Thought Kelly won loads of second balls around the edge of our area and looked sharper so a 7 for him. Bayliss penalty run aside has been sloppy for a while and scrapes a 6.Burge - 7
Grimmer - 6
Hyam - 7
McDonald - 7
Haynes - 7
Kelly - 6
Doyle - 7
Bayliss - 6
Shipley - 6
McNulty - 6
Clarke-Harris - 6
Burge - 7 - Hard to rate him higher as he didn't have a save to make all night but his decision making for what to come and claim was excellent tonight
Grimmer - 6.5 - Harsh to rate a defender who has just kept a clean sheet away at Wycombe less than 7 but his passing was very poor, back to his first 15 games of the season.
Hyam - 8 - Was concerned at his height and physique vs Akinfenwa but coped very well.
McDonald - 8.5 MoM: Thought he controlled the back line really well tonight and as a unit forced Akinfenwa to play in ineffective areas
Haynes - 7 - Got forward well in the first half and was a good outlet, faded a little in the 2nd but not looked out of place in the last 2 games.
Kelly - 7.5 - Thought he absolutely carried Doyle tonight and not only won more than his fair share of knockdowns but got forward when we managed to keep possession too.
Doyle - 5 - Dunno if he was injured, tired or avoiding a yellow but he was very subdued all game.
Bayliss - 5 - Absolutely terrible performance. Passing was bad, dribbles were bad, gave fouls away. And then went and won the penalty!
Shipley - 5 - Below par and lacking his usual energy. Not an easy game for him as he rarely had a square pass inside due to our shape. Subbed at just the right time.
McNulty - 6 - Took his penalty well but was feeding off absolute scraps all night.
Clarke-Harris - 6 - Great run in the first half to get to a long ball and set up McNulty
Reid 6.5 - Exactly what you need when trying to run the clock down
Biamou 6.5 - Not on for long but brought energy and won a couple of balls he had no right to, keeping the pressure on at a vital time.
Robins 8 - Hard to tell if that was a tactical masterclass or just reverting back to the shape from earlier in the season. The next couple of home games should reveal all. Either way, clawed ourselves back into playoff contention and confidence should be sky high now.
Just wasn't his usual captain's performance for me tonight and without his energy and leadership he's a very average footballer. Thought he needed to get a grip of the defence in the first half and just calm them down when we were hammering it a long.I’d agree, I thought grimmer looked our weakest defender but all played well. I also thought Haynes looked really good but I may just be comparing him to some (most) of his previous performances. I can’t see stokes getting back in the side anytime soon...barring injuries of course!
Can’t agree with your appraisal of Doyle though. I thought he looked alright and was on a par with kelly.
Burge - 7. Solid. Wasn’t called into making any major saves but his decision making was very good.
Grimmer - 7.
Hyam - 8.
McDonald - 8.
Haynes - 8.
The whole defence were excellent. Marked down Grimmer for being wasteful with the ball going forward once or twice but I thought they dealt with their style of play very well.
Bayliss - 7. Ropey start, grew into the game though.
Kelly - 7. Did well picking up the second ball.
Doyle - 6. If he wasn’t so wasteful with the ball he’d score higher.
Shipley - 5. Pretty anonymous.
McNulty - 7. Great penalty, wasn’t his usual busy self for long periods though.
Clarke-Harris - 7. I really like the look of him, strong and quick. We look dangerous when he’s involved.
Subs: Biamou - 6. Thought he played well when he was on but not on for long enough for a higher score.
Reid - 8. Changed the game when he came on. More of that please.
Robins - 9. Set up the team very well, tactics to make sure we won the second ball we’re spot on. Classic away performance.
Carefull mate too many on here won't like you rating a team that started with Doyle and Kelly in middle and bayliss on the right. They better managers than Robins.lmfao.
Didn't know Wycombe was a person and why on earth would he be picking our team for us?Poor game. Typical of the nature of this league. All that's important Is 3 points.
Didn't expect 4 points From manfiekd and wucombe away.
So glad Wycombe stick with his beliefs of Doyle and Kelly in the middle. As I said he should do beforehand.
All that's important Is 3 points. For the cunts who talk bullshit about our away form. That's 4 points from Mansfield and Wycombe away.
Well done you believers.
Mark robins sky blue army!.
We have enough big units to deal with on this forum, let alone out there on the pitch.Good to see some really positive comments about Burge being positive and coming for crosses and McDonalds handling of Akinfenwa. They'll be another aerial assault and big unit to deal with Saturday.
Just wasn't his usual captain's performance for me tonight and without his energy and leadership he's a very average footballer. Thought he needed to get a grip of the defence in the first half and just calm them down when we were hammering it a long.
Didn't know Wycombe was a person and why on earth would he be picking our team for us?
I wasn't there. Only concern I have was in hearing a phone-in caller after the game and according to him we only had the one shot on target all game, the penalty.
Is that correct?
Just checked and it says 4 on target for them, 1 for us.I’m not sure they had any more(?)...I think it was that sort of game.
Just checked and it says 4 on target for them, 1 for us.
YepI wasn't there. Only concern I have was in hearing a phone-in caller after the game and according to him we only had the one shot on target all game, the penalty.
Is that correct?