STANLEY boss John Coleman has said this season that he is making a big effort to stay calm and serene on the bench.
But in one emotional moment on Saturday that was quickly forgotten as the Reds chief raced onto the pitch, threw his fist in the air and shouted at the crowd following Andy Mangan's injury-time equaliser.
It meant so much.
Defeat was unthinkable against the bottom club and when John Murphy put Macclesfield in front in the 89th minute, Stanley's first season back in the Football League suddenly seemed to be turning into a nightmare.
The Reds were staring at their seventh defeat in eight league games and on relegation-threatened Town closing the gap on the out-of-sorts Reds.
So when Mangan charged into the area and fired home in the dying minutes, it was all too much for Coleman.
"It was a mixture of relief and happiness that the lads got something out of the game and came back the way they did," said the Reds chief. "I was just proud of their fighting spirit.
"Mangy's goal was magnificent, he finished with aplomb and one thing you can't accuse our players of is lacking in effort.
"I thought, again, we didn't get the rub of the green on decisions and it is a contributory factor as to why we are not winning games.
"And I thought we defended quite well and yet we have conceded three goals which is heartbreaking. It was isolated incidents for their goals.
"But a point was important against a team below us and I am happy we got something out of the game."
There is never a dull moment when watching Stanley.
To find a goalless league draw, you have to go back a staggering 64 league games and it means there is always a guarantee of goals - not necessarily in the right end - and incidents.
In the last eight games, seven of those matches have had goals in the last 10 minutes - and there has been 10 goals either for the Reds or the opposition.
So it is understandable that Coleman's aim to be calm and collected in the dug-out has proved too difficult to keep.
Macclesfield, seven points behind the 20th placed Reds, was a huge game but Stanley must have been bouyed seeing the nice playing surface and what is a compact, modern ground.
And, for defender Michael Welch, he was "back home" after spending four seasons with the Silkmen and he got a decent reception off the watching 2000 Macc fans.
Another person who was making a "return" of his own was goalkeeper Rob Elliot who got the nod for his first League Two start of the season over Ian Dunbavin.
And the reporters in the Macclesfield press box where enthusing about how well the Reds played in the first half.
Stanley were stringing passes together and looking a constant danger. And they had a goal to show for it by the interval.
Joe Jacobson's 27th minute free kick wasn't cleared properly and Leighton McGivern needed two attempts, with his back to goal, to fire home, off the post, with a spectacular overhead kick.
He slid on his knees to celebrate his first Stanley goal and raced to the 224 visiting fans.
But then it was gutting for the striker as, five minutes later, he was tackled by Carl Regan and left grounded while play went on. Eventually referee Mr Bates blew his whistle and Paul Mullin signalled to the bench that it was bad with McGivern stretchered off with a broken bone in his ankle.
"He heard a crack and Leighton is a tough cookie and would only leave the pitch if he couldn't go on. He went straight to hospital," said Coleman, who was furious the Reds weren't even given a free kick for the challenge.
"I thought the tackle from behind had been outlawed - it was a horrendous challenge - and their lad wasn't even talked to. I know referees can make mistakes, but they are just not making them in our favour."
Meanwhile, Macc had only limited attacks in the first half but Elliot still had to prove his worth.
He made a vital double save with just nine minutes gone with Elliot keeping out Colin Heath's fierce effort and then, with one hand, turning away John Murphy's follow up which looked destined for the back of the net.
After that, Phil Edwards seemed to throw his body in front of everything with Welch dominating the area.
However, Macclesfield started to get more into it towards the end of the half and then, whatever the "gov'nor" Paul Ince said to his players at half-time worked a treat as it was a different Macc side after the break.
After they had failed to turn up in the first half, it was Stanley who didn't immediately after the interval.
And the home pressure paid off within minutes when Jamie Tolley's 30 yard free kick was unstoppable for Elliot - his first goal of the season.
Martin Bullock was unlucky not to add a second just after when he was allowed room to line up a shot on the edge of the area and his strike just grazed the crossbar.
Stanley were having to soak up the pressure and defend for their lives although Mangan, who had come on for McGivern, was always a threat on the break with his pace.
But it was Macc who were on top and they scored what seemed an inevitable second on 74 minutes when their sub Matthew Tipton charged forward and had a shot well-saved by Elliot. The goalie, though, could only push the ball onto the crossbar and it bounced out to Bullock who headed the ball into the net.
Within two minutes, though, it was all square again and the Macclesfield fans were furious with the referee when he blew for a free kick on Andy Todd on the edge of the area.
Kevin McIntyre had got the ball but then clipped the winger with Macc protesting at the controversial set-piece.
And Jacobson made the most of the opportunity by giving keeper Tommy Lee no chance to once more level the scores.
The Cardiff loanee dived to the floor and was mobbed by his team-mates as he enjoyed his first Accrington goal.
All this got the crowd more animated and the players pumped up with tackles flying in and the game was held up for treatment on both Jay Harris and Mangan.
The home fans then, though, stopped booing and went wild when, with one minute of normal time on the clock, Tipton beat the off-side trap and raced to the by-line and put in a cross which Murphy did well to tap home from around four yards out.
It was Ince who was in his dug-out celebrating what would have been a vital winner for the rock bottom club as they looked to make it nine points out of nine and close down the teams, like Stanley, directly above them.
However, Mr Bates ordered four minutes of injury time and there was still another twist which the Accrington fans have now got used to.
Mullin's back heel on the edge of the area sent Mangan through and he held off the attentions of the Macc defence who let him in and hit the ball low and hard into the bottom of the net.
Coleman then punched his fist in the air and started cheering while Mangan ran towards the dug-out, upsetting Ince, to hug his manager as the relief and joy clearly showed.
There was still one last chance for Macc with Elliot saving Tipton's 94th minute shot and the ball running loose in the area but Jacobson managed to be there to clear and make sure Stanley left Moss Rose with a point.
Coleman added: "Once again I cannot fault the lads for their appetite for the game, work-rate or spirit.
"We have conceded 10 goals in three games but scored nine. Some day we are going to keep it down to one or two and are going to win."
