Video: Would you have done what Paul Dickov did?

Put yourself in the shoes of a manager in a win-at-all-costs industry. Could you have let Bury equalise without intervening?

Flitcroft said Dickov helped protect the “morality” of football by allowing his side to walk in a stoppage-time equaliser.

Once Harry Forrester had inadvertently beaten Bury goalkeeper Christian Walton trying to return possession to the visitors after the ball was put out following an injury, Dickov had no hesitation in his decision to restore parity.

From the kick-off, Leon Clarke dribbled from the centre circle to score unchallenged.

The Rovers chief said: “It was just an unfortunate ending to the game. Harry Forrester hit the ball too sweet and I was just hoping it wouldn’t go in.

“When it did we just had to allow them to score because you can’t win a game like that. I didn’t really think twice about allowing them to equalise. It just wouldn’t have been right for us to take three points in the circumstances.”

Flitcroft said: “Paul put football in a good place with his sportsmanship because if you lose morality the game has no substance for me.”

Former Barnsley chief Flitcroft, who led Bury to automatic promotion in his first full season in charge last term, added: “I’ve got the ultimate respect for Paul Dickov. He tried to get the referee to award a foul throw initially but then he’s allowed us to score from the restart.”

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