Despair banned at the Racecourse

Spender's late own goal cost Wrexham against Notts County

Manager Brian Carey rallied his players after the 1-0 loss to Notts County saw Wrexham slip back into the drop zone.

"It was a cruel loss, but you have to take it and move on," said Carey, after Simon Spender's 88th-minute own goal saw the Dragons to Racecourse defeat.

"Players were lying on the ground with their heads in their hands at the end.

"That's a natural reaction but I picked them up because the fans don't want to see that. There are five games to play and there's no talk of giving up here."

It can be a cruel game Wrexham defender Simon Spender

Spender was devastated as a strong second-half performance went unrewarded.

"It can be a cruel game, I saw the ball late and it went straight in off my shin," Spender told BBC Sport Wales.

"But we have to get over that straight away. We're looking solid at the back and just need to start finding the goal.

"Brian has told us that he will take all the pressure on himself, that we just have to go out and play our game.

"There are 15 points to play for, and if we win all our five games we will get out of this no problem."