Well, yeah, playing with 10 men for 70 minutes will hinder your attempts generally. Even then we outplayed them for the most part.
They're a poor side on a solid run. They're not as bad as they were at the start of the season, but they're still clearly not very good. 1-0 wins vs Stoke and Kidderminster aren't going to change my mind on that. What they've done recently though is ensure other poor sides are dragged into it, and obviously Poyet should be praised for turning around near dead certs for relegation to a side with a very possible chance of survival.