There was so much wrong that it's difficult to decide where to start.
Let's deal with the goakeeping situation first. Thompson was dreadful today. I've commented before on the effect he has on the performances of our back four. Today he stayed on his line more than once when he should have stepped up and taken control; on other occasions he rushed off his line and got nowhere near the ball. His distribution was woeful. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can we have Elliott Wynne back in nets RAPID !!!!
Now on to that back four. I'm usually pretty happy with them as a unit, but today it was like the Keystone Kops. Hampson had probably the poorest game he's had for the club; White ran him close; Jones was like a lost soul; Hannigan can't do it all on his own, but even he was below par. The penalty was soft and he won't have been happy with himself.
In the middle of the park, we had a very poor showing from Harrop. Unfortunately much of our first half effort came down his side, but he and Hampson played like they'd never met before. On the other side, Johnston started brightly but was kicked by opponents on two or three occasions, and eventually faded. Moult and Richman never got a real foothold in the game. Hancock was largely anonymous.
Hulme. What the hell is wrong with him ? He doesn't learn. His aggression has to be channelled better - too often he behaves like a spoilt child. The red card illustrated this perfectly - it wasn't his battle, and he should have kept well away. The linesman had a clear view of it, and acted accordingly. He will have been unavailable through suspension for almost 20% of this season.
However, the officials have to take a great deal of blame for the debacle. The referee was unbelievably poor, and let Leamington get away with murder. How he missed the elbow on Waterston in the box amazes me. He could scarcely have been more partisan if he'd been bribed. We wouldn't have got a result with Anthony Taylor in charge, but this guy totally pissed me off.
On the positive side, Harrison looked ready to resume, and Waterston could be a valuable addition when those around him are up to scratch.
We've got a fortnight to sort this mess out. We're still clutching a playoff spot by our fingernails, and we need to step up now and put in the necessary effort to stay in contention.