FT Ratings:
Collin 6 (6) - Generally steady enough. Tootle - 5 (6) - Been OKDickinson - 5 (5) - Let the ball go through his legs on the line, improved in the second half. Isn't the best footballer in the squad, but a hard worker at LB.Laing - 5 (4) - Very dodgy at the start of the game, improved. Got out-muscled by Grimsby's strikers at times. Duffy - 5 (5) - OK Rodman - 6 (6) - Took on his man and made a few decent deliveries. Sometimes loses the ball, but that's part of the package. O'Connor - 4 (5) - Not his best day, missed the penalty. Aborah - 3 (5) - That back-pass. Slow and laboured at times, does recycle possession and keeps hold at the ball, but at a cost, can be lumbering and defensively naive. Forte - 6.5 (N/A)- Totally anonymous first half. Improved drastically in the second. I was questioning why he was still on the field when we made the 3 subs, but he helped turn the game round with his pace.Campbell - 5 (5) Buzzed about, with no real returnStead - 3 (3) - Lost his man for their goal. Losing out aerially, going down far too easily, bit clumsy.
Subs:
Audel - 5 - Added a bit more beef
Oliver - 9 - Totally changed the game. Won balls in the air, enabled us to play up to him when needed, unlike Stead.
Collins - 7 - Goal on debut.
Sheridan - 6 - With hindsight, it looks a wrong decision tactically to play Stead and Campbell against a big, physical Grimsby side. However, he completely turned the game on its head when he introduced the 3 subs. Took some balls, and it paid off.
Grimsby - 6 - They really took the game to us and had an effective game-plan. Direct and physical, stereotypical L2 side. Not the best footballing side, but had a game plan and stuck to it.