York City captain Lenell John-Lewis and manager Adam Hinshelwood blasts their side’s 6-1 defeat to Altrincham on Tuesday night.
Alty boosted their chances of making it to the National League playoff places with a convincing victory against York at the J Davidson Stadium.
The hosts took the lead early on, with an own goal from York’s goalkeeper George Sykes-Kenworthy just two minutes into the game.
Justin Amaluzor put Altrincham 2-0 up in the 26th minute, followed by Jake Cooper scoring a third goal right before the break.
Maz Kouhyar managed to get one back for York just after the hour mark, but Alex Newby’s brace, along with a goal from Chris Conn-Clarke, proved to be a comfortable night for Phil Parkinson’s side.
The result means that York sit second from bottom, with 40 points from 39 games played, and three points adrift of safety. Altrincham are 7th, the final playoff place, with 58 points from 38 games played.
After the game, a message emerged from York’s co-chairs, saying: “We are beyond disappointed with tonightâs result and will be reimbursing the away fans for their tickets.
“We have genuinely tried to put all the tools needed to build a successful team, from recruitment, to housing, nutrition, and better training facilities.
“We have obviously got something wrong and will not stop trying until we it get right.
“Matthew & Julie Anne”
York boss Adam Hinshelwood said, per York Press: âThe mistakes and how we conceded the goals was nothing short of embarrassing.
âWe simply canât do it, itâs nowhere near acceptable.
âAny football club, never mind one with the stature that we are working at, itâs (passion) got to be shown and shown again, itâs got to change out there on the pitch.
âThey were all upbeat before the game but didnât take it out onto the pitch, if you go a goal down then youâve got to stay in the game.
âYouâve got to fight in every minute, and we didnât do that.
âWe started the game and the confidence just oozed out of the team from there, the second goal has come from our wide free-kick, the third goal has come a wide free-kick where they have ran the length of the pitch and we havenât dealt with it.
âTactics-wise, there is a huge responsibility on my shoulders with the team that has been picked, it falls on my shoulders.
âI think if we start the game like we did and we finish the half like we did, then weâre going to give ourselves an uphill challenge.
âIn the one-on-ones we were second best. Iâve picked the team so I want to take full responsibility and all of the criticism that comes my way, if you start the game with a mistake, finish the half with a mistake then youâre going to leave yourself with too big of a task.
âThe grit and determination you saw on Saturday wasnât there on Saturday.
âWe have to come in tomorrow and show the lads, itâs all we can do.
âWe have to come in tomorrow, itâs totally unacceptable, the only way through is to keep working hard.
âThe work and effort isnât there all the time, and itâs got to be there.
âWe just canât flick that on and off. They seemed to be that way Saturday and before the game, but the mistake devoid the whole team of confidence. Weâve got to learn.
âI have to keep believing, our fans expect that of us.
âThe fans were outstanding again today, and when criticism comes our way then I will be the one way to take it.
âWe have to keep fighting, we are York City, a massive club for this level and we have to keep fighting until the last whistle of the last day goes.â
York captain Lenell John-Lewis said, per York Press: âI can only apologise. Without swearing, it was a shambles,â John-Lewis asserted.
âThe fans were amazing, we can only apologise, I can only apologise. Iâm lost for words, to be honest.
âI donât have an answer for you, but we have to look at ourselves.
âWe have to look at ourselves deeply, individually, as a collective from top to bottom.
âWe have to find out a way to pick up points very quickly.
âThe squad is together, itâs not divided, but today it did look like that and thatâs why youâre asking the question.
âWe have to look at ourselves, we have to talk tomorrow and find a way to very quickly put things right.
âIâve been in this position a couple of times and Iâve made it out.
âIâll keep going, Iâll make sure that the lads keep going and Iâm sure the lads themselves will keep going until the end. Thatâs all we can do, try to find a way.
âWe have to look at ourselves and we have to find a way, itâs as simple as that.
âI donât have much words for you to be honest and Iâm sorry about that, because without swearing it was a shambles.
âWe have three days and itâs a quick turnaround, but when youâre winning itâs quick and you like it.
âWhen youâre losing itâs a good thing as well, because it doesnât give us much time to think about it and we have it in our grasps to make it right.â
âGSK [George Sykes-Kenworthy] has been unbelievable for us, since heâs come in.
âI said it to him as soon as he walked off, keep your head up because he has been unbelievable.
âHe has kept us in a lot of games and he has won us points, so it will be tough on him because thatâs the position heâs in, heâs a goalkeeper and it is hard.
âItâs hard for us as strikers when we miss and we know we should have scored, but for him particularly it is hard.
âWeâll get him up and going again, because again he has been fantastic for us.
âItâs easy to say that the chances we had summed up our season, but at the end of the day we should have scored them and we need to make that right.â
This is how fans reacted as the York City captain and manager blasts their 6-1 defeat to Altrincham…
@tombarneybarnes: Silence from Matt Uggla, silence from players, silence from backroom staff, just an NLS Managerâs false excuses
@morganzwynne: So in space of a month. York have sacked a manager who would keep them up. Appointed a pe teacher and single handedly ruined his career. And also catered for away fans more than their own in a relegation battle. The silence is deafening. Answerâs needed @matt_uggla
@WillCrisp13: Donât let this attention seeking billionaire manchild anywhere near another football club jobs for the boys and arrogant assumption you can buy success only to build a team who donât care, ruined Yeovil last season killing our club now
@Ryan7Morris: @matt_uggla Sack him NOW!
@LiamRawcliffe1: rip up every players contract embarrassment to the club and the city. not one of them could care less, jobsworths stealing a wage
@MarkReynard3: Itâs important to recognise this was a huge mistake and send the management team back down south, they are totally out of their depth. Get Askey in for the remaining games and look at things in the summer.
@Walwynstatue: That is embarrassing. I dread to think how long weâll be stuck in a part time regional league.
@Harry98390122: @matt_uggla what show was that meant to be heard it was the Castro did it go well
@JaniCPFC: You can make whatever argument you want for getting rid of Ardley when it happened, and maybe it wasnât working – but Iâm absolutely adamant these last 4 donât go THIS badly as if he stayed. If it wasnât confirmed already, itâs Blyth and Spennymoor away next season.
@samrawnsley17: Hope all the ardley out people are happy now đ
@joshua_ycfc: Hinshelwood OUT. NOW.
@MickCordukes: Everyone out !!!
@cal_ycfc_efc: Just play the rest of the games behind closed doors lads đ
@JoshuaJ18864798: Time for someone to start taking responsibility
@YCFC1922_: Unlucky lads couldâve gone either way
@LiamHen08364023: “If we didn’t concede 6 we’d have won 1-0”
@GreekGinster: Awww did we roll over and have our tummies tickled York. FFS York. I love this club but I’m absolutely embarrassed by the lack of care, pride, passion, fight. Nothing or no-one at the club making it tick now #ycfc
@inaminute23: Worse team I’ve seen this season at Alty. Your keeper needs support. Took no satisfaction in him making so many errors.
@TomH58223938: Real questions you need to address and answer @matt_uggla, we are a disgrace. Please stop treating us like your toy
@ycfc_TWS: Get Hinch gone. That was disgraceful. Im sure he’s a young manager with good potential, but bringing a NLS prospect into a relegation scrap with the wasters we call players… was scandalous. #ycfc
@JackgHUFC: glad @matt_uggla went here now đ ruining that club đ€Ł
@kentwix12: Had some lows watching this rabble over the years but, fair play, this is a real nadir. No point before Wealdstone (h) did I believe we would go down, and now Iâm 110% certain we will. Thatâs not even two weeks. Weâve absolutely torpedoed the club and sabotaged our future.
@harry50696659: Genuinely this is the most depressed Iâve felt itâs sad to think that Iâm always in a bad mood every week due to this at the moment. I really hope things get better #ycfc
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