Tigers mauling hurts Parky
29 Nov 2006 - 08:50:11
Hull City boss Phil Parkinson described his side's 5-1 thrashing at former club Colchester as one of the worst feelings of his football career.
The Tigers remain second-bottom of the Championship table following the result at Layer Road as the U's, who Parkinson quit in the summer, secured an eighth straight home win to move up to seventh and three points off the play-off places.
Nicky Forster silenced Parkinson's knockers among the Colchester support when he put Hull in front on 16 minutes, but Chris Iwelumo equalised within three minutes.
Iwelumo won and converted a penalty on 52 minutes, before Jamie Cureton grabbed his 10th goal of the campaign to put the U's 3-1 ahead just before the hour.
Iwelumo completed his hat-trick on 66 minutes and made it five with his fourth goal of the night with ten minutes remaining.
Afterwards Parkinson said: "I've never had a defeat that's hurt so much, I can't remember a worse time at Layer Road.
"Colchester played very well and they can take a lot of credit.
"Iwelumo is a good player and that's probably one of the best nights of his career.
"However, I cannot get concerned about the opposition's players. My worry is more with my own team.
"We just didn't do the simple things right and as a result we were just second best."