Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:19 pm
Ok, let's get real here. Far too many fans on this site and SOME at the ground almost seem to masochistically somehow almost enjoy it when we do badly.
This was an OK performance with a depleted team. I have seen MUCH worse. Our best player Jones is sidelined. Our top scored Deeney was suspended. That said, Parkin actually had quite a good game, won a lot of ball, held it up well and was more effective than Byfield, who was poor today.
Ince - 8
Westlake - 6 got turned several times, seems naive but only a kid
McDonald - 7 - good
Vincent - 6 OK
Sensara - 6 OK, but not always strong enough
Mattias - 5 - didn't do much, a bit slow as well
Taundry - 6 OK
Till - 5 started OK seemed to have beating of left back early on but then faded
Richards - 4 Oh dear, had a stinker, pretty awful but why cheer players ironically when they go off. You idiots, he did his best.
Byfield 5 - not at the races, but a couple of times, didn't get the run of the ball
Parkin - 7 can't jump very well, but played a pretty good 'hit man' role today and held the ball well, with 5-6 excellent lay-offs
Rovers have got some talented players. The tiny striker and right midfielder to name two. They have some quality in the team and are a better than average side. With our full strength team, we would match them. In the end we nearly nicked it.
The pitch WAS awful. But yes this was not a very good performance.
Can we expect much better? Not on the current gates which are not allowing us to bring in decent players.
Sadly, we are now defintely a small club and getting smaller. It's going to take a very special manager to dig us out of this current malaise.
But those like the idiot near me who spent most of the game shouting abuse at the players and management - almost irrespective of what was happening on the pitch - are NOT helping anyone. It didn't sound like HE was enjoying the £15 and 2 hours he spent...and he certainly didn't enhance the enjoyment of anyone around him. The loser.
I think we have enough to stay up, with Deeney and Jones back in the side. And although we lack firepower, we haven't lost for 3 games either so are not THAT bad. CH and MO are going to have to work with what they have got and - in my view - it's enough on paper to do something. Over to them...