By Andrew Gidley

Gillingham boss Mark Stimson has vowed not to quit but admitted that every manager is "hired to be fired".

Stimson, pictured, described himself as "devastated and hurting" after the 4-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday, but questioned whether some of his players felt it as badly.

Stimson said: "I think a few of them let themselves down, the club and me. I take responsibility for the performance and I know I have let the chairman down and the supporters down.

"I won’t walk away, I was brought up in the East End, and you face it eye to eye and get on with it."

The Gills boss acknowledged the unhappy Gills fans afterwards at Griffin Park, many of whom were calling for his head.

He added: "It’s not a nice feeling, and something you don’t want to hear as a manager. It happens, and I probably wasn’t the only one around the country who had that thrown at him on Saturday.

"It’s part and parcel of the job, and I have always said I’ll do my best until the chairman tells me any different. He is the one that will make that decision, he employed me, and every manager is hired to be fired."