GARRY Hill blasted Weymouth's terrace boo-boys after his ten-man side drew 1-1 at home against late-arrivers Yeading.

The Conference South title favourites were jeered off by sections of the Wessex Stadium crowd in a game delayed by more than a hour when the visitors arrived late through a motorway jam.

Boss Hill shut up shop to scrape a point once Trevor Challis was red-carded early in the second half and were slow-handclapped for seemingly settling for the draw.

But the former Hornchurch manager - who saw Chukki Eribenne net a first half opener before being asked to play as a lone striker after Challis' red card - insisted the critics had got it wrong.

He said: "It's very unfair for people to boo at the final whistle or slow handclap during the game - they are entitled to their opinion but I'm not going to worry about it.

"My concern is getting results for Weymouth Football Club and I felt we earned a good point today.

"Of course the expectation at the Football club is high - it has been for 18 years - and we haven't started as well as we would have liked.

"Perhaps the good run of results at the end of last season spoiled people, who knows?

"But I prefer to be positive about the situation and think of this as another gained point rather than anything else

"I'm pleased with the players because they showed a good fighting spirit to keep going until the end of a really hot and difficult day.

"After losing Trevor Challis, going down to ten men and conceding an equaliser within a minute, we dug deep for 40 minutes to earn a draw.

"People might say I shouldn't have withdrawn Wayne Purser and moved to a 4-4-1 formation but that is an easy thing to say in hindsight.

"If Yeading had gone on and scored two or three after doing that, I would be criticised for not playing for the draw.

"There are plenty of positives to take from it, we are still unbeaten at home and people like Shaun Carey and Shaun Wilkinson have got games under their belts in their return from fitness."

Defender Challis faces a one-match ban after receiving his second booking of the game from referee Mike Hawken minutes after the restart.

Hill said: "At that stage in the game, when we were one up, we didn't need to lose anybody and I'm naturally disappointed with Trevor's sending off.

"Trevor is an experienced professional who is also disappointed to have been given the red card.

"That then forced me to change things around but, like I said, we battled away and kept going to the end to earn what could be a valuable point."

Hill reckoned the 65 minute kick off delay, caused by Yeading's team coach being stuck in traffic on the M3 at Ringwood, affected his side's performance.

"The long delay seemed to affect us more than them and it is deeply frustrating when something like that happens," he said.

"The delay messed up the pre match preparations and we ended up having three warm up sessions on the pitch to kill the time.

"Once the game got underway we were a bit slow to get going in stifling conditions and Yeading settled quicker.

"But we improved as the half went on and I was pleased with Chukki's goal to put us ahead at the break.

"We started brightly after half time and Wayne Purser could have scored a second before Trevor's sending off and the complexion on the game changing."

Hill added: "We came into this game on the back of a bad defeat at St Albans and it is very easy to knock the players when they are down.

"But I've got to give them credit today for plugging away in difficult circumstances and ensuring we came out of the game unbeaten.

"They showed a bit of spirit and character and I was pleased with their response after the St Albans game."