Roy Evans has told his troops to pick themselves up and start again as the players confess they are struggling for consistency.

At the start of a week which should finally see the empty seats filled in the County Ground boardroom, Town's director of football believes there is no cause for doom and gloom among the playing staff.

Evans was furious that a poor refereeing decision cost Town a point at the JJB Stadium against Wigan Athletic but said he would not allow all the good work of the last week to unravel.

He said: "It's not the end of the world.

"We have to start again. The FA Cup is the next hurdle and then it's back to getting points in the league."

Far from being despondent after the Wigan defeat, Evans said there were positives to be taken from the afternoon.

He said: "I thought Adam Willis was excellent, although the referee didn't seem to like him very much.

"It was also good to see Sol Davis and Paul Edwards get run-outs.

"Having players back from injury is always a bonus.

"Let's keep positive and make sure heads stay up."

Defeat at the JJB Stadium means Town's last three games have seen a draw, a victory and a loss.

Defender Andy Gurney skippered the side at Wigan in the absence of Razor Ruddock.

He believes such inconsistency has to be overcome.

The 27-year-old said: "It has been frustrating for the lads. Up one week and down the next. A poor performance has followed a good one.

"If we can find a level of consistency then we can be confident about the second half of the season."

While Gurney battles to keep opposing attackers at bay, striker Danny Invincible wants to start netting more frequently and punish teams at the other end of the pitch.

He said: "I think we've let ourselves down in the last six weeks or so.

"We always seem to be that one win short of putting ourselves back in the top half.

"But it's not a question of not trying. I think the boys are confident of putting together a run but it's up to us to go out there and do it."

The weekend was not a total disaster for Evans' men.

Chief executive Pete Rowe said money had now been found to pay the players' wages.

Mr Rowe said: "It's not been easy but the wages have now been sorted."

It is believed a £20,000 cheque for Town's FA Cup win over Hartlepool dropped through the County Ground letter box at a very timely moment.

Town's reserves are back in action this week. They entertain Barnet reserves at the County Ground on Wednesday (2pm).