Player Ratings
John Filan 5
Any goalkeeper who conceeds three cannot have played particularly well. Kicking was off again today, thats starting to cause concern.
Nicky Eaden 6
Had very little to pass to down the right hand side with very few runs being made down the channels. Defensively he had a decent game. Wasn't at fault for any of the goals.
Peter Kennedy 5
You can't knock Peter for his effort. Unfortunately he had the same problem as Eaden, with nobody making runs down the channels. There was little or no movement upfront too.
Ian Breckin 7
An able deputy for Jason De Vos. Nobody can match the big Canadian but Breckin had a good game. A definate rival for Jackson's place.
Matt Jackson 5
Peter Kennedy gave the ball away a lot today but that doesn't compare with the wasted long balls coming from the right boot of Mr Jackson today. I lost count of the times he gave the ball away.
Gary Teale 5
Didn't have much to offer going forward but then again he had nothing to aim for in the box and got very little service down our right hand side.
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NOT FIT TO WEAR THE SHIRT. Green wasn't even interested today. I can understand if you have a bad game, but to play badly and not show any effort or commitment is disgusting quite frankly.
Paul Mitchell 7
Another good game from Mitch. He put his foot in when it was required. He looked less than convincing going forward but made up for that with his chasing in midfield dispite being over-run by the sheer numbers in the Stoke centre.
Jason Jarrett 6
A stupid booking in the first half. He had the same trouble as Mitch. Too many Stoke players coming past him and an air of uncertanty going forward.
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NOT FIT TO WEAR THE SHIRT. Lids is meant to be one of the clubs star players? He did not put a challenge in for the whole 90 minutes. There was no air of urgency, no movement off the ball, no strength when on it. He couldn't even pass to the right team. The guy has stole his wages this week.
Neil Roberts 6
Neil must be upset at being substituted. There was determination in his play which his partner lacked. Didn't really get much service but didn't do badly with what service he recieved.
Substitutes
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An off day for the Duke. He only came on at half time when 90% of team was playing below par and was single handedly expected to turn things around. Suffered a lack of service but caused the Stoke team plenty of problems and was unlucky not to score with a header that went just wide.
Lee McCulloch 5
Anonymous. Was struggling to get a pass out of the left flank. Despite being in acres of space, he was never given the ball?!
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