Dagenham and Redbridge star is all cut up after club let it slip away

Paul Benson is struggling to come to terms with Dagenham and Redbridge's failure to reach the League Two play-offs.

A 2-1 defeat at home to Shrewsbury ended their season on a sour note and despite the fact that manager John Still says his players should be proud of their campaign - forward Benson is disappointed.

"We will look back on this season as a chance missed," he said. "I've seen all of our 46 games and I can tell you there are not three teams better than us in this League.

"To say we've blown it might sound harsh but this should not have even been a play-off scrap. We should have been looking to seal automatic promotion. But we had a bit of a bad run after Christmas and lost ground on the top three. It's hard to take."