Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale (RESULTS)

[I Voted For Kodos]

Smith

Sinclair
Partington
Craig
Broadbent
Brown

Lines
O. Clarke
Sercombe

Nichols
Gaffney

Subs: Bola
Bennett
Moore

Crowd
Ref
Rochdale

[Dan1]

Smith 7
Partington 7
Broadbent 7.5
Craig 6.5
Brown 6

Sinclair 5.5
Sercombe 6
Lines 7.5
Clarke 7

Nicholls 4
Gaffney 7.5

Moore 7.5
Bola 6
Bennett 6

Ref 5
Crowd 7
Rochdale 6.5

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Feb 13, 2018 22:13:22 GMT I Voted For Kodos said:

Smith            6 some good saves,

Sinclair         6 usual effort, found it hard going first half along with most the team.
Partington     7 still beaten easily at fullback but much better going forward,seemed a bit quicker tonight and another goal.
Craig            6 very little protection first half from midfield but stuck to his task well
Broadbent    7 couple of iffy moments otherwise solid, unlucky to hit the post
Brown          6 ok up until injury

Lines           4 first half  7.5  second half,lovely finish and free kick for Parts goal
O. Clarke     4 first half  5.5 second, struggled against their quick passing and pace
Sercombe    4 first half  7 second half, much better when central and another goal.

Nichols       4 nothing much from him again.
Gaffney      7 great effort and never hides from the ball, good shot first half 

Subs: Bola  6 did ok
Bennett      5
Moore         8 made a massive impact and looked a classy player the short time he was on.

Crowd         7 freezing cold with nothing to cheer first half, plenty in the second half though
Ref             5
Rochdale     7 well they showed you can pass and play on the deck on our pitch, we did very well to beat them.

[Russgas]

Smith 6
Partington 6.5
Craig 6
Broadbent 7.5
Brown 6


Sercombe 6.5
Lines 7
Clarke 4
Sinclair 6

Nicholls 4
Gaffney 7.5


Bola 6
Bennett 6
Moore 7.5

Ref 5
Crowd 8
Rochdale 8 Going forward 5 at the back.

[markczgas]

Smith 7 excellent saves but his kicking and reluctance to throw the ball out really annoys me

Sinclair 6.5
Partington 6
Craig 6
Broadbent 7
Brown 6

Lines 6
O. Clarke 5.5
Sercombe 6

Nichols 4
Gaffney 6

Subs: Bola 5.5
Bennett 6
Moore 7

Crowd 8
Ref 6
Rochdale 7
We have to thank Rochdale for an exciting game and our own poor performance 1st half - think it sent the game into end to end stuff 2nd half and Dale probably thought they were going to score more than us. But the subs from us made the difference in last 20.. Nichols shouldn't start for Rovers - it's a waste of time - sad really.

[gasandrew]

Smith 6.5

Partington 6.5
Craig 6.0
Broadbent 6.5
Brown 6.0

Lines 6.5
Clarke 5.5
Sercombe 6.0
Sinclair 5.5

Nicholls 4.5
Gaffney 6.5

Subs
Bola 6.0
Moore 6.5
Bennett 6.0

Crowd 6.0
Ref 5.5
Rochdale 6.5

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Smith 6.5
Partington 7
Broadbent 6
Craig 6.5
Brown 6
Lines 7
Clarke 5
Sinclair 6
Sercombe 7
Nichols 5
Gaffney 5.5

Bola 7
Bennett 7
Moore 7.5

Crowd 7
Ref 4
Rochdale 7

[Iliveinbidefordgas]

Feb 13, 2018 23:57:46 GMT bidefordgas said:

Smith 6.5
Partington 7
Broadbent 6
Craig 6.5
Brown 6
Lines 7
Clarke 5
Sinclair 6
Sercombe 7
Nichols 5
Gaffney 5.5

Bola 7
Bennett 7
Moore 7.5

Crowd 7
Ref 4
Rochdale 7

5.5 Gaffney u sure?

[stevek192]

Smith 8 MOM
Partington 7
Broadbent 5.5
Craig 7
Brown 7
Lines 7
Clarke 4
Sinclair 5
Sercombe 7
Nichols 4
Gaffney 7

Bola 7
Bennett 7
Moore 7.5

Crowd 7
Ref 4
Rochdale 7

[james246]

Smith 7.0 Unlucky with the second goal after an initial superb stop

Partington 6.5 A very good goal
Craig 6.5 Solid
Broadbent 7.5 A couple of minor mistakes otherwise excellent,what a find he is
Brown 6.5 Solid

Lines 6.5 Superb goal
Clarke 6.0 Competitive
Sercombe 6.0 Another goal
Sinclair 6.0 Competitive

Nicholls 5.0 No real end product
Gaffney 6.5 Worked very hard

Subs
Bola 6.0 Fairly quiet
Moore 8.5 Superb he is much better on the right than on the left
Bennett 6.5 Fairly quiet but looks a player with lots of tricks

Crowd 7.0 Got behind the team in the second half
Ref 4.0 Poor game
Rochdale 8.0 Good team hard to believe their position in the league

[socrates]

Smith 7 always looks a bit dodgey but made a couple of good saves
Parts 7 decent and a goal
Broadbent 7.5 our best central defender
Graig 6.7 not his best game but I prefer him to Locks
Brown 7.8 great cross for goal always a threat down the left

Clarke 6 quiet game
Sinclair 6 lots of running works so hard
Lines 8.5 good passing and running great goal and great assist MOM
Sercombe 7 good game good goal

Nichols 6 assist nothing much else
Gafney 6.7worked hard not much came off for him but held it up

Moore 8 great sub appearance assist and always dangerous
Bennet 6 looked ok

Rochdale 7 .great early determination which shattered them out by half time.

[Hugo the Elder]

Smith 7.5 MOTM
Parts 7
Craig 6
Broadbent 6
Brown 5.5
Clarke 6
Sincs 6
Lines 7
Sercs 6.5
Gaffney 6
Nichols 3

Moore 7
Bennett 6
Bola 6

[Nortongashead]

Smith 7 topsy turvy night but in amongst it were some good stops.

Partington 6 hellish first half, scored a good header and did well when DC changed it.
Craig 6 not his best but played on the winning side.
Broadbent 6 mixed bag, would of learnt a lot last night. Improving all the time.
Brown 5 gave his opponent to much space at times.

Lines 9 MOTM That pass to Browner, that cross for Partington and that finish to win us the game.
O. Clarke 6 seemed a bit leggy and off the pace.
Sercombe 7 good goal and a nuisance when the formation changed.
Sinclair 6 typical Sincs performance.

Nichols 4 lastnight was a chance to impress, sadly wasn't the case.
Gaffney 7 Battled away and lead the line very well.

Subs: Bola 6
Bennett 6
Moore 7 BOOOOM Byron!

Crowd 6 Woke up and helped get us over the line.
Ref 2 less said about first goal the better.
Rochdale 5 blitzed us first 30 mins with high energy and pressing, made us look leggy from weekend. In fairness probably deserved a share of the spoils but quality, mentality and form got us over the line. Thought the game changed when their no 27(Cannon)went off mid way through second half, he was causing lots of problems.

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Feb 14, 2018 0:01:11 GMT Iliveinbidefordgas said:

Feb 13, 2018 23:57:46 GMT bidefordgas said:

Smith 6.5
Partington 7
Broadbent 6
Craig 6.5
Brown 6
Lines 7
Clarke 5
Sinclair 6
Sercombe 7
Nichols 5
Gaffney 5.5

Bola 7
Bennett 7
Moore 7.5

Crowd 7
Ref 4
Rochdale 7

5.5 Gaffney u sure?

In my book yes.
Gaffney was well shackled by his opposite number all night and his close control and decision making was poor.
Typical sponsors decision to award him MOM.
In fairness to him and Nichols the service to them was very poor in the first half and not much better second half.

[pirate49]

Poor performances all over the park last night but we still managed to win!
Pitch not totally to blame as Rochdale had less trouble passing to one another.

Smith 6 A shot stopper but holding on to the ball and distributing effectively still dodgy

Sinclair 6 One of his less effective games. Can't fault effort
Partington 6 Classy player but not a RB
Craig 6 Ok and composed
Broadbent 6.5 So much promise but still raw. Exciting to watch though.
Brown 6 What it says on the bottle

Lines 7 Not his best but made one goal and scored another
O. Clarke 5 Something's not right...............
Sercombe 6.5 Like Lines, not at his best but still influential

Nichols 5 Nice hair, clean kit, runs around tidily...........
Gaffney 6 Lucky not to get a straight red in the first half

Subs: Bola 6.5
Bennett 6.5
Moore 8 MoM. Game changer.

Crowd 6 9,126?! Really?
Ref 6
Rochdale 6

[William Wilson]

Feb 14, 2018 8:02:00 GMT Nortongashead said:

 Thought the game changed when their no 27(Cannon)went off mid way through second half, he was causing lots of problems.

Agreed. Cannon with ball, wasn`t at all amusing.

[biggsy]

Feb 13, 2018 22:13:22 GMT I Voted For Kodos said:

Smith 7 good saves i bet he's got a headache this morning!

Sinclair 5.5 ran around but not much else
Partington 7 played well,i still think full back isnt his best position but stuck to his task well and scored a good goal
Craig 6 hardly noticed him , I prefer Lockyer
Broadbent 7 a mixture of dominance and clumsiness
Brown 7 did ok until his sub

Lines 8 M.o.M good all round game with a sweet goal and a great pass in the build up to first goal
O. Clarke 5.5 struggled against Dales quick midfielders
Sercombe 7 much better after the subs came on and he adopted a more central role

Nichols  5 not the answer,Telford should start ahead of him
Gaffney 7 worked his socks off, he had little service or support

Subs: Bola 6.5 looked ok
Bennett 6.5 showed some nice quick movement
Moore 8  if he'd played the whole second have with that quality he would have been m.o.m

Crowd 8 good numbers and got behind the team
Ref 5 how did he miss that blatant handball ? 
Rochdale 6 nice footballing side with a suspect defence, I hope they stay up as they're good to watch.

[pgray]

Smith 7. Some good saves. Better than last Saturday

Sinclair 6. More effective after the tactical change
Partington 7.5. Another excellent game especially when DC changed to a back 4
Craig 6. A few mistakes from him last night on an awful pitch.
Broadbent 7. Again the pitch played a part in a couple of miscontrols that could have cost us on another day
Brown 5.5. Struggled to get fully into the game.

Lines 8. Best performance for ages. Involved in everything
O. Clarke 6.5. Kept going forward when he could. Not as assured as usual.
Sercombe 6.5. Another quietish game. Took his goal well.

Nichols 6 Worked hard but was well marked most of the game.
Gaffney 6.5. Same as Nichols but a little more effective at holding the ball.

Subs: Bola 6
Bennett 6
Moore 7.5. Hopefully this a a corner turning point for him this season. We all know what a good player he can be.

Crowd 8
Ref 4. Definite hand ball missed and the elbow on Partington as well.
Rochdale 7.5. Very good first half but then DC changed formation to be how we should have started and then they faded towards the end.

[montygas]

Smith 7 other than the mistake in the first half when he probably should of come running out for a loose ball, played very well.

Sinclair 5 ineffective first half played a bit better once the wingers came on.
Partington 8 played well in defence and coming down the wing especially once Moore came on, great headed goal.
Craig 6 some mistakes, but otherwise fairly solid.
Broadbent 6 some mistakes, but otherwise fairly solid, love it when he drives the ball forward.
Brown 6 played alright again a few mistakes hopefully not injured for too long.

Lines 8 heart of the midfield, great goal. (MOM)
O. Clarke 6 a few good tackles, easily bullied off the ball at times.
Sercombe 7 some great ideas, very creative.

Nichols 5 only had one decent through ball think if he continued to play in a 2 he could come good.
Gaffney 5.5 not playing his best at the moment, seems knackered had a couple of good shots, still continues to be attracted to the corner flags.

Subs: Bola 6.5 played solid.
Bennett 6 good ideas, needed a bit more time.
Moore 7.5 best I've seen him play, funny what happens when you play players in their preferred positions.

Crowd 7
Ref 3 some bad decisions for both teams, worst obviously being the first goal.
Rochdale 7 played pretty well, their number 40 was biggest threat from where I was standing.

[I Voted For Kodos]

My own opinion from the game.

Smith 8

Sinclair 5.5
Partington 7
Craig 6
Broadbent 6
Brown 6.5

Lines 7
O. Clarke 5.5
Sercombe 5.5

Nichols 5
Gaffney 6

Subs: Bola 6
Bennett 6.5
Moore 8

Crowd 4
Ref 5
Rochdale 4.5