Player Ratings Bristol Rovers vs Charlton Athletic (RESULTS)

Crowd 6 - so quiet but very much end of season stuff
Ref 8 - decent to be fair. One ball to hand in the box but would have been very harsh. Kept cards in pocket, even when sercs went a little bit over the top!
Charlton 5 - edged the game but we were there for the taking. Ben Reeves was our Bennett.

Slocombe 7.5

J. Clarke 6
Lockyer 6
Craig 7
Brown 6

Moore 6
O. Clarke 6 
Sercombe 6
Mensah 6

Bennett 7.5
Harrison 6 


Subs: Broadbent 6.5
Gaffney 5
Kelly 6


Crowd 8
Ref 7
Charlton 7

Slocombe - 9 - 2 top class saves, kept us in the game against the few opportunities Charlton created, was outstanding today, commanded the box well, strong, decisive, only beaten by a deflection.

J. Clarke - 7 - didn't do much, but didn't do much wrong, solid performance
Lockyer - 6.5 - played well but wasn't helped by being dumped in CM
Craig - 7 - again, solid performance, didn't see the goalmouth scramble clearly, but I'm sure he was in there
Brown - 8 - much more like the browner we know, good performance, only thing he did wrong was the goal deflected off him, could have closed him down sooner perhaps?

Moore - 7.5 - all over them first half, quieter second half
O. Clarke - 7 - decent performance, wasn't helped by lockyer next to him, too similar, not enough forward play from the pair
Sercombe - ? - was his usual attacking self, such a commanding player on the ball, picks out the right passes, would have been a different game if he didn't get injured.
Mensah - 7 - disappointed to see him taken off, much better than usual, stronger on the ball than usual, few wayward passes, few good passes, and he showed his pace a bit today, would like to see him given a run out for the remainder of the season to give him a chance.

Bennett - 9 - at the heart of every attack, for someone that's 2ft 6 he is incredibly strong, driving runs forward, great vision, opens defences up, and is not afraid to shoot, but also will play the pass if it's a better option, don't know how many times you can say 'what a signing' but he seems to get better every game.
Harrison - 6.5 - quiet. But put in some good defensive play at corners.

Subs: Broadbent - 8 - hard to come into a game quite early as a sub, but he did exceptionally. Strong in the air, and his runs from defence help set up counters, the thing I like about Broadbent is he is a classic CB - no dramas, no messing about on the ball - he gets the ball and clears it out of danger.
Gaffney - 6 - took a lot of stick off the fans, made 2 clear errors, both by being too slow on the ball, and then played a 50 yard cross from the family terrace to the blue stand. However, he did what he does and holds the ball up, some fancy flicks and good passes, and a horrendous shot. That pretty much summed up his game.
Kelly - 8 - really impressed with him for the short time he was on - to come on on your debut against a huge team like Charlton and run their experienced players up and down the pitch with that amount of confidence is what we like to see. Some great link up play, dangerous balls into the box, definitely one to keep an eye on.

Crowd - 7 - decent enough noise and decent enough turnout considering our season is all but over
Ref - 5.5 - crap, but consistently crap for both teams.
Charlton - 5 - created next to nothing, nothing like the team that put 10 past us last year, few goal bound efforts that slocombe saved in spectacular fashion, and a lucky deflected goal - can't work out if they were quiet or we kept them quiet.

Slocombe 8.5 Two great saves

J. Clarke 6 Steady enough
Lockyer 6 Looked awkward in midfield
Craig 7.5 A real leader
Brown 7 Got forward well

Moore 6 Decent first half, faded to normal second.
O. Clarke 6 Combatative enough but lucky not to get punished for some poor passes
Sercombe 7 Would probably have won if he stayed on.
Mensah 6 I like Mensah, plenty of ball skill, needs to be aware more.

Bennett 9 The reason our makeshift midfield got away with it today. Put so much pressure on Charlton they had to strip out their midfield to cope with him
Harrison 6.5 You can't give Ellis a low mark these days, but not much went his way.

Subs:
Broadbent 7 Fitted in with Craig great
Gaffney 6 Up against a decent defence but did OK
Kelly 7 Looked composed and confident

Crowd 6 End of season noise
Ref 4.5 OK, But how did he award twice as many freekicks to Charlton?
Charlton 6 Pretty side, Won't make the playoffs

Slocombe 8
Clarke J 7
Lockyer 7
Craig 7.5
Brown 7
Mensah 6.5
Sercombe 7.5
Clarke O 6.5
Bennett 8 MOM
Moore 8
Harrison 6

Broadbent 7.5
Gaffney 5
Kelly 7.5

Crowd 7
Ref 6
Charlton 6

Slocombe - 8.5: Two quality saves and really nailing down the no1 spot.

J Clarke - 7: Stuck to his task against a good player. Very impressed how he has come back from a long lay off and looked the part.
Brown - 7.5: You know exactly what you'll get from Lee. Consistent and always an option when attacking.
Lockyer - 7: Hard to mark as in a relatively unfamiliar position. Limited in midfield but battled hard throughout.
Craig - 8.5: Polarises opinion on this forum but for me he is the Mansell/McCrystal leader we've missed since, well, Mansell or McChrystal. Reads game so well and looks composed.

Moore - 7: Decent battling effort from Byron today and did really well for the goal. Definitely something there.
O Clarke - 7: Good first half but does have the annoying habit of giving away unnecessary free kicks. Never stopped battling though.
Sercombe - 7: Looked lively and worked well with Ollie while they were together.
Mensah - 7: Better than last week. Still raw but some nice touches. One for the future.
Bennett - 8.5: Just what we needed when Billy left. Cracking player who was a threat throughout again today.

Harrison - 7. Battled hard, but is starting to look a little leggy. Hardly surprising given the amount of games he has played this year. Centre half was good mind.

Broadbent - 8.5. How good is this guy? Composure beyond his experience, strolls through games at times. Powerful and great to see a centre half confident enough to bring the ball out of defence like he does.
Gaffney - 7.5. Has come in for some stick tonight, but personally I felt he really gave their defence something to think about. Held the ball up well and brought Bennett into the game well. Sublime back heel to put Brown in.
Kelly - 7. Not on long, but a very encouraging debut.

Ref - 8. Actually thought he was pretty good.
Crowd - 5. We are so quiet. What happened to the songs we sang at Twerton? Perhaps we should have a separate thread on that...?!

Feel so proud of the gas tonight. Really up against it with a threadbare squad and patched up team against a very good side who are full of confidence. Rovers did what they always do...battled hard and never gave up. Really enjoyable game and a fair result imo.

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Post by I Voted For Kodos on 17 hours ago

Slocombe   8 - Good vital saves and good distribution


J. Clarke 5.5 - -  Not a bad performance but lacks the attacking instincts which are needed at home
Lockyer  6.5  Did ok as a makeshift midfielder
Craig 7 - Calm and organised performance 
Brown 6.5 - Did ok especially in the unfamiliar right back role


Moore 6.5 - good first half, battled hard.  Should have the confidence to be more direct at times
O. Clarke 6 - battled but at times sloppy 
Sercombe 7 - looked good before the injury and think that we would have won if he had stayed fit
Mensah 6 - positional play poor but did ok on the ball.  Could be good once he gets used to League One football and has more experience


Bennett 8.5  - like Billy before him, he is clearly a class above everyone else in the team in terms of natural ability.  Needs to perform away from home as well where he tends to be bullied a bit more.
Harrison 6 - good defensively and worked hard. Not so good today in the air offensively and still needs to add a few more goals to his game to fully fulfil his potential


Subs: Broadbent  6.5  Clearly still finding his feet but did well.  Needs to play regularly with Craig now so that we reap the benefits next season.
Gaffney 5 - a few good moments but looks out of this depth.  When his confidence is up he can just about hack it in League One but think that we need to replace him with a big more prolific goal scorer
Kelly 6.5 - looked very promising especially going forward.  Based on this cameo I would prefer him to Bola (and would be a cheaper option)

Crowd 6
Ref 6
Charlton 7

Think both sets of fans will be satisfied that their teams did their best on a less than ideal pitch and combatting their own circumstances (us - threadbare squad, them - fringe of play off nerves)

Slocombe 7
Clarke J 7
Lockyer 7.5
Craig 7.5
Brown 7.5
Mensah 6
Sercombe 7
Clarke O 7.5
Moore 8
Bennett 8 MOTM
Harrison 6.5

Broadbent 7
Gaffney 6
Kelly 7

Ref 5
Crowd 6
Charlton 7