'We let so many people down' - Magilton on play-off loss

Jim Magilton pulled no punches as Cliftonville's European hopes were ended by Dungannon Swifts on Saturday. The Reds had hoped to end what Magilton labelled as a "really poor season" by earning a place in the Uefa Conference League qualifiers. But the Cliftonville boss was left disappointed as his side couldn't kick on after Luke Conlan had cancelled out Adam Glenny's opener for the Swifts with Kealan Dillon's 74th minute winner condemning the Solitude outfit to more big game heartache.

"We let so many people down. Players let themselves down, we let the fans down," said Magilton. "We commend Dungannon, we were there last year [bouncing back after losing an Irish Cup final] so we know what it's like.

They had to put together a team and they did that and they deserved to win the game. "But in terms of us, we were nowhere near the levels. Both teams conceded poor goals from set plays.

We settled down in the second half, and we expected an onslaught, but we didn't get that. "We didn't test the goalkeeper enough, we didn't ask enough questions, and it's probably typical of the big games. We've let ourselves down badly in the big games and didn't have enough.