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Witham Town's players will feel the pain of their 4-3 defeat at Wivenhoe Town in the pocket as well as in the points column of the Ryman League division one north table.

An incensed Tony Last blasted his players, after the Witham boss saw his team throw away a seemingly comfortable 3-1 lead to concede a trio of goals in the last 12 minutes against their Essex neighbours, and vowed that none of the side would receive expenses for travelling to Broad Lane.

"I feel very let down by the side after that," said Last.

"You are 3-1 up, you are coasting, you hit the crossbar - and then you just switch off.

"They didn't want to know and I told them that."

While Witham getting sucked into the scrap at the foot of the division one north table is an extremely remote possibility, a three-point haul against the Dragons would have removed any lingering threat of relegation the Spa Road side have.

At 3-1 up and controlling the game, Joe Smith's 75th-minute header cannoned off the crossbar and would have put the game well and truly beyond the hosts to guarantee that safety.

However, Last saw the loss of full-back Chris Tucker to injury midway through the second half as a crucial point in the contest on Easter Monday and was disappointed by the manner of Town's late capitulation.

He added: "We lost Chris Tucker and it was a big blow when he came off as we gifted them three goals down that side.

"We gifted them (Wivenhoe) three points.

"We mugged them on Boxing Day down at our place and they have now done it to us.

"If the players want expenses they will have to work for it.

"They won't get expenses from this - none of them.

"They travelled down to Wivenhoe at their own expense because they won't get anything out of Witham Town.

"They haven't given us anything. We will have to work with them tomorrow at training and talk to them as individuals, but I find it difficult to give a straight answer after that as I'm flabbergasted.

"I'm peeved to tell the truth."

Ahead of the game at Broad Lane, Witham had announced the signing of 24-year-old striker Ricky Defreitas from Essex Senior League side Clapton.

The game at Wivenhoe was Witham's only one over the Easter weekend after Saturday's encounter with Redbridge was postponed due to a waterlogged surface at the Spicer McColl Stadium, Spa Road.

Witham will be looking to bounce back from Monday's disappointment when they host Edgeware Town at the Spicer McColl Stadium, Spa Road, on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).

8:54am Wednesday 26th March 2008

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