Draw a 'new experience' for Aspin

Harrogate Town manager Neil Aspin has called Saturday's 3-3 home draw with Stafford "a new experience" after losing a 2-0 half-time lead.

He told BBC Radio York: "Stafford's third goal was nearly from the halfway line, and we were dead on our feet.

"It was the worst feeling I've had all season, so to get an equaliser in the last minute, it's a crumb of comfort I didn't expect the way things had gone."

The draw caused Town to slip out of the top five in Blue Square North.

Strikers Danny Holland and James Dean gave Town their 2-0 half-time lead, and Aspin felt his side were totally in control of the game.

As long as I'm manager I'll always give 100% and I don't quit

Harrogate Town boss Neil Aspin

Aspin felt aggrieved at Stafford's first goal, which came from a Chris Flynn free-kick.

"The linesman was flagging [for offside], it should have been a free-kick to us, it was a real sickener and it changed the game. I was right next to the linesman and I know how long he had his flag up and the referee didn't see it."

Flynn's second free-kick came on 85 minutes and Dorryl Proffitt's 40-yard opportunist strike came just one minute later to give Stafford a 3-2 lead.

Aspin said: "I'm frustrated, we should have won the game, but I honestly thought we'd lost the game, for them to score two free-kicks and peg us back.

"Luck plays a big part in any sport, and it's certainly turned against us and we're all feeling it at the moment.

"There wasn't a big crowd today (338), but I genuinely thank the supporters because nobody got on the players' backs, they could see that we were playing well.

"I would give Stafford a lot of credit, they kept going to the end."

Alfreton have replaced Town in the top five and Stalybridge and Droylsden are likely to overtake them with their games in hand.

But Aspin added: "I'm not somebody who just throws the towel in, as long as I'm manager I'll always give 100% and I don't quit."