Hornets chairman Kevin Borrett expressed his deep disappointment and frustration at a run of team performances that have seen the senior team crash out of their three main cup competitions at the first hurdle, for the first time since 2003. Commenting on recent performances he said "the frustration of Horsham supporters at the recent performances of the team is totally understandable and quite justified. I myself am deeply disappointed that this season we are already out of three core competitions (FA Cup, FA Trophy and Sussex Senior Cup) that would give us all something in which to cheer the players and bring additional revenue to the club”.

He admitted that he had not expected to be in such a position in his first year as Chairman but acknowledged that "fairytale starts to a change of leadership are not usually the norm" and agreed he was in something of a hot seat at the present point in time ! Kevin went on to confirm that "the Players, Management and Board all recognise that the results are simply not good enough, lessons needed to be learnt and acted upon”.

He added "if that means changes are required to refresh things, I have no doubts that the management team would do what was necessary. The mood on the team coach back from visiting Barton Rovers was very sombre and, indeed, needed to be as the club reflected on the very poor recent run". However, the Chairman was quick to point out that "the recent shortcomings were not down to any one individual" and rejected any criticism that this was the case. He noted that certain players and members of management had come in for public criticism in this regard which was unhelpful. "The current squad has huge potential but, individually and collectively, members are not coming up to the very high standards expected by fans and other interested parties following the results of recent years”.

He added that "decisions by match officials, which so often can turn a game, have not gone our way on a number of key occasions against Tooting & Mitcham, Bognor Regis and Barton Rovers in each of the cup competitions" but, whilst this was an element of the overall performance, he stopped short of suggesting this excused the shortcomings of the team on the pitch. He thanked all fans for the wide interest and constructive debate on the Club website forum following Tuesday night’s game”.