Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Blackburn Rovers (RESULTS)

Slocombe 6

J. Clarke 6
Craig 6.5
Broadbent 6
Brown 7.5 Best game of season for me.

Lockyer 5 The boy can't pass especially when in midfield - could DC have played Luke Russe here ?

Moore 6
Lines 6.5
O. Clarke 7.5 Best game of the season from him too !
Bennett 6.5

Harrison 7

Subs: Gaffney 6
Telford 5
Baghdadi 5.5

Crowd 7
Ref 6
Blackburn 6

Slocombe - 8 - another good performance, dodgy throw first half, didn't distribute quite as quickly as usual, great save before the pen, wasn't troubled massively but answered when called upon

J. Clarke - 7 - played well, linked well with Moore, got forward well, defended well
Craig - 7.5 - solid performance and some good balls into the box from him - created a good chance for gaffney with some clever play in the opposition box
Broadbent - 5.5 - not a good one today, gave away the pen, clumsy challenges, dispossessed too many times.
Brown - 7 - ran his bollocks off, was kept busy by their winger but not much got past him

Lockyer - 6.5 - wasn't terrible wasn't great, stray passes.

Moore - 9 - best performance in a rovers shirt, great attacking play, showed strength, linked well with others, could have got a higher score if it wasn't for his reluctance to shoot in the box
Lines - 8 - solid performance, decent passing, in well for challenges and scored a cracking goal to earn the point we deserved
O. Clarke - 7.5 - always available on the edge of the box when we were attacking, strong challenges, always performs better with Lines or Sercs next to him
Bennett - 7.5 - wasn't helped by the ref or the constant fouls committed by Blackburn, they identified him as a threat early on and kept him as quiet as they could

Harrison - 7 - did well on his own, quiet first half, his movement opened blackburn up but just didn't see enough of the ball

Subs: Gaffney - 6.5 - nuisance, could have had a goal if he got his feet right, needs to hit the gym, if he was strong and held the ball up he'd be a perfect partner for Bennett and Harisson. Desperately in need of a goal.
Telford - 6.5 - ran and ran and ran, brought on to cause problems with the back line, did what he needed to
Baghdadi - 7.5 - very impressive. Attacking, strong, good balls into the box (except the last one) not afraid to take on one of the best defences in the league, some great touches, good link up play with the lads around him, and confident! - another exciting player from the youth system, done very well out on loan and you wouldn't believe that was his debut. Another player I'm hoping is given a run in the squad,

Crowd - 9 - great atmosphere today, and a great turnout
Ref - 3 - dog sh**. Pen was the correct decision, our free kick at the end was the correct decision, other than that he was incredibly biased - perks of being top of the league I guess?
Blackburn - 8 - you can tell they're up there. Significantly better than Charlton last week, thought they were poor in attack though, just an off day probably. They were a solid unit, difficult to break down, made a lot of mistakes in the last 10 to give us a route back into the game.

Slocombe- 7 a handful of alright saves

J.Clarke - 6.5 good at the back, poor in attack
Craig - (MOTM) 8.5 solid as usual, kept out a good attack
Broadbent - 7 gave away penalty but apart from that a good game
Brown - 7 decent at the back and offered more than Clarke going forward

Lockyer - 6.5 a few misplaced passes, good breaking up play but didn't create anything

Moore - 8 great game, gave their defence trouble
O.Clarke - 7 got stuck in and made some good passes
Lines - 8 he scored. Didn't do much else but I couldn't care less
Bennett - 7 not his best game but still a threat

Harrison - 7 better than the last few weeks, a headache for the defence

Gaffney - 5 did little, should have drilled it when he tried to chip it into the box
Telford - 6 worked hard but didn't see much of the ball
Baghdadi - 7.5 looked bright when he came on, provided a real threat hopefully we will see him again soon

Crowd - 8.5 great atmosphere, second half really got behind the team
Ref - 4 Blackburn's 12th man
Blackburn - 7.5 looked a good side, espefially the ref

Slocombe 7. Genuine first choice

J. Clarke 6 Did all right, but was spoken to by Craig on a couple of occasions.
Craig 8 Captains performance
Broadbent 6.5 Blackburn not the team to be clever with, but there again if you play it too safe Craig lets you know (J Clarke)
Brown 7 Plenty left in Browner

Lockyer 6 Defending good, distribution so so

Moore 8.5 Best game ever for Rovers
Lines 6.5 Came good with the goal. I thought Lockyer cramped his style.
O. Clarke 8 Normal strong game but without the mistakes
Bennett 7 Blackburn put plenty on him but still caused them problems

Harrison 8 DC asks a lot of Ellis and gets it.Deserved a goal today.

Subs: Gaffney 6 Plenty of effort but up against better teams he struggles
Telford 6 Helped maintain pressure
Baghdadi 7 Hard act to follow replacing Moore, but did well enough

Crowd 7 Got behind the team well
Ref 5 He gets a 4 for the first half and 1 for the second half (for allowing Linesey's goal)
Blackburn 6.5 Didn't have enough energy for a top two team.

Slocombe - 7. Did nothing wrong. For all their possession, Blackburn didn't make him do too much. Deserves the shirt.

J Clarke - 7. Never lets us down and today was the same.
L Brown - 8. Ran himself into the ground up and down that line in the second half. Good solid performance.
Craig - 9 MoM. Can there be any doubters left? Sticking my neck out and saying that he is the best centre half we've had since Steve Elliott and is on a par with him, albeit with a different style.
Broadbent - 6.5. Not his best performance, but he'll be fine. Good player.

Lockyer - 8. Did a superb job on Dack, and saving tackle towards end of first half was brilliant defending. Yes, his distribution leaves much to be desired but deserves credit for playing out of position twice in one match.

Moore - 8.5. Best game in the quarters. Looks the player we hoped we'd signed and I hope he's played his way into a one year deal.
Bennett - 7.5. Not at his best, although the pass to set up Ellis was sublime. Given some treatment at times but kept coming back for more.
O Clarke - 8. Good performance from Ollie and very unlucky to be booked for a great tackle. Must be accumulating a few yellows now though.
Lines - 7.5. Anonymous first half, increasingly influential in the second. Showed his quality again for the equaliser. One of our own.

Harrison - 7.5. Ran his heart out in a lone role up front. This has been the longest season of his career by a distance and he deserves the forthcoming summer break.

Gaffney - 7. Did well but needs a goal. Really hope he stays as he has a lot to offer.
Telford - 6.5. Don't remember much from him to be fair, but worth a punt in the summer. We need a 20 goal striker...is he the answer?
Baghdadi - 7. Encouraging debut and looked to have good feet.

Ref - 4. Poor. Penalty was the only big decision he got right. Allowed Blackburn to bully us at times. Conversely, the booking for Ollie was a shocking call.

Crowd - 8. Proper atmosphere again, particularly second half.

Blackburn - 8. Good side who should go up. Some quality players who were comfortable on the ball. For all that, we deserved the point.

DC - 10. Still a legend. We'll have less points than last season and will probably finish lower, yet with the emergence of young players, some quality signings and the continuation of the 'never give up' spirit, this feels like another season of progress. Just hope we can hang on to him.

Slocombe 7
Clarke J 6
Lockyer 6.5
Broadbent 5.5
Craig 7
Brown 6.5
Bennett 7
Clarke O 6.5
Lines 7
Moore 8 MOM
Harrison 7

Gaffney 5
Telford 5
Baghdadi 7

Crowd 9
Ref 4
Blackburn 8

Great battling performance today against a team who looked very comfortable on the ball, without much end product, good atmosphere but Blackburn fans, though there in large numbers didn't contribute much to that, our performance deserved a point, i love the way we are giving a chance to young players, none of whom have looked out of place ,it bodes well for next season!
Slocombe 6.5,one comic moment which would have been shown on every football blooper program for the next 50 years had it gone in!
Clarke 6.5 ,solid
Brown 7.0, more solid
Lockyer7.0 Tremendous last ditch tackle!
Broadbent 6.0 could be rolls Royce of a central defender, but must cut out those errors!
Craig 7.5 Tom will learn a lot from this wise old head!
Moore 8.0 so good to see him coming good, never wastes the ball, just needs that bit more confidence to pull the trigger and not worry about missing.
Bennett 6.0 not at his best ,but always trying to create chances for himself and others.
Lines 7.00 the goal got him an extra mark! wayward passing at times
O.Clarke 7.00 Tenacious.

Harrison 7.0 ploughing a lone figure again, never gave up, unlucky with a couple of chances.
Gaffney 5, Telford 5, Bahgdadi 7, Looks a prospect comfortable on the ball. DC 10 EXCELLENT USE OF YOUNG PLAYERS,NO LOANS NEEDED NEXT SEASON!ref 5,Blackburn 7,crowd 7

Slocombe 7.5 our number 1.

J. Clarke 7 decent.
Craig 8 best decent.
Broadbent 6.5 sometimes indecent.
Brown 7 legend.

Lockyer 7.5 done a job.

Moore 8 m o m more on.
Lines 7.5 better late strike than in syria.
O. Clarke 7 steady.
Bennett 7.5 better than bro.

Harrison 6.5 missed two good chances.

Subs: Gaffney 6.5 missing his only chances.
Telford 7 it's his turn.
Baghdadi 8 wow! One brilliant turn.

Crowd 9 best atmos this season.
Ref 7 unfairly criticised.
Blackburn 7 we need to aspire to that dominant from first half...