Grant McCann's verdict on Doncaster Rovers' draw with Stevenage + praise for 'legend' Billy Sharp
Grant McCann says he always had a feeling Billy Sharp would score in his final Doncaster Rovers home game.
The veteran came on as a second half sub against play-off chasing Stevenage, with Rovers trailing 1-0, and perhaps predictably fired home to earn a share of the spoils.
His strike - which cancelled out Matty Phillips' first half opener - sparked mass celebrations as Rovers fans paid tribute to the 40-year-old, whose latest spell at the club will end after next week's finale at Peterborough.
"I just knew he'd score, he was chomping at the bit when he came in before," McCann said post-match.
"I was actually speaking to him before the game about the comments that Andy Butler (Scunthorpe manager) made about him during the week. Well, not so much the comments but the 'no comment' which I felt was really disrespectful towards Billy. And he was laughing about it, but that's what he does.
"He scores and that's what he's done it his whole career. He's just an absolute legend really, isn't he? He said to me coming off, I need four at Peterborough to break the record. And you just wouldn't put it past him, would you? Because he's unreal and I'm delighted for him."
On the game itself, McCann said: "This is the 45th game and I've probably spoken about the same thing over and over.
"We were absolutely rubbish first half, very good second half. I'm bored of saying it. I said to the boys that we've not had one 90-minute performance all year. There's loads to think about for next year. But ultimately, the second half was more like us. Whereas apart from Owen Bailey's header in the first half, I don't think we had an effort. But, as I say, in the second half we were much better and the much more dominant team.
"So it was a decent point in the end, but it possibly could have been three."
Meanwhile, McCann confirmed Robbie Gotts was not involved merely as a precation.
He added: "It was nothing, just a precaution. There's nothing to read into in terms of the squad. I could sit here and talk to you individually about them all but I don't really want to do that. Robbie's been outstanding and it's just about giving other people opportunities."