Speaking after the game, Royle revealed : "I can't be happy - our defending was abysmal. There were two free headers, a goalkeeping error and an own goal. That shows just how shoddy we were.
West Brom 4-1 Town : Reaction
Speaking after the game, Royle revealed : "I can't be happy - our defending was abysmal. There were two free headers, a goalkeeping error and an own goal. That shows just how shoddy we were.
"We have let in four goals and it's not as if we we're under siege. We have got to stop giving away silly goals and we needed to be more threatening at the other end.
"We passed the ball well and we probably had most of the possession but we didn't hurt them enough. We need to break the ice - we need to get that three-pointer. When you're in bottom place there's only way to go and that's up. I am confident we can do so much better."
Meanwhile opposite number, former Norwich defender Gary Megson was understandably pleased with his sides result : "We are getting better at a lot of things but there is still room for improvement.
Meanwhile opposite number, former Norwich defender Gary Megson was understandably pleased with his sides result : "We are getting better at a lot of things but there is still room for improvement.
"I thought Gaardsøe played well - he has been threatening to score a goal since he joined. His goal was a marvellous finish, it settled us down and gave us a platform to build from.
"I still think we're nowhere near the finished article. But we are getting there individually, there were a number of better performances."
"I still think we're nowhere near the finished article. But we are getting there individually, there were a number of better performances."