Tonbridge Angels manager Steve McKimm slams 'absolutely diabolical' performance in 1-0 defeat by Slough Town

Steve McKimm described Tonbridge’s performance against Slough as absolutely diabolical.

McKimm was an angry man at full-time after Angels slumped to a 1-0 home defeat in the Good Friday sunshine.

Victory would have seen them all-but safe in National League South going into Monday’s game at Dulwich.

And while they still have an eight-point cushion over the bottom team, which is now Billericay after Welling fought back from 3-0 down to draw at Eastbourne, that was of little consolation.

“It was an absolutely diabolical performance, from start to finish,” said Angels boss McKimm.

“We had no energy, no guile, no real urgency, and in the position we’re in we can’t afford to do that.

“Slough have had two or three shots, and we’ve had two in 90 minutes, which at home isn’t good enough.

“All in all, we were nowhere near the levels we need to be at.

“We are fighting a relegation battle, which I’ve said for ages and I’ll keep saying, because teams around us will win.

“Look at Welling today, 3-0 down at Eastbourne and they end up 3-3, so they aren’t going to give up the ghost.”

The only goal came four minutes into the second half with Joe Dandy allowed to run into the box unchallenged before setting up Alfonso Tenconi.

“We’ve let a player run past four of our players without putting a challenge in,” added McKimm.

“That says it all. I am angry. It’s disgusting.

“We’re in a position where we can’t afford to turn in performances like that, so there’s a lot of changes that need to be made come the end of the season and there’s a lot of changes that need to be made against Dulwich.

“There will be changes and there needs to be changes.

“I didn’t ask for explanations in there, I just told them what I thought, and that was it.

“I can’t