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Healy added: “I told the players I’ll take responsibility for this result but, somewhere along the line, I’m going to need a little bit back from them (the players), who we give contracts to and have firm belief in.

“They get everything off me, they get everything off the staff, they get everything off the club and the board. So now I’m asking them publicly do they really want to be successful at the football club.

“We hoped we had improved our squad from last year, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at the minute.

“Yes, the players are wounded and hurting. I’m certainly hurt and disappointed, but one thing is certain — I’ll keep fighting until we are successful.

“I’m desperately concerned about the run we are on and felt embarrassed with this result. We were well beaten in the end.

“The mistakes are becoming a bit of a habit, it’s something we need to rectify. We were 2-0 down after 35 minutes or so, but I thought we were still shading it. But if you’ve no cutting edge or no desire to take the lead, you don’t deserve to win games.”

Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter punched the air with delight at the finish after another job well done by his troops.

“It was a brilliant game of football,” he said. “You have to be happy when you win 5-2 at the