YORK CITY manager David Webb has claimed the supporters ‘had every right’ to voice their displeasure at the Minstermen’s 2-1 defeat to Maidenhead United.

Supporters made their feelings known after a lacklustre performance, with discontent towards the ownership surrounding Glen Henderson and at the substitution to Dan Pybus.

But after a dismal display which saw York drop to 15th in the Vanarama National League table, Webb doesn’t blame the supporters for growing frustrated after back-to-back losses.

“For the fans, I don’t blame them for being disappointed with the result or being angry or being frustrated.” Admitted Webb.

“Because I was. We all was as a team. It’s a big boy game is football and we have to have thick skin, it is what it is.

“I don’t blame any one of the fans for voicing their disappointment at the game because we were angry and disappointed so they had every right to.”

Next weekend’s opponents Southend United find themselves in a similar predicament, if not worse. With staff failing to be paid on the time and the future of the club in jeopardy, Webb offered his thoughts on the atmosphere surrounding the Essex-based side.

“If the home crowd turn on their own and turn on the manager or the management or the board or anything else then it plays to our advantage.” Plotted Webb.

“Sometimes it does play to the opposition advantage here, and that’s facts.

“It always happens, with any football club not just us or Southend but it happens at the highest level.

“When there’s concerns over management or the board or the players, fans will voice their opinion and sometimes it can go for you and sometimes it can go against you.”

Webb also received negativity after the controversial substitution of tough-tackling midfielder Dan Pybus in the 66th minute, which sparked a frustrated reaction from the former Bradford City man.

“I think that any player that comes off is always going to be disappointed.” Explained Webb.

“And no one is good enough not to be substituted.

“No one in the team is good enough, and I mean this in the nicest possible way, if someone has to come off then they’ve got to come off.

“It doesn’t matter who they are. It’s the nature of the game, no one is big enough to stay on the pitch if we feel like we need to make a change or certainly if they’re not playing well.

“We had to try and change the game.

“Dan is more of a defensive minded player and he’s very good on the ball, he passes the ball well.

“We had to take a chance, we had to try and chase the game, we had to bring Manny [Duku] on. We wanted at least all of our attackers on, so Olly can break into the box as well so it might have left us a little bit short. But we had to try and chase the game.”

However, Webb perhaps contradicted himself not long later when replacing Cardiff City loanee and winger Ollie Tanner in the 82nd minute for defensive midfielder Paddy McLaughlin.

“Ollie had an okay game. It got to the last ten minutes once we got our first goal back and we felt that they were getting a little bit of joy in the middle of the park and we was getting overrun because we only had one player left.

“In bringing Paddy on and switching Shaq out we went for a front three with Lenny and Shaq.

“We felt we could chase the game down and have a little bit more security in the middle and go more direct into our front players.”