chipdawg Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 No one seems to have done this so I'll start. Solid performance from the lads, good at the back with Pack and Freeman running the show. I think a better manager than Dickov could get more out of the players Donny have, but no complaints from me Fielding 7- no chance with the goal, confident performance Ayling 7- decent, solid performance Flint 7- not really troubled, dominant in the air Williams 8- really composed, good on the ball, gave nothing away. Still developing but destined to play at a higher level IMO Little 6- struggled to get behind their left back, who played well. Got a bit more space later on but doesn't seem to have anything beyond "knock it past them and run" which is a concern. I like him but it's a position I think we need to improve if promoted Cunningham 7- solid performance defensively, good cross for the third, scored a penalty. Also had a header go just over in first half. Didn't affect the game for large periods though Pack 8 MOM- ran the game from the base of midfield. Good screen and great range of passing. Exquisite cross field volley to set Cunningham away for the 3 rd goal. Would have been a 9 but for a couple of passes which put team mates under pressure K Smith 6- not a bad game by normal standards, but not at his best. Struggled to get on the ball, lost it quite regularly. Hopefully just an off day Freeman 8- is at the heart of everything good we do and seems to think about the game on a different level to other players. Needs to improve decision making but surely a top level player in the making? Not just about the skill either; great sliding tackle in the second half to stop a counter attack. My favourite city player for years Wilbs 6- some great flicks and lay offs but struggled to get into it against 2 massive centre halves and doesn't look fit. Baffled as to why he wasn't take off until 90th minute but took his goal well and will get better Agard 6- I'm not convinced that Agard has the ability for a team at the top of the league but what he brings to the team is important none the less. Ran the channels endlessly, created space for others and moved defenders around. Couldn't trap a bag of sand though which is worrying Cotts 6- tactics spot on but what does he have against substitutions?! Wilbs was knackered and in danger of getting sent off after about 75 minutes but it was another 15 before Smith came on Referee- let too many challenges go in the first half then couldn't control it in the 2nd when Donny got frustrated. Dire Donny- dirty, cynical, talented but ill-disciplined. Butler is a complete ******. However, Main's goal is likely to be in the running for goal of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 According to a few on the Donny site it was us who were the cynical, dirty, cheating barstewards who "over incited" the crowd after scoring!! And they said some really nasty things about our Manager. Apparently they hate us. It hurts, badly, and I'm off for a cry - don't think I can cope with Doncaster not liking us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 They do dislike Steve Cotterill no question. Though he spent 90% of the game on the edge of his technical area out there so it hardly bothered him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'd push Wilbs and Agard up to 7 and drop Pack down to 7. Our midfield didn't really exist as an entity in itself as it was largely bypassed. Pack and Smith did an excellent job of screening the defence, and Pack did play a couple of superb passes, including the one for the third goal, and Freeman was a driving force in attack, but we didn't really play through midfield (presumably by design) so I'd drop the midfield scores slightly. By contrast, I thought Wilbraham and Agard were excellent up front, chasing after everything and making sure that the ball stuck after it was cleared long from defence. The difference between the way they played and the way Smith & JET played in the FA Cup game at Doncaster was marked. I do agree that we'll need to recruit new strikers for next season as competition if not replacement, but they were both excellent last night. Interestingly, the Donny fans I was listening to after the game singled out Mark Little as our most dangerous player. He did get in behind on a couple of occasions and was getting more joy towards the end of the match but he still looks a fairly limited player to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Listening to the radio it seemed like every time Agard touched the ball he fell over. Reading Donnys forum they are all in complete tears moaning about the ref, our manager.. I wish we could play them every week, thanks for the 6 points and a nice money spinner against West Ham on the BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 What's their forum link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I think the late sub of Wilbs was probably to do with getting his fitness levels up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 What's their forum link? http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?board=2.0 Be careful, the bitterness is on overload.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 http://www.footballforums.net/showthread.php/312173-Donny-v-City One moan on here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Listening to the radio it seemed like every time Agard touched the ball he fell over. Did a good job of holding up the ball. He could maybe have been stronger and he didn't look a real goal-threat like Leroy Lita or similar but he stopped the ball coming straight back at the defence which makes a huge difference to the team. So long as he holds it for long enough for support to arrive it doesn't matter too much if he falls over or knocks it into touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 There were a couple of naughty challenges from our lads in the second half, but similar could be said about them in the first. It was the constant shoves and pushes from them that was cynical. Constantly trying to disrupt our rhythm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?board=2.0 Be careful, the bitterness is on overload.. Wow, quite funny actually. Thanks for the 6pts indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Anyway, the match stats show they committed more fouls than us in the game, whilst we got more free kicks because of fouls. They also didn't;t like our little dance.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I felt a bit bad giving Agard and Wilbs 6's but AW isn't match fit and while Agard runs channels and harries the opposition, I'm not convinced his ability is sufficient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 While I wasn't there last night and didn't listen on the radio, I have to disagree with rating given to Fielding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?board=2.0 Be careful, the bitterness is on overload.. Cotterill is popular isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I felt a bit bad giving Agard and Wilbs 6's but AW isn't match fit and while Agard runs channels and harries the opposition, I'm not convinced his ability is sufficient Nor am I, at least not for the next level, but he did his job well last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Cotterill is popular isn't he? I'm glad we took 6 points off them, they seem like a horrible bitter bunch.. And Dickov is just as bad as Cotts for being a sore loser.. Oh well, the whole point of trying to win these games is so we don't have to play small teams like Doncaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 There were a couple of naughty challenges from our lads in the second half, but similar could be said about them in the first. It was the constant shoves and pushes from them that was cynical. Constantly trying to disrupt our rhythm how many teams have we had in recent years that have got bullied and just roll over? Finally we have a team that are tough in every department. Great to see at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 The impression I have of Dickov is the same as the OP. As for Cotts.. not sure how you can give him only 6 when we won and won comfortably. I would give him 10 every time we win frankly; what more do we want as football fans other than 3 points in the bag? Playing nice football already seems to be much of a given regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 No one seems to have done this so I'll start. Solid performance from the lads, good at the back with Pack and Freeman running the show. I think a better manager than Dickov could get more out of the players Donny have, but no complaints from me Fielding 7- no chance with the goal, confident performance Ayling 7- decent, solid performance Flint 7- not really troubled, dominant in the air Williams 8- really composed, good on the ball, gave nothing away. Still developing but destined to play at a higher level IMO Little 6- struggled to get behind their left back, who played well. Got a bit more space later on but doesn't seem to have anything beyond "knock it past them and run" which is a concern. I like him but it's a position I think we need to improve if promoted Cunningham 7- solid performance defensively, good cross for the third, scored a penalty. Also had a header go just over in first half. Didn't affect the game for large periods though Pack 8 MOM- ran the game from the base of midfield. Good screen and great range of passing. Exquisite cross field volley to set Cunningham away for the 3 rd goal. Would have been a 9 but for a couple of passes which put team mates under pressure K Smith 6- not a bad game by normal standards, but not at his best. Struggled to get on the ball, lost it quite regularly. Hopefully just an off day Freeman 8- is at the heart of everything good we do and seems to think about the game on a different level to other players. Needs to improve decision making but surely a top level player in the making? Not just about the skill either; great sliding tackle in the second half to stop a counter attack. My favourite city player for years Wilbs 6- some great flicks and lay offs but struggled to get into it against 2 massive centre halves and doesn't look fit. Baffled as to why he wasn't take off until 90th minute but took his goal well and will get better Agard 6- I'm not convinced that Agard has the ability for a team at the top of the league but what he brings to the team is important none the less. Ran the channels endlessly, created space for others and moved defenders around. Couldn't trap a bag of sand though which is worrying Cotts 6- tactics spot on but what does he have against substitutions?! Wilbs was knackered and in danger of getting sent off after about 75 minutes but it was another 15 before Smith came on Referee- let too many challenges go in the first half then couldn't control it in the 2nd when Donny got frustrated. Dire Donny- dirty, cynical, talented but ill-disciplined. Butler is a complete ******. However, Main's goal is likely to be in the running for goal of the season Thanks. Couldn't make this one so it's good to see what others thought. And I thought that (apart from Pack and K Smith) those scores and comments could pretty much apply to the whole season so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 According to a few on the Donny site it was us who were the cynical, dirty, cheating barstewards who "over incited" the crowd after scoring!! us!!Remind me someone, was it at Donny or at S****horpe a few years back when we were treated to the lovely Billy Sharp celebrating provocatively in front of us, and then coming back for more when the game ended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Remind me someone, was it at Donny or at S****horpe a few years back when we were treated to the lovely Billy Sharp celebrating provocatively in front of us, and then coming back for more when the game ended? S****horpe. Wasn't that Billy Sharp's 21st birthday, which Peter Beagrie didn't stop going on about on Sky? It was that night when I first really took against Beagrie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted February 25, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Don't take it personally, Donny fans never go hungry as they always have a supply of chips on their shoulders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Remind me someone, was it at Donny or at S****horpe a few years back when we were treated to the lovely Billy Sharp celebrating provocatively in front of us, and then coming back for more when the game ended? Yep, that was against Donny. I'm sure their fans were completely outraged about the crowd incitement.. Speaking of crowd incitement, I went to the game when they played Weston and it all kicked off, throwing bottles at stewards etc.. Lovely bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 The impression I have of Dickov is the same as the OP. As for Cotts.. not sure how you can give him only 6 when we won and won comfortably. I would give him 10 every time we win frankly; what more do we want as football fans other than 3 points in the bag? Playing nice football already seems to be much of a given regardless. I appreciate it's a bit ridiculous to give Cotts 6 when we won so comfortably but keeping Wilbs on defied logic and he seems to have little confidence in making substitutions other than as a way to waste time. But then again who am I to question? He's not done a bad job this far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I appreciate it's a bit ridiculous to give Cotts 6 when we won so comfortably but keeping Wilbs on defied logic and he seems to have little confidence in making substitutions other than as a way to waste time. But then again who am I to question? He's not done a bad job this far I think he wanted the opportunity to keep Wilbraham and Agard on for as long as possible to increase their game time. Had we not got the third goal when we did I think Smith would have come on sooner. As it was there was nothing wrong with the performance so the best use of the subs was time wasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Cotterill is popular isn't he? No different to us and Colin. Whenever his sides come to us we call him all sorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Rick Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Big lols... http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?PHPSESSID=e6493b3a37a59f9151787883ff3f1f44&topic=251496.0 Talk about us playing dirty, but yet we've one of the best disciplinary records in the league. Physical, yes - dirty, no. Men v boys most the time in this league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Thanks. Couldn't make this one so it's good to see what others thought. And I thought that (apart from Pack and K Smith) those scores and comments could pretty much apply to the whole season so far. Wilbs is worth more than a six over the whole season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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