THE lack of someone who can "stick the ball in the back of the net" is one of the main reasons behind Forest Green's relegation to League Two according to manager Duncan Ferguson. 

Rovers ended their campaign with a 2-0 defeat to Cambridge, a result that kept the Us in the division on a dramatic final day.

But Rovers' relegation has long been on the cards and now Ferguson has to prepare for life in League Two.

“We’ve had a problem with set-plays during the season, that did us for the first goal,” he said at full-time.

“It was an end-of-season game for us, really. Of course they were chasing something, but we were always in the game.

“We think we’ve had a genuine shout for a penalty at 2-0 down, so a couple of decisions never went for us, but we lacked a cutting edge.

“The final third really has been a problem most of the season. We’ve not scored enough goals and we can’t even defend the set-plays, so that’s a problem.

“I’m always gauging the players, always judging them every day in training to see if we’re going to be good enough for League Two, so we’re always assessing.

“It’s been a tough season, probably even since the January before that we’ve struggled to win games. We’ve lacked that real goalscorer who’s going to stick the ball in the net.”

Forest Green finished the season rock bottom, with 31 defeats in their 46 matches overall, with only six victories and nine draws.