6:42pm Saturday 4th September 2010
By Sam Morshead
A POINT gained, rather than two dropped.
That is the opinion of Town's vice-captain Scott Cuthbert after the Robins held Carlisle United to a 0-0 draw in Cumbria this afternoon.
Cuthbert, who marshalled his back four to a second consecutive clean sheet at Brunton Park, remained positive despite witnessing the forward line squander a handful of gilt-edged chances as the County Ground team gave a good account of themselves in the north west.
And having come away from the trip with something to show for their efforts against an opposition flying high in League One in the early exchanges of the season, the former Celtic man said the Town squad were more than happy with the result.
“Coming up here with the run Carlisle are on it was always going to be tough,” he said.
“They've scored a lot of goals and got some good wins, so I would say it's a point picked up.
“We've conceded a lot of goals coming into this game but got a clan sheet Tuesday and looked really solid again, I don't think Dave had a save to make.”
Austin's last gasp miss – hitting the ball high over the bar when clean through on goal – bore an incredible resemblance to the striker's Wembley heartbreak.
Cuthbert sympathised with the hitman, suggesting once again that the pitch had its say in the nature of the final scoreline.
“The game was full of positives and I'm delighted with that,” he said.
“On another day the ball wouldn't have bobbled, he'd have put it away and we'd have won the game.”
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