Kevin Wilkin offers no AFC Telford United excuses amid 'get the sack' claim

Despondent AFC Telford United boss Kevin Wilkin made no excuses for his side’s 5-0 home humiliation by King’s Lynn Town and admitted such results ‘get managers the sack’.

Telford, who are out of the National League North relegation places on goal difference, were thrashed by the visitors from Norfolk on a day to forget at the end of a gruelling week.

Wilkin’s squad options are currently threadbare but the Bucks boss admitted the buck stops with him and there were no excuses for an “unacceptable” day at the office.

“I don’t think you can make excuses for it,” Wilkin said. “At the end of the day, that performance at home, however you look at it, top to bottom, is not acceptable.

“I was asked about the long night Tuesday (FA Cup extra time defeat at Worksop) and the extra time and everything else, but I just feel we’d be making excuses and I don’t want to do that. We let people down today with the way that we finished the game and that’s the fact of the matter.

“I need to, as the manager, deal with that and make sure that we don’t capitulate in the way that we did today.”

Wilkin admitted he will fight off ‘if still required’ in the SEAH Stadium hotseat. The Bucks went into Saturday unbeaten in three in the league but that run shuddered to an end.

“Look, results like today, get managers to sack,” he said. “I’m aware of that. I’m not foolish, I understand how it works. I’ve let people down today, and I have to take that on the chin.

“Nobody else is to blame for that. Look, we’ll see where it goes and where the guys want to go with it.

“But yeah, if I’m still required to do the job and try to move it forward, then I’ll do exactly that.

“I have to apologise to the fans. They’ve been amazing. They have every right to come after me.”

Carlton Ubaezuonu struck a hat-trick, with Reece Hall-Johnson and Layton Love also on target for Lynn. Goalkeeper Brandon Hall saved a visiting penalty.

The Bucks had what appeared a legitimate first-half equaliser through Matty Stenson wrongly chalked off for offside.

“We had a moment where we probably should score and hit the post, we could take the lead,” the manager said. “We can do better for their goal, again.

“I think we’ve equalised, which is a perfectly good goal, I believe. They’re saying he was onside and clearly onside.

“The way we finish the game… I have to take responsibility for that, and I’m not looking to blame the referee or anybody else.

“We’ve got to show more in those situations. The buck stops with me. I’ve brought those players to the club and expect a little bit more.”