O'Driscoll content with PNE point

10 March 2010 09:33
Rovers had the better of the first half at Deepdale and took a deserved lead through James Hayter's 28th-minute strike.[LNB]Neil Mellor got Preston back on level terms three minutes before the interval before Sharp saw his 55th-minute spot-kick saved by Andy Lonergan.[LNB]O'Driscoll said: "We've had two away games in four days at Bristol City and Preston and we've got four points. I'd have taken that at the start of the week.[LNB]"Our goalkeeper has made a couple of saves in the second half where Preston have counter-attacked us.[LNB]"I'm disappointed because we had the chance with the penalty to get our noses in front again but this is a difficult division and if everything happened as you would want it to it wouldn't be so tight.[LNB]"Results like we had on Saturday (a 5-2 win at Bristol City) don't come along too often, but I thought with the way we played in the first half we could have been out of sight."[LNB]On Lonergan's stop, O'Driscoll added: "He made a fantastic save in the first half from Gareth Roberts as well, so he's earned his money.[LNB]"Billy will be disappointed with missing the penalty. Goalscorers want to score goals so he'll be a sulky boy on the way home. But he's been terrific for us. He's our top goalscorer, a bubbly character and he'll bounce back on Saturday I'm sure."[LNB]Opposite number Darren Ferguson felt his side should have claimed all three points after finishing the stronger.[LNB]"In the end we should have won it," he said. "In the last 10 minutes or so we had three outstanding chances.[LNB]"The substitutes gave us a lot more energy and in the second half it was a much better performance. They caused us problems in the first half but we got back in the game straight on half-time and in the second half, on chances, I feel we should have won it.[LNB]"It was a really good game of football, an exciting game, but I'm disappointed because you want to win your home games."[LNB]Ferguson was unhappy with the performance of referee Phil Crossley and questioned the award of Doncaster's penalty, which O'Driscoll admitted was "soft".[LNB]"I was a long way away from it, but I was amazed," added the Preston boss. "I'd have to see it again but I think Sean was gobsmacked as well.[LNB]"I think the referee got put under a bit of pressure at half-time. They (Doncaster) felt they should have had a penalty and he's given one, but two wrongs don't make a right. The referees have got to stay strong."[LNB]Ferguson was also baffled as to how Rovers full-back James Chambers remained on the pitch after tripping Paul Coutts when on a yellow card.[LNB]"How the lad's not been sent off is an absolute disgrace, a complete disgrace. It drives you mental," he moaned. "You don't want to come out after games and keep talking about referees but it was a disgraceful decision.[LNB]"If he hadn't have been booked already, the referee would have booked him and that would have changed the game."[LNB][LNB][LNB]

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