Spennymoor manager Jason Ainsley said that he was considering his future after Moors suffered their worst home defeat since they were reformed when they were crushed 6-1 at home by Bamber Bridge on Saturday.

It was the difference between chalk and cheese for Moors. They played some very good football and possibly deserved a point at Darlington in midweek, but they went to the other extreme on Saturday, just seven days after beating the same opponents in the Trophy.

Almost immediately after the game, Ainsley, almost certainly in knee jerk mode spoke to the club’s official website. “We folded like a pack of cards. This is the worst I’ve ever felt as a manager,” he said with typical passion.

“I don’t mind getting beat, but it was the manner of the defeat that hurt. Some of the so-called experienced players in the team threw the towel in, and that’s not acceptable. That’s so disappointing. We let ourselves down all over the park, and everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. It was the poorest we’ve played since I became manager, and we deserved absolutely nothing.

“I need to look at my position. I'll ask questions about myself and the players. If I feel that I’ve taken the club as far as I can, then I’ll speak to the chairman.”

Alistair Waddecar started the rout on 9 minutes with a good finish, then defender Glenn Steel headed the second from almost the edge of the box on 18 minutes.

Steel was left unmarked to make it 3-0 with another header just before half time.

It got worse for Moors after the break. Waddecar fired the fourth after Darren Green’s shot had come back off the crossbar, then grabbed the fifth with a dazzling run through the Moors defence.

Paul McKenna made it worse with a free kick from 25 yards, before Andrew Stephenson pulled a late goal back for Moors.

Moors are next in action in the league cup at Frickley on Tuesday night.