Paul Simpson said he was unhappy at abusive comments from some fans rather than the booing he faced after Carlisle United’s defeat to Tranmere Rovers.

Many Blues supporters jeered Simpson as he left the pitch following United’s 2-1 setback at Brunton Park.

United’s boss looked visibly unhappy with the reception, shaking his head as he walked down the tunnel.

The boss, though, said he did not have any objection to the booing – it was certain remarks from members of the crowd that upset him.

“When you are losing games, the manager gets the blame – that’s life,” Simpson said.

“I get the emotion and it’s the things being said that I’m shaking my head at, not the booing.

“In any other industry, in any other walk of life, you don't have to accept things like that, and I certainly don't need to accept that.

“I have to, there's nothing I can do about it, so I can't say anything back. I'm not going to retaliate, I have to just walk off and I have to take it, and we'll just move on.”

Simpson would not elaborate on the nature of the comments he was unhappy about, adding: “I’m not going to give them any credit at all.”

The reaction from many supporters to Simpson after a third league defeat in four was the most vocal criticism he has faced so far at Brunton Park.

More fans are calling for the manager to go but Simpson said he would continue working to improve things.

On the sound of more supporters losing faith, he said: “It's certainly not something I enjoy. I certainly don't like it, but as a football manager I have to accept that that's part and parcel of the game.

“As I say, I totally accept that people are going to boo when you're not getting results. There's nothing I can do, there's nothing I can say, I just have to deal with it.

“I’m human. You want to be liked, you want to be appreciated. I want to win games of football. That's the biggest concern for me. What people think about me is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned.

“It's more I'm going to keep working to try and change the results around because that's my job, that's what I want to do.

“I come in every single day and I do what I believe is the right thing to do. And that's what I'm going to continue to do.”

Carlisle are 20th after four games of the season after Tranmere’s ex-United man Omari Patrick scored two goals either side of an Archie Davies strike to consign the Blues to defeat.

The manager said of the game: “You have to defend a bit better. We've got to track runners when they play one-twos, you’ve got to make blocks in your 18-yard box and both goals have come as a result of that.

“And then it's what we do in the final third that we let ourselves down, because we had so many times that we got in there and we just don't finish it off properly in terms of working the goalkeeper, in terms of getting crosses in that we can get on the end of.

“You’ve got to execute that final bit properly.”