Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson says it is easy to see Bristol Rovers are challenging towards the top of the table.
The Gas overcame a difficult week following the departure of manager Graham Coughlan to record a goalless draw with second-placed Posh.
A draw keeps the Gas fourth and, whilst Ferguson was not exactly glowing in his review of his own side's performance, the London Road boss gave credit to Rovers.
"I’m never overly happy with a draw," Ferguson said to Peterborough Today. "But given we had seven players missing and we were playing a very good side it’s not a bad result.
"The big disappointment for me was our final ball and our set-pieces. The set-pieces were awful. We still had the better chances though, but I’m not going to criticise any players as they gave everything again.
"It’s easy to see why Rovers are up towards the top. They are tough. They just keep going and in the second half they got on top of us a bit.
"But they only really created one good chance and that was right at the end. When I saw their player running through I thought we were in trouble and he’s struck his shot really well, but Christy Pym has made a good save.
"Other than that it was shots from outside the area and we were much the same. It was two good sides going at each other.
"If we maintain our good home form draws like this one become good results so we will move on and get ready for the next game.
"It’s good to be second obviously, but we won’t be getting carried away. There will be many more ups and downs to come, but the mentality of my players is very strong right now."
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