Colin Spence held his palms up as Irvine Meadow crashed out of the Scottish Cup at Hill of Beath and admitted: "We let the membership down."
Meadow have been nicely overwhelmed in Saturday's preliminary spherical replay as Ross Allum's first half double and Calum Adamson's header after the break despatched the Haws by to the primary spherical correct.
Spence and co-boss Latta would in the end pay for the meek exit with their jobs after leaving the membership by mutual consent this morning.
And Spence dropped a heavy trace of massive adjustments to return in his post-match intervew as he admitted the buck stopped with the administration duo.
He advised Ayrshire Soccer Information: "It isn't adequate. I really feel like we have let the membership down and everybody who has labored exhausting to permit us to compete within the Scottish Cup.
"For Irvine Meadow to not qualify for the primary spherical is unacceptable.
"First half, we by no means acquired a foothold in any respect. We did not have a shot on track.
"We made a couple of adjustments at half-time hoping to get a wee response however we wanted to go and get the third objective - as an alternative we misplaced it.
"We have advised the boys we won't be loyal to any gamers now - we have to go and rip it up principally.
"In the end we supply the can right here. We have to take full duty. If it is not adequate, it is us that are not adequate.
"It is a head-scratcher however we might want to go and have a protracted look over the weekend."
The Haws discovered themselves kicking into a reasonably robust wind within the first half however nonetheless created by far one of the best possibilities.
Adamson and Ryan Connelly flashed efforts simply large of the goal contained in the opening 10 minutes earlier than Allum's thumping close-range strike compelled Medda keeper Joshua Bysouth into the sport's first save.
Allum acquired in behind Medda's defence in 18 minutes however pulled his shot large with simply Bysouth to beat.
Meadow struggled to string various passes collectively, as a rule resorting to hopeful lengthy balls that the wind carried out the park.
A speculative Conor O'Donnell effort that cleared the crossbar was all of the guests might muster earlier than Hill of Beath made the breakthrough from the penalty spot in 32 minutes.
Medda defender Jamie Whyte was judged to have introduced down Allum within the field and the frontman dusted himself right down to ship Bysouth the unsuitable manner from 12 yards.
Allum doubled his and the Haws' tally three minutes earlier than the interval when his terrific hooked volley discovered the nook of the online.
Meadow made a triple change at first of the second half, Kyle Faulds, Neil Slooves and Jamie Martin changing the ineffectual Ross Smith, Ross Urquhart and Kieran Boubekri.
There was actually extra urgency about their play and 4 minutes after the restart David Ramsay was denied by a effective save from goalkeeper Stuart Corridor.
However the Haws labored exceptionally exhausting to maintain additional assaults at bay whereas remaining a relentless risk on the counter assault.
With 11 minutes remaining, Adamson put the tie to mattress with an outstanding header after a superbly timed run into the field.
Meadow saved huffing and puffing and Whyte's stoppage time header got here again off the crossbar however it was far too little, too late.
Hill of Beath totally deserved to take their place within the first spherical the place they'll host Highland League outfit Inverurie Locos Works.
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