Player Ratings: Alfreton Town vs Bristol Rovers

Here's my name is Stevi's ratings...

Mildenhall 5 Looked a bit shaky at times but not very often as there was little action in our goalmouth (thankfully!!)

Lockyer 6 Frustrating in possession but did the defensive side of his duties well.

Parkes 7.5 MOM Defended very well and always attempted to bring the ball out and pass it.

McCrystal 7 Well done to Mark. After Saturday came out and gave a good solid defensive performance. Lacks pace and distribution qualities but we all know that so within his capabilities played very well.

Brown 5 Is not the answer to the left midfield position and seems to get lost to the game when he is not playing as a left back.

Mansell 4 A very poor performance by his standards.

Sinclair 5 His worst performance of the season. Can't fault his effort and commitment but last night lacked the quality in his passing.

Leadbitter 4 Sub standard performance but in truth is not a winger. Tried hard but nothing much came off for him last night.

White 5 Put in probably a couple of our best efforts but the problem within the team is deeper than just not scoring goals. The strikers are not looking like a partnership and to me this shows a lack of coaching as they are all playing like they have never met their team mates before.

Brunt 4 Wasted what was a one on one but is not helped by nobody reading his movement and our service to him particularly at corners was very poor.

Taylor 5 Good movement as always but he is being paid to score goals and to me he just doesn't naturally get into the goalscoring positions.

Harrison 6 Did better than the other forwards but again doesn't seem to react quick enough or show a strikers brain to get into good positions. Trouble is ,as well that by the time he arrived Clarke had changed the whole emphasis by bringing off Brunt and playing without a targetman.

Martin 3 Seems to have had all confidence knocked out of him. Looked a very useful player when he came here but does not appear to be a mentally strong character and the abuse he has received has not helped at all.

Della Verde 6 To me he is a left winger and not a right winger as he always cuts inside rather than goes down the wing but did at least bring the ability to carry the ball forward and get a few crosses in. I really do fail to see why Clarke brings a player in and then doesn't play him at the start. If he isn't deemed good enough to start then is he really good enough for what we require? I can see that clubs are not going to loan us players if those we do have on loan are not playing. Does this attitude within the club not totally make a farce of the loan system?



Referee 8 One of the best officials we have had this season IMO



Clarke 4 Whilst deserves credit for the position he has got us in I am wondering if he is running out of ideas as none of our strikers have built up a partnership and his answer seems to be always to substitute the strikers. He has only really kept faith in Matty Taylor and does not appear to be prepared to give any of the others a run in the side. If his philosophy is to have a big man/little man partnership then stick with it. If he has any faith in White then stick with him for a few games. The same goes for changing from 4-4-2 to playing with wingbacks. After Saturday i could not believe that he didn't start Della Varde but I also feel that he makes too many changes up front and brings both strikers off rather than try one change and see how they work together. I would also go back to a basic in football which is CORNER routines and general play. The Corners are a total disaster as are free kicks and surely players can see that their balls through to the strikers were always hitting the wet surface and running out of play.