Dorchester boss Mark Morris is urging the club's fans to stop moaning and get behind his team as he tries to make the most of his limited resources. There's already disquiet on the terraces as the Avenue Stadium faithful steel themselves for a Nationwide Conference South survival struggle after the Magpies followed Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Lewes by losing 3-2 at home to Weston-super-Mare last night. They went two-up early in the second half with super strikes from Matt Groves and Jamie Brown before Weston cashed in on poor defending to steal the points. "If the fans are moaning and groaning then good luck to them because I'm not listening," said Morris. "We have a side full of young kids and if you are fair tonight I think you would say they worked their socks off and deserved to win. "We passed the ball well, our composure was good and we created chances - but then we made a couple of elementary defensive mistakes that cost us. "Weston's players were no better than mine tonight - but mistakes are mistakes and it doesn't matter how good a coach you are when that happens. "You either go out and get better players or keep working with the ones you have got to try and make them better. That is what I have to do because I have no money to spend on players unless someone comes along with a suitcase of money and I can go out and pay twelve grand and £700 a week for players like some other clubs in this league and the chances of that happening are zero. "But I'm not complaining so no-one else should either. If the club feels they can get someone who can get more out of the players we have at this club than I can then I will say good luck to them." Morris said the lack of concentration in defence immediately after Brown's superb free kick had made it 2-0 to Dorchester in the 48th minute was the pivotal moment of last night's clash. Within seconds Marc McGregor pulled one back for the visitors and the game was turned on its head. "We put ourselves in the driving seat and if we had stopped them scoring so quickly after our second we would have won," maintained Morris. "But we were celebrating instead of concentrating and if you give sides goals you get punished and that is what happened tonight." Morris called up young striker Warren Byerley for his first league start when David Laws pulled out after a family bereavement and although he found it tough going against Weston's seasoned non-league campaigners like Lee Jarman and Billy Clark, the Magpies boss was happy with his contribution. "I was pleased with the boy tonight," he said. "He is getting better with every game and I think he is going to be a decent footballer for us."
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