The rallying cry from the Cardiff City head coach comes after their long stay at the summit of League One came to an end with defeat against Lincoln City.
The Bluebirds had spent 105 days at the top of the table before a 2-0 loss at Cardiff City Stadium allowed Lincoln to leapfrog them into first place.
It was Cardiff’s first league defeat at home since September 2025 and ended a 12-match unbeaten run on their own ground.
Despite the setback, Barry-Murphy remains confident his squad will react in the same manner they have throughout the season.
Cardiff have now lost seven matches in the league this season, but only once – back in October, when they lost to back-to-back against Bolton and Blackpool – have they not responded with an immediate victory.
"When you suffer a defeat at home against a team so close to you it is very disappointing," said Barry-Murphy.
"You have to feel that disappointment and accept it and bounce back from it.
"The players here are in a very good place, and every time we've had a setback we've bounced back."
Even after losing top spot, Cardiff remain firmly in the promotion race and still hold a healthy 11-point advantage over third-placed Bolton Wanderers with the final stretch of the campaign approaching.
The clash between the division’s top two sides attracted a bumper crowd of 27,280 – the biggest league attendance at the stadium since September 2023 – but it was Lincoln who ultimately celebrated after a disciplined and clinical display.
"In a stadium with so many of our supporters present, we wanted to give them the perfect day but today that wasn't possible and was not meant to be," said Barry-Murphy.
"Their keeper made a couple of great saves in the first half, I thought if we scored we'd have been in a great situation but we couldn't find it.
"Lincoln did a good job of protecting their goal and then scoring on the breakaway like they did.
"It's a very disappointing result."
Lincoln had already beaten Cardiff earlier in the season and once again showed they possessed the blueprint to frustrate the league leaders.
Patient defending and disciplined organisation gradually stifled Cardiff’s attacking rhythm.
As the match wore on, the visitors grew in belief that they could repeat their earlier success. The decisive moment arrived nine minutes after the restart when Ben House pressured the Cardiff defence into an error near the edge of their penalty area.
House seized on the loose ball and quickly teed up Rob Street, who finished calmly to put Lincoln ahead in the 54th minute.
The goal sparked celebrations among the 3,000 travelling Lincoln supporters packed into the away end, but the moment was overshadowed by an alleged incident involving their captain, Tendayi Darikwa.
Darikwa reported alleged racial abuse from the crowd to referee Marvyn Amphlett during the aftermath of the goal celebrations, prompting a discussion with both managers on the touchline.
Lincoln boss Michael Skubala later addressed the situation.
“There were allegations of a supporter making racist comments to Tendayui Darikwa. We have to follow the due processes and the referee did everything right,” explained Skubala.
“The referee went straight to Tendayi and then spoke to us. Tendayi was happy to carry on, but now it goes up higher.
“There is no place at all for it in the game – from fans, players or anyone. Hopefully we can get to the bottom of it.
“The referee was very professional, did the right job and hopefully we can sort this out.”
Barry-Murphy also confirmed the matter had been brought to the attention of the match officials.
“There was an incident involving the supporters and the captain of Lincoln when they scored”
The issue will now be reviewed through the appropriate processes after the game.
Off-field controversy has already affected Cardiff earlier in the campaign.
The club faced an FA charge following their home EFL Cup quarter-final defeat to Chelsea in December after some supporters were accused of directing homophobic chants at visiting players.
At the time, Cardiff released a statement stressing their stance on discrimination.
"No form of discrimination is tolerated at our club, nor should it ever be in society.”
Back on the pitch, Lincoln continued to grow into the game after taking the lead and eventually sealed victory with another swift counter-attack in the 73rd minute.
Tanner’s attempted pass was intercepted deep in Lincoln territory and within moments the visitors had turned defence into attack.
Substitute Dom Jefferies, on the field for only five minutes, cut inside inside the penalty area before firing home to double the advantage and effectively settle the contest.
The win extended Lincoln’s remarkable unbeaten run to 18 matches and secured their 14th clean sheet of the season, underlining the defensive resilience that has powered their surge up the table.
