Player Ratings: Bury vs. Bristol Rovers (RESULTS)

Slocombe/6 pretty steady

Partington/6 made us more defensively solid until last 10 minutes...
Always made himself available for the ball which made a big difference

Lockyer/ 7 played like he use to play and looked comfortable and took his goal well,

Sweeney/6 played well but lost beckford for the first goal

Brown/7 played like he use to as well and gave us a good option up and down the wing

Bodin/7 took his goals well, should have scored a few more especially the open goal he blazed over the top, didn't track back enough for me though. Looked abit disinterested hmmmm?

Sercombe/8 m.o.m for me lots of energy and great distribution, can see him being our player of the year if billy bob goes.

O Clarke/7 fitted in well and him, sercs/ lines to me was a winning combination. Good to see him back

Harrison/5 flutters of something but apart from that no end product and made a lot of bad runs against a shocking bury back four.still shouldn't start and not good enough

Nichols/7.5 didn't stop running and made a big difference, very sharp and just needs a goal.

Gaffney/7 played well when he came on. Was part of second goal and used the ball well. Should definitely start ahead of Harrison

Sinclair/6 got stuck in but didn't have much of an impact but not a lot of time either

Telford/6 nice touches and looks promising

Ref/7 I thought best we've had so far.

Bury/5 below par and weak at the back but showed signs of being dangerous but we dominated a lot of the game and only when we went 3-0 up and kicked back they banged in two which flattered them too much.

Forgot
Bury 3 very poor

UTG

Slocombe 7. Little to do but competent, let down by poor defending for late goals

Partington 6. Would have been higher but both goals came from his side. Tiredness ?
Lockyer 6.5 ok performance, good header but this guy couldn't pass water !
Sweeney 7. Solid but did lose Beckford for there first.
Brown. 7. Good game but crossing still needs work.

Lines. 7. Looked good when given time and space on the ball
Sercombe 8. All action, always available, good movement, potentially dc's best signing.
Clarke. 7.5. Willing to do the hard yards, very good return to the starting line.

Bodin. 7.5 Looked dangerous all day, good header.
Nichols. 7. Full of effort, needs a goal.
Harrison 10. Would of been a 7 but trying to compensate for those who love a bit of Ellis bashing.

Garney. 6.5. Looked lively
Sinclair. 6. Full of running as always, but disrupted team shape which was good all day until his arrival
Telford. Nole. Hope he gets a chance soon.

Crowd 8 (gas) 2 (bury)
Dc . 8. Good reaction from his players, good shape,good energy, but ...... see below
Bury 1. Bury were shocking.

Slocombe 6 generally ok disappointing to concede 2 goals after that performance.

Partington 6 looked vulnerable at times, does not look 100% fit. Great hanging cross for second goal.
Lockyer 7 defended ok capped off with a long overdue goal.
Sweeney 7 good physical presence. At his best when he keeps his game simple.
Brown 7 mixed bag of a game but provided 2 assists and defended ok.

O. Clarke 7 broke up play well back to last seasons form.
Lines 7 did ok nothing special. Did ok on the ball.
Sercombe 9 MOTM All action display. Very tidy on the ball and did the ugly side well.

Bodin 8 good goals and great on the ball, should of had more goals.
Harrison 8 ran his socks off, tidy on the ball. Defended from the front brilliantly, deserved a goal for his efforts.
Nichols 8 worked tirelessly for the team, worked the keeper well on another day would have scored.

Subs: Gaffney 6 did well and made a good impact.
Sinclair 6 did ok. What a nightmare of a player to bring on for the opposition last 20 mins.
Telford 6 looked tidy needs more game time.

Crowd 7
Ref 7
Bury 3 very flattering scoreline, should have been 5 or 6. Only opened us up first and last 5 mins. They were poor and looked poor at the back. Not going to take anything away from our team though we were outstanding at times.