Brian Laws was delighted to see Tommy Spurr score a storming 25-yard volley to equalise against Plymouth Argyle on Monday night - and insisted the crowd played their part.

Spurr's 82nd minute strike led to a rousing finish to the match against former manager, Paul Sturrock's side and Wednesday had dominated throughout despite falling behind to a deflected free kick with less than 90 seconds on the clock.

"That point does get us out of the bottom three but we wanted three points," the Owls boss said after the match. "Seven draws on the bounce; I can't believe we are putting all this effort in and not getting the results we should.

"After a minute and a half I think everybody thought 'here we go again.' It was a bit of misfortune with a deflection on the free kick and there was nothing Granty could do."

On the atmosphere inside Hillsborough, Laws said: "The crowd were outstanding tonight and they sucked that ball in (for Spurr's goal), without a doubt. I have never heard them so noisy and the crowd deserved a result, they deserve for this football club to be in the Championship and we will do everything we possibly can to achieve that, obviously with their help.

"If there was one player who was going to put the ball into the back of the net I would pick Tommy Spurr because he is absolutely Sheffield Wednesday through and through. It could not have happened to a nicer guy.

"He is beaming in the dressing room because it was a quality strike but I think if I asked him to do that a hundred times 99 of them would probably hit me in the dugout," Laws joked.

"Moments like that in games can change a season and I hope that's one of those that will kick us on because every one of those players out there tonight has given everything," the manager continued.

"It is what the players have been doing over the last 14 games and again they responded in the right manner. We were on top and very creative but just could not put the ball in the back of the net.

"If I was going to be critical of the players it is their execution in the final third. We have got into some great positions, great delivery opportunities but the delivery has been poor. It is frustrating because the final ball isn't quite where it should be and that has let us down tonight."

"But if I am going to be critical of the players I have to be critical of myself and I should have changed things a bit earlier. I should have got Slusarski and Small on quicker because we needed that next gear and needed to give the crowd a lift," Laws concluded.

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