TOWN'S disastrous Underhill penalty shoot-out will live long in the memory but Hasney Aljofree believes a positive reaction to their cup exit will ease any lingering pain.

Missing four spot-kicks out of four could soon become a trivia question on A Question of Sport but Aljofree knows a successful league campaign would more than make up.

Town's skipper was one of the guilty culprits from 12-yards but he insists the game was lost in the preceding 120 minutes.

He said: "I saw the first two missed and I thought I would smash it home but I got my foot under it and it has gone about 10 yards too high.

"You have to put yourself up there to take the penalty but at the end of the day I missed. I am gutted for the fans but what can you do?

"We knew we were not going to win the the FA Cup. Our bread and butter is the league and we want to be in the play-offs come the end of the season.

"If we are in the play-offs by the end of the season no one will remember tonight at Barnet.

"They might remember the penalty shoot-out though, because missing four could be some sort of record.

"The boss was not too happy at the final whistle and we have to prove to him we can react and that that was just a one-off. We will give him the reaction he wants.

"I don't think this is a Carlisle or a Brighton at home where we capitulated. I think there are positives but we just did not cope with playing against 10 men."

Town went into last night's tie on the back of a seven-match unbeaten run, something which Aljofree insists has not been brought to an end.

He said: "I still think we are unbeaten because losing on penalties does not count and we will all be desperate to go to Crewe on Saturday and react in the right way."

n Substitute Craig Disley was Bristol Rovers' spot-kick hero as the League One outfit knocked out Barclays Premier League strugglers Fulham after a penalty shoot-out.

After 120 minutes of play failed to produce a goal, the third-round tie was decided by the lottery of a shoot-out, with Disley taking advantage of its only miss, by Jimmy Bullard, whose shot was saved by the excellent Steve Phillips.

Paul Jewell's wait for a first victory as Derby manager ended in dramatic style against his former club at Hillsborough.

Goalkeeper Lewis Price produced two superb penalty saves to help Jewell's beleaguered side progress at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday.