Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Morecambe

Mildenhall 7 couple of good stops.
Leadbitter 7. Decent enough
Clarke J 6 Did nothing wrong
Lockyer 5 some good defensive play. But his passing was shocking.
Parkes 5 Did ok.
Brown 6. Much better in 2nd half.

Sinclair 6. Oodles of effort.
Lines 7. Good in 2nd half.
Lawrence 4. What is he doing here?


Gaffney 6. Took his goal well.
Taylor 2. He turned up. That was it.

Parrot was at exactly the same game as me.

Put me down for what he's having.

Mildenhall 6.5
Leadbitter 7
J Clarke 6
Lockyer 7
Parkes 6
Brown 6.5
Lawrence 6.5
Sinclair 6.5
Lines 7
Taylor 5
Gaffney 6.5
Bodin 6.5
Easter 6

Crowd 6
Ref 4
Morecambe 3

Mildenhall 7 Generally sound game,one very good save in the second half.
Brown 6 Great cross for the winner,had a better second half.
Clarke 5 Did nothing wrong.
Parkes 5 Got better as the game went on.
Lockyer 7.5 Overall a good game,but distribution again was poor.
Leadbitter 8.5 Good athletic performance.
Lines 6 The conditions did not help his passing game.
Lawrence 5 Was awol in the first half,but got stronger as the game progressed.
Sinclair 7 Workaholic.
Taylor 3 Off his game today.
Gaffney 7 Worked hard,great poachers goal.


Subs:
Bodin 7 Will have a good future in the game.
Easter 6 Kept possession well.

Crowd 7
Ref  4
Morecombe 5 Big ugly physical spoilers.

Mildenhall 6.5 Made some decent saves to keep it at 0-1.

Leadbitter 7 Great all-round performance.
J. Clarke 5 Did nothing wrong but was the victim of an early tactical switch
Parkes 5
Lockyer 7 Made some great decisive challenges.
Brown 5.5 Poor first half. Improved second.

Lawrence 3 Probably his best game so far. But still bloody awful.
Lines 5.5 Improved as the game went on.
Sinclair 7 He's just Sinclair.

Taylor 3 Another poor game. Seem to be saying this a lot. Needs to start scoring.
Gaffney 6.5 Worked hard. Took his goal well- right place right time.

Subs: Bodin 7 Changed the game when coming on IMO.
Easter 5 Kept the ball well. Would like to see more attacking threat.

Crowd 6
Ref 4
Morecambe 5

My own opinions from the game:

Mildenhall 8 Didn't have much to do for most of the game, but earned his money with a great save off a swerving Ellison shot.

Leadbitter 8 Used as an outlet to good effect today. Not what he intended, but his cross for Gaffney's goal came from his direct running.
J. Clarke 6.5 Not his fault that the system wasn't working and he needed subbing.
Lockyer 9 Really dominant performance and it seemed the swirling wind didn't affect his reading of the ball. Love it when he brings the ball out with confidence from the back.
Parkes 6.5 No idea if the penalty was fair or not, he was solid in defence but never got to grips with the wind.
Brown 4.5 I thought this was a rare poor game today. Tried to be too fancy with Parkes early on and overhit his crosses in the first half.

Lawrence 5 Didn't convince with his ability to get into the game early on. Improved after the first goal and looked good when playing with confidence.
Lines 5.5 Couldn't say he did much wrong, but was missing at times in the first half.
Sinclair 6.5 Got some rough treatment from the Morecambe players but kept going. I thought his reading of the game was excellent today and he made tackles that others wouldn't have thought to have made. Didn't create much though.

Taylor 3 Peripheral to the game.
Gaffney 6 Came deep to look for the ball when he was starved of service. Took his chance well.

Subs: Bodin 7 Changed the way the game was played. Linked well with Leadbitter but showed a willingness to shoot which had been lacking. 
Easter 6 Not on long, more interested in keeping the ball than trying to add a third.

Crowd 6 Subdued for the first half.
Ref 6.5 Couldn't tell about the penalty, could have booked a Morecambe player sooner
Morecambe 5.5 Solid lower-middle table team. Tired and got deeper as the game went on probably due to their recent injury record. Ellison always worried me as an outlet though.

Parkes 6 a bit shakey early on but got to grips with it as the game passed

Mildenhall 7

Leadbitter 8
J. Clarke 6
Lockyer 8
Brown 5
Parkes 5

Lawrence 4
Lines 4
Sinclair 5

Taylor 2
Gaffney 7

Subs: Bodin 7
Easter 6

Crowd 6
Ref 2
Morecambe 7

Mildenhall 7 Very difficult conditions for a keeper, made two vital saves to keep us in the game,

Leadbitter 7 Played the game well, used his pace well, just got to learn how to put in better crosses
J. Clarke 5 Tactical switch, played ok
Lockyer 7.5 Captains display in difficult conditions MoM
Parkes 5 Some of his passing was useless but otherwise quite solid, definitely a penalty
Brown 5 Not one of his better games, got into a few positions to cross the the ball but didn't or were overhit otherwise quite solid.

Lawrence 5 First time I have seen him play, first impression, only a average player and must have more to offer.

Lines 4 Conditions perhaps got the better of him.
Sinclair 6 Usual no nonsense game without offering much quality,

Taylor 3 Not his best game but not much service for him to do anything
Gaffney 6.5 Not much service either, but in the right place at the right time for his goal

Subs: Bodin Good tactical switch, game improved slightly when he came on
Easter 7 Not always his greatest fan fan but I thought he held the ball and played the windy conditions well

Crowd 6 Needed to have a wake up call, not much for them to get excited about for the first hour when it was a dreadful game to watch
Ref 5 Fairly inconsistent for both teams, however he got the penalty and sending off right,
Morecambe 5 Nothing special,