Angry Owers Wants Complete Torquay Performance

The Gulls remain six points from safety after Joe Pigott’s first-half goal gave in-form Maidstone United the points.

It was more agony for Owers, who couldn’t explain Torquay’s poor first-half performance which ultimately cost them.

“It’s another defeat at home, I can’t have two performances that are opposite, that are poles apart,” he said.

“To come out and perform at the level they did in the second half, where was that in the first half? Everyone might look at the second half performance and say that was much improved but that’s not good enough. I need that over 90 minutes. I’ve told them I’m not fooled by what I’ve seen in the second half.

“I’m not being mugged off by 45 minutes of good football, no way. The supporters won’t be mugged off either by the way. Some of them have stayed behind to applaud us and I thank them for that. We are in a bad position, but I think that’s an opportunity missed. I think Maidstone are a good side, but I thought there was something there for us.

“We’re not getting results. Fair play to the manager [Jay Saunders]. I’m not being rude but I’m getting fed up of the handshaking and the ‘oh you’re really good and you’ll get out of it’, that’s no good to me, I want some points. As a player, I didn’t like getting beat and I am a bad loser, things have got to change in their mentality. It might be a bit of confidence or a little bit of luck but it has to be something.”