Opposition view: Barry-Murphy felt it was 'only a matter of time' before Dale scored

Much like his counterpart, Rochdale manager Brian Barry-Murphy was left unhappy at only taking a point from Tuesday's stalemate against Northampton.

Cobblers boss Jon Brady expressed his frustration at not being able to claim all three points after creating, in his opinion, the better chances on the night.

But Barry-Murphy had a different view and felt his side were the more likely team to claim victory despite managing only one shot on target.

He said: "The conditions were obviously very difficult but the attitude and the application of the lads was really good and at times our performance was very, very good.

"The opposition had a couple of chances but I felt, overall, it was just a matter of time until we scored so it's difficult to be happy with a draw.

"The wind made it tough for both teams, especially in the first-half because we were playing into it, but we looked dangerous on the break and from set-pieces.

"There's a presumption that you go and dominate the game when the wind is in your favour but that's not always the case and Northampton had their moments in the second-half.

"But we had some real good chances near the end of the game and I thought we would score. We didn't but we were resolute and defended well as a team and that's testament to the players.

"There's been a lot of talk about our defensive record this season but there are now real positives in how we're defending and we also created good chances so we're keen to maintain that."