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Rovers picked up their first point in six games after their shutout at Highbury.

It was Wild’s first game in charge of the club, ironically at Fleetwood – who sacked him earlier this season.

Wild said: “It’s a massive thing to keep a clean sheet. I just went into the dressing room and asked when the last time that happened was.

“I made it clear on Tuesday that this week was about stopping the rot.

“It was about giving ourselves a platform to build on, give ourselves something to hold on to and give the fans something to grab on to.

“Don’t get me wrong, there are a million things that could be better, but we’ve had three days and concentrated on defending our own box.

“As a team I thought we were outstanding at defending our own box, tracking runners.

“They had two shots the whole game, they had loads of possession. They’ve had a shot in the first half which Marko’s [Marosi] has made a good save from and they’ve hit the bar.

“In terms of defensively, we’ve ticked the...

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