'It really hurts' - Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann addresses sack chants after shock FA Cup exit
Grant McCann has reflected on his Doncaster Rovers side’s 3-0 FA Cup loss to Kidderminster Harriers
Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann conceded it “hurt” to hear the club’s supporters chanting about him being sacked in the morning.
Sections of the fanbase made their anger known as Doncaster crashed out of the FA Cup against fifth-tier Kidderminster Harriers. The hosts were 2-0 by half-time courtesy of goals from Lewis Walker and Maz Kouhyar and David Davis extended the lead after the interval.
The humiliating loss followed a 6-1 league mauling at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons and significantly ramped up the pressure on McCann and his underperforming players.
Doncaster Rovers manager on fan anger
As reported by the Doncaster Free Press, McCann said: “It really hurts. When fans are singing ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ and that the players aren’t fit to wear the shirt...
“I've brought every single one of the to the club, so that's another indictment on me. The boys are really stinging in there. They’re hurt.”
Not only are Doncaster are now out of the FA Cup, they are languishing in 20th in the League One table after seven defeats across their opening 13 games.
‘Tough period’
McCann said: “What I do know in football is that you've got two choices. You throw it all up in the air or you do it and carry on, or you stick together. You get through the dark times.
“At this moment in time, it's a tough period. It's a really tough period. We're not performing well enough. We're not doing the basics of football well enough.”
“The fans are entitled to their opinions. All we can do is make sure that we are united as a group. There's a real siege mentality in there. We stick together, like we always do.”