Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell admitted he was disappointed and embarrassed by his side’s 6-0 hammering by the Blues at Portman Road, a result which confirmed Town’s return to the Championship.

“I am very disappointed and a little bit embarrassed at the performance,” Caldwell told DevonLive.

“We have seen a very good football team and if you are off it, you will be punished severely.

“I will take responsibility for it and we need to be better next week, recover from this, and try and finish the season off in a positive way.

“But I said to the players, we have to learn the lesson, this is the level and we have to be better, stronger, as in every department we were outplayed today, so it is a lesson, a really difficult lesson. You have to recover and work harder and we will do it.

“It was a really humbling experience and while we are not feeling good at this moment in time, we have to use it next week, pre-season and then next season to be better.

“They played with an intensity and a level that we couldn’t match. I take responsibility and the staff take responsibility but today we didn’t lay a glove on them.”

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Roggydem added 21:27 - Apr 29 Exeter were all over the place today, didn't ever look they knew how to handle us. Fair play to the manager though, has taken it on the chin.
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ArnieM added 21:54 - Apr 29 I thought they looked quite strong , until we scored. Then the floodgates opened for us didn't they.
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ClactonTrueBlue added 04:47 - Apr 30 Gary, don't be too hard on yourself. I could see good things about the way Exeter played.
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Europablue added 06:45 - Apr 30 Exeter were just lambs to the slaughter. They were just the unfortunate team to have to play us when we were at home needing a win for promotion. Exeter did pretty well up to our first goal when Chaplin grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck.
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BurleysGloryDays added 10:24 - Apr 30 Played some good stuff early on
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USA added 08:30 - May 1 No need to be embarrassed. The mood of this club today meant the result was inevitable. We were just too good for you today. And we've been too good for this league since mid February.
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