do better?’
“We got our preparation right; it’s the third game in a week, you get caught wondering if you make changes to a winning side and you’re playing a team who haven’t had a midweek game.
“We go with the winning side for the right reasons and we know we have a couple of decent ones on the bench ready to come on.
“We didn’t do enough and we’ll deserve the criticism that comes our way because it wasn’t acceptable.”