ANDY GRAHAM hailed his players for coming away with a point at Arbroath despite not being as competitive as they have been.

The Wasps played out a goalless draw against the Lichties, who also sported ex-Alloa man Quinn Coulson in their attack.

For Alloa, Graham made just the one change – with Miko Virtanen slotting into midfield and Kurtis Roberts missing out.

Arbroath were searching for their first win since dropping down to League One, with former Wasp Colin Hamilton leading the side in the dugout alongside David Gold.

Graham lamented their first-half performance which he felt didn’t do Alloa justice.

The Wasps boss later argued that they underplayed to the standards they had set so far this campaign.

“I was disappointed with our performance,” Graham said. “We had to be better from our point of view and be on the front foot more.

“We didn’t do that enough, especially in the first half, and we talked at half time about wanting a reaction.

“One thing I have to give them credit for is they dug in and fought and did well to get the 0-0 draw.

“As much as I am critical of ourselves, Arbroath are a good side, they were up for it -- a manager change will do that and that’s what happened on Saturday.”

Despite the performance not being up to scratch, Alloa came away with their fourth clean sheet of the league campaign.

This makes Alloa five games unbeaten in League One so far and they remain joint top of the league alongside Stenhousemuir and Kelty Hearts.

A testament to Alloa’s defence, Graham was delighted with that aspect of things, standing his side in good favour mid-way through the first quarter of fixtures.

“You’ve got to give the boys credit,” Graham continued. “They’ve come here and got a point and it could be a very valuable point in the long run.

“I know that we can do better – if you want to win a game in this league, you need to have at least seven or eight players on it and I felt we only had about two or three.”

Next up for Alloa is a visit to Glasgow to take on Partick Thistle in the third round of the SPFL Trust Trophy.

The Wasps will be entering at this stage of the competition, drawn away from home to the Championship club.

Graham said he will be looking forward to the test, hoping his side can show the Jags what they are truly made of.

“It’s going to be a great test,” Graham added. “One that I’m going to relish and I think the players will relish it as well.

“It’s a good calibre of competition and a good ground and that’s the point of a cup competition – to give themselves a chance to showcase their talent.

“That’s exactly what we want – it’ll be difficult, Partick are a good side but I think we can do well there and we can compete.

“That’s exactly what we’re going to do.”