ADAM Murray admits Kidderminster Harriers’ season could ‘implode’ if everyone involved with the club does not start pulling in the same direction.
Harriers suffered a humiliating 5-1 home defeat against Radcliffe at Aggborough as a number of supporters voiced their displeasure at the home side’s performance.
And Murray insists Kidderminster’s failure to secure promotion last season is still hanging over his side and is negatively impacting the culture at the club.
Murray said: “We’re in a tough moment. We’re going through one of those moments in a season. The environment [today] wasn’t good and doesn’t help anybody.
“We felt the atmosphere in the warm-up. I understand where the supporters heads are at as well. I’m not angry with the supporters for giving me stick.
“We’re not giving them something to shout about. There’s so much anger and frustration still in this football club from the final day of last season.
“It’s carried on. It’s affecting everybody. If we don’t come together as a football club, this will implode this season.
“You can change the manager and the players but it will be the same outcome because there’s a horrible battle going on at the minute and it can’t be like that.
“If people don’t want me, I’ll walk away. This football club is in a certain situation and it’s only together that you’re going to get out of it.
“There’s an emotion around the ground and as soon as something doesn’t go right, you feel it’s just waiting to come out and explode.
“It’s not going to change until we start pulling in the same direction and we’re all on the same page.”
Harriers fell two goals behind inside 20 minutes before Kurt Willoughby halved the deficit only for Radcliffe to restore their two-goal lead before the break.
Defender Emeka Obi saw red on the hour mark and Radcliffe scored two late goals to pile more misery on Murray’s side.
And Murray felt his players did not do the basics right but believes a win could turn the club’s season around.
Murray said: “I’m not sure where you start after conceding from four corners. I’ve just said to the boys: ‘in this situation, what do you want me to do?’
“I don’t want to throw any of them under the bus. Apart from heading the ball, we’ve got to do our jobs. The set-up and structure is there, we knew what was coming.
“To concede four goals from corners is gut-wrenching. This is the National League North and if you can’t do the basics right you’re not going to give yourself a platform in the game.
“To not do the basics right and defend is really painful. The boys are hurting, there’s no excuses, they’ve held their hands up and said: ‘we’ve got to do our jobs’.
“The feeling is we just need a win. A win just turns the whole mentality of the group around.”
Kidderminster are next in action against Chester on Saturday, October 18 with kick-off at 3pm at the Deva Stadium.
