Player Ratings Rovers vs Grimsby

Time to fire up the player ratings thread people so the guidelines are;

Score each player( including subs) who complete 30 mins or more from 0-10
Score our manager from 0-10 based on team selection/tactics/substitutions.
Give the opposing side a team mark from 0-10
Approx 48 hours after match ends to get your scores in

Were all big boys and girls on here so need for any fancy criteria,just score it as you see it ,doesn't matter if you tend to score high or low as the results will be decided by the average.comments alongside are voluntary but encouraged as people not able to attend can get more of a feel as to how individual players have performed.

Probably need at least 10 posters per game to make it worthwhile so hopefully SteveK,seanclevedongas,GHB,Bideford Gas and the others who kept the thread going on the OF will be up for it (apologies to names I've forgotten who were also regular contributors as well) unsure if we have the numbers on this forum to achieve that yet but time will tell.If anyone has any ideas on improving the format could they post them on this thread pdq as the big kick off is nigh!

Mildenhall 5 
Leadbitter 5 
Lockyer 7  

McChrystal 6 
Parkes 7 
Brown 4 
Monkhouse 5 
Mansell 7 
Caveman 6 
Taylor 7

Brunt 4 


Subs


Gosling 6
White 5
Clarke 6 

Mildenhall 6

Parkes 6
McChrystal 6
Lockyer 7

Leadbitter 6
Brown 6

Mansell 7
Monkhouse 5
Sinclair 6

Taylor 7
Brunt 6

SUBS
Clarke 5
Gosling 6
White -- (don't think he had enough time to warrant a rating)

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SM 7

DL 5
TL 8
MMc 6
TP 5
LB 6

AM 7
SS 5
LM 6

RB 7
MT 6

JG 8
JW 7
OC 5

Quite a lot of opinion as this is the first time I've seen half of the team. I stood just behind the dugouts.

Mildenhall 7 Relatively untroubled save for a tame shot, claimed well at crosses, but could have released the ball quicker at times.

Parkes 6 Strong defensively getting his body in the way several times, lumps it forward too often
McChrystal 7 Calm presence in defense, organised well and dominant in the air.
Lockyer 6.5 Defensively good, especially in his positioning. Played some dangerous long balls into their area, but needs to also mix it up with some short passes. Could have released Leadbitter with a simple pass on a couple of occasions.

Brown 7 Linked up play down the wing well and put some decent crosses in, defensively fine.
Sinclair 6.5 Showed good workrate, always willing to get on the ball and not afraid to take the shot. Earned him the crowd's respect with but deserved it.
Mansell 5.5 Kept the midfield ticking over, nothing flashy but not much I could say about him.
Monkhouse 4.5 Seems to be caught flat-footed a lot of the time and not the quickest at all. Didn't go wide enough which was another reason we went left more than right. Reminded me of Blizzard in his height and running style, but I hope he proves me wrong. Not convinced yet.
Leadbitter 5 Not involved in the game enough, although looked competent in the times when he had the ball but we seemed to go down the left wing with Brown more times than we gave it to Leadbitter.

Brunt 6.5 A big difference from last season in having someone who could hold it up front. Battled well and linked well with Taylor. Didn't quite fall for him in terms of chances.
Taylor 7 Kept running the whole game and always put pressure on their defence and 'keeper. Should have taken the one-on-one chance a touch earlier but darted between he lines all game.

Gosling 6 Added more width in the game, some nice touches but can't really judge him full yet.
Clarke 3.5 Totally out of sync with the game when he came on and gave the ball away twice in good positions.
White 5 Couldn't really judge him on today.

Darrell Clarke 6.5 I liked the 3-5-2 formation to start with as we looked solid defensively but could occupy the Grimsby defense with two strikers. As the game went on however, it became clear that with wing-backs there's fewer chances for any overlap down the wing, as you normally do with a full-back and winger. The switch to 4-4-2 didn't work initially as Monkhouse drifted inside and left masses of space in front of Lockyer that we didn't use. Gosling was a more natural winger and that worked better.

I'm not really sure on the quality of the Conference so I'll give Grimsby a 7/10 and use that as the benchmark with which to measure other teams. They seemed an organised side and probably created more clear-cut chances than us.

Mildenhall 7
Leadbitter 6
Lockyer 7
McChrystal 6
Parkes 7
Brown 6

Monkhouse 5
Mansell 6
Sinclair 7
Taylor 7.5
Brunt 5


Subs
Gosling 7
White 5
Clarke 5

Mildenhall 6 Good steady game and to be honest didn't have a lot to do which is testament to a pretty good defensive display.
Leadbitter 5.5 A very mixed game IMO seems to be pretty quick and willing to get forward. I would say he was better than the Michael Smith who started under Buckle in that Leadbitter looks a solid defender. Obviously not a patch on the Michael Smith of last season.
Lockyer 7 Tom looks a classy defender for his age and has great composure.Only down side is his passing which could be improved
Tom Parkes 8 For me the most improved player from last season.The loss of weight has helped him immensely and he looked very confident in his ability particularly first half.
Mark McCrystal 6.5 Reasonable game but is never going to be a good player in possession but is very reliable.
Lee Brown 6 Felt Lee was a bit lost in the pace of the game today and does not look comfortable in the wing back role.
Sinclair 6 Great workrate and competing for possession but for me lacks the creativity. I am sure he will improve steadily and you just can't fault the mans engine.
Mansell 6 Steady is the best way to describe his performance. Played simple football well but we really need a bit more creativity in the midfield area. Is a leader and drives others on.
Monkhouse 6 Was actually impressed by him today for some parts of the game in that he is always looking to play a forward pass and do something positive. Didn't always come off but I am sure he will get better
Taylor 7.5 Looks a good player and just wish we had created more for him and that he could create a partnership with somebody. A very lively player who I think will score some goals given the chances.
Brunt 5 Disappointed with his performance as for me won very little in the air and his first touch deserted him for long periods. Really could do with having some competition for his place and personally I would go with Taylor and White on Tuesday.
Gosling 6 Thought in the time he was on the pitch he did very well and looked lively. Made things happen and was unlucky not to score. Certainly brought a more creative aspect to the team
Clarke 5 Sorry but IMO not good enough. Maybe he will improve but loses possession far too easily.
White Can't really mark him because he was not on long enough and he is without doubt a goalscorer but didn't get a chance.
DC - 7 Can't really fault him as he selected the team i would have selected in the circumstances and he changed things trying to win the game.
Crowd -9 What a credit to both sides over 7000 for a Conference game that was on the TV. Well done to Grimsby for bringing so many so far.
Grimsby -7 Well organised,seemed very used to what they could get away with the referee as last season 4 or 5 of their players would have been booked and one maybe sent off and Leadbitter may have been sent off.
Referee 7 Apart from being very lenient I actually thought he had a good game


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