Under-fire Danny Wilson convinced he can still take Glasgow Warriors forward as time left on contract revealed

Twitter can be an unforgiving place and so it was in the aftermath of Glasgow Warriors’ loss to Edinburgh last Saturday night.

Being pulled apart by your local rivals is hard to take at the best of times but with so much riding on the match at Murrayfield, the defeat prompted an outpouring of anguish and anger on social media.

In losing 28-11, Glasgow saw their 13-point lead from the first leg overturned as Edinburgh regained the 1872 Cup. Worse for the Warriors was the fact that the result meant the capital side finished above them in the United Rugby Championship and so claimed the Scottish-Italian Shield and a place in next season’s Heineken Champions Cup.

It will be the first time since 2006-07 that Glasgow Warriors will not be taking part in European club rugby’s premier competition.

Danny Wilson, the Glasgow coach who found himself in the crosshairs of supporters, says he appreciates why they were upset but believes he is still the man to take the club forward.

He has a year remaining on his contract and insists progress is being made despite some compelling evidence to the contrary.

“I understand that social media will respond to a derby loss when so much was on the game,” he said. “I take responsibility as head coach that that was a game they [the fans] and we [the squad] are all very disappointed to lose.

“But I also look at the fact that for 80 per cent of this season, we have made some big strides and we are in a really good position.

“The league is becoming tougher and tougher with the South African sides in it, and we’ve been top four the majority of the year. The only two sides that have beaten us at home are the two sides that contested the European Cup final, so our home record has been outstanding this