Dave Challinor had strong words to say about Wednesday’s defending for Oldham’s two goals as we found ourselves on the end of a shock 2-1 extra time exit from the FA Cup at Boundary Park on Sunday evening.

Challinor, who was in charge of the Owls for the  first time, said: “We’ve conceded two really, really soft goals, and that has to stop.”

He was also critical of the team’s largely lifeless first-half performance, saying: “The first half was like a testimonial, it was miles too slow.

“It was nothing like I want a team to look like, which I can maybe sort of accept a little bit.”

On the plus side, he said the second-half display was better, adding: “We were probably having our best spell when we conceded. We responded really, really well. The subs came on and changed the dynamic of the game.

“It would have been great to be able to start in that manner or with that personnel, but we were unable to do so.

“You look at the second half and it looked a whole lot better, a whole lot more like what I want a Sheffield Wednesday team to look like.”