Tranmere manager Nigel Adkins praised the commitment of his players after his side were once again booed off following a goalless League Two draw with Fleetwood.
Rovers missed the chance to put some daylight between themselves and the relegation zone following a stalemate at Prenton Park that extended their winless streak to seven games.
Adkins, whose side kept their first clean sheet in seven games, said: “We had a right go today and the lads have worked their socks off for the cause.
“We played some nice football at times with some nice intricate play and were bold with our setup with three centre-backs.
“For me, we were totally committed to being attack-minded in what we’ve done but a few decisions went against us tonight.
“It’s a point on the board, you want to win your home games, but you’ve seen a team that is committed tonight that are fighting and scrapping.”
The hosts had the best chance to open the scoring after 19 minutes, but Kristian Dennis fired straight at Town goalkeeper Jay Lynch from just six yards.
In a turgid first 45 minutes, the away side’s best chance fell to Louis Marsh, who steered the ball wide with just Luke McGee to beat.
The visitors were almost ahead just after the break when Ryan Grayden rounded McGee, but Lee O’Connor made a vital intervention with the goal gaping.
Despite going close late-on through Josh Davison and Sol Soloman, Rovers had to make do with a point that leaves them four above Morecambe in 23rd, while Fleetwood remain in 12th.
Adkins added: “We want to take the game to the opposition and we want to score more goals, but we’re in a scrap and we’ve seen that today, there’s a really hard-working committed side there.
“The situation we are in, you need wins and we wanted to win today and you saw that the way we setup to be bold.
“I’d defy anyone to say ‘you haven’t seen a totally committed team having a right go for each other’.”
Fleetwood boss Pete Wild admitted his side were tested, saying: “I think it was a hard-fought game between two teams that went bang at it with each other.
“I watched Tranmere on Saturday and they were very much like they were tonight and gave us a real test tonight.
“It was a physical encounter that lacked any real quality, but if you look at the game and the chances we’ve had, we had some really good opportunities to win the match.
“But I always say that if you can’t win, then don’t lose. Before we came to the club, one of the observations I had was that was the kind of game the team weren’t seeing out.
“So in my eyes that’s a massive step forward that we’re seeing games out and when teams are putting us under pressure we are being far more resilient, so that’s another tick in the box.”
