ADAM HINSHELWOOD was not impressed by a ‘poor’ showing from York City in the Emirates FA Cup fourth qualifying round - despite a 3-1 victory over Biggleswade FC.

Biggleswade, who play their football four levels below York, competed closely with City despite the difference in statures between the two clubs.

Ollie Pearce had put the Minstermen ahead just eight minutes in after powering a low strike past George Rose, before an incredible backheeled effort from Amir Hadi beat Rory Watson to draw the hosts level.

Dipo Akinyemi would go on to reinstate York’s lead on the brink of half-time, his first of the season, when sliding Pearce’s low cross home at the back post.

Pearce rounded off the afternoon with a scruffy goal that was bundled past Rose, seeing City advance to the first round proper of the FA Cup, which will be drawn on Monday evening.

Despite York’s progress in the competition, Hinshelwood was frustrated by a stale performance from his side.

“It is [about progressing], this is the main talk beforehand, but let’s be honest with ourselves and pay full respect to Biggleswade,” Hinshelwood vented.

“You look at our standards in the game and it was poor.

“We didn’t create nowhere near enough, when the game is like this and people are sat behind the ball, we’ve not got enough people willing to take risks and can execute that pass.

“We don’t have enough players where when games are tight and are in tight areas, make a difference at the moment.

“It’s a problem and we’ve got to come up with solutions, but ultimately the players on the pitch have got to start delivering now.

“We can’t keep coming up with excuses when the games are like this.

“It was [the perfect start] and then their lad has scored an unbelievable goal.

“I thought that he was a real threat all day to be honest, he was a real handful was their number nine and he has taken his goal well.

“It took us a while to break them down and make it more emphatic than it was, but we got a good following here today.

“Our football was the worst kind of football for me, possession football with no purpose, no substance and we weren’t getting in behind.

“The movement was slow and for me, we have only just done enough to get through.

“On another day this can cost you.

“I said to them in there that I am their worst critic, they can have the perfect game in their opinion and I will still find something.

“I want perfection, I want the third round in the FA Cup and the big tie, I want the FA Trophy, I want to be up there and competing in the league.

“I want each performance to be a nine-and-a-half or a 9.75 out of ten.

“I know they’re not going to deliver that, but those are the standards that I want them to have as players as well on the pitch.

“For whatever reason, it seems like a few of us just aren’t finding that.

“There were so many players just putting the ball out of play when unopposed today, I thought that there were a load of their players going down injured!

“I had to keep turning around because the amount of unopposed passes going out of play was poor from us.

“We’ve come, done a job, got in the draw, which is brilliant, but at the same time we have got to set higher standards than today.”

Hinshelwood did share kind words on Biggleswade, who proved to be worthy competitors and provided a great showcase for the football club after being labelled as underdogs.

“What a lovely, well run club Biggleswade is.

“They really gave us a tough afternoon, everyone has been so welcoming here and you can’t ask for a better run club and nicer people.”

Hinshelwood would go on to explain his team selection, which saw York line-up strongly against lower league opposition.

The City boss admitted that he was concerned of a potential upset in the cup, whilst also providing updates on injured personnel.

Of those injured, Hinshelwood detailed further context to the hamstring injury sustained by Lenell John-Lewis, who looks likely to miss more than two months of action.

“I’ve been stung and have experienced it myself in tricky ties like this when resting key personnel, but I wasn’t going to do that today.

“We paid full respect to the opposition, like we always do.

“I’m just thankful that we had enough out there to get us through, but like I said, the level of performance was nowhere near good enough.

“Mo [Fadera] was cup tied unfortunately, it would have been nice to have given him a bit of a run out.

“Again, he’s one that impressed in the behind-closed-doors friendly.

“Unfortunately in that friendly, Len picks up a hamstring injury.

“On first signs, without him having a scan until Tuesday, it doesn’t look too good.

“It looks to be at least an eight to ten week injury, which is a big blow for us.

“He has not started a game yet but is our top goalscorer and is our leader, so a real big miss for us.

“Malachi [Fagan-Walcott] we’re hoping that him and Ashley [Nathaniel-George] will be back out and doing some running on Friday, so we’re hoping that there is no reaction from that.

“They shouldn’t be too far away.”