Doncaster Rovers manager Sean O'Driscoll was left disappointed with his side's second half display, as the Rovers slumped to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon.

A Gareth Roberts own goal was added to by a Wes Morgan header, before strikes from Robert Earnshaw and Lewis McGugan sealed the victory. Rovers did pull a goal back through Billy Sharp, although come the final whistle it was merely a consolation.

It comes as a blow for the Rovers, who leading into the half time break were dominating proceedings and looking the side more likely to win the encounter.

"I thought that half time didn't do us any favours," the Rovers boss told Rovers Player following the clash.

"I thought that we were alright, it was an own goal for the first goal, but I thought that we were fine. We could have done better in the final third, but I thought that our general play was really good. I thought that we were a bit naive in the second half and really played into their hands. We tried to pass the ball from positions where it was going to be very difficult for us to get out. That upset the balance of play and we then got done by another set play. It became really difficult for us at 2-0. We took a chance and sometimes it works for you and sometimes it doesn't. It was disappointing, but I thought that we were our own worst enemies today."

The Rovers boss also explained the touchline talking-point, which saw Rovers' assistant manager Richard O'Kelly sent from the technical area following Forest's opening goal.

"We just thought that Simon Gillett had blocked the first shot and felt that he got pushed in the back as he chased for the ball. The linesman obviously didn't think that. Richard wasn't swearing, he just thought that it was a foul, so, as I have said to the referee, I think that they used a sledgehammer to crack a nut. It wasn't foul or abusive; we just thought it was a foul. The linesman was okay about it, as he told us he thought it was shoulder-to-shoulder, so if you can't have communication, it's pointless. We're not renowned for creating problems on or off the pitch, so I thought it was a poor decision."