Where do you start. Men against boys ist half. Wrong team selection and tactics.
M-B: 6.0 complete mess for the thid goal. Ness: 6.0 our best defender Lavelle: 3.0 terrible, rightly hooked at half time. Thomas: 3.0 lack of fitness and match fitness showed Clare: 3.0 Invisible man for their 1st goal Dobson: 5.0 tried when all around went missing apart from Payne. Henry: 4.0 inexperience showed Payne: 6.0 our best midfielder put a shift in. Chin: 2.0 shouldn't be anywhere near the 1st team squad. Stockley: 3.0 Slow and cumbersum. Kanu: 3.0 inexperience showed. Needed help from Stockley. R-S: 5.0 an improvement on what went before. B-T: 7.0 scared there defence. Inniss: 5.0 should have started. Leaburn: 8.0 Showed Stockley what Centre forward play is all about. Campbell: N/A Referee: 6.0 did ok.
M-B: 5 not sure what he did on the 3rd Ness: 5 better than the rest of the defence but that's not saying much Lavelle: 4 poor after the recent two games Thomas: 4 but unfair to chuck him straight in after injury Clare: 2 very poor defending, the first two goals he paid a part in. Plays people into difficult situations doesn't track back fast enough. Utter shite tonight. Dobson: 5 not at his best but then again who was? Henry: 5 dead balls were good but average otterwise Payne: 5 runs about a lot but too lightweight Chin: 3 poor and not a lwb Stockley: 4.5 better but ponderously slow. Kanu: 4 out of his depth R-S: 5 flatters to deceive B-T: 5.5 a shining light but still not involved enough Inniss: 4 another who is soooo slow Leaburn: 6 got to hold onto this lad Campbell: 5 did his best out of position Referee: 5 bit of a homer
M-B: 5.5 Ness: 4 Lavelle: 4 Thomas: 3 Clare: 2 As usual, one good game, followed by an awful game. How so many rate Clare is a mystery to me. Dobson: 6 Henry: 4 He hides every game I've seen him play. Payne: 5 Works hard, but is crap. Chin: 6 Works very hard, but he's not ready. Stockley: 5 He had 3 half chances and didn't get near the target. Kanu: 4 Not ready yet. R-S: 6.5 B-T: 7 Inniss: 6 Leaburn: 7.5 MOM Campbell: 5 Referee: 6
M-B: 4 - Another ghastly mistake, after his howler on Monday Ness: 4.5 - Insignificant Lavelle: 4.5 - Made no resistance to the Oxford attack Thomas: 4 - Completely anonymous Clare: 4.5 - You can see why Oxford rejected him - and we signed him Dobson: 4.5 - Weakness was evident today Henry: 4 - No Payne: 3.5 - Utterly vapid. Proper midfielders have strength. Watch our opponents: they have it. Payne does not. Chin: 4 - Full of errors; beaten for pace, then fouls his opponent. Stockley: 4.5 - Actually won some headers, for a change. Might do well at Harrogate or Hartlepool. Kanu: 4 - No R-S: 4 - No B-T: 5 - Livened the team up for ten minutes. Then blazed a glorious chance miles over the bar. Inniss: 4.5 - With his casual, stupid passes at the back, he almost got intercepted. Again. Leaburn: 5 - Well done, son. Campbell: 4 - No Referee: 8 - Had a superb game: kept it flowing and got all the decisions right and true.
M-B: 5 no fault for the first 2. The 3rd is on him, but shit defending for the lad to even get a shot off. Ness: 5 not his best game. I do feel as if he had no protection from a lazy Clare. Lavelle: 4.5 don’t think he was as bad as three of the other defenders. Was still pony. Thomas: 3 has been ill over Christmas and and hasn’t played for a while. It showed. Clare: 3 that first half was diabolical. He put in no effort. That second goal was on him. Dobson: 5 tried to be combative in the middle of the park but with no other help, it was never going to happen. Henry: 5 extra half mark for the dead balls. They were on the money every time. Payne: 5 ran a lot. Left Chin very exposed Chin: 3.5 I generally feel sorry for him. He’s not a full back and certainly isn’t left sided. Got schooled by Murphy. He’s one for the future, but with our lack of options, this club is ruining his career. Needs a loan, and at least he tried (which other players failed to do). Stockley: 4.5 he just looks overweight. He can’t move. Tried but you can’t put a low in confidence player next to an inexperienced one. Kanu: 4 first team football has come too soon for him. Needs to go and earn his stripes in the Conference. R-S: 6 scared them but game was gone. His head isn’t with Charlton. B-T: 6.5 scared them. Good cross for the goal. Still doesn’t do much defensively Inniss: 4 I’m hearing he forearm smashed their player in the face off the ball. Sounds like another ban incoming. Yet to see proof though. Leaburn: 7.5 as already said, the boy scores goals. Has to start games Campbell: 4 see Chin. I felt for him. Unfair to bring him on at LB when he struggles in his natural position in the first team. Needs a loan to the conference. Surely the better option would’ve been Fraser as at least he’s got a footballing brain. Referee: 4 poor. Not consistent.
There was a lack of effort, which made my journey to Oxford completely pointless.
M-B: 5.5 Ness: 5 Lavelle: 4 Thomas: 3.5 Clare: 4 Dobson: 5 Henry: 4 Yes he has a nice right foot, but there's so much more to being a midfielder Payne: 5.5 I thought he was relatively ok actually Chin: 3 NOT a LB Stockley: 5 Slow but did win headers and won a few free kicks Kanu: 4.5 R-S: 6 B-T: 6.5 Inniss: 6 Leaburn: 7 Campbell: 4 Referee: 5.5
M-B: 6 Not sure what happened at the third goal Ness: 5.5 Lavelle: 4 Thomas: 3.5 Clare: 3 Rapidly turning into Matthews. Doesn't give a shit. Dobson: 5 Tried but completely anonymous. Henry: 5.5 Fantastic corners/free kicks it has to be said. Payne: 5 As Dobson, tried but team such a mess, no structure at all so hopeless Chin: 4 Should not be playing at this level, let alone in this car crash of a team Stockley: 5 Won more headers than recently, but the bloke just doesn't move AT ALL. Plays as if he's carrying an injury Kanu: 4.5 Have a feeling he'd be decent in a decent team. Hopefully this won't destroy his confidence R-S: 5.5 Some flashes of class. B-T: 5 Great run and cross for the goal. That's about it Inniss: 4 The defence is marshalled better and a tad less weak when he plays, but he's an utter liability Leaburn: 7.5 Lucky old Palace (allegedly) Campbell: 4 Again, like Chin should be nowhere near this lot in these circumstances - very unfair Referee: 4 Let Oxford get away with a lot, first sign of a niggle from a Charlton player and out comes the yellow card.
M-B: 6 unlucky for the 3rd goal Ness: 5 not helped by Lavelle for the first Lavelle: 4 no excuse for the first goal Thomas: 4 why was he even selected Clare: 4 a dreadful right back Dobson: 6 not helped by those around him Henry: 5 the wrong game to start Payne: 5 lost possession so many times Chin: 5 wrong to play him at left back Stockley: 4 useless Kanu: 5 feel so sorry for him R-S: 6.5 makes things happen B-T: 6.5 makes things happen Inniss: 7 needed to be on the pitch Leaburn: 8.5 if he leaves, then oh shit Campbell: 5 why?? Referee: 5 bit of a homer
M-B: 5 badly at fault for the final goal Ness: 6 battled hard, tried to play. Was exposed from time to time, but did well against a decent player Lavelle: 3 what was he doing for the first goal, it was like he left the ball Thomas: 2 not great is he? Same what was he doing for the first goal, way to much space to allow the cross Clare: 1 terrible!! body language suggest he thinks he is better than anyone else in the team, positional awful! 2nd goal not tight enough and allowed the shot to come in.. 3rd goal, what was he playing at. Poor! Dobson: 4 not his best night, but having said that all we did was lump the ball forward, bypass the midfield Henry: 4 as above but did make a couple of good blocks Payne: 5 worked hard but lacked quality Chin: 3 out of his depth. Not really his fault. Stockley: 2 really poor, good chance at 0-0 which might have made the game slightly different. We just lumped the ball forward to him, with little affect. Kanu: 2 way out of his depth, needs a loan! R-S: 4 did okay when he come on B-T: 6 better than last few showings Inniss: 7 made a difference Leaburn: 8 should have scored the 2nd goal, but caused them trouble and scored again Campbell: 4 out of his depth and wrong position
M-B: 5 big fan wasn’t great tonight though Ness: 5 best defender but not saying much Lavelle: 4 poor again Thomas: 4 seemed off pace understandable after thrown straight back in Clare: 4 really have a love hate relationship with him one min I think he is one of only players would keep next im like get rid cos he pisses me off so much Dobson: 5 not great tonight but can’t do it all on his own Henry: 5 gets +1 for his dead balls otherwise poor Payne: 5 gets +1 for his effort Chin: 3 so out of his depth on the whole needs a national league loan in Jan n we need some more experienced replacement Stockley: 4 tried but as usual had no goal threat Kanu: 4 ran around but not really involved R-S: 5 was tricky when came on just that final ball as usual B-T: 6 him and Leaburn gave us a chance of something Inniss: 3 some of his decision making is a joke guy is a liability but if I see him I will say he is ok Leaburn: 7 a threat our only real goal threat atm Campbell: 4 not great another who needs loan in Jan Referee: 7 motm
M-B: 5 - Not helped by that "defence" in front of him. Ness: 5 - Could have done with a more commanding pressence to get him through the game. Lavelle: 5 - Aaaaaaand thats why we need a CB in Jan Thomas: 4 - Harsh maybe, clearly not fit. Clare: 4 - Worst I've seen from him, barely 20% effort. Shame. Dobson: 6 - Tried to slide a few balls in behind for Kanu. which was nice I guess. Henry: 5 - Didnt seem to do much of anything, defending, attacking, playmaking. Just making up the numbers. Payne: 6 - Good little engine, but like the much hated on Gilbey, thats only worth so much on its own. Chin: 4 - Totally ruined. Harsh again maybe as theres no way he should be playing on the left hand side. But, still, at least get basic stuff right. So.Many. Gifted.Fouls. Stockley: 4 - Pretty embarrasing at times, but, started winning a few headers. Hooray! Kanu: 5 - Almost non existant, didnt get much service so hard to judge. Basic middle of the ground 5. R-S: 6 - Tried. B-T: 6.5 - Should have started. Good attacking outlet. Still hasnt ,mastered keeping the ball down but gets us up the pitch at least. Inniss: 5.5 I mean, not really a sub on guy to me. Even when the defence is total gash. Leaburn: 7 - Its been emotional, thanks for the memories and we'll all watch your career closely. xx Campbell: 4 - Struggled. Referee: 6.5 - didnt notice him. Which is good.
M-B: 4 - Expect Mac to be back for Pompey, last 2 games not good enough. Ness: 4 - Not his fault but not quite good enough Lavelle: 4 - Only noticed him when he collided with another defender, picked because no one else. Thomas: 3 - Not fit and not good enough. Clare: 5 - When he feels like it does try, but not last night. Dobson: 6 - Is the captaincy weighing him down, but still a decent performance. Henry: 5 - Takes a decent free-kick. Payne: 5.5 - He runs around a lot, and put in a few decent balls, by far not the worst last night. Chin: 3 - Sorry mate you are not ready for 1st team football yet. Stockley: 4.5 - Won a few headers but poor attempts at goal. Kanu: 4 - Can't fault his effort, but as Chin far too soon to be in !st team. R-S: 6 - Should have started. No protection from the Ref. B-T: 6 - Great centre for Leaburn's goal. As R-S should have started. Inniss: 4.5 - Didn't really notice him, but may have tightened a dreadful defence. Leaburn: 7 - Best player by far, hope we can hold on to him this season. Our only chance of staying up. Campbell: 4 - As comment above not a left back. Referee 6 - OK but didn't book any home players after at least 14 fouls.
PS: Like most on here I could have picked a better team than Holden!
M-B: 5 - should probably have done better for the third goal, although the goalkeeping position is the least of our problems right now Ness: 4.5 - struggled in a defective and shambolic defence Lavelle: 4 - unable to build on a couple of good recent performances Thomas: 3 - looked like a man who has hardly played any football in the last year Clare: 4 - poor Dobson: 5.5 - below par but he can't do it all on his own every week Henry: 4.5 - takes a good free-kick but overrun in the first half Payne: 5 - runs around a lot but his decision making is poor and he never seems to have the ball properly under control Chin: 3 - out of his depth. He needs to come out of the side to protect him and his development Stockley: 4.5 - received practically nothing in the way of service Kanu: 4 - ditto. Needs a little more time with the Under 21s R-S: 5.5 - a few promising moments but out of form and lacking confidence B-T: 6.5 - a great assist for Leaburn's goal. Errtic at times but at least he gave their defence something to think about Inniss: 5 - shored things up a bit, although Oxford were much less of an attacking force in the second half. Always likely to make an error Leaburn: 7: MoTM - a thumping header for his goal and should perhaps have had an equaliser from our only other real chance. A real worry for defenders with his pace and physicality Campbell: 4 - played out of position Referee: 6 - ok
Comments
M-B: 6.0 complete mess for the thid goal.
Ness: 6.0 our best defender
Lavelle: 3.0 terrible, rightly hooked at half time.
Thomas: 3.0 lack of fitness and match fitness showed
Clare: 3.0 Invisible man for their 1st goal
Dobson: 5.0 tried when all around went missing apart from Payne.
Henry: 4.0 inexperience showed
Payne: 6.0 our best midfielder put a shift in.
Chin: 2.0 shouldn't be anywhere near the 1st team squad.
Stockley: 3.0 Slow and cumbersum.
Kanu: 3.0 inexperience showed. Needed help from Stockley.
R-S: 5.0 an improvement on what went before.
B-T: 7.0 scared there defence.
Inniss: 5.0 should have started.
Leaburn: 8.0 Showed Stockley what Centre forward play is all about.
Campbell: N/A
Referee: 6.0 did ok.
Ness: 5
Lavelle:4
Thomas: 4
Clare: 4
Dobson: 3
Henry: 3
Payne: 6
Chin: 4
Stockley: 5
Kanu: 4
R-S: 5
B-T: 6
Inniss: 6
Leaburn: 6
Campbell: 3
Referee:4
Ness: 5 better than the rest of the defence but that's not saying much
Lavelle: 4 poor after the recent two games
Thomas: 4 but unfair to chuck him straight in after injury
Clare: 2 very poor defending, the first two goals he paid a part in. Plays people into difficult situations doesn't track back fast enough. Utter shite tonight.
Dobson: 5 not at his best but then again who was?
Henry: 5 dead balls were good but average otterwise
Payne: 5 runs about a lot but too lightweight
Chin: 3 poor and not a lwb
Stockley: 4.5 better but ponderously slow.
Kanu: 4 out of his depth
R-S: 5 flatters to deceive
B-T: 5.5 a shining light but still not involved enough
Inniss: 4 another who is soooo slow
Leaburn: 6 got to hold onto this lad
Campbell: 5 did his best out of position
Referee: 5 bit of a homer
Ness: 4
Lavelle: 4
Thomas: 3
Clare: 2 As usual, one good game, followed by an awful game. How so many rate Clare is a mystery to me.
Dobson: 6
Henry: 4 He hides every game I've seen him play.
Payne: 5 Works hard, but is crap.
Chin: 6 Works very hard, but he's not ready.
Stockley: 5 He had 3 half chances and didn't get near the target.
Kanu: 4 Not ready yet.
R-S: 6.5
B-T: 7
Inniss: 6
Leaburn: 7.5 MOM
Campbell: 5
Referee: 6
Ness: 4.5 - Insignificant
Lavelle: 4.5 - Made no resistance to the Oxford attack
Thomas: 4 - Completely anonymous
Clare: 4.5 - You can see why Oxford rejected him - and we signed him
Dobson: 4.5 - Weakness was evident today
Henry: 4 - No
Payne: 3.5 - Utterly vapid. Proper midfielders have strength. Watch our opponents: they have it. Payne does not.
Chin: 4 - Full of errors; beaten for pace, then fouls his opponent.
Stockley: 4.5 - Actually won some headers, for a change. Might do well at Harrogate or Hartlepool.
Kanu: 4 - No
R-S: 4 - No
B-T: 5 - Livened the team up for ten minutes. Then blazed a glorious chance miles over the bar.
Inniss: 4.5 - With his casual, stupid passes at the back, he almost got intercepted. Again.
Leaburn: 5 - Well done, son.
Campbell: 4 - No
Referee: 8 - Had a superb game: kept it flowing and got all the decisions right and true.
Ness: 5 not his best game. I do feel as if he had no protection from a lazy Clare.
Lavelle: 4.5 don’t think he was as bad as three of the other defenders. Was still pony.
Thomas: 3 has been ill over Christmas and and hasn’t played for a while. It showed.
Clare: 3 that first half was diabolical. He put in no effort. That second goal was on him.
Dobson: 5 tried to be combative in the middle of the park but with no other help, it was never going to happen.
Henry: 5 extra half mark for the dead balls. They were on the money every time.
Payne: 5 ran a lot. Left Chin very exposed
Chin: 3.5 I generally feel sorry for him. He’s not a full back and certainly isn’t left sided. Got schooled by Murphy. He’s one for the future, but with our lack of options, this club is ruining his career. Needs a loan, and at least he tried (which other players failed to do).
Stockley: 4.5 he just looks overweight. He can’t move. Tried but you can’t put a low in confidence player next to an inexperienced one.
Kanu: 4 first team football has come too soon for him. Needs to go and earn his stripes in the Conference.
R-S: 6 scared them but game was gone. His head isn’t with Charlton.
B-T: 6.5 scared them. Good cross for the goal. Still doesn’t do much defensively
Inniss: 4 I’m hearing he forearm smashed their player in the face off the ball. Sounds like another ban incoming. Yet to see proof though.
Leaburn: 7.5 as already said, the boy scores goals. Has to start games
Campbell: 4 see Chin. I felt for him. Unfair to bring him on at LB when he struggles in his natural position in the first team. Needs a loan to the conference. Surely the better option would’ve been Fraser as at least he’s got a footballing brain.
Referee: 4 poor. Not consistent.
M-B: 5
Ness: 5
Lavelle: 4
Thomas: 3
Clare: 4.5
Dobson: 5.5
Henry: 5
Payne: 6
Chin: 4
Stockley: 5
Kanu: 5
R-S: 5
B-T: 6
Inniss: 5
Leaburn: 6
Campbell: 5
Referee: 6
Ness: 5
Lavelle: 4
Thomas: 3.5
Clare: 4
Dobson: 5
Henry: 4 Yes he has a nice right foot, but there's so much more to being a midfielder
Payne: 5.5 I thought he was relatively ok actually
Chin: 3 NOT a LB
Stockley: 5 Slow but did win headers and won a few free kicks
Kanu: 4.5
R-S: 6
B-T: 6.5
Inniss: 6
Leaburn: 7
Campbell: 4
Referee: 5.5
Ness: 5.5
Lavelle: 4
Thomas: 3.5
Clare: 3 Rapidly turning into Matthews. Doesn't give a shit.
Dobson: 5 Tried but completely anonymous.
Henry: 5.5 Fantastic corners/free kicks it has to be said.
Payne: 5 As Dobson, tried but team such a mess, no structure at all so hopeless
Chin: 4 Should not be playing at this level, let alone in this car crash of a team
Stockley: 5 Won more headers than recently, but the bloke just doesn't move AT ALL. Plays as if he's carrying an injury
Kanu: 4.5 Have a feeling he'd be decent in a decent team. Hopefully this won't destroy his confidence
R-S: 5.5 Some flashes of class.
B-T: 5 Great run and cross for the goal. That's about it
Inniss: 4 The defence is marshalled better and a tad less weak when he plays, but he's an utter liability
Leaburn: 7.5 Lucky old Palace (allegedly)
Campbell: 4 Again, like Chin should be nowhere near this lot in these circumstances - very unfair
Referee: 4 Let Oxford get away with a lot, first sign of a niggle from a Charlton player and out comes the yellow card.
Ness: 5 not helped by Lavelle for the first
Lavelle: 4 no excuse for the first goal
Thomas: 4 why was he even selected
Clare: 4 a dreadful right back
Dobson: 6 not helped by those around him
Henry: 5 the wrong game to start
Payne: 5 lost possession so many times
Chin: 5 wrong to play him at left back
Stockley: 4 useless
Kanu: 5 feel so sorry for him
R-S: 6.5 makes things happen
B-T: 6.5 makes things happen
Inniss: 7 needed to be on the pitch
Leaburn: 8.5 if he leaves, then oh shit
Campbell: 5 why??
Referee: 5 bit of a homer
Ness: 5
Lavelle: 2
Thomas: 2
Clare: 4
Dobson: 6.5
Henry: 4
Payne: 4
Chin: 2
Stockley: 2
Kanu: 3
R-S: 4
B-T: 5
Inniss: 4
Leaburn: 7.5
Campbell: 3
Referee: 6
Ness: 6 battled hard, tried to play. Was exposed from time to time, but did well against a decent player
Lavelle: 3 what was he doing for the first goal, it was like he left the ball
Thomas: 2 not great is he? Same what was he doing for the first goal, way to much space to allow the cross
Clare: 1 terrible!! body language suggest he thinks he is better than anyone else in the team, positional awful! 2nd goal not tight enough and allowed the shot to come in.. 3rd goal, what was he playing at. Poor!
Dobson: 4 not his best night, but having said that all we did was lump the ball forward, bypass the midfield
Henry: 4 as above but did make a couple of good blocks
Payne: 5 worked hard but lacked quality
Chin: 3 out of his depth. Not really his fault.
Stockley: 2 really poor, good chance at 0-0 which might have made the game slightly different. We just lumped the ball forward to him, with little affect.
Kanu: 2 way out of his depth, needs a loan!
R-S: 4 did okay when he come on
B-T: 6 better than last few showings
Inniss: 7 made a difference
Leaburn: 8 should have scored the 2nd goal, but caused them trouble and scored again
Campbell: 4 out of his depth and wrong position
Ness: 4
Lavelle: 3
Thomas: 3
Clare: 2
Dobson: 3.5
Henry: 3.5
Payne: 4.5
Chin: 2.5
Stockley: 3.5
Kanu: 3.5
R-S: 3
B-T: 6
Inniss: 4
Leaburn: 7.5
Campbell: 5
Referee: 6
Ness: 5
Lavelle: 3
Thomas: 2
Clare: 4.5
Dobson: 6.5
Henry: 4
Payne: 5
Chin: 2
Stockley: 2
Kanu: 4
R-S: 4
B-T: 5.5
Inniss: 4
Leaburn: 7.5
Campbell: 4
Referee: 5
Ness: 5
Lavelle: 4.5
Thomas: 4
Clare: 4.5
Dobson: 5 Didn't really get going
Henry: 5 Morgan ish performance
Payne: 5 Tries
Chin: 3 Not good
Stockley: 4.5 Better than recently
Kanu: 4
R-S: 5
B-T: 6
Inniss: 5 Improved things but slow
Leaburn: 7
Campbell: 4
Referee: 6
Ness: 5 best defender but not saying much
Lavelle: 4 poor again
Thomas: 4 seemed off pace understandable after thrown straight back in
Clare: 4 really have a love hate relationship with him one min I think he is one of only players would keep next im like get rid cos he pisses me off so much
Dobson: 5 not great tonight but can’t do it all on his own
Henry: 5 gets +1 for his dead balls otherwise poor
Payne: 5 gets +1 for his effort
Chin: 3 so out of his depth on the whole needs a national league loan in Jan n we need some more experienced replacement
Stockley: 4 tried but as usual had no goal threat
Kanu: 4 ran around but not really involved
R-S: 5 was tricky when came on just that final ball as usual
B-T: 6 him and Leaburn gave us a chance of something
Inniss: 3 some of his decision making is a joke guy is a liability but if I see him I will say he is ok
Leaburn: 7 a threat our only real goal threat atm
Campbell: 4 not great another who needs loan in Jan
Referee: 7 motm
Ness: 5
Lavelle: 5.5
Thomas:4
Clare: 5
Dobson: 6
Henry: 6.5
Payne: 6
Chin: 5
Stockley: 4.5
Kanu: 5
R-S: 5.5
B-T: 6
Inniss: 5.5
Leaburn: 6
Campbell: 5
Referee: 5
M-B: 5 - Not helped by that "defence" in front of him.
Ness: 5 - Could have done with a more commanding pressence to get him through the game.
Lavelle: 5 - Aaaaaaand thats why we need a CB in Jan
Thomas: 4 - Harsh maybe, clearly not fit.
Clare: 4 - Worst I've seen from him, barely 20% effort. Shame.
Dobson: 6 - Tried to slide a few balls in behind for Kanu. which was nice I guess.
Henry: 5 - Didnt seem to do much of anything, defending, attacking, playmaking. Just making up the numbers.
Payne: 6 - Good little engine, but like the much hated on Gilbey, thats only worth so much on its own.
Chin: 4 - Totally ruined. Harsh again maybe as theres no way he should be playing on the left hand side. But, still, at least get basic stuff right. So.Many. Gifted.Fouls.
Stockley: 4 - Pretty embarrasing at times, but, started winning a few headers. Hooray!
Kanu: 5 - Almost non existant, didnt get much service so hard to judge. Basic middle of the ground 5.
R-S: 6 - Tried.
B-T: 6.5 - Should have started. Good attacking outlet. Still hasnt ,mastered keeping the ball down but gets us up the pitch at least.
Inniss: 5.5 I mean, not really a sub on guy to me. Even when the defence is total gash.
Leaburn: 7 - Its been emotional, thanks for the memories and we'll all watch your career closely. xx
Campbell: 4 - Struggled.
Referee: 6.5 - didnt notice him. Which is good.
M-B: 5.5
Ness: 5.5
Lavelle: 5
Thomas:4.5
Clare: 6
Dobson: 6
Henry: 5.5
Payne: 6
Chin: 4.5
Stockley: 5.5
Kanu: 5
R-S: 6
B-T: 6.5
Inniss: 6
Leaburn: 6.5
Campbell: 6
Referee: 6.5
Ness: 5.5
Lavelle: 4
Thomas:4
Clare: 3.5
Dobson: 5
Henry: 4
Payne: 5
Chin: 4
Stockley: 5
Kanu: 4
R-S: 5.5
B-T: 6
Inniss: 5.5
Leaburn: 6.5
Campbell: 4
Referee: 5
Ness: 4 - Not his fault but not quite good enough
Lavelle: 4 - Only noticed him when he collided with another defender, picked because no one else.
Thomas: 3 - Not fit and not good enough.
Clare: 5 - When he feels like it does try, but not last night.
Dobson: 6 - Is the captaincy weighing him down, but still a decent performance.
Henry: 5 - Takes a decent free-kick.
Payne: 5.5 - He runs around a lot, and put in a few decent balls, by far not the worst last night.
Chin: 3 - Sorry mate you are not ready for 1st team football yet.
Stockley: 4.5 - Won a few headers but poor attempts at goal.
Kanu: 4 - Can't fault his effort, but as Chin far too soon to be in !st team.
R-S: 6 - Should have started. No protection from the Ref.
B-T: 6 - Great centre for Leaburn's goal. As R-S should have started.
Inniss: 4.5 - Didn't really notice him, but may have tightened a dreadful defence.
Leaburn: 7 - Best player by far, hope we can hold on to him this season. Our only chance of staying up.
Campbell: 4 - As comment above not a left back.
Referee 6 - OK but didn't book any home players after at least 14 fouls.
PS: Like most on here I could have picked a better team than Holden!
Ness: 4.5 - struggled in a defective and shambolic defence
Lavelle: 4 - unable to build on a couple of good recent performances
Thomas: 3 - looked like a man who has hardly played any football in the last year
Clare: 4 - poor
Dobson: 5.5 - below par but he can't do it all on his own every week
Henry: 4.5 - takes a good free-kick but overrun in the first half
Payne: 5 - runs around a lot but his decision making is poor and he never seems to have the ball properly under control
Chin: 3 - out of his depth. He needs to come out of the side to protect him and his development
Stockley: 4.5 - received practically nothing in the way of service
Kanu: 4 - ditto. Needs a little more time with the Under 21s
R-S: 5.5 - a few promising moments but out of form and lacking confidence
B-T: 6.5 - a great assist for Leaburn's goal. Errtic at times but at least he gave their defence something to think about
Inniss: 5 - shored things up a bit, although Oxford were much less of an attacking force in the second half. Always likely to make an error
Leaburn: 7: MoTM - a thumping header for his goal and should perhaps have had an equaliser from our only other real chance. A real worry for defenders with his pace and physicality
Campbell: 4 - played out of position
Referee: 6 - ok
Ness: 4.5
Lavelle: 4.5
Thomas:4
Clare: 3
Dobson: 6
Henry: 5.5
Payne: 6
Chin: 3
Stockley: 4.5
Kanu: 5
R-S: 6
B-T: 6.5
Inniss: 6
Leaburn: 6.5
Campbell: 5
Referee: 6.5