FRUSTRATED Harriers boss Gary Whild lamented his side’s poor finishing after they suffered a 4-2 loss to Forest Green Rovers on New Year’s Day.

The Aggborough outfit wasted a host of chances before their opponents raced into a 3-0 lead by half-time thanks to goals for Jon Parkin, Klovis Kamdjo and Kurtis Guthrie.

Reece Styche then squandered a gilt-edge chance at the start of the second half, before Parkin fired Rovers into a 4-0 lead on the hour mark.

Craig Reid pulled one back from the spot, before Marvin Johnson bagged his eighth goal of the season as Harriers rallied.

But it was Rovers who avenged their 3-2 Boxing Day defeat to Kidderminster, who suffered back-to-back home losses.

Whild commented: “I actually thought we played better overall than we did on Boxing Day, sometimes in football you get those funny situations.

“It was one of those games when you come in 3-0 down at half-time scratching your head as to why is that the case, because I thought for the first 20 minutes we should have scored.

“Then all of a sudden you find yourselves 3-0 down, so it is fine lines really.

“We said to the lads at half-time that the next goal was going to be crucial and Reece Styche should have scored.

“All credit to the lads, we scored two goals and I thought they showed a lot of effort.”

One of the positives from a frustrating afternoon was the bright debut for striker Jamie Spencer.

The striker came on just before Rovers added their fourth but showed neat touches and set up Johnson for his fine effort.

Rookie centre back Jordan Tunnicliffe, who made his first stat against Rovers last week, played his third game in seven days.

With Harriers still experiencing cashflow issues and the likes of Nathan Blissett and Chey Dunkley sold, the club are relying unproven young guns making the step up.

“I thought Jamie did very well,” Whild added.

“It’s the same for Jordan Tunnicliffe as well, it’s been a baptism of fire with three games in seven days. He’s had to face to quality centre forwards in Richard Brodie and Jon Parkin, so he’s done well.

“He’s not a Chey Dunkley and Jamie is not Nathan Blissett at the moment but I like the look of Jamie.

“He’s got good movement and did well when he came on.

“We’ve got young hungry lads who are looking to step up and do well at this level. That’s the direction the club has to go in.

“It’s a massive step up and when you look at Forest Green, they have some very experienced players at this level.

“It is a steep learning curve but if they take their opportunity and do well it’s a chance to move forward.”