A step in the right direction.
A battling point and a clean sheet thanks mainly to a one legged Luke McCormick who made two world class saves late in the game.
Just minutes before those saves McCormick was badly injured and with all three subs already used he had to stay on the pitch and thank God he did.
We still lacked composure in front of goal and Bury are the same as us, they created good chances but couldn't score.
This point was built on a good defensive performance with Bradley back to his best.
The game was a struggle for two struggling teams and short of any entertainment with most of our good attacking play coming in the first half.
We missed some good chances - Ness fired over when he should have hit the target, Grant tried to be precise instead of just hitting the damn thing, Ainsworth was through on goal but didn't trust his left foot, by the time he switched feet he was closed down and might have even won a penalty, Ciftci tried for the top corner and was saved and Sarcevic had a chance to shoot but declined and instead tried to pass.
The second half lacked any kind of excitement apart from McCormick's saves.
Fletcher replaced Ciftci and we lost momentum, the ball didn't stick up front.
Bury missed several good opportunities and also hit the post.
Sarcevic has made a big difference, Ainsworth was poor and should have been subbed much earlier .
Ciftci put in a good shift against two huge centre-backs.
The defence was rock solid.
We still need a goal scorer but we've known that for months.
You couldn't fault the players for effort.
Man of the Match McCormick.
McCormick 9, Miller 7, Songo'o 7, Bradley 7, Sawyer 7, Fox 6, Ness 6, Sarcevic 7, Grant 6, Ainsworth 4, Ciftci 6. Subs Fletcher 5, Lameiras 5, Jervis n/a
A battling point and a clean sheet thanks mainly to a one legged Luke McCormick who made two world class saves late in the game.
Just minutes before those saves McCormick was badly injured and with all three subs already used he had to stay on the pitch and thank God he did.
We still lacked composure in front of goal and Bury are the same as us, they created good chances but couldn't score.
This point was built on a good defensive performance with Bradley back to his best.
The game was a struggle for two struggling teams and short of any entertainment with most of our good attacking play coming in the first half.
We missed some good chances - Ness fired over when he should have hit the target, Grant tried to be precise instead of just hitting the damn thing, Ainsworth was through on goal but didn't trust his left foot, by the time he switched feet he was closed down and might have even won a penalty, Ciftci tried for the top corner and was saved and Sarcevic had a chance to shoot but declined and instead tried to pass.
The second half lacked any kind of excitement apart from McCormick's saves.
Fletcher replaced Ciftci and we lost momentum, the ball didn't stick up front.
Bury missed several good opportunities and also hit the post.
Sarcevic has made a big difference, Ainsworth was poor and should have been subbed much earlier .
Ciftci put in a good shift against two huge centre-backs.
The defence was rock solid.
We still need a goal scorer but we've known that for months.
You couldn't fault the players for effort.
Man of the Match McCormick.
McCormick 9, Miller 7, Songo'o 7, Bradley 7, Sawyer 7, Fox 6, Ness 6, Sarcevic 7, Grant 6, Ainsworth 4, Ciftci 6. Subs Fletcher 5, Lameiras 5, Jervis n/a