Joey Barton lamented the worst performance of his Bristol Rovers tenure and apologised to the fans that travelled to see Saturday's 5-1 defeat at League One strugglers Morecambe.
Barton described the output of some of his players at the Mazuma Stadium as "embarrassing", questioning whether it was worth the money they are paid as the Gas slipped to 12th in the table.
Goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe made an unfortunate start on debut with Dan Crowley's long-range shot proving too hot to handle as Morecambe took a first-half lead, but Rovers were still in the contest at the interval. Then did things start to spiral out of control, with a James Connolly own goal and a third though Donald Love coming within moments of the resumption.
