Lee Bell is taking the positives from Saturday’s draw as Crewe Alexandra prepare for this weekend’s trip to Notts County.

The Railwaymen were frustrated by a resolute Harrogate Town side in a 0-0 draw at Mornflake Stadium, and slipped to fourth in League Two as a result.

But Manager Bell was pleased with the second half performance, and satisfied with seven points in eight days.

“We weren’t pleased at all with the first half but I thought the lads were excellent in the second half,” he said.

“It was only us that looked like winning, but they defended well. It has been a good three games so we stay positive and move on to a tasty fixture at the weekend.  

“The players feel as though they have dropped a couple of points but if you look at the big picture we’ve got a really good return.”

Notts County sit one point outside the Play-Off places, while the Alex are only outside of the automatic promotion spots on goal difference.