COLCHESTER United boss Joe Dunne will be appealing Jabo Ibehre’s sending-off, following last night’s goalless draw at Victoria Park.

But the Irishman was also quick to describe the draw as a “wonderful point.”

Dunne enthused: “We can take just as much joy from this result, as if we had won. As a team we defended exceptionally well, after obviously having to change things around with the sending off.

“Our disc lip line and our attitude was great, and we did a lot of tactical work at half-time. We also changed it again as the game progressed, just to baffle them a bit more.

“I will be appealing Jabo’s red card straight away, having seen it again on the video.

“I felt it was a fair challenge. There were no studs showing when he has actually made the tackle. I thought the laces were going for the ball.

“(Neil) Austin got straight up, to his credit, and I think everyone around there felt that the red card was harsh, so I will be appealing it. Maybe the angle that the referee had, made it difficult for him.

“I’m very frustrated, but in the end we came away with a lot of credit.

“Overall, it’s a wonderful point,” confirmed Dunne.