Morecambe 1 Gillingham 1: Reaction from Gills boss Neil Harris

Gillingham’s fighting spirit was a major plus for manager Neil Harris as they picked up another points in their survival bid on Saturday.

A 1-1 draw at Morecambe, coupled with results elsewhere, means it's as you were with the League 1 table. The Gills remain third from bottom, five points from safety.

It’s another plus for Harris as he makes it seven points in four games since taking over - a bit upturn from their earlier form.

Harris said: “We didn’t deserve to win the game, on the level of play, I have got to be honest.

“Morecambe had a lot of the football and didn’t cause us too many issues, other than a couple of set-pieces in the first half, but what it did highlight was that again I have a group that will give me everything, that will dig in and defend and we have moments of quality.

“We have to be better with the ball, that’s for sure, because we gave ourselves too many problems when we turned the ball over cheaply.

"Positives? I have been here 12 days and we looked like a team that is willing to fight, is well organised, structured, but again it’s the same group of players that have pretty much played every minute of every game since I have been here, barring Danny Lloyd, because we haven’t got the strength in depth at the moment, with the injuries.

“All I can say is, two things, firstly to my players, seven points out of 12, on the back of three wins in 27 games [before he took charge] is a great achievement for the players and secondly to the fans who came and got behind us. I understand a few of them had issues on the way up, it was a longer journey, the message is a positive, it is another point, another bit of momentum, and a tough place to come.

“We battled, we were resolute when we had to be, I thought it