Parker ‘hurt & gutted’ as Fulham relegated after losing to Burnley
“I felt that was the same tonight really, two poor goals on our side and then for all our good play of getting it into them final moments it just lacked that little bit of quality to score a goal or to put the ball in the net really.
“Effort, I have nothing but full respect for what my players have given me this year in terms of endeavour, effort daily, wanting to improve and get better.
"However, the facts are we’ve fallen a little bit short in our quality and that’s hence why we’ve been relegated out of this division.”
Burnley manager Sean Dyche admitted he had empathy for his counterpart.
“I don’t think any manager wants sympathy, I know a lot of managers now and most just want a bit of empathy and a bit of understanding,” Dyche said when asked if he had sympathy for Parker.
“It’s varying challenges and varying clubs. It’s very tough in the Premier League, I’ve been down that road myself, as you know. Our first season up we went back down and we had to come back up, it’s just tough.
“Of course empathy and understanding for it – I’ve been there – but there’s been a lot of good work at this football club and, beyond this, let’s see if they can go ahead again. There’s no glory by the way, teams that could go down, like tonight, there’s no glory in that I can assure you.
"There’s empathy and understanding but your job is to look after yourselves and we’ve done that.”
*Tranmere have sacked manager Keith Hill, with club chairman Mark Palios saying he believes the decision gives them “the best chance” of promotion via the League Two play-offs.
The Wirral side finished seventh in the table and face Morecambe in a semi-final first leg on May 20, but will now go into the game under the temporary charge of Ian Dawes.