SHOTS' SEARLE SLAMS CRITICS

BULLISH Aldershot manager Danny Searle hopes this breathless draw earns his burgeoning side renewed respect after the Shots held their own against the high-flying Yorkshiremen.

- Steve Gibbs

“This team don’t get half the credit they deserve. Some of what is said is massively harsh,” said Searle after a game that may have gone either way.

Since October’s reverse fixture, Searle’s team have lost one fewer game than their high-flying opponents, and he continued: “We’re a young side with some very talented players, and going into the last five or six minutes we looked like we could go on and win the game – and Harrogate are second in the table. People are entitled to their opinions, but my opinion is that we’re making good progress.”