YORK City boss Jackie McNamara has elaborated on the reasons he said he would consider his position at the club last weekend.

McNamara, who confessed he felt “let down” by the players following last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Barrow, has spoken about feeling “very low” in the aftermath of the disappointing Holker Street performance.

But the ex-Scotland international believes his inexperienced squad have become fearful and has been working on methods of conquering that anxiety ahead of tomorrow’s home clash with Aldershot.

Despite his mood at Barrow, McNamara also stressed that he remains committed to providing entertaining football for the club’s supporters.

Offering an explanation for the comments concerning his future, McNamara said: “Before Barrow, we’d had a good week’s training, gone through all their set-plays and won a reserve game, so everything was positive, so I was very down and low after the game.

“I’m human and I look at my position every day to see what I can do to improve the team, but they are a new group of players and I’m finding out things about them. Some are from a lower level and some are young and the fear can take over – the fear of not playing, the fear of making mistakes, the fear of abuse on social media and the fear of a backlash in newspapers or from fans.

“We’ve been looking at ways of improving them this week, because my job is to make them better on and off the park. Whether you are winning or losing, there is pressure for players to perform at any club.

“I do my very best every day I’m here and I want the players to be successful. I want to change the club around and for this to be a place where people can enjoy watching games because, had we won last weekend, I would have still been disappointed with the performance, because we were playing like a percentage football team.”

City chairman Jason McGill, meanwhile, made it clear earlier this season that McNamara had been given a wage budget intended to secure the club a top-five place at the end of the season.

Of the 27 senior players currently on the Bootham Crescent books, 19 had no previous experience at National League level before this season, but the Minstermen chief defended that policy, adding: “The club bought experienced players during the four years they were trying to stay in League Two, but it’s about getting the right ones in.

“There are a lot of things we need to grow, because teams like ourselves can’t afford to spend millions of pounds.”