Carlisle boss Paul Simpson admitted to a “strange old mix of emotions” after his side’s dramatic 2-2 draw with Northampton.
Goals from Jack Armer and Ryan Edmondson, who scored his first of the season, looked to have set the Cumbrians on their way to a first league win for almost two months following Shaun McWilliams’ opener for the visitors.
But Kieron Bowie’s dramatic 93rd-minute strike salvaged a point for the Cobblers.
“It’s a strange old mix of emotions,” said Simpson, who was buoyed by his side’s performance.
“I’ve got to say to start it’s a massive improvement from the last few weeks.
“I’m really disappointed, I’m gutted about the goal and I’ve got to say the equaliser was a fantastic finish from Bowie.
“But I’m so pleased with the performance and the character and the effort. All of the things you can talk about.
“That’s certainly given everybody a lift and something to build on.
“There were lots of good things. I thought a lot of players were excellent. There were so many good things.
“We probably did deserve three points, I’m biased and they might now say that.
“It gives me hope and belief that if we play and compete like that then we should be okay. We have to do that consistently.
“The first goal was a horrible goal to give away and it shouldn’t happen.
“We’re really struggling to score that first goal, unfortunately when you’re on the run we’re on you get little things like that happening.”
Jon Brady’s Northampton have lost just once in their last six league outings.
He also praised his side’s spirit, saying: “It was great character from the boys to get a point.
“We made a couple of changes towards the death and Kieron pops up with the equaliser.
“Overall we showed great character and great spirit to get 2-2. It’s a tough place to come.
“You’ve got to give credit to them. They’re fighting for their lives and fighting for their manager.
“You can see they’ve got immense spirit in their squad.
“They had two changes and scored in the second half. I haven’t seen it back, but I can’t remember any other efforts for them.
“To get a point here at a really tough place to come, when you consider how the game went, it’s a good point.
“In the main you’ve got to say these boys have been really consistent. You can have days where you might lose and, if you can get a draw out of it, it’s a real positive about a team that never gives in.
“They’re the types of days that lift the team and galvanise them.”
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