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"Yes, of course, conceding a goal in the last minute is disappointing when you have worked hard to get back in the game, but sometimes you have to give credit to this division - Championship teams are good enough to grab a goal even if they have twenty or thirty seconds left, just as we did on Tuesday against West Brom.
"I told the players they had been part of a great game. Although they were disappointed, I told them they must not let that last minute goal spoil their season. I told them to walk off with their heads held high. You have got to be professional with your psychology as I don't want that to affect our season. "After all, it is good that the only downs at the moment are last minute draws, so I didn't want them going into the dressing room moping."
Steve Cotterill was happy enough too with the point. "It is a great point for us really because they were better than us today," he said. "There will be a lot of sides buckle here when their crowd get up for it, so to go 2-1 down in the 86th minute, our players deserve a massive amount of credit for coming back and getting a draw.
"It looked like our third game in a week, albeit I know it was theirs, but with a couple of away games it is more difficult and we didn't look as hungry as we did the other night at Sheffield Wednesday.
"All in all we are pleased with the point because we thought it would be a fantastic return to get four points from the two away games."
Cotterill also said that Andy Gray, who scored our first goal, shouldn't really gave played. "His foot was swollen up massively and he shouldn't have pulled his socks and boots on, so the commitment he showed going on the pitch alone was enough. He was desperate to play and he got his rewards with the goal."