Howarth puzzled by Harriers show

Harriers number two Neil Howarth would still like to be out on the park

Kidderminster Harriers assistant manager Neil Howarth was frustrated by the way Mark Yates' team played in Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Weymouth.

"It was a poor result and a poor performance," Howarth told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"The conditions were bad but it was the same for both sides.

"We had a great chance of moving up the table. It's happened a couple of times. We've had a chance to put our marker down but it didn't happen."

Harriers never recovered from a poor first-half showing, capped by the first of matchwinner Stuart Beavon's two goals just two minutes before the break.

When it went to 2-0 down there was no belief we could get back in the game.

Kidderminster Harriers assistant manager Neil Howarth

"We never got the game going towards their end of the pitch in the first half," said Howarth. "We said at half-time we have to be braver and get on the ball and pass it, but we played too many long balls.

"We have a few games this season when we have not been the best in the first half and improved in the second half. But the goals were a big changing point in the game.

"We should have been able to come back from 1-0 down but the way we played second half we were never going to do that.

"The worst part of management is that it's so difficult to influence things.

"You can get subs on and send out messages on but you can't make the decisions for the players and pass the ball.

"When it went to 2-0 down there was no belief we could get back in the game."