Benetton Treviso celebrate a landmark victory

"We are where we are, we lack that go to player with a bit of quality, that's not changed since the summer," he said.

"Those sort of players are just not in our price range at the moment.

"We brought in what we could in the summer, but while other sides are now dipping back into the transfer market to strengthen I'm not able to."

606: DEBATE Where does this leave the Dragons?

While the Dragons retain a mathematical hope of making the quarter finals, London Irish and Perpignan are the realistic contenders for the pool one honours.

"We've got a tough Christmas against the Blues, Scarlets and Glasgow, then we'll go to London Irish with a point to prove, and who knows what will happen when Perpignan come to Rodney Parade?" Turner told BBC Sport Wales.

"We're disappointed with the Treviso result for ourselves and our fans, but - whatever people may think - we came up short against a good European team.

"We qualified as the 23rd side in the Heineken Cup while Treviso are perennial campaigners in the tournament.

"We never had control of the game, not even when the drop-goal put us ahead in the closing four minutes.