player ratings from today

All in all a pretty dreadful performance. Palace are no world beaters, and rely on a backline of giants (even their right back was about 6 foot 6), and quick pacy strikers with good dribbling skills. We on the other hand looked like we'd never played football before. Passing and control was atrocious. Technically our players are woeful with the exception of McVeigh, who looked good in the second half. Right:

Green : 5 - made some decent saves, beaten by some good finishes.

Fleming : 7 - my MOM for us today, if only for his personal duel with Wade Andrews in the second half which he won.

Drury: 4 - was dreadful. Not the reliable player we used to remember. In decline - and rapid decline at that.

Reshman: 3 - dreadful. Holes all over the back today. Not convinced by him.

Doherty: 5 - tried hard, but lack of pace exposed him to AJ.

Johansson: 5 - hardly in it and was subbed at half time. No idea why though.

Safri: 5 - wayward passing, and wasn't really at his best.

Robinson: 2 (for 60 mins of the game), 5 (for the other 30). Looked atrocious for long periods of the game, and then late in the second half seemed to be in it a lot more, presumably when he realised Etuhu was completely useless and not in the game.

Huckerby: 5 - tried hard, but the massive right back had him in his pocket. And the pitch didn't help him.

Earnshaw: 4 - looked like he had lead weights attached to him. Did nothing.

Thorne: 1 - abysmal. Is this guy a professional footballer?

Subs:

Etuhu; (6 first half) (2 second half) and he was on the pitch in the first half for 2 mins - when he actually looked good. Sadly in the second half he demonstrated an inability to control the ball, pass it, and went missing for long periods.

McVeigh; 6 - the only player in our team capable of a) controlling it, and b) passing it intelligently. Did well considering he was surrounded by conference standard players.

McKenzie: 5 - worked hard. No quality.

Posted By: Poirot, Feb 25, 18:55:42