STAN TERNENT explained to the Huddersfield Examiner how Rovers "Came here with an unusual system."

The Huddersfield boss accepted that Town fans were frustrated by the 1-1 home draw with Rovers but pointed out: "We didn't win, but we didn't lose either, and that's important."

Town, with just one victory in six League I games at the Galpharm and 16th in the table, were unable to build on the lead provided by Michael Flynn just six minutes, 25 seconds in.

Burnley loanee Steve Jones had an excellent chance to score a debut goal and double the lead on the half hour, but headed wide.

"He should have scored, which I've told him, but at least he was there to miss it," added Ternent.

He said: "We set off well in the first 20 minutes, but the game then went away from us and we gave a poor goal away, allowing them to cross the ball for Lambert to score."

The manager accepted Town didn't create as many chances as normal explaining: "It's difficult when they have one player up field and nine lined across the 18-yard box.

"Bristol came here with an unusual system, with an extra man on the left side of midfield, and they defended quite well.

"I understand the crowd's frustration, but had we drawn at Swindon last week (Town won 3-1) and beaten Bristol at home, everyone would have been happy.

"As it is, we did it the other way around, but it's still four points out of a possible six, and that's important."

Examiner journalist Duggie Thompson said in his report: "At least Stan Ternent's team emerged with a point, because it was well-organised Bristol Rovers who created the clearer-cut chances."

Town made a strong start, taking the lead with just six minutes and 25 seconds gone when Michael Flynn drilled in his fifth goal of the season.

Thompson said: "Had loan debutant Steve Jones doubled the lead on the half hour - and the Burnley man admitted he should have done better with a header which went wide - then Town might well have gone on to collect a second home success to go with the win over Northampton a month ago.

But that was their only other genuine effort on goal, and by that stage, the visitors were looking dangerous.

It took some smart saves by Matt Glennon and good blocks by a variety of defenders to keep Paul Trollope's men at bay before the break.

They finally forced the equaliser they had been threatening seven minutes after half time, with top scorer Rickie Lambert turning in his 10th goal of the campaign.

Try as they might, Town couldn't build any momentum, and the game petered out, much to the frustration of the home supporters in a 13,779 crowd (323 in the away end)."

Jones, playing his first competitive senior match of the campaign, was soon involved, and his link play with Jim Goodwin and Gary Roberts initiated Town's goal, with Worthington playing in Liam Dickinson.

"The on-loan Derby man couldn't get past the Rovers rearguard, but as Byron Anthony tackled him, the ball fell straight into the path of Flynn, who drilled a low right-foot shot past Steve Phillips from the edge of the box."

Thompson added: "But Bristol were by now looking the sharper of the two sides in attack.

Goodwin did well to head clear David Pipe's 22nd-minute cross under pressure from Jeff Hughes, then Joe Skarz produced a vital block as the ball was pumped back in.

Then in the 28th minute, Glennon and Goodwin combined to thwart Darryl Duffy as he ran onto Craig Disley's diagonal through ball.

Lambert headed over from close range from Pipe's cross after firing first a 29th-minute free-kick, then the rebound, into the Town wall.

Then, on 33 minutes, Glennon blocked with his legs from Hughes after Chris Lines opened up the home defence.

A minute later, Duffy had a shot on the turn saved, then Nathan Clarke came to Glennon's rescue after the keeper misjudged a looping ball towards Disley.

Skarz produced a key clearance as Hughes crossed for Duffy in first-half stoppage time, and Worthington blocked superbly as Lines shaped to shoot barely a minute into the second half.

Flynn fired wide from distance as Town attacked in the 52nd-minute, but less than 60 seconds later, Rovers were level, Lambert dispatching Disley's pull-back from the dead-ball line.

Meanwhile Glennon saved headers from Lambert (61st minute) and Duffy (72nd) while Disley fired wide when meeting Stuart Campbell's 69th-minute cross".

Lewis Haldane's first goal of the season for Oxford United was "worth the wait" according to the Oxford Mail and it also earned him the Setanta Blue Square goal of the month award.

Haldane had come on as a substitute for United in their 3-1 win over Cambridge and the Mail said: "It was Haldane's first goal of the season, and almost worth the wait as he smashed home a 90th minute drive into the top corner to seal the home side's triumph.

"Murra had fired United back in front, and after a third goal almost came when the excellent Guy charged through, inside then out, and was unlucky to see his close-range shot just deflect wide, the coup de grace came from Haldane, to raise the roof."