Adams keeping it positive

Tranmere remain without a win under Micky Adams but he is adamant change is around the corner after a 2-2 draw with Stevenage.

Defender Michael Ihiekwe went from zero to hero for Rovers having deflected a Charlie Adams cross into his own net for the opener only to strike the equaliser at the very death. Ihiekwe lashed home following Armand Gnanduillet's nod down after Dale Jennings had responded almost immediately to new Stevenage striker Lee Barnard making it 2-0. It's now three successive draws for Adams since he took charge at Prenton Park and he was taking that as a positive instead of dwelling on an 11th league match in a row without a win. "That's our longest unbeaten run, I know we've not won but I need to put a positive spin on it and we're three unbeaten now," he said. "It's mixed emotions, I was disappointed with the first half and I let them know that at half-time - I needed to rally the troops and I changed the system again. "Second half we forced them backwards and we thoroughly deserved to get something out of the game. "We wanted to outnumber them in midfield and play our little triangles around them but we didn't do enough of it - when we did it we opened them up. "Poor old Michael he's had a day to remember there. He's scored an own goal but we kept going and Michael kept going - fair credit to him. "We're going to take the FA Cup seriously next because funds are important to any football club but a win is more important." Stevenage had Simon Walton back fit after a hamstring injury, he replaced Chris Beardsley after 26 minutes because of injury, and boss Graham Westley conceded that was a mistake. "We knew putting Simon on was a risk, he probably had 45 to 50 minutes in him and I planned to change him but the injuries meant that I couldn't," said Westley. "Simon put in a great shift and it was great to see him back, he was terrific while his energy levels lasted but he started to cramp at the end and that was probably part of the reason we were on the back foot. "We've seen an official bow to home pressure - when you're facing that you have to be strong and resilient, it's part of playing away. "When we had our starting XI on the pitch we looked strong, solid, organised - it was almost back to the Stevenage of old dominating the game and controlling the game. "We looked like seeing it out but in the end when all is said and done Tranmere is not an easy place to come to." Breaking news, transfer gossip, line ups and goal alerts from your football club - delivered direct to your mobile. Sign up for Sky Sports Alerts