HONEST Drewe Broughton expressed his surprise at Saturday's controversial penalty award - and admitted Harriers barely deserved it.

The 6ft 3ins 22-year-old insisted Harriers must start playing more football on the deck and not rely on supplying him directly.

Broughton is still finding full match fitness after injury problems with his hamstring.

But the penalty decision, given for a tug by David Woozley on the front-man, was an early bonus for the player as he searches for his first goal of the season.

Broughton admitted: "I made a diagonal run behind the defenders and when you do, your bodies brush. The defender's reaction is to hold you but that happens all over the pitch.

"As I hit my shot and looked round I couldn't believe it when the referee pointed to the spot."

The decision probably mirrored a poor game as Broughton continued: "It was a horrible game. In the first three league games, we haven't shown anything but that hasn't reflected how we have started the campaign.

"We seem to be getting dragged down to Third Division level because we have passing players. In the first 20 minutes any team has to play the long ball and then earn the space to play football.

"But we are just launching the ball for 65 minutes. I'm sure we will murder teams if we can get the ball down and play it.

"Other teams want us to play the long ball. They all have big defenders and though I still fancy myself against the majority of defenders you need to play to your strengths to win more."

But six points so far has at least given Harriers a start and an early place in the top-half of the table.

Broughton said: "We've got to be delighted with the points on the board which gives us a platform. Had we played great for three games and lost them, it would have meant nothing.

"Football is about winning but to go in the right direction we know we need to play the right way. We can't keep playing like we did against Torquay and keep winning."

And he added: "I missed a lot of pre-season and my body is not tip-top. I'm a fit lad but it's a gradual process unfortunately. I'd love to just play 40 games in a row but you have got to be patient."