Steve Cotterill was disappointed with his side's first-half display in the draw at Derby - but pleased with their 'excellent' reaction in the second period as Salop had chances to take all three points.
Town got a much-deserved point at Pride Park as they battled to a 2-2 draw against an in-form Derby County, a side who had only conceded four goals in their last 11 home matches.
He said:"Comeback - that's the verdict. We didn't play anywhere near in the first half like we know we can. I think we came here and gave them too much respect which is easy to do, I understand it - the size of the club, the support, and the players they have. Pyke made an immediate impact winning a free-kick which Tom Bayliss converted from distance to make it 2-1 as it went in past Joe Wildsmith.
"The quality of the substitutes that they can bring on, I was a little bit worried that the ball would drop to one of them in those 10 minutes of added-on time. That would've been a travesty today because considering how we'd played in the second half if we'd have gone and lost that game. [It shows] good character from the boys."
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