For the record, my observations from the match (without watching a replay and probably not wanting to put myself through that anyway).
Mossy 6 Hard to rate, because other than the penalty (which you can't blame him for) he didn't really do much. Seemed to be pretty vocal in telling people where to go, and generally solid. Came out when he needed to.
Boxall 6.5 Did his core job well defensively, and is becoming a good outlet offensively. Fluffed that volley, but it wasn't the easiest of chances.
Siggy 7 Brought a measure of solidity back to our backline, and you can't argue about his passion to be there. Other than one glaring error I was actually pretty happy with our CBs.
Dura 6.5 Real shame about the penalty, because other than that I thought he was good. Bailed out Timmins a number of times in the first half.
Timmins 5 They targeted him in the first half (maybe because of the early yellow?) and he looked all at sea. But then he improved in the second half and did some very good things offensively. A real mixed bag.
Lia 6 I actually thought this was one of Vinny's better games in the DM role, and he kept their midfield pretty quiet. But he and Manny still tend to be a bit too physical at times, which gives their divers the opportunity to hit the ground and win free kicks. In this game with that ref it became a problem.
Manny 5 As above but worse, and in one of the replays it definitely looked like he clocked Carrusca with a deliberate passing knee to the head which just isn't on. Dropped his man for the penalty, but then put in a lovely ball to Stein. Today was the first time I started to think that maybe his reputation (thug) is justified and it could be an ongoing problem for us.
Ridenton 4 One lovely ball through to Kenny (I think) but other than that I thought he was all over the place. Running around a lot but doing very little offensively or defensively. Has great talent, but is not there yet.
Kenny 5.5 Another hard one to rate. Can be a bit impulsive at times with rash tackles or shoves, but also offers some much needed spark for us in attack. Probably not offering enough cover for his FB in his new deeper role.
Stein 4 Disappointing game from Stein. We need for him to be able to bury those one on ones, and he didn't really offer much else that I saw. I don't think it's helping that we seem to be changing our formation every 20 minutes.
Brockie 5.5 Was working pretty hard I thought, but without a lot of reward.
Carlos 6 He really needs to start ahead of Ridenton. Just threatened so much more, and is a master at holding up the ball in traffic, to give time for everyone else. Still not getting around much, but I can live with that.
Roy 5.5 Pretty quiet. I think it was his cross that Boxall almost got a head on at the end? By the time he came on we were starting to lose our structure a bit.
Boyd 6.5 Actually thought his was quite a good cameo, with some nice touches, added some pace, and even helped out defensively at times. No idea why he didn't start ahead of Brockie.
