He was disappointed with the defeat at Stoke, but also confident that a corner has been turned after cards-on-the-table discussions following Sunday's tame 2-0 defeat at promoted Southampton.
Danny Simpson: "It was a big blow.
"You can't fault our performance and we gave it everything, every single one of us.
"We looked comfortable and we felt comfortable at the back.
"We were dealing with everything they threw at us and we were trying to get a second goal.
"We had a couple of chances, but the first goal and then the second one straight afterwards were just a big blow because I think we deserved a win, to be honest with you.
"We all had a good chat after Southampton and said it wasn't good enough and that we need to perform better away from home to give us a chance, and it was the complete opposite from Southampton.
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"We did everything right. The game-plan was perfect and we went 1-0 up.
"But those two goals were a killer because I thought we deserved to win the game.
"I don't think they were better than us, but they got the two goals.
"We have got a couple of days now before the next game and we have to pick ourselves up and get going again."