Captain Jake Llewellyn says Bridgwater United's players will not let noise from outside the club “district” them on the pitch.

The Robins have come under fire for the way they let former manager Dave Pearse go in a statement on Twitter, followed by the announcement of Andy Llewellyn being named as his replacement before owner Ian Davis told supporters to get behind the club or 'don't come'.

Jake Llewellyn’s dad, and manager, Andy Llewellyn said the abuse the club received on social media was “out of order.”

Despite the difficulties off the pitch, Bridgwater responded superbly on it with wins against Iftacombe Town in the Les Phillips Cup and Nailsea & Tickenham in the Toolstation Western League Division One.

“There's a lot of been going on at the club and our job as players is just to try and focus and do our work on the pitch and we've done that this week, winning on Tuesday and winning again today, Jake Llewellyn said after his side’s 1-0 victory at Fryth Way last Friday.

“So, putting a good performance today and we just try and block out the noise that's coming in from outside of the club and do our best on the pitch."

Llewellyn said all their focus was what they can control and by things on the pitch rather than look at what is happening off it .

“Well, obviously the reaction says it all really,” he added.

“It's got the reaction it has. For us as players it’s hard to block out the noise because obviously there is a big noise and it's all over social media and it's on the TV, radio. 

“But the main job as players, is just to focus on what we can control and that's on the pitch. And I think this week we've done that.

“We have been together a few years now, so, we're a really close group. We're all mates off the pitch and on the pitch. 

“I think that show tonight, I think we're all together. The noise out the club won't distract us on the pitch because we're all just a good group of lads, we are all friends and tonight showed with the three points.”

Llewellyn also passed on his thanks to the fans who travelled to Nailsea & Tickenham and said their support helped them get the job done.

But the left-back admitted he has never seen anything like it inside the club with everything they has been going through but added that his side have aimed to remain "professional" as they can.

“The ones that are obviously hurt the most are the ones from our closest supporters that follow us week in week out and it shows what what the club means to them,” he said.

“And fair play to the ones that came tonight. There was still a good number that come tonight because they they want to support the club and they want to support mainly us as players. We thank them for that and they they helped us get over the line tonight. 

“From rom the inside the club it's been different. I've never experienced this as a player, especially this level.

“But we tried to stay professional as we can and got the job done tonight and Tuesday so it’s all we can go from week to week at the week at the moment.”