We were the better side in the first half, Greenacre hit the post and Davies, McLaren and Harrison all had chances, none near the target. Second half, the Iron upped their game a bit, ours faded away. Didn't get the impression that their first goal had crossed the line on initial viewing at the game. Presume it was a correct decision? The 2nd looked offside, but Rovers had little to offer in the rest of the game.
Defence. While I don't rate Ward and he takes the lions share of the blame for their first, he did claim the ball well and the defence around him were shaky. McCready and Thompson were steady, Shane wasn't and Goodison had his worst game in a long while, if a defender needed subbing, it was him.
Midfield. I agree with SCoops and disagree with Jim over Craig Curran. Given he was played out of position, didn't fare too badly, he certainly wasn't our worst player imo. Davies isn't a left-winger on today's showing. Neither of the central midfielders imposed themselves on the game.
Attack. Chrissy Greenacre was our best player today, but Zola showed nothing. I'd have like to see us try with 3 up front, Curran in his natural position, maybe Ellison to add some height.
Otherwise, the officials were poor and appeared scared of the away fans. Didn't rate Scunthorpe on todays showing, but they've obviously done enough over the course of a season, good luck to them.
