[ritchiebaby]

I'm a bit like the coo's tail (always behind), but I might as well put in my tuppence worth on Saturday's game. I have said that the English Championship is a much higher standard than the Scottish Championship, but the Town second half performance wasn't any better than Hibs' normal performance. In fact Town and Hibs are very similar - we both have a few journeymen, a couple of potentially game-changing players, a tendency to lapse into lumping the ball forward aimlessly as the game progresses and a manager who doesn't like making substitutes.

Sean Scannell was outstanding in the first half, tired a bit later, but was still the player most likely to make things happen. Just my opinion here, but what he shouldn't be doing is dropping so far back to cover his full-back when the opposition have the ball. He's an pacy, tricky attacking player - let him do what he's good at. I also liked Butterfield and young Bunn when he came on. I'm sure I recognise Ishmael Miller too - Hibs have Dominique Malonga, who is a big, awkward, lumbering forward who runs about a lot, but achieves very little. They're not related, are they?

Earlier in this thread, Grant Hanley was criticised for his style of play, but Town could do with a player like that. I thought he was up for the game, was uncompromising and a good organiser. The lad Barrow was a nippy little winger who gave the Town defence a bit of trouble and I was glad when he went off - subbed after a blatant dive, probably taken off for his own good. Unfortunately the Rovers equaliser came from one of the subs.

Finally, what about Chris Powell? I can see where the over-defensive criticism comes from and why does he not use his subs to the full? And what's with the tan shoes???

And even more finally, thanks to my hosts, Amelia and Snooty, and I also got to meet Mitzi and Wakey. All in all it was a good day out, even allowing for the disappointing result, and I just might be back again sometime.