'I don't think we were ever going to hurt them'

The former Reading hitman admitted Town had never looked like scoring against a side that had failed to win in their last ten matches.

Williams said: "We looked lethargic and although we had a lot of possession I don't think we were ever going to hurt them.

"We've picked up a couple of good results in recent matches but we let ourselves down against Oldham.

"These are the places where you've got to come and get results and we've not done that.

"I don't know if we thought it was going to be easy because they were on a poor run.

"We had comfortable possession but we just didn't hurt them. We looked like a team that was never going to score."

Williams almost gave Town the lead shortly before the interval, racing on to Gary Alexander's flick and thumping a low shot just wide of the post.

"That was probably our one and only chance," said Williams. "Quite a few people thought it was in and I was one of them.

"I hit it well enough but just couldn't get it on target. Apart from that we didn't create anything."

Williams was particularly frustrated by the referee in the second half.

"He was trying to be your friend but he kept giving decisions against us, while the opposition strikers were getting away with backing into our defenders.

"I was getting wound up but I had to bite my tongue."

Goalkeeper Bart Griemink offered no complaints about the result.

He said: "It was a very disappointing display against a team below us in the league.

"The second half was very poor. We didn't work very hard and didn't keep the ball very well.

"Besides Martin Williams' shot we didn't really create any chances and they grabbed the crucial goal."

The Dutchman said it was important to start again at the Vetch Field tomorrow night.

"We're still struggling to find consistency but there are lots of games coming up so we've got to pick ourselves up again and get on a roll," Griemink said.

Adam Willis saw a doctor after limping off with a knee injury.

"I thought I had done something a lot worse but it has died down now," said Willis.

"It was actually Alan Reeves who caught me with his studs. It just caught a nerve and I was in real agony for a while.

"Matt and Gary also hobbled off so it was a bad day all round."

Willis said the defeat was just what Town deserved.

"We came here looking to get a result because they've been on a bad run," he said.

"We thought if we kept on top of them we could take all three points but it never really happened for us.

"Whether we were waiting for each other I don't know. We've just got to put it right ourselves."

Willis said there was some debate over Craig Dudley's goal.

"The linesman flagged first and I think a lot of the boys thought it was offside. But the referee never blew his whistle, the lad struck it well and it ended up in the back of the net. We can have no real complaints," he said.

Andy Williams came on as a first half substitute for Matt Hewlett.

"It wasn't good for Matt to get injured but I was obviously pleased to get my chance," he said.

"Unfortunately we didn't pass the ball about or threaten their goal but at least we can get this result out of our system at Swansea."

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