An excellent performance by Rovers, the best we have played under Hill and a return to the slick football we played in the Dawes period. FGR threw caution to the wind in the second half and created chances, but there is no doubt that we were the better side and deserved the win, and the scoreline flatters them when the whole ninety minutes is considered.
I agree with Sparky about Feeney. I think it was a 433 we were playing, but when Liam is in the middle he is able to dictate the play and get the passing triangles going and he was superb tonight. He seemed to bring out the best in Lloyd, who also had an excellent game, while Lewis looks a much better player when he has the licence to bomb into the box like he did tonight. I thought Kahn was accomplished at full back again and MacDonald equally good on the opposite side. There were some superb challenges from Spearing, and Scott made a couple of fantastic saves in the second half when called upon.
That performance has set the benchmark. If we can play like that against average sides, with the same confidence in possession, movement off the ball, and desire to press and win the ball back, we can still challenge for promotion. We now have to repeat that performance in the next two home games.