Yeovil Town manager Richard Dryden said he could understand fans’ frustration after his side were booed off the Huish Park pitch after a 2-0 defeat to Wealdstone.

The Glovers turned in a damp squib of a performance on a miserable night with wind and rain lashing South Somerset and goals from the visitors’ Dominic Hutchinson and Max Kretzschmar sealing the defeat.

Asked about the reaction at the final whistle, Dryden told BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah: “We have not given them enough to cheer about. When we started the second half off with a shot, the intent was there, but we have to give them more to cheer about. I can totally understand their frustration.”

The Glovers failed to take advantage of having the conditions in their favour in the first half, failing to muster a meaningful effort on the Wealdstone goal, and lacked an intensity to take the game to the visitors.

There was a brief rally after the break, but the goals punctured any hopes of a comeback.

Dryden added: “Out of possession we were pretty good, but in possession we were not good enough as a whole group when we got the ball back. When you look at the goals, there was probably a free-kick (for a foul in the build-up) on Tav (striker Tahvon Campbell) but there a lot of things that happened after that when we should have done better.

“For the second goal, we are in a decent position and we give it away and whilst it is not game over, 2-0 is a high bar to come back from.

“We know what Wealdstone are like, we have got their (possession) stats, but we felt that in the blocks we would win the ball back and we did. The issue was when we got it back we were not good enough on the ball tonight. When we did get up the pitch and got in to good areas, it was not up to the standard we want and expect.”

Yeovil were without the suspended Finn Cousin-Dawson and Harvey Greenslade and the injured Josh Sims and Brett McGavin, leaving Dryden few options to bring off the bench as Wealdstone dominated the midfield with ex-W*ymouth midfielder Omar Mussa impressing.

Dryden said: “We were without Simsy and Brett, but we were trying to change the shape and get an extra man in there, we just did not have enough to change it too much. James Daly came on (in the 81st minute) and Junior came on to try and bring a bit of spark. But in possession was the big problem.”

The manager said he hoped Sims would be back in training later this week with the ominous task of a trip to a Scunthorpe United side who have made an impressive start to life back in the National League Premier Division this season. 

He added: “There are some good characters in that dressing room. No-one likes to get beaten, we want to win games. It is a frustrated changing room, but as a group we have got to bounce back.”

It sounds unlikely McGavin will be fit to return for the trip to Lincolnshire with Dryden saying he is “probably another week away, maybe a bit longer.“