Forest Green Rovers: Steve Cotterill 'delighted' with 'unbelievable' win over Barrow

Steve Cotterill replaced Troy Deeney in January

Forest Green Rovers boss Steve Cotterill lauded their 2-1 victory over Barrow as "unbelievable" after it lifted them off the foot of League Two.

Goals from Kyle McAllister and Emmanuel Osadebe secured a first win since Cotterill replaced Troy Deeney in January.

Cotterill claimed he "felt the pain" of his squad, who were winless in the league game since October.

"It is an unbelievable result," Cotterill said.

"It just goes to show what happens when you keep doing the same things in football. I'm delighted for the players; I've been in the dressing room so I have felt their pain.

"I'm pleased for the supporters, not just the ones that are here but the ones back home watching, and I'm really pleased for [owner] Dale Vince and Asif [Rehmanwala, vice-chair]. I hope they enjoyed their night."

Cotterill added that his side fully deserved the result despite a "difficult" evening.

"The boys needed that. We deserved to win tonight, we were good value. [Barrow] score a lot of goals in the last 15 minutes. They've got a big team and that made it even more difficult."