Today's game

first of all bear in mind it was town's first outing after a couple of weeks training. rotherham are a week or two ahead in terms of prep. As always ignore the scoreline. Here are my player comments for what they are worth:
Arthur: played 90 mins. Looked ok. No real chance with the goals. Kicking good
Connor Marshall. first time I have seen this young man. Put in an assured 45 mins at RB. Showed good composure. Caught out of position a couple of times.
Garner. Looked super fit. Played 90 mins high energy. Out of position a few times.
I'Anson. As per end of last season
Wood. Even though a friendly, took no prisoners
Pearson. Very strong in the air. A real threat at set pieces in opposition box, Again positionally not always right.
Silk. Played second 45mins. Did not do a lot wrong without being spectacular. Did not get forward much
Church. Played 90 mins. High energy, worked hard and broke up play.
Disley. played first 45 mins. A class act. He got the ball down and played it. Every pass he made went to a town shirt.
Thanoj. 2nd 45. OK never took control though
Artus. Clearly talented, Some good touches played in a central 3 not sure this is his best position. Needs more time and space.
Eagle. A typical Rob Eagle 45 mins. Not very penetrating but put in bags of effort.
Spencer. A big tough target man. won plenty in the air. Clearly not fit but could see what his game is about.
Mulready. 1st 45mins. Tried hard but not very effective. Did not have a goal scoring chance
Duffy. put in the effort, mainly flick ons, but looked interested and tried to create. His goal was a tap in.
Hearn. looks a really good prospect. Unlucky not to score. Good control, quick with a real eye for goal. His shot from edge of area was good which led to the goal.
Coulson. Steady, not at his sharp best. But we know what he can do
Makefo. Excited the crowd. Worked really hard to win the ball and made a few good runs. Looks like he was trying hard to impress. control still not quite there though.

Team spirit looked good, match fitness will make a huge difference as will more experience of playing together. The squad has talent and there are some good flexible options.

Sorry if I have missed anyone out. The new recruits fitted the pre-season billing as to what they are about.

Quiet man Hearn has the makings of a new hero

Although billed as a friendly it was little in evidence , some very meaty challenge's, pushing and studds showing from Rotherham must have been a rude awakening for some of our new boys.
I thought it was a good work out , and we were unlucky in the second half not to score more .
The first half we looked like a non league side , players in wrong positions . Second half we upped the tempo against a side who had been together for a few seasons. In all , I'm positive that our management team will gell the squad into an exciting team.

Some summarys correct but didn't think our lad Marna was used to controlling a football as evident as it seems today.

Showed alot of passion and commitmend which was pleasing to see

More hope and joy today than a long time. New boys as expected and hoped. Promising and with the money from AC meaning we can afford Kaka for 3 days who knows!!

1st half.

................Arthur
Marshall.....Garner....I'Anson.....Wood
Coulson.....Church....Disley.....Eagle
...........Spencer....Mulready

2nd half.
..................McKeown
Silk........Garner.....Pearson....Wood/Marshall
........Church....Thanoj....Artus
Hearn.............Duffy..........Makofo

Player ratings

Arthur 7 - Decent kicking, Like McKoewn rarely gave it short. Not sure what to report.

Marshall 8 - First time I've seen a player subbest then come back on again !
Seems to have a good all round game and thought he was one of the best players 1st half.
Positionally got caught a little when pushing out of defence but probably deserves a 1 year contract on this showing.
Like Wood, didn't look 100% comfortable on the left side.

Garner 8 - Hungry, competent, continues to grow from last season. Committed himself for the 2nd goal but also tackled well with a 1 on 1, good in the air and doesn't detract from a confident performance. Think he's captain material after he skippered England C.

I'Anson 7 - Unorthodox but effective enough. Still learning his trade and did nothign wrong except for 1 giveaway. Good attitude, keen as mustard.

Wood 7 - Once again exposed at times left side. Lack of pace looks accentuated when playing this side.
Now once again convinced we need a back up left back for Ridley.
Sprayed a fantastic ball 1st half but equally a lot of blind hoofs. Not his best ever game but can't complain.

Coulson 5.5 - A few nice touches but looked slightly out of sorts today and unconvincing right side.
As I've said before, like Eagle I don't think he's a wide player and think we need to seriously consider ditching the wide men and going 3-5-2(with attacking wingbacks/midfielders) unless we get proper wingers in.

Church 7.5 - Impressed with his attitude and workrate. Good off the ball running and closing down. Some passes went astray but was vocal and you couldn't fault his effort. Get the feeling he may need to improve the technical side of his game. Started to look tired 2nd half, but not suprising given the effort ! Greedy free kick blazed over the bar ! Will do well I think.

Disley - 8 Mr Composure has obvious ability and looks to have a touch of class. Didn't set the world on fire, just played it sensibly into the space. Think there's a lot more to come and looks a good signing !

Eagle - 6 Largely anonomous. Like Coulson I really think he needs to play more centrally to pose a goal threat.  

Spencer 7.5 - Target man in the air as you would expect. Signs he's more than a just big lump and his ball control and pace were better than I expected.

Mulready 7 - Some nice touches and worked hard to hold the ball up sometimes without success. Looks a shade lightweight. Not a chance of him winning anythign in the air. Didn't see any shots to judge him on. Needs to step up to find a 1st team place !

McKeown 6.5 - Like Arthur, I didn't see either goalkeeper really make a save but slightly disappointed he didn't save Rotherhams 3rd because I could see the backflick coming and thought he should have anticipated it better. Too early to judge though !

Silk 7 - Not blaming him hust hardly saw him involved at all.

Pearson 7.5 - Committed and good in the air as you'd expect. Maybe unfair but maybe didn't look quite as commanding as Garner was to me. Definite threat at set pieces and will score his fair share. Quite slow and struggles to get back after attacking set pieces so we need to be aware of that.

Thanoj 7 - Worked hard enough and some nice little passes but not overly involved in the thick of the action. Will improve with time.

Artus 7 - Some will say he had a poor game because of misplaced passes but I like this kid !
Played a lovely ball to Hearn with the outside of his foot and whilst his passing went astray, he was showing the right idea of trying to move the ball into space. Showed some nice bits of individual skill too. Blew hot and cold but has the potential to do well IMO. Set pieces reasonable.

Hearn 8 - Not the "battering ram" I was expecting but has pace, is tricky(ish), decnt in the air and able to hold the ball up. Signs first touch needs working on but we are only in the 1st pre-season game !
Before he hit the post that led to Duffy's follow up goal, you could see the first thing on his mind was to cut inside and try to score. I like it !
So much hype over him not quite the force I thought he;d be but not that far off !
No doubt this guy WILL score goals, but whether it will be hatfuls is another question.

Duffy 8.5(MOM) - The class act for me today. Forget the goal(though it wasn't a tap in) his touch looks very polished and won almost everything in the air often goign to player !
That said he wasn't up against Rotherhams 1st choice centre back pairing but if he plays like that every week we will have a solid, reliable piece in the jigsaw on which to expand on. Now wondering if it could be worth playing 2 target men up front... !?

Makofo 8 - Dodgy start but grew as the game went on. His touch can look awful but the ball has a habit of sticking to his foot so like the player, I think his skills and threat is underestimated(alwats said so).
Played the right passes at the right times. Certainly has the potential to cause defences problems, though you just wonder if he's gonna deliver. Time will tell but he's certainly the "different option" Woods talked about.
No lack of effort in the tackiling department or in the air and overall, answered his critics well today.
  
Conclusion:

Ths most pleasing thing about today was the amount of commitment on show. Never seen so many tackles being made and most of the time we won them. And that's not just the defenders that's every player on the pitch.
Good workrates and attitudes all round though we did seem to go stale for brief periods.
I got the impression we need to work just as hard WITH the ball as we did without it and hope they can instill this into the players. Lack of movement at throw ins was a bit disappointing.

Plenty to like and very early days but didn't come away from Blundell Park as positive as I hoped even though it looks like Scott and Hurst have already planted a very good ethos of hard work and commitment into the side(well done !)  
Just wonder if we're a touch short of "quality" but right now I'm a lot more concerned about the effectiveness of the wide players and left back cover.
Anyway, it's very early days and Rotherham were a very good side(though the scoreline doesn't quite tell the whole story as we had a goal disallowed, hit the bar and had a few goalmouth scrambles) but we will need to step up in terms of team balance and gameplan in the coming weeks.

I'm not rushing to the bookies just yet but all in all, a good day.

UTM.

Oops I wasn't sure if it was Arthur or McKeown in goal 2nd half. Sorry !  

Quoted from 1600

1st half.

................Arthur
Marshall.....Garner....I'Anson.....Wood
Coulson.....Church....Disley.....Eagle
...........Spencer....Mulready

2nd half.
..................McKeown
Silk........Garner.....Pearson....Wood/Marshall
........Church....Thanoj....Artus
Hearn.............Duffy..........Makofo

Player ratings

Arthur 7 - Decent kicking, Like McKoewn rarely gave it short. Not sure what to report.

Marshall 8 - First time I've seen a player subbest then come back on again !
Seems to have a good all round game and thought he was one of the best players 1st half.
Positionally got caught a little when pushing out of defence but probably deserves a 1 year contract on this showing.
Like Wood, didn't look 100% comfortable on the left side.

Garner 8 - Hungry, competent, continues to grow from last season. Committed himself for the 2nd goal but also tackled well with a 1 on 1, good in the air and doesn't detract from a confident performance. Think he's captain material after he skippered England C.

I'Anson 7 - Unorthodox but effective enough. Still learning his trade and did nothign wrong except for 1 giveaway. Good attitude, keen as mustard.

Wood 7 - Once again exposed at times left side. Lack of pace looks accentuated when playing this side.
Now once again convinced we need a back up left back for Ridley.
Sprayed a fantastic ball 1st half but equally a lot of blind hoofs. Not his best ever game but can't complain.

Coulson 5.5 - A few nice touches but looked slightly out of sorts today and unconvincing right side.
As I've said before, like Eagle I don't think he's a wide player and think we need to seriously consider ditching the wide men and going 3-5-2(with attacking wingbacks/midfielders) unless we get proper wingers in.

Church 7.5 - Impressed with his attitude and workrate. Good off the ball running and closing down. Some passes went astray but was vocal and you couldn't fault his effort. Get the feeling he may need to improve the technical side of his game. Started to look tired 2nd half, but not suprising given the effort ! Greedy free kick blazed over the bar ! Will do well I think.

Disley - 8 Mr Composure has obvious ability and looks to have a touch of class. Didn't set the world on fire, just played it sensibly into the space. Think there's a lot more to come and looks a good signing !

Eagle - 6 Largely anonomous. Like Coulson I really think he needs to play more centrally to pose a goal threat.  

Spencer 7.5 - Target man in the air as you would expect. Signs he's more than a just big lump and his ball control and pace were better than I expected.

Mulready 7 - Some nice touches and worked hard to hold the ball up sometimes without success. Looks a shade lightweight. Not a chance of him winning anythign in the air. Didn't see any shots to judge him on. Needs to step up to find a 1st team place !

McKeown 6.5 - Like Arthur, I didn't see either goalkeeper really make a save but slightly disappointed he didn't save Rotherhams 3rd because I could see the backflick coming and thought he should have anticipated it better. Too early to judge though !

Silk 7 - Not blaming him hust hardly saw him involved at all.

Pearson 7.5 - Committed and good in the air as you'd expect. Maybe unfair but maybe didn't look quite as commanding as Garner was to me. Definite threat at set pieces and will score his fair share. Quite slow and struggles to get back after attacking set pieces so we need to be aware of that.

Thanoj 7 - Worked hard enough and some nice little passes but not overly involved in the thick of the action. Will improve with time.

Artus 7 - Some will say he had a poor game because of misplaced passes but I like this kid !
Played a lovely ball to Hearn with the outside of his foot and whilst his passing went astray, he was showing the right idea of trying to move the ball into space. Showed some nice bits of individual skill too. Blew hot and cold but has the potential to do well IMO. Set pieces reasonable.

Hearn 8 - Not the "battering ram" I was expecting but has pace, is tricky(ish), decnt in the air and able to hold the ball up. Signs first touch needs working on but we are only in the 1st pre-season game !
Before he hit the post that led to Duffy's follow up goal, you could see the first thing on his mind was to cut inside and try to score. I like it !
So much hype over him not quite the force I thought he;d be but not that far off !
No doubt this guy WILL score goals, but whether it will be hatfuls is another question.

Duffy 8.5(MOM) - The class act for me today. Forget the goal(though it wasn't a tap in) his touch looks very polished and won almost everything in the air often goign to player !
That said he wasn't up against Rotherhams 1st choice centre back pairing but if he plays like that every week we will have a solid, reliable piece in the jigsaw on which to expand on. Now wondering if it could be worth playing 2 target men up front... !?

Makofo 8 - Dodgy start but grew as the game went on. His touch can look awful but the ball has a habit of sticking to his foot so like the player, I think his skills and threat is underestimated(alwats said so).
Played the right passes at the right times. Certainly has the potential to cause defences problems, though you just wonder if he's gonna deliver. Time will tell but he's certainly the "different option" Woods talked about.
No lack of effort in the tackiling department or in the air and overall, answered his critics well today.
  
Conclusion:

Ths most pleasing thing about today was the amount of commitment on show. Never seen so many tackles being made and most of the time we won them. And that's not just the defenders that's every player on the pitch.
Good workrates and attitudes all round though we did seem to go stale for brief periods.
I got the impression we need to work just as hard WITH the ball as we did without it and hope they can instill this into the players. Lack of movement at throw ins was a bit disappointing.

Plenty to like and very early days but didn't come away from Blundell Park as positive as I hoped even though it looks like Scott and Hurst have already planted a very good ethos of hard work and commitment into the side(well done !)  
Just wonder if we're a touch short of "quality" but right now I'm a lot more concerned about the effectiveness of the wide players and left back cover.
Anyway, it's very early days and Rotherham were a very good side(though the scoreline doesn't quite tell the whole story as we had a goal disallowed, hit the bar and had a few goalmouth scrambles) but we will need to step up in terms of team balance and gameplan in the coming weeks.

I'm not rushing to the bookies just yet but all in all, a good day.

UTM.

Good post mate i'd agree with that

Quoted from 1600

1st half.

................Arthur
Marshall.....Garner....I'Anson.....Wood
Coulson.....Church....Disley.....Eagle
...........Spencer....Mulready

2nd half.
..................McKeown
Silk........Garner.....Pearson....Wood/Marshall
........Church....Thanoj....Artus
Hearn.............Duffy..........Makofo

Player ratings

Arthur 7 - Decent kicking, Like McKoewn rarely gave it short. Not sure what to report.

Marshall 8 - First time I've seen a player subbest then come back on again !
Seems to have a good all round game and thought he was one of the best players 1st half.
Positionally got caught a little when pushing out of defence but probably deserves a 1 year contract on this showing.
Like Wood, didn't look 100% comfortable on the left side.

Garner 8 - Hungry, competent, continues to grow from last season. Committed himself for the 2nd goal but also tackled well with a 1 on 1, good in the air and doesn't detract from a confident performance. Think he's captain material after he skippered England C.

I'Anson 7 - Unorthodox but effective enough. Still learning his trade and did nothign wrong except for 1 giveaway. Good attitude, keen as mustard.

Wood 7 - Once again exposed at times left side. Lack of pace looks accentuated when playing this side.
Now once again convinced we need a back up left back for Ridley.
Sprayed a fantastic ball 1st half but equally a lot of blind hoofs. Not his best ever game but can't complain.

Coulson 5.5 - A few nice touches but looked slightly out of sorts today and unconvincing right side.
As I've said before, like Eagle I don't think he's a wide player and think we need to seriously consider ditching the wide men and going 3-5-2(with attacking wingbacks/midfielders) unless we get proper wingers in.

Church 7.5 - Impressed with his attitude and workrate. Good off the ball running and closing down. Some passes went astray but was vocal and you couldn't fault his effort. Get the feeling he may need to improve the technical side of his game. Started to look tired 2nd half, but not suprising given the effort ! Greedy free kick blazed over the bar ! Will do well I think.

Disley - 8 Mr Composure has obvious ability and looks to have a touch of class. Didn't set the world on fire, just played it sensibly into the space. Think there's a lot more to come and looks a good signing !

Eagle - 6 Largely anonomous. Like Coulson I really think he needs to play more centrally to pose a goal threat.  

Spencer 7.5 - Target man in the air as you would expect. Signs he's more than a just big lump and his ball control and pace were better than I expected.

Mulready 7 - Some nice touches and worked hard to hold the ball up sometimes without success. Looks a shade lightweight. Not a chance of him winning anythign in the air. Didn't see any shots to judge him on. Needs to step up to find a 1st team place !

McKeown 6.5 - Like Arthur, I didn't see either goalkeeper really make a save but slightly disappointed he didn't save Rotherhams 3rd because I could see the backflick coming and thought he should have anticipated it better. Too early to judge though !

Silk 7 - Not blaming him hust hardly saw him involved at all.

Pearson 7.5 - Committed and good in the air as you'd expect. Maybe unfair but maybe didn't look quite as commanding as Garner was to me. Definite threat at set pieces and will score his fair share. Quite slow and struggles to get back after attacking set pieces so we need to be aware of that.

Thanoj 7 - Worked hard enough and some nice little passes but not overly involved in the thick of the action. Will improve with time.

Artus 7 - Some will say he had a poor game because of misplaced passes but I like this kid !
Played a lovely ball to Hearn with the outside of his foot and whilst his passing went astray, he was showing the right idea of trying to move the ball into space. Showed some nice bits of individual skill too. Blew hot and cold but has the potential to do well IMO. Set pieces reasonable.

Hearn 8 - Not the "battering ram" I was expecting but has pace, is tricky(ish), decnt in the air and able to hold the ball up. Signs first touch needs working on but we are only in the 1st pre-season game !
Before he hit the post that led to Duffy's follow up goal, you could see the first thing on his mind was to cut inside and try to score. I like it !
So much hype over him not quite the force I thought he;d be but not that far off !
No doubt this guy WILL score goals, but whether it will be hatfuls is another question.

Duffy 8.5(MOM) - The class act for me today. Forget the goal(though it wasn't a tap in) his touch looks very polished and won almost everything in the air often goign to player !
That said he wasn't up against Rotherhams 1st choice centre back pairing but if he plays like that every week we will have a solid, reliable piece in the jigsaw on which to expand on. Now wondering if it could be worth playing 2 target men up front... !?

Makofo 8 - Dodgy start but grew as the game went on. His touch can look awful but the ball has a habit of sticking to his foot so like the player, I think his skills and threat is underestimated(alwats said so).
Played the right passes at the right times. Certainly has the potential to cause defences problems, though you just wonder if he's gonna deliver. Time will tell but he's certainly the "different option" Woods talked about.
No lack of effort in the tackiling department or in the air and overall, answered his critics well today.
  
Conclusion:

Ths most pleasing thing about today was the amount of commitment on show. Never seen so many tackles being made and most of the time we won them. And that's not just the defenders that's every player on the pitch.
Good workrates and attitudes all round though we did seem to go stale for brief periods.
I got the impression we need to work just as hard WITH the ball as we did without it and hope they can instill this into the players. Lack of movement at throw ins was a bit disappointing.

Plenty to like and very early days but didn't come away from Blundell Park as positive as I hoped even though it looks like Scott and Hurst have already planted a very good ethos of hard work and commitment into the side(well done !)  
Just wonder if we're a touch short of "quality" but right now I'm a lot more concerned about the effectiveness of the wide players and left back cover.
Anyway, it's very early days and Rotherham were a very good side(though the scoreline doesn't quite tell the whole story as we had a goal disallowed, hit the bar and had a few goalmouth scrambles) but we will need to step up in terms of team balance and gameplan in the coming weeks.

I'm not rushing to the bookies just yet but all in all, a good day.

UTM.

Another good post 80's.

Quoted from 1600

1st half.

................Arthur
Marshall.....Garner....I'Anson.....Wood
Coulson.....Church....Disley.....Eagle
...........Spencer....Mulready

2nd half.
..................McKeown
Silk........Garner.....Pearson....Wood/Marshall
........Church....Thanoj....Artus
Hearn.............Duffy..........Makofo

Player ratings

Arthur 7 - Decent kicking, Like McKoewn rarely gave it short. Not sure what to report.

Marshall 8 - First time I've seen a player subbest then come back on again !
Seems to have a good all round game and thought he was one of the best players 1st half.
Positionally got caught a little when pushing out of defence but probably deserves a 1 year contract on this showing.
Like Wood, didn't look 100% comfortable on the left side.

Garner 8 - Hungry, competent, continues to grow from last season. Committed himself for the 2nd goal but also tackled well with a 1 on 1, good in the air and doesn't detract from a confident performance. Think he's captain material after he skippered England C.

I'Anson 7 - Unorthodox but effective enough. Still learning his trade and did nothign wrong except for 1 giveaway. Good attitude, keen as mustard.

Wood 7 - Once again exposed at times left side. Lack of pace looks accentuated when playing this side.
Now once again convinced we need a back up left back for Ridley.
Sprayed a fantastic ball 1st half but equally a lot of blind hoofs. Not his best ever game but can't complain.

Coulson 5.5 - A few nice touches but looked slightly out of sorts today and unconvincing right side.
As I've said before, like Eagle I don't think he's a wide player and think we need to seriously consider ditching the wide men and going 3-5-2(with attacking wingbacks/midfielders) unless we get proper wingers in.

Church 7.5 - Impressed with his attitude and workrate. Good off the ball running and closing down. Some passes went astray but was vocal and you couldn't fault his effort. Get the feeling he may need to improve the technical side of his game. Started to look tired 2nd half, but not suprising given the effort ! Greedy free kick blazed over the bar ! Will do well I think.

Disley - 8 Mr Composure has obvious ability and looks to have a touch of class. Didn't set the world on fire, just played it sensibly into the space. Think there's a lot more to come and looks a good signing !

Eagle - 6 Largely anonomous. Like Coulson I really think he needs to play more centrally to pose a goal threat.  

Spencer 7.5 - Target man in the air as you would expect. Signs he's more than a just big lump and his ball control and pace were better than I expected.

Mulready 7 - Some nice touches and worked hard to hold the ball up sometimes without success. Looks a shade lightweight. Not a chance of him winning anythign in the air. Didn't see any shots to judge him on. Needs to step up to find a 1st team place !

McKeown 6.5 - Like Arthur, I didn't see either goalkeeper really make a save but slightly disappointed he didn't save Rotherhams 3rd because I could see the backflick coming and thought he should have anticipated it better. Too early to judge though !

Silk 7 - Not blaming him hust hardly saw him involved at all.

Pearson 7.5 - Committed and good in the air as you'd expect. Maybe unfair but maybe didn't look quite as commanding as Garner was to me. Definite threat at set pieces and will score his fair share. Quite slow and struggles to get back after attacking set pieces so we need to be aware of that.

Thanoj 7 - Worked hard enough and some nice little passes but not overly involved in the thick of the action. Will improve with time.

Artus 7 - Some will say he had a poor game because of misplaced passes but I like this kid !
Played a lovely ball to Hearn with the outside of his foot and whilst his passing went astray, he was showing the right idea of trying to move the ball into space. Showed some nice bits of individual skill too. Blew hot and cold but has the potential to do well IMO. Set pieces reasonable.

Hearn 8 - Not the "battering ram" I was expecting but has pace, is tricky(ish), decnt in the air and able to hold the ball up. Signs first touch needs working on but we are only in the 1st pre-season game !
Before he hit the post that led to Duffy's follow up goal, you could see the first thing on his mind was to cut inside and try to score. I like it !
So much hype over him not quite the force I thought he;d be but not that far off !
No doubt this guy WILL score goals, but whether it will be hatfuls is another question.

Duffy 8.5(MOM) - The class act for me today. Forget the goal(though it wasn't a tap in) his touch looks very polished and won almost everything in the air often goign to player !
That said he wasn't up against Rotherhams 1st choice centre back pairing but if he plays like that every week we will have a solid, reliable piece in the jigsaw on which to expand on. Now wondering if it could be worth playing 2 target men up front... !?

Makofo 8 - Dodgy start but grew as the game went on. His touch can look awful but the ball has a habit of sticking to his foot so like the player, I think his skills and threat is underestimated(alwats said so).
Played the right passes at the right times. Certainly has the potential to cause defences problems, though you just wonder if he's gonna deliver. Time will tell but he's certainly the "different option" Woods talked about.
No lack of effort in the tackiling department or in the air and overall, answered his critics well today.
  
Conclusion:

Ths most pleasing thing about today was the amount of commitment on show. Never seen so many tackles being made and most of the time we won them. And that's not just the defenders that's every player on the pitch.
Good workrates and attitudes all round though we did seem to go stale for brief periods.
I got the impression we need to work just as hard WITH the ball as we did without it and hope they can instill this into the players. Lack of movement at throw ins was a bit disappointing.

Plenty to like and very early days but didn't come away from Blundell Park as positive as I hoped even though it looks like Scott and Hurst have already planted a very good ethos of hard work and commitment into the side(well done !)  
Just wonder if we're a touch short of "quality" but right now I'm a lot more concerned about the effectiveness of the wide players and left back cover.
Anyway, it's very early days and Rotherham were a very good side(though the scoreline doesn't quite tell the whole story as we had a goal disallowed, hit the bar and had a few goalmouth scrambles) but we will need to step up in terms of team balance and gameplan in the coming weeks.

I'm not rushing to the bookies just yet but all in all, a good day.

UTM.

Enjoyed reading that 80s, good post. Filled in the picture nicely for us lousy stayaways!