ALBION fall guy Glen Thomas has pleaded for forgiveness from the fans following a double disaster.

The former Gillingham defender gifted Brentford both goals in Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Griffin Park.

Thomas, signed on a free transfer in the Summer, blundered with an own goal then a poor backpass before boss Brian Horton hauled him off at half time.

"I feel sorry for the fans," said Thomas. "I always give 110 per cent who ever I play for. It was just one of those games where it all went wrong for me.

"Hopefully it won't happen again and I hope the crowd don't get on my back. I played well against Northampton and hopefully I can bounce back.

"I didn't want to come off at half time, but the gaffer wanted to change things."

Thomas turned an Andy Scott cross into his own net just seven minutes into his away League debut. Scott intercepted his backpass to double Brentford's lead 11 minutes later.

"I was going to let the cross run then all of a sudden I heard a shout to clear it," Thomas explained. "I just assumed someone was going to come in front of me. I should have stuck out my right foot to clear it, but it went in off my left foot.

"The second goal was definitely down to me. I was just running back and played the ball back too slowly for Mark Walton."

Albion find themselves in familiar territory, two places off the bottom with one point from three games and no away goals ahead of Saturday's visit by Torquay.

Adisconsolate Horton said: "The only way to get out of this is hard work. We used to work very hard when I played for the club, even when we were in contention to win things.

"They are a great bunch of lads, but they are too nice as a team and that's part of the problem."

Albion have another injury worry to cope with after keeper Walton suffered a late whack on the jaw from Brentford substitute Lloyd Owusu.

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