Queen of the South boss shoulders the blame for SPFL Trust Trophy Final loss to Raith Rovers

Queens participant boss Wullie Gibson held his palms up and admitted he should shoulder the blame for Raith’s opener within the Doonhammers’ 3-1 Scottish Belief Trophy Ultimate loss.

And the gutted gaffer burdened his gamers now need to take that bitter style of defeat and switch it into power and want to remain within the Championship.

Gibson mentioned: “We had been by far the higher staff.

“It's simply so disappointing.

Gutted Queens gamers at full-time. (Picture: SNS Group)

“We had three off the bar, two off the submit and one off the road and we should always have been out of sight at half time.

“For his or her first aim it's my man and I've to carry my palms up for that one.

“I misjudged the cross and the boy obtained the header.

“However we had performed ourselves into bother simply earlier than it and we had possession once they obtained their third and that was the sport over after that and an uphill job.

“After shedding the second aim there was a insecurity and possibly a rush to get the ball ahead quite than stick with the passing recreation that noticed us accomplish that properly within the first half.

“The second half efficiency was nowhere close to the usual of the primary half. We've to be extra constant than that.”

Gibson, whose facet are caught to the underside of the cinch Championship, added: “We began rather well. It's a cup ultimate and each recreation you need to subject your finest 11 however with boys getting back from harm I threw all of them in from the beginning as a result of we wanted to have a go as a result of it's a one off event.

“For lengthy elements of the sport the sport plan went properly for us and we made Raith work they usually couldn't get close to us.

Ally Roy celebrates his equaliser with Harry Cochrane (Picture: SNS Group)

“However they scored in opposition to the run of play and we obtained a aim on the proper time earlier than half time. However we missed an opportunity within the second half then they obtained the second aim and also you see the carry they obtained from that and the third one kills it.

“We didn’t have many attacking choices on the bench as you possibly can see. That's simply the best way we're simply now so it's a powerful one to take.

“However I've mentioned to the boys to make use of the damage of seeing them carry the cup and switch it into power for Friday night time’s recreation with Partick Thistle.

“All we will consider now's the league and making an attempt to remain in that.”