Haven’t read back the thread yet so may be repeating things that have already been said but what a frustrating night. First half was so unacceptable and second half, whilst much better, should have been about controlling the game rather than chasing it.
Eastwood - 5.5 - Kicking in the first half was much improved from Saturday, then second half back to his standard. Could he have done better for their 2nd? From the north stand it looked like he was out of position in goal. Still a good finish though.
Long - 4 - Most of Lincoln’s good player came from his side, poor mistake for the 2nd goal. Kept going but lacking a lot of quality, hopefully we can get a right back in before too long.
Moore - 5.5 - Played quite passively tonight, I much prefer when he steps forward and asserts himself, he’s good on the ball for his height. Maybe knows he can’t step out as hasn’t got pace next to him to cover him?
Findlay - 6 - Defensively our best player tonight but still has scary moments on the ball, hopefully in time it’ll come good but not sure if you can make a no nonsense centre half into a ball player.
Seddon - 4 - Poor, again. Silly yellow to give away even though it was a lucky bounce off the corner flag, i actually thought the first 10 he looked a lot better and was contributing to our attacks but it didn’t last. Like Long, improvement needed there (Brown)
Mcguane - 8 - Rolls royce in the midfield, he’s f*****g class and has an amazing engine. Loving him in the CDM role, we just need to find the right balance elsewhere.
Brannagan - 5 - Cool penalty given the wait for it but general play was poor, outfought and out battled in the centre. Appreciate he did try and push us forward second half
Bate - 4 - I called for him to start tonight but was quite disappointed. Looked a boy playing a man’s game. Clearly has the ability on the ball but it’s getting it which is the problem, not gonna win any 50/50s is he, quite slow too I thought.
Browne - 6 - Drifted in and out but obvious is his quality, tries to make things happen. Really really hope his injury isn’t bad, would be bloody heartbreaking for him if it’s another long term one.
Taylor - 6.5 - More involved than Saturday and showed some nice touches and hold up play, once again providing the best cross of the match. Must be so frustrated up there at times.
Bodin - 4 - I was completely bewildered why he started and we were much better after he was subbed off. Work rate is off and he’s weak as P**s, can see why he was re-signed but he’s been way off it so far.
SUBS
Henry - 6 - Should have started the match, took him a while to get involved but his link up play towards the end was good, surely starts on Saturday.
Joseph - 6.5 - He reminds me of Mackie in his running style and attitude but do wonder about his quality on the ball and general striker instinct, he does bring something different though. Won the penalty
Goodrham - 6 - Definitely got something about him but not sure if he’s ready to start for us yet, had a couple of nice touches and runs winning us corners.
Brown - 7 - Such a relief to have him on the left, surprisingly handy with his feet and his throw ins are pretty good too. Like Henry, surely he starts on Saturday.
KR - 4 - Very odd decision to start with Bodin and Seddon IMO, and also to not change it straight away at half time was rather baffling. Appreciate he did make the changes quite early on but would be nice to be more aggressive. Appreciate he couldn’t do much else to change our fortunes, just one of those nights where nothing was dropping for us.
Ref - 4 - Couldn’t get much worse than the one on Saturday but still very below average, missed a lot of kick outs, pulls from Lincoln players and should have booked a few of their players a lot earlier. Probably a fair amount of injury time added in truth
Overall a disappointing night which no doubt with the injuries and performances of some will force us into the transfer market sooner rather than later. Hopefully we can learn from this and take heart from the fact the 2nd half was a big improvement, but we shouldn’t have been in that situation in the first place.