GEOFF Butler rated Bashley's 0-0 draw at league leaders AFC Wimbledon as "our best display of the season by a mile."

The Foresters have featured in their fair share of high-scoring thrillers this season, but for former Norwich City defender Butler, Saturday's Kingsmeadow stalemate was their most disciplined display during his six months in charge.

He said: "Everyone did the jobs they were asked to do. Our discipline and work-rate was exceptional. A side's only as strong as its weakest link and we didn't have one on Saturday. We fully deserved the point."

Wimbledon could have sneaked victory with a late penalty but Bash keeper David Elm parried Rob Ursell's kick and, as the ball ran loose, Andy Culliford shut the Dons out with a great saving tackle.

For much of the game Dons' Jake Cole was easily the busier keeper - even though Bash were without their 31-goal top scorer Richard Gillespie, who was sidelined with a groin problem.

Danny Gibbons had one great chance when he tried to help on Chris Knowles' goalbound shot but only managed to head it over the bar.

On another occasion, Gary Langrish skewed a shot across the face of goal, which just eluded on-loan Eastleigh striker James Stokoe and was finally buried into the side netting by Culliford.

Wimbledon manager Dave Anderson's assessment that "the whole game lacked quality" sounded a bit like sour grapes to Butler, who said: "It was great team performance by us and we could have won it."