Player Ratings - Hartlepool (H)

Holy – 7 – Left hopelessly exposed for the goal, but commanded his box well and looked comfortable making a few saves. Distribution ok. Looks extremely solid.

Senior – 7 – Thankfully he was not asked to defend very much today so on that basis he gets a high mark, could’ve been better if he hadn’t fluffed an easy scoring chance, but in the opposition’s half on the ball, excellent.

Armer – 8 – The fact we can depend on Armer so much defensively gives Mellish licence to get forward. Ultra-dependable this season and looks likely to be able to step up a division.

Feeney – 8 – The type of defender you need in your team against a Keith Curle team. Great awareness for his goal and an excellent all round defensive display.

Huntington – 6 – A defender shouldn’t be jumping out of the way of the ball, someone of his experience should know better. Got caught under the ball a few times, which might have cost us against a better team. Great in the air however.

Mellish – 7 – Not quite working for Mellish offensively today, the old brain having problems communicating with his feet, great energy however.

Guy – 8 – Lung bursting performance, always seemed to be involved, worked his socks off to hold the team together.

Moxon – 6 – A mixture of the sublime and the ridiculous. Some awful passing and terrible decision making coupled with some world class use of the ball and absolutely frightening (for the opposition) delivery from set pieces. The more he plays the more his decision making will improve, and testing himself against better players will bring him up another level.

Gibson – 7 – The best Gibson’s played for quite a while. Some lovely touches, but his tackling back and work-rate were commendable today.

Dennis – 8 – Looked a world beater against Hartley, who obligingly assisted him for his first goal then didn’t bother to pick him up for the second, but all credit to Dennis. Also won the header which led to Feeney’s goal and looked sharper than usual, whether that’s down to Hartley or having Garner and Patrick on the bench, who knows? Credit where it’s due however and Dennis’ all round game was decent today for a change.

Gordon – 8 – We need to get him on the ball more, but frankly his excellent movement today and the space he made for others was top class. For such a young player this type of selfless performance speaks volumes and once (if) the rest of our players click on to the positions he’s taking then we’ll have a monster on our hands.

Subs

Patrick – Decent job without a great deal of service.

Garner – Great tackle, I cheered it like a goal.

McCalmont – Difficult to slot into midfield so late in the game sometimes, but did ok.