“I can’t put it into words. It is so disappointing.

“We did not start well enough in the first half and got punished for it. It is a hugely disappointing evening.

“I don’t know why it happened but we did not start well enough. I can’t put my finger on it. The start was not good enough. The goal we gave away was very poor from our point of view. Ozturk has got up and the ball has gone over me and behind me. I should I have been tighter to him (Paterson). I got caught under the ball.

“Tynecastle is always a difficult place to come. Their fans make it difficult but our fans backed us all the way. They were fantastic.

“On a personal level I feel we have let the fans down. They backed us in numbers tonight, they were fantastic and it is very disappointing to send them home with nothing.

“The fans are hurting and all the boys in the dressing room are hurting.

“The fans know what type of team they are backing. They know what we can do on our day so it is very disappointing that we have let them down.

“All we can do now is focus on getting a win against Ross County next Sunday. We have to try and put things right.”

“All we can do now is focus on getting a win against Ross County next Sunday. We have to try and put things right.”