GOALKEEPER Ryan Scully says watching Morton’s video nasty of their 5-1 defeat to Ayr was difficult viewing — but he insists it can help the players learn from their mistakes.

Numerous defensive errors were made by Jonatan Johansson’s side, particularly in the last 20 minutes when the Honest Men fired four goals in to make it a comfortable victory for the visitors.

While it was hard for the squad to watch, the goalkeeper admitted it was vital they learned from their poor display.

He told the Tele: “You dread coming into training after coming in after such a bad result and going over it, but it was good to get it over and done with.

“We had a meeting on Monday going over the game but we needed to squash it there. It was nowhere near good enough and it was in the past and we can’t change it.

“We started the second half well, we got the penalty and if that goes in we could have pushed on and got a few more goals as we were in the ascendancy.

“After the second goal it was just 20 minutes of madness.

“If you are going to get beat there’s a manner in which you do it, and our performance certainly wasn’t acceptable.”

After playing all but two sides  so far this season in the league — this weekend’s opponents Inverness Caley Thistle and Falkirk — Scully feels Morton have been able to compete with all of them.

Morton’s defensive record was third best in the league prior to the 5-1 thrashing, and Scully insists they need to get back to their old ways – and fast.

He added: “We all hold our hands up and would say it wasn’t good enough on Saturday.

“To be fair, on the defensive side of things we’ve done well in the last few games and we’ve been quite solid.

“But we knew what Ayr were going to bring, we knew Shankland, who has been on form, would be a threat and we just never handled that aspect of the game which was disappointing.

“That is the most disappointing thing, because if you look at Ayr they’ve done a great job, but even with them or the other teams we’ve faced so far there’s nothing that separates anybody.

“The longer you stay in a game when it’s tight you’ve always got a chance to get a point or three.

“The game management side of things we need to vastly improve on.”