Sheridan admitted, "People will look at the score and think it was a hammering, but I don't see it that way. It's disappointing to lose, but we were taking the game to Burnley until their second goal killed us off. I know Burnley were in front at half-time, but there was nothing between the sides and I'm pleased with certain aspects of our performance. For 60 or 70 minutes we competed well against a good team from a higher level - the main disappointment was that we shot ourselves in the foot. I was comfortable for a lot of the game, but you can't afford mistakes against Championship players because you will be punished more often than not. Everybody at the back knew their jobs, but for some reason they switched off and it ended up costing us goals."
"I picked a side which I thought could win the game and there's no way I was taking the Carling Cup lightly. To be fair it wasn't my strongest team, but we've got lads who need to play football because I want them to be ready when we get injuries or suspensions. I was hoping they would all do well and force me to keep them in there, but one or two looked a bit rusty. That's what happens and it's important they get reserve games, but overall we gave a good account of ourselves."