Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Mansfield

Mildenhall  7 Good handling.One cracking save second half.


J. Clarke  7 Solid throughout.
Lockyer  8 Yet again our best defender.
McChrystal  7 Won loads in the air.distribution slightly better.
Brown  7 Did his defensive job well and got forward when he could.


Bodin  5 Seems to be better suited as an impact player atm.
Mansell  6 Worked hard in Midfield.
Lines 6 Good and bad today,a tough act to follow Tuesday's performance.
Montano 6 Made some nice runs,needs to be a bit more direct.


Taylor 7 Scored one & could easily have had another.Took his fair share of punishment today.
Easter 6 Intelligent player who reads the game so well,it's a pity his pace has gone.


Subs: McBurnie 7 Another lively appearance,like to see him start soon.
O. Clarke 6
Harrison 6


Crowd 7
Ref 6 About time a ref clamped down on diving.
Mansfield 5 Well organized but little going forward.

Mildenhall 7 Little to do but a fantastic save at the end.

J. Clarke 6.5 Solid
Lockyer 8 What can I say, solid again, so composed.
McChrystal 5.5 Distribution shocking bar one great ball over the top to Taylor, other than that gives it away far too often.
Brown 7 Solid and good going forward, in form of his life IMO.

Bodin 6 Ok in spells but capable of more. Needs to concentrate on delivery sometimes instead of looking for the penalty every time he gets in the box.
Mansell 7 Solid, no nonsense.
Lines 7 In good form of late and good to see him getting stuck in more lately.
Montano 7.5 A slow starter this season but in his best form right now, assisted the goal, linked well with Brown, tired at the end.

Taylor 7.5 Another goal for the "useless" Matty Taylor, also that flick in the 2nd half was sublime.
Easter 6.5 Been doing well lately.

Subs: McBurnie 7 Promising sub appearance again, looks dangerous at set pieces and is another battler.
O. Clarke 6.5 Solid, not really on long enough.
Harrison 6.5 More promising than for a while but still showing his naivety with a needless yellow and the shot towards the end where he would have been better served to hold onto it.

Crowd 6 Too quiet on the whole but when we were loud, we were very loud and a lot stayed to clap the boys off, attendance slightly disappointing (only slightly), maybe because of the rugby.
Ref 5.5 Hit and miss, think he actually did quite well on the whole except for decisions like the free kick against Montano?
Mansfield 5 Came for a typical gritty 0-1 away performance but got outdone otherwise disappointing for their league position.

Mildenhall 7 Brilliant save near end otherwise not much to do

J. Clarke 6 Solid game
Lockyer 8.5 MOM got to sign him up for next season
McChrystal 6 Solid game
Brown 8 Another good game in defence and going forward

Bodin 5 Drifted in out of game, capable of more
Mansell 7 Mr No Nonsense, good game
Lines 7 Good game nice to him tackle back
Montano 6 Very good in patches, rubbish in others

Taylor 6 Difficult game for him with lots of rubbish service, never gave up rewarded with another goal
Easter 5 Battled well,

Subs: McBurnie 6 Done quite well when he came on won a few balls with his persistence
O. Clarke Not on long enough
Harrison Not on long enough, but did manage to pick up a very stupid booking

Crowd 4 This was a typical game when it was hard going and needed a bit more backing, quite for long periods until near the end
Ref 5 Overall he was rubbish as was one of his assistants
Mansfield 5 Came to make it hard and almost succeeded

Mildenhall 8 saved us again at times and looks solid
j. Clarke 5 still to me one of our weakest players
Lockyer 8 we will be lucky to keep hold of Tom
McChrystal 7 done what he needed to do but doesn't give the dynamics parkes does
Brown 7 played well and always solid...nice link up play and crosses

Bodin 6 nice touches but needs to get wider for the ball and always cuts inside too much making it predictable
Mansell 6 worked hard
Lines 6 as we didn't have much width couldn't make a massive difference
Montano 7 played well and has great ability but sometimes looks like he doesn't realise this...
Taylor 7 nice touches and clever player but took some hits from their centre backs and looked tired
Easter 5 why he starts I don't know?? No pace no threat

Subs: mcburnie 7 looks good to me and need to see more
O. Clarke 7 played well when he came on
Harrison 6 not enough time

Crowd 6 quiet a lot but came good in the end
Ref 4 should have given a lot more and a penalty at the end
Mansfield 5 worked hard and physical but in the box not much of a threat

Mildenhall 6.5
Clarke j 6
Lockyer 7
McChrystal 6.5
Brown 6
Bodin 6
Lines 6.5
Mansell 7
Montano 7.5
Taylor 6
Easter 6

McBurnie 6.5
Harrison & Clarke O. X

Crowd 8
Ref 4
Mansfield 5

An efficient if largely unspectacular day at the office

Mildly 8
Clarke 6.5
Lockyer 8.5 MOM
McCrystal 7
Brown 7
Bodin 6
Mansell 7
Lines 7
Montana 8
Easter 7
Taylor 8

Subs: Clarke Not long enough
Ellis Not long enough
Mcburnie 7

Referee 5.5
Crowd 6
Mansfield 6

Mildenhall 8.5 His save at the end won us the game
Clarke 5.5 Still unsure of him,
Lockyer 8.5 No frills just solid defence,just needs to improve his passing
McCrystal 7 Good old fashioned centre half display what you see is what you get
Brown 8 Still the best wide man in the squad
Bodin 4.5 Missed a sitter in first half and very peripheral
Lines 7 Good solid midfield creative performance
Mansell 7 Usual no nonsense performance
Montano 7.5 good second half and showed what he can do at times
Taylor 7 Took his goal well,although it was simple but still goes to ground too easily
Easter 6.5 Worked hard but the years are catching up on him

McBurnie 7 Changed the impetus of the game applies more pressure on defenders than MT and JE
Clarke 6.5 Becoming the go to man when we need a bit of steel in midfield
Harrison 6.5 Looked up for it and made some good runs

Ref 5 missed a lot and went card crazy at the end when a better ref would have diffused the situation
with a few strong words at the outset