But the manner in which they
retreated into their shell after the break will trouble Alan Reynolds, although the arrival of Rovers subs Dan Carr and Brandon Miele played a part.
The Dragons capitalised on a solid first-half performance to go ahead, but they
retreated into their shell after the break and soaked up plenty of pressure before goalkeeper Andy Coughlin was beaten by a deflected shot in the 83rd minute.
Switzerland, who at least had looked marginally threatening on the counter in the first period,
retreated into their shell in the second.
But as Cardiff
retreated into their shell during the latter stages, the Wearsiders came on strong and struck through Steven Fletcher and Jack Colback, the latter deep in stoppage time, to earn a point.
They then
retreated into their shell after getting a telling-off.
York
retreated into their shell after a dream start when a superb cross from Michael Rankine was nodded home by Carruthers.
At the same time, Chelsea had
retreated into their shell and when they did poke their head out, it was not to great effect as Joe Cole sliced wide from 20 yards.
The players
retreated into their shell for the rest of the first half although at least we were in front.
Too many of Armagh's big-time boys were off colour and you must question why they
retreated into their shell for most of the second half and allowed Kerry to launch wave after wave of attacks.
Watford had
retreated into their shell under the constant second half bombardment though Noel-Williams and Smart both could have made Wolves pay for not grasping the nettle.
England might have
retreated into their shell after a flurry of wickets left them 202-6.
The Portuguese match-winner feels Kevin Keegan's side
retreated into their shell at 2-0 and paid the penalty by losing 3-2.
Maybe a side who have flattered and
retreated into their shell too often in the past are finally about to come of age.
Tranmere, the aggressors in the first half, were quiet for the first 10 minutes after the break but Craig Curran''s flashing drive from outside the area which zipped just wide of the visitors'' goal allayed fears Parry''s men had
retreated into their shell.
A lack of confidence seemed to affect Hibs and they could easily have come unstuck as they
retreated into their shell before the Ibrox club's onslaught.