Baraclough bemoans Iron's display

27 February 2011 13:30
Scunthorpe boss Ian Baraclough admitted he was deflated by his side's performance in their 2-0 defeat at Bristol City. The Iron arrived at Ashton Gate in the midst of a fine run of form which had seen them take seven points from their previous three outings. However, goals from David Clarkson and Nicky Maynard sealed a deserved success for the Robins as Scunthorpe failed to reproduce the desire that saw them come back from two goals down to beat Sheffield United 3-2 on Tuesday. "What's the difference between coming back from two goals down against Sheffield United to win in midweek and being two down against Bristol City?" said Baraclough. "The difference was that while we showed belief that we could recover against Sheffield, here we never looked as though we might get back in to the game. "It was a poor performance in an important match after some improved results had given us all hope."

Source: PA