Bolton Wanderers captain Kevin Davies was in shock after their 5-0 FA Cup thrashing by Stoke City.
Davies described it as a "terrible dream".
He said: "It was a horrible experience the manner of the defeat. The first goal was like something from five-a-side rather than on an occasion like this.
"To see the goals going in, I don't know what to say. It was just one of those days. We will try and put it right. It is just a terrible dream at the minute.
"We are all devastated and very emotional. It is very difficult and we feel ashamed and embarrassed.
"We feel sorry for the supporters as they paid a lot of money to come down. We've had a lot of plaudits this year and we will take the criticism and stand up as men."
Davies believes his dream of lifting the FA Cup is over.
A losing semi-finalist with Chesterfield in 1998, he added: "It is one of those things, it seems to have got away from me. This was probably my best chance of getting to the final."
