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Day - 7, made some good saves in the second half, kicking dodgy but if it goes out of play for a throw I DON'T CARE !
Osano - 4, better in the second half, awful again in the first
Corcoran - 4, some dreadful passing
Oshodi - 6, thought he did well for a youngster
Day - 6, reasonable
Porter - 6, signs of improvement, loved the look he gave Corcoran for the booking he took in the second half after a shyte pass from him
Mills - 7, nice work fella
Power - 6, I wasn't totally convinced he was actually on the pitch at times
Smith - 7, good workrate, top turn and finish (in the box where he should be)
Gash - 7, tries hard, no support
O'Connor - 6, faaaaaar too deep for a striker

Edinburgh - 7, apology in the programme for the incident on Saturday - well done, but this team needs some serious coaching to know how to play in this formation, the front 3 are too far apart

Day - 5 - Just doesn't fill me with confidence, and kicking poor.

Osano - 4 - Reluctance to pass, but a slight improvement on the horror show of Saturday.

Corcoran - 6 - Unconvinced with him at CB as the ball seems to fly anywhere when it hits him, but he won his tackles.

Oshodi - 6 - Tendancy to hold on to the ball a bit too long, but like him.

Day - 5 - Clumsy in possession, got forward too infrequently in my opinion.

Porter - 6 - Dogged performance, a bit like we're used to seeing from him.

Mills - 5 - First half he was awful, second half he started to play the ball on the deck and the whole team looked considerably better.

Power - 6 - Busy but perhaps somewhat less influential than he has been lately.

Smith - 7 - MOM - Worked tirelessly and got his reward. If we're creating chances you can guarantee Sam will score, if we're not, like the first half, he'll cut a forlorn figure.

Gash - 4 - Won diddley-poo in the air, which is unlike him. I'm concerned that when he plays we resort to long ball, when I believe he is capable on the floor.

O'Connor - 3 - Woeful. Too deep, and for the first half i'd even say he didn't look interested.

Would agree with most of those ratings although I thought Oshodi, Mills and Smith were a class apart from the rest of the team who looked pretty ordinary against a poor Cambridge team. We are not play off hopefuls on the basis of this performance.

I thought Mills had a good game. He was always available and tried to get the ball wide when possible.

Generally we lacked the nouse to break down the stubborn Cambridge defensive wall of 9 in the first half but were much improved in the second.

I don't agree with the criticism of O'Connor - the service to him in the first half was abysmal and he was much more involved in the second.

I also don't agree with o Connors criticism. He was stuck out wide in the first half with no service, well route one football but usless.

Osano needs to be dropped for abit, end of.

Stuart

didn't get a prog. what did justin say?

StuartRDFC wrote:Osano needs to be dropped for abit, end of.

Stuart

But then who will score 43,235 goals in Saturday's match?? ;)

Harry wrote:

StuartRDFC wrote:Osano needs to be dropped for abit, end of.

Stuart

But then who will score 43,235 goals in Saturday's match?? ;)

His twin brother Rodney Osano. ;)

Stuart

StuartRDFC wrote:

Harry wrote:

StuartRDFC wrote:Osano needs to be dropped for abit, end of.

Stuart

But then who will score 43,235 goals in Saturday's match?? ;)

His twin brother Rodney Osano. ;)

Stuart

I never had him down as much of a goalscorer. ;)