Slocombe 6 - Could have had a picnic. Didn't really have much to do

Brindley 4 - Everytime the ball came to him his control was poor and didn't play it forward enough. Disappeared for the goal. Did ok first half but poor after that 

Turner 5 - Bit clunky at times. Felt like his feet were wrapped together with tape

McCrory 5 - Ok ish. Decent with the ball at his feet

Bakayogo 4 - Poor first touch. Another who had his legs tied together with tape. 

Shields 5 - Energetic as usual but lack of end product 

Rose 2 - Generous. It's not illegal to play a forward pass. Sideways and back all the time. Didn't do anything with the ball

Doyle 4 - Tried to get us going but couldn't 

Boldewijn 5 - Good first half. Lively. Made good runs. Faded in the last few minutes

Dennis 4 - Quiet. Too quiet. Didn't really get any service 

Wootton 6 - Always amongst the action going forward. Tried his hardest to get something

 

Subs 

Booty 5 - Yeh. Woohoo lets play our best passer at left back. That'll influence the game. 

Thomas N/A - Got no service but meh

Tyson N/A - Didn't really influence the game when he came on 

 

Slocombe...6 - Let down by his defence for the goal, nothing to do otherwise.
Brindley.....5.5 - poor game defensively and going forward. He is better than this.
Bakayogo...6 - Average game, unlucky to be taken off.
McCrory.....6 - gave their forward too much space for the cross the led to the winner, otherwise ok.
Turner.......6.5* - basically did his job well, my MOTM award is more down to the lack of opposition.
Rose..........5 - again dithered on the ball and too many poor passes.
Doyle........6.5 - always available for a pass, but offered nothing creatively.
Dennis......5 - far less lively than of late, missed our best chance.
Boldewijn...6 - looked our best chance of creating something.
Wootton....5.5 - a couple of good bits but overall he was disappointing.
Shields.....5 - didn't beat his full back and his crosses were catching practice for their keeper.

Subs

All of them 5 - they did nothing to change the game.

Overall a poor performance against a team who offered very little. We looked good until the final third where they defended with ease. Getting nothing from a game like this is something that Ardley needs to address quickly.

Mean of 5

Slocombe 5 a quiet afternoon, like his opposite number

Brindley 5 Wasted a good free kick, not at the races. Criticism for goal conceded but maybe that rests more with Enzio for not tracking back???

Bakayogo 5 Should count himself unlucky to be subbed

McCrory 5.5 always looks more capable than the others at the back in offensive positions

Turner 6 Solid, cool head in a derby fixture

Rose 3.5 Too many times caught in possession, sluggish in mind and movement

Doyle 4.5 Can't have another square ball specialist when you have Rose too

Dennis 5.5 starved of real service

Boldewijn 4 Better first half but you need him to make himself available to receive a pass...a passenger for the second half

Wootton 5 Strong but zero service

Shields 5 is he demonstrably better than Osborne??? I have my doubts

Subs

Booty 4 Two wasted crosses from good positions...should have been played centrally

Thomas 4 too deep

Tyson N/A

Wrong substitutions by Neal, would have preferred Bird as direct replacement for Rawlinson...Keith Curle like balls across the back but needed more contributions from Enzio and Shields,,,a disjointed midfield failed to function

I didn't watch the match so I bow to your judgement (and thanks for posting your ratings, they're always a good read). It sounds like Rose could do with a rest. The problem with Doyle and Rose in the middle is that it makes us dependent on the wingers for our forward play, making us quite one-dimensional. It's a shame and I hope lessons will be learnt.

What also bothers me is the furious reaction. When did Notts fans become so entitled? Our record over the last six games is won four, drawn one, lost one, yet they way people are carrying on you'd think we were in the relegation zone. It's disappointing but these things happen over the course of a season. We'll just have to scratch it off the list and make amends next week.

7 hours ago, DangerousSausage said:

I didn't watch the match so I bow to your judgement (and thanks for posting your ratings, they're always a good read). It sounds like Rose could do with a rest. The problem with Doyle and Rose in the middle is that it makes us dependent on the wingers for our forward play, making us quite one-dimensional. It's a shame and I hope lessons will be learnt.

What also bothers me is the furious reaction. When did Notts fans become so entitled? Our record over the last six games is won four, drawn one, lost one, yet they way people are carrying on you'd think we were in the relegation zone. It's disappointing but these things happen over the course of a season. We'll just have to scratch it off the list and make amends next week.

Totally agree with everything here. We’ve lost 2 in 11. We played Chesterfield AND we were on TV, it was never going to be our day. I agree Rose needs a rest, I would play Booty every day of the week