Dunfermline midfielder Stephen Husband believes the manner of his side’s 2-2 draw with Morton proves they have the character to mount a serious title challenge.
After Archie Campbell’s double gave the visitors a cushion, Husband’s penalty eight minutes from time sparked the Pars’ second incredible comeback in the space of a fortnight with Ryan Wallace’s header securing what could turn out to be a priceless point.
”We seem to be making a habit of it,” he said, referring to the draw the Pars achieved at Falkirk in similar circumstances two weeks ago.
”I thought we played really well in both halves but I thought it was good we showed the character to come back after going a couple of goals behind.
”We had the belief from the Falkirk game that we could do that and we’re more than capable of scoring goals we’ve shown that we don’t let up.
”We could be 2-0 down but we’ll still fight and it’s good that we’ve got the character to do that. We help each other and fight for each other.”
Husband’s penalty set the Pars on their way and he was well aware of how important a spot kick it was.
”I just thought ‘Don’t miss’,” he added. ”I used to be terrible at penalties but I’ve spent a bit of time on them. I used to be penalty taker when I was with Blackpool in the reserves, so I got a bit of confidence back to take them.
”It’s everyone’s objective to go ahead, keep that and try and score goals but unfortunately it’s not always like that. There are going to be times when that happens to us, but as long as we show willingness to come back that’s the main thing.”
After seeing his side fight back late on, Pars boss Jim Jefferies admitted: ”It’s not good for the heart.
”I thought we were a wee bit off the pace we had been training on astroturf pitches because many pitches were under water this week, and it always takes its toll on the legs.
”But when you’ve come back one week, maybe you get the confidence to go and do it again.
”I think over the 90 minutes a 2-2 was fair but we probably had the bulk of the possession, although credit to Morton because they made it very awkward.
”I thought we kept pushing and probing and we changed the system to go 4-2-4, and the four people we had up front were all attacking players. That’s probably what got us the draw.”