Added April 9th 2007 -

Barton Rovers 0 - 0 Rothwell Town

Rothwell Town boss Alan Biley hailed this stalemate as "a super result" after his patched up side kept their physical hosts at bay.With passing football at a premium on a dire pitch, the Bones found themselves trying to adapt to a makeshift long-ball game and chances were scarce.

However, Rothwell still felt they had a perfectly good winning goal chalked off 20 minutes from the end when Ricky Miller was adjudged to have pushed a Rovers defender - even though the assistnat referee did not flag for an infringement. "Ricky chased a ball through and the two players fell over each other. There was no foul. in fact if anything the defender blocked Ricky off, " said Biley. "Ricky got up and put the ball into the net and the referee then ruled it was a push in the back and it was never that."

Miller had also had the game's other notable chance in the first half when his sharp header was well saved by the home keeper. But, aside of that, the game was a tough battle and the last thing the Bones needed.

"We only had one fully fit substitute, five lads in the starting team were carrying injuries and we had some players like Adam Sturgess playing out of position - so we were a real walking wounded. But we battled really well," said Biley.

Despite picking up only one point from the Easter games, the Bones remain in play-off contention after results went in their favour. only Bromsgrove and Chasetown won while Evesham, Willenhall, Woodford and Stourbridge all lost.

"We've actually had a very good day as we have gained a point on nearly all our rivals yesterday. It has been a good result for us and we are still in the play-off race." added Biley.

Report: Peter Bradley

The run-in:

Sat 14th April v Malvern Town (h)

Sat 21st April v Willenhall Town (a)

Tues 24th April v Cinderford Town (h)

Sat 28th April v Chasetown (h)