Cheltenham boss Wade Elliott was disappointed not to have taken all three points from his side’s 1-1 draw with the Blues at Whaddon Road.

Alfie May netted in the 84th minute to grab the point for the Robins, Conor Chaplin having given the Blues the lead 10 minutes earlier.

Asked if the draw was a fair result, Elliott told GloucestershireLive: “Possibly. If I am honest, I am disappointed not to have won it. Pleased with a point, really pleased with the performance, the atmosphere and everything.

“Their goal was really soft. For a really good team and the vein of form and what they've been doing to teams, they created very little.

“They had a good opening in the first, but we had two or three really good openings ourselves in the first half, so on the balance of the game and chances and the goal we conceded, I am disappointed not to have got all three points.

“Really disappointing that we conceded from a set play and in fairness to them, they are really efficient on sets. But for all the talent and attacking quality they have in their squad, it's a disappointing way to concede.

“We obviously haven't made the first contact and then it's landed middle of the box and Chaplin's managed to get a side foot on it, so, yes, a soft one.”

Reflecting on the highlights of his team’s display, which sees them stay 16th but move eight points clear of the relegation zone, he added: “Against a really good attacking set-up, we were diligent and organised and we limited them to very little.

“It wasn't passive by any stretch, we went after them and we were bold in the way we went after them and we carried our own threat.

“We played some really good stuff on turnover, we looked effective and like we had a cutting edge.

“We made several chances and we had to show real character to come from behind and take a point because they hadn't conceded for nine goals so it would have been easy to be disheartened, but we didn’t.

“The team stayed with it, the crowd stayed with it and it ended up being up being an enjoyable afternoon for most people.”

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htb added 18:47 - Apr 10 Deluded
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Fixed_It added 18:53 - Apr 10 WHAT?!
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Suffolktractor added 18:58 - Apr 10 We weren't at our best, but this man was watching a different game to the rest of us.
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Bert added 19:02 - Apr 10 Really ? These are words for the home media. Apart from two chances in the first half they did very little in the second half other than defend. Their manager obviously hasn't looked at the stats. That said, they are a plucky team with a one trick poney on most days.
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runaround added 19:03 - Apr 10 There was only one team who deserved the 3 points and it wasn't Cheltenham. Yes they worked hard but didn't do anywhere near enough to win with their anti-football
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Umros added 19:06 - Apr 10 9 days too late for April fools …..
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blueboy1981 added 19:07 - Apr 10 Credit to them - they took 2 points away from us. Did we expect to Win before we arrived ? - after a fantastic run of results ? Mark me down as you will, but these are Teams we HAVE to beat, if we want to compete at a higher level and maintain that. Conditions are to some degree a leveller - but just compare the structure and set up of both Clubs for a second ? David v Goliath in every sense - if ever there was one. In such situations it's about Mental Strength and Focus - Did we have both today ? - or do we seem to forget that against such Teams … ?? Only Asking …. !!!

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Rozeeboy74 added 19:14 - Apr 10 I'm glad those of you that saw the game think this man is deluded. I know stats don't say everything, but 7 to 23 shots and 3 to 9 on target?
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SamWhiteUK added 19:22 - Apr 10 Created very little? Is he mental?
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Saxonblue74 added 19:44 - Apr 10 Was he actually watching? Did he miss the 20+ attempts we had? Hirst hitting the bar? We were far from our best but still could and certainly should have won that.
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jas0999 added 19:50 - Apr 10 No if buts or maybes. We absolutely should have won it. Ridiculous comments from their manager.
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Lathers added 20:12 - Apr 10 Small man syndrome Wade. Only 1 team was going to win that in the 2nd half. Shame for Walton who's been outstanding, as that was an absolute stinker from him, but we've ridden our luck over this winning streak so it's done now and we move on to (hopefully) 6 points from Charlton and PV. COYB.
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Mariner1974 added 20:29 - Apr 10 Cloud Cuckoo Land!
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 20:32 - Apr 10 It's always refreshing, but rarely happens, when a manager actually gives an objective account of a match. (Klopp does this sometimes, and Kieran does too.) However, in this case, the analysis is about as objective as a politician's rant. We were clearly the better team, although not at our best, admittedly.
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itfchorry added 21:10 - Apr 10 Deluded
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Scuzzer added 21:16 - Apr 10 Joker. Just take a look at the stats. Could have buried them if we took our chances.
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churchmans added 21:31 - Apr 10 This blokes a comedian! Soft goal!! There's was a gift
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Millsey added 21:55 - Apr 10 What the heck has he been taking ffs
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Cadiar added 22:17 - Apr 10 Deluded. Perhaps if they tried playing football I might have some sympathy but teams like this can't. If they had won it would have been a travesty.
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JimInGreensboro added 23:05 - Apr 10 52 shots on season aggregate, just 2 goals. We've created plenty, just bad luck not to have cracked the safe more often.
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Europablue added 23:13 - Apr 10 If you can notice a soft goal that was scored against you, why can't you recognize a soft goal that you scored?
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chepstowblue added 05:34 - Apr 11 A slightly deluded statement from him, but they certainly caused us issues in the first half. Defensively we aren't great....we just never have much to do. When we are put under pressure we look increasingly fallible, and have ridden our luck on numerous occasions recently. We weren't good yesterday, but it was disappointing to concede when they were virtually no threat. Even allowing for the gusty conditions and the ball getting held up, what Walton did was unnecessary. À result that clearly indicates that we shouldn't be getting carried away by thinking the job's done. This is going down to injury time on May 7.

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waldenblue7 added 06:14 - Apr 11 Joker
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Burley4ever added 09:47 - Apr 11 Send him to Specsavers the guy must be blind as a bat!!!
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ChrisFelix added 13:29 - Apr 11 Although we rode our luck a little in the first half there is no way Cheltenham should have won this game. Their equaliser was some what fortunate & I wonder why May had so much time. With normal conditions Town would have comfortably won this game. The wind never allowed us to play our passing game. Again oddly a draw feels like a defeat. We move on to a couple of home games when both Wednesdays & Plymouth have challenges away from home

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