A frustrating result for us, but certainly a fair result on the day.
Stanley were the better side in the first half, dominating possession but the fine double save from Smith apart he wasn't really troubled with Stanley being restricted to mainly long range efforts which he very comfortably saved.
Second half Town started to boss the game and Stanley were wobbling at times but we couldn't put away one of the few decent chances which came our way. The best of which was in stoppage time when a simple square ball from Bradshaw would have given Harrold the most simple of tap ins from a few yards out.
I thought Town struggled with Stanley's formation in the first half and our side also looked very nervous and anxious, possibly not surprising given the age and experience levels of many of them. Graham Turner's half time tactical changes helped overcome the Stanley formation issues in the second half.
Not a disaster for us with Wycombe at Bury next Saturday. I think today's result has probably ended Stanley's automatic hopes but I don't think anyone will want to face you in the playoffs.
Credit to the visiting fans today who were noisy as always and also very colourful on this occasion.
