GARY Waddock said his players should feel embarrassed “for themselves, their families, the supporters and the club” after a second televised drubbing at the hands of Huddersfield Town.

Blues were on the receiving end of five goals from prolific striker Jordan Rhodes but Waddock said the Scotland international was aided and abetted by some woeful defending by Wanderers.

He described some of the goals that Blues let in as “beyond a joke” as they crumbled to another 6-0 defeat against the high-flying Yorkshire side.

The Wanderers boss said: “We were a long way second best. Bottom line is they are better than us but the scoreline is embarrassing. I’m very, very disappointed. It wasn’t pleasant at all.

“The players should be embarrassed for themselves, their families, the supporters and the club. I put that group of players together and I’m extremely embarrassed by it.”

In his programme notes for tonight’s match Waddock described the Bank Holiday Monday defeat at Bournemouth as “unacceptable” but he said the Huddersfield humiliation was even worse.

He slated his side’s defending, saying his players were the key factor in enabling Rhodes to score five poachers’ finishes, all inside the penalty area.

Waddock said: “He [Rhodes] is a very talented player but we caused our own problems with our defending. Some of the goals that we’ve conceded, not only tonight but this season, have been beyond a joke.

“Every time there’s a set play you think there’s an opportunity for them to score. We don’t defend that situation well enough.”

And the Blues boss fears that defeat – the third in a row Wanderers have suffered without scoring – could have a massive psychological effect on his underperforming players.

He said: ““That’s something that will be a concern. Bournemouth and tonight, we didn’t see that coming. A couple of weeks ago we thought we’d turned a corner because we’d played well and picked up some results.”

Waddock added the game was “very difficult” for the fans to endure.

He said: “They want to see a winning team and that was very difficult for them to watch. They kept chanting and trying to make an atmosphere.”