What really hurts regarding today's elimination from the FA Trophy is that Parkinson has repeatedly talked about how he values the competition and also his desire to go one better than last year's bitter exit at the hands of FC Halifax Town.
With today's team selection, he then proceeds to contradict himself.
Disrespectful to the competition and, particularly, those 250+ Alty supporters who had travelled down to Worcestershire to attend this afternoon's match.
Some people seem to be overstating the ostensible importance of Tuesday evening's match at Chesterfield. It's hardly a title-decider and the outcome there will not determine the evolution of our season.
I never thought that I would see the day when the club looked down its nose at the FA Trophy. Perhaps it's a generational thing, but I find that both sad and difficult to stomach.