Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Barrow (RESULTS)

Belshaw 8

Hoole 7
Taylor 7
Connolly 7
Anderton 6

Whelan 7

Nicholson 6
Evans 7
E. Anderson 7
H. Anderson 7.5

L. Clarke 5

Subs: Collins 7
Loft 5
Saunders 6

Ref 7
Barrow 6

Belshaw 8 Really earnt his wages at the end

Hoole 7
Taylor 7
Connolly 7
Anderton 7

Whelan 7
Evans 7 (extra mark for the goal)

Nicholson 6.5 Plenty of involvement and good work rate but found a pink shirt too often
E. Anderson 7 brilliant first half, faded second half, seems to be a regular thing with him
H. Anderson 8 Dangerous for the full 90 minutes

L. Clarke 6 Should have put at least one chance to bed

Subs: Collins 7
Loft 6
Saunders 7 The duracell bunny is a great option from the bench

Ref 7
Barrow 7 Not a great side but credit due for their ability to shut up shop

Belshaw 9

Hoole 7
Taylor 7
Connelly 7
Anderton 6

Whelan 8
Evans 6

Nicholson 5
Anderson E 6
Anderson H 7

Clarke 4

Subs:
Collins 7
Loft 5
Saunders 6

Ref: 6
Barrow. 4

Belshaw 9 well and truly saved us the 3 points

Hoole 6 needs to work on his overlapping runs
Taylor 7
Connolly 7
Anderton 7

Whelan 7.5 controlled the game

Nicholson 5 at some point we’ve got to see some end product
Evans 7 given an extra mark for the goal
E. Anderson 7 great first half, faded second
H. Anderson 7.5 our best outfield player and becoming a real favourite of mine

L. Clarke 6 probably should’ve buried a chance

Subs: Collins 7 introduced a bit of penetration
Loft 3 just doesn’t contribute anything positive
Saunders 6 energy

Ref 8 got it right
Barrow 5 hard to tell really

Belshaw 8 again a competent display, especially brilliant shot stop at end.

Hoole 7 a defensively quiet eve but must improve crossing to be an effective rwb.
Taylor 7 not much to do.
Connolly 7.5 quiet night apart from the end.
Anderton 7.5 I liked his contributions with support for HA.

Whelan 8 threw himself into the role of captain admirably.

Nicholson 6 tried, but not his night.
Evans 7 amazing strike, match winner, and some nice through ball passing but probably only 50% success rate.
E. Anderson 8.5 m o m controlled mid with some breath taking cutting through ball passes.
H. Anderson 8 industrious and unlucky not to score from an inspiration in opposition goal.

L. Clarke 6 worked hard but coulda shoulda had 2 goals.

Subs: Collins 7 again a robust engine.
Loft 6 worked hard but yet to see his worth.
Saunders nole.

Ref 8 I thought got most decisions spot on and probably could have hurried the time wasting that funnily enough boot was on other foot from 82 mins onwards.
Barrow 6 decent defensive organisation and fella up front (Adams?) might have made our night more difficult. Awful time wasting tactics, but this is 4th division and we knew what to expect.

Another confident, possession based performance where goal scoring opportunity presents itself every few mins if we're patient. We're not used to seeing this multiple game consistency of domination of huge parts of the game playing (sometimes) free flowing football. JAB says the goal strike was worth the admittance fee alone - I beg to differ - the sumptuous through ball passing, the movement off the ball, the defensive tracking, the passing to our own players in and around opposition pen area, the fabulous shot stopping sweeper keeper are just as valuable.

It's a good time to watch for entertainment and results atm, long may it continue, keep everyone match for and disciplined, and who knows what could happen comewhat May?
What could possibly go wrong....?

Belshaw 8

Hoole 7
Taylor 7
Connolly 7
Anderton 7

Whelan 9

Nicholson 7
Evans 6
E. Anderson 7
H. Anderson 7

L. Clarke 5

Subs: Collins 5
Loft 3
Saunders 3

Ref 6
Barrow 3

Belshaw 8

Hoole 7
Taylor 7
Connolly 6
Anderton 6

Whelan 8

Nicholson 7
Evans 8
E. Anderson 7
H. Anderson 8

L. Clarke 6

Subs: Collins 6
Loft 5
Saunders 6

Ref 6
Barrow 5

Belshaw - 8 - Just for his saves towards the end after a very quiet game.

Hoole - 7 - Got forward well but needs to trust his crossing instead of passing back.
Taylor - 7 - Did what he had to.
Connolly - 7 - Same as Taylor.
Anderton - 7 - Linked well with Anderson on the left side. Never does the fancy, knows what he can do and keeps it simple.

Whelan - 8 - Dictated play all night.

Nicholson - 8 - Some fantastic driving runs at their full backs. Just unlucky sometimes with the end product.
Evans - 7 - If I am honest, it was one of the worst performances for us (but he has set the bar very high) but wow, what a goal.
E. Anderson - 6 - At his best when he can drive into space but with the Barrow tactics, he struggled to do this.
H. Anderson - 7 - Some very good driving runs in the first half and seemed to have the beating of their RB but faded.

L. Clarke - 5 - Can't really remember him doing much if I am honest and missed a fantastic chance in the second half.

Subs: Collins - 7 - Changed the game with his pace and movement up front.
Loft - 5 - Was a more mobile Clarke who harried and put the defenders under a different type of pressure but didn't do much.
Saunders - 5 - Appreciate he wasn't on long but can't remember him doing anything?

Ref - 7 - Think he got the big decisions right but let Barrow waste time throughout the whole of the second half when at 0-0.
Barrow - 6 - Hard to tell. Looked okay prior to going down to 10 and then clearly had a game plan after going down to 10 that nearly worked.

Belshaw 8

Hoole 7.5
Taylor 7
Connolly 7
Anderton 7.5

Whelan 8

Nicholson 7.5
Evans 8
E. Anderson 7
H. Anderson 8

L. Clarke 6.5

Subs: Collins 7
Loft 6
Saunders 6

Ref 7
Barrow 5