TOPIC: Player ratings v Yeovil

Hanford 5 abysmal kicking, seemed to be out of position for their first and couldn't get a strong enough hand on it even though it wasn't in the corner
Gillesphie 5 solid enough first half but got caught a couple of times in the second
Ellis 7 good display and great goal
Raynes 6 may have been at fault for their second
Grainger 7 quite like him in the advances role, some good crosses and he scored
Joyce 3 not on good form just now, consistently gave the ball away and what on earth he was doing giving them the ball back on the half way line after a stoppage instead of booting out for a goal kick? Led directly to their first goal
Dicker 6 some good tackles and passes though did give it away a couple of times
Gillead 6 good free kick for the goal and one nice interplay with Jabo leading to offside goal. Needs to stay involved throughout
Jabo 7 excellent strength and hold up play. Should've shibinstead of playing in an offside Gilliead. Inexplicably subbed
Wyke 6 strong, bad miss when he hit the post

Subs
Hery 5
Hope 5
Asamoah -

Frustrating performance, poor subs from the manager

Agree with above except I would give Gillead and Dicker 3's along with Joyce.
I thought the 3 of them all had their worst games for us today, resulting in loads of lost possession through midfield,, and our midfield being second best all game.

Just looked at the highlights on the BBC website.

My word, Hanford for that first goal...that's completely unacceptable for a professional goalkeeper.

Sod loyalty to Hanford and the cup, get Gillespie in for the replay.

And the second never going to save anything sliding on your knees,but no matter we will still get through

Hanford 7 some good saves and catches but poor kicking!
Gillesphie 6
Ellis 8 good goal and was on top in the air
Ranyes 7 steady away
Atkinson 7 steady but surprised the board gave him man of the match
Grainger 7 good goal but was in and out of the game at times
Joyce 3 aweful don't see what he brings to the game
Dicker 5 poor passing for centre mid
Gillead 5 didn't look interested
Jabo 7 strong and quality
Wike 7 worked hard but should of scored

Pitch was aweful and a major factor in the game, hope the weather picks up and we get some decent pitches as it has stopped us playing on the deck!

Truly awful game,largely down to the pitch.Both sides tried to play but quickly worked out that there was no point.We ended up with ariel stuff.Our young winger was out of sorts but Ellis looked very strong.They showed a lot of respect for Jabo early on but he looked a bit isolated at times and ended up drifting back into midfield looking for the ball.

A draw a fair result in my opinion-ref was fine and let the game run,though a bit pedantic in placing free kicks from the right spot.Some good goals today in a very ordinary game.

I can't see Yeovil going down-too much up front.

Zoko looked like a player and the pitch didn't seem to trouble him at all.He looked very lean and fit.

Blackpool really looked after us in my view-hats off to them and the food was good value.Stadium looks well designed and commercial.

Hanford 4

Atkinson 7
Raynes 6
Ellis 7
Gillesphie 4

Gilliead 3
Joyce 4
Dicker 5
Grainger 7

Ibhere 4
Wyke 5

Really poor performance.

Is a new back up goalkeeper a priority now? Gillespie has been reasonably injury prone in his career and a season ending injury could easily be a promotion ending injury if the window was shut.

crunchblue wrote:
Yeah poor for the first but it was a great finish for the second. He should aim his kicks for the centre circle then he might actually hit the wing!

Why do people slag Hanford off for his kicking? Yes it's not great but he will off been told to try and find the wings instead off a punt down the middle. Gillespie's kicks at times also go out if anyone cares to notice. Simple, just punt it down the middle and try and win the 1st and 2nd balls then get it out to the wingers.

Dazzyblue wrote:
Well, actually he just scuffs it nine times out of ten.. Hence the wave of apology and shake of the head that always follows.

Seekaye wrote:

Bold agree totally, especially with the substitutions - no need

The difference is Gillespie might do it once in about 5 games because he put a bit too much on it and it cleared the man out wide's head. Hanford scuffs them to barely the half way line, 4 or 5 times every single game, that's not including the ones he scuffs that manage to stay in play.

Hanford 5 - Don't think he was particularly at fault for either goal, but kicking was awful again which just starts fans & players feeling negative. Couple of decent saves, but were all shots he would be expected to save.
Atkinson 6 - Thought he was pretty solid but was too far off his man for the winner (despite it being a good turn and hit)
Ellis 7 - Solid and a cracking diving header
Raynes 6 - Solid as well but didn't seem to know where Zoko was when he lost the header for the first
Gillesphey 5 - Decent enough first half, got caught out a few times in the second and sliced a few clearances into the stands which didn't help
Joyce 3 - Not a fan of his at all but thought today was one of his worst performances for us, gave the ball away far too many times
Dicker 4 - thought he was poor also, him and Joyce's decision making was off, really missed Kennedy, don't think the two of them can play together
Gillead 4 - thought he was terrible, lost the ball far too much, didn't seem interested and needs to learn to get the ball into the box when he has the chance instead of always trying to get to the line when Jabo & Wyke have got the run on their men, which Jabo made sure he knew in the first half as well. Needs to learn how to judge a ball for a header.
Ibehre 7 - Played well, good hold up play, running and a few good flicks but him and Wyke looked a bit isolated at times with Gillead being off the pace and no Joyce & Dicker having no intention of supporting from midfield. Did think he should have scored at 0-0 mind but chance may look harder on second viewing.
Wyke 6 - Similar to Jabo, thought he did well holding it up and a few good flicks but can't escape the fact that he should have made it 2-0.

Hery 6 - some good touches and link up when he came on and actually got the ball
Hope 5 - Didn't have too long to do much but couple of decent bits of play down the right
Asamoah N/A

Thought the defence and strikers were actually pretty decent, but 3 of the worst performances individual performances I've seen Joyce, Dicker & Gillead give respectively meant we were always going to struggle.

People seem to be ignoring the fact that we've been playing the ball long for a while now, not just the last few games. As soon as Wyke and Ibhere started playing together again we've opted to go long. As for blaming the pitch today, absolute rubbish! The pitches at Deepdale and Ewood Park were fine yet we still played long balls, it hasn't just happened today.

thenewmessiah wrote:
What about Grainger?

A very disappointing performance with few players coming out with any credit. Yeovil had done their homework from the last time and closed us down at the back. That said they were much sharper that we were for the first 20 mins or so and we went ahead against the run of play. Disappointing to give it away in stoppage time but they more than deserved the draw over the 95 mins.

Hanford 6 couple of good stops and took a couple of good crosses, but nearly let one slip, poor for their 1st goal
Atkinson 7 solid but didn't get forward as much as usual
Ellis 8 MOTM for me, unmarked for his goal but took the chance well
Raynes 7 not far behind Ellis and committed as ever
Gillesphey 5 started ok but struggled later on ( see Grainger )
Joyce 4 worked hard but poor quality
Dicker 4 was looking forward to what he could produce when given a start but the game just passed him by
Gilliead 5 didn't look if he had the stomach for a tough cup tie. Mistimed his jump for so many headers. Part of the learning process for him I think
Grainger 6 great 1st half and some quality crosses but really faded in 2nd half and did't do enough to protect Gillespey
Ibehre 7 did the hard part for his 1st half chance. Not as dominant in the air but some good hold up play. perhaps a little rusty
Wyke 6 did well with what decent service he got apart from the glaring miss

Given the way we struggled I thought Curle should have freshened things up in midfield midway in 2nd half and I'd have liked to see Asamoah on much earlier.

We really missed Kennedy.

Hanford 5 2 goods save but should have been better placed for the 2 goals

Atkinson 7
Raynes 6
Ellis 8 My MOM today
Gillesphie 4

Gilliead 3
Joyce 1
Dicker 5
Grainger 7

Ibhere 6
Wyke 5

A few players off form since Christmas
Joyce couldn't pass a ball all day long
Pitch was awful
Curle should never have took Wyke and Ibhere off no point opting for pace bringing on Asamoah with a pitch like that

Laffy wrote:
I thought the opposite Andrew. The concourse area was far too small and overcrowded. The exact opposite of Ewood Park which i thought was superb.

Hanford was OK today. First goal just looked as though he anticipated Raynes should clear it easily! I want my centre half winning a long ball 50/50 challenge sorry. Second we had 4 lads in and around the box and their lad reacted quicker.

Awful game to be honest but we played as poor as I can remember and drew the game. They say good teams get results playing badly so i'm clinging to that.

MerseysideBlue wrote:
Maybe help if I did every player! 6 for Grainger, was good first half but thought he faded as the game went on, couple of us noted that he always seemed reluctant to pass the ball to Gillesphey whether on the overlap or in defence. Obviously not sure if it was just coincidence though!

Hanford was shocking today, surely Gillespie needs to play in the replay. Defence was decent I thought, midfield dire and the strikers were well scouted. Gutted we didn't win but over the 95 a draw was fair.

I hope to never see Joyce and dicker on the pitch at the same time ever again.

The pitch was abysmal, same for both sides but Yeovil made the better of it


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