West Brom Player Ratings

[Koke]

I don't understand why people think Hayes were no good. He was the only one who actually ran at the West Brom defence, and just like last week, the left back of the opposition had to foul him to stop him. And he got booked for that too. My only problem with him that he often drifts inside which leaves a huge gap on the left.

[The Reverend]

Fulop- Nothing of note.Perhaps could of done better with both goals really.

Stearman- How this cnut gets in the team every week....well i dont actually know. His fault for the goal, got done about 5 times by their great winger Brunt, and thats what happens when Stearman plays against a winger of quality, who can put whipped balls in like good players can. Not sure if i'm gonna bother if i find out his names on the teamsheet again. Can Kaebi possibly be any worse? Chambers? Kenton? The guy is shite, whats happened to him? 2 years ago he looked like a brilliant prospect, seems his heads been turned. Get rid, i've heard Macclesfield are after a right back.

McAuley & Kisnorbo- Good at what they do which is defending, but what do they do in training is what im wondering? Do they practice goal kicks all day?

Mattock- Looked dangerous when going forward, but not brilliant defending, though was always going to be tested against an opponent of real international quality such as Gera. And for all you twats who are gonna say 'Brunts an international and you didnt say the same about Stearman' - Feck off.

Kenton- Charged about and gave us some energy, but clueless in the final third. What do you expect from a (by trade) centre back?

Clemence- Totally absent, one decent run, but did nothing. He's captain and should be dragging the players performances up with his own.

Weso- The lads never gonna be any good, too injury prone.

King- See Clemence. Absent.

Chambers- Poor. He isnt ready, hes just a kid. Needs to bulk up.

Cort- A few decent touches, held the ball up ok 50% of the time, the other 50% it just bounced off him. well, it did that when he'd brough tit down off his chest anyway.

Hume- Looks a bit better after his goal at Burnley - looked a lot more energetic than his last few performances at home.Scored. What more can you ask?

All in all we were battered all over the park. Oh how i would love to see a Greening, Texeira, Brunt or Gera. Swop all our midfielders for one of those in fact. We werebeat by a better side, Stearman cost us a goal, we (after having about 1 shot on target in the second half) scored a goal, which 9/10 would of been disallowed at The Walkers, and then for the 2 minutes the crowd got behind them, then they broke away to score a good goal (offside or not,i dunno).

Dark days ahead.

[Wezleylowski]

I don't understand why people think Hayes were no good. He was the only one who actually ran at the West Brom defence, and just like last week, the left back of the opposition had to foul him to stop him. And he got booked for that too. My only problem with him that he often drifts inside which leaves a huge gap on the left.

The right backs do that because they cant deal with his pace i reckon. He is electric

[The Reverend]

Fulop - 5.5 - Not much chance with goals distribution poor as usual

Stearman - 5 - Awful mistake for first goal but apart from that had a reasonably good game

McAuley - 5.5 - Looked cool in defence but still thinks he has more time than he does

Kisnorbo - 6 - Excellent defensively. Poor ditribution

Mattock - 7 - Ran the left hand side alone for most of the game did very well couple of decent runs

Kenton - 6.5 - Excellent first half got really stuck in. went missing second half

Wesolowski - 6 - Until he went off was the only player making movement and looking for the ball

Clemence - 5 - Not as poor as before but another bad game. Take away his captaincy.

Chambers - 5.5 - Made a couple of decent runs down the right but was largely ineffective

Cort - 5.5 - Still dont think he looks great but much better than what ive seen of him so far this season

Hume - 5 - Was poor doesnt look interested anymore fair play he scored a goal but i think he should go in Jan

King - 5 - Never had much impact

Hayes - 6 - Was lively and made a couple of runs but no end product

Crowd - 9 - Were excellent today especially last 30 mins

Is that a joke?

Have you ever been to a football match before?

The crowd got going from about the 85th minute to the 88th, after Ollie was waving his arms about for about 5 minutes.

[Koke]

Fulop- Nothing of note.Perhaps could of done better with both goals really.

Stearman- How this cnut gets in the team every week....well i dont actually know. His fault for the goal, got done about 5 times by their great winger Brunt, and thats what happens when Stearman plays against a winger of quality, who can put whipped balls in like good players can. Not sure if i'm gonna bother if i find out his names on the teamsheet again. Can Kaebi possibly be any worse? Chambers? Kenton? The guy is shite, whats happened to him? 2 years ago he looked like a brilliant prospect, seems his heads been turned. Get rid, i've heard Macclesfield are after a right back.

McAuley & Kisnorbo- Good at what they do which is defending, but what do they do in training is what im wondering? Do they practice goal kicks all day?

Mattock- Looked dangerous when going forward, but not brilliant defending, though was always going to be tested against an opponent of real international quality such as Gera. And for all you twats who are gonna say 'Brunts an international and you didnt say the same about Stearman' - Feck off.

Kenton- Charged about and gave us some energy, but clueless in the final third. What do you expect from a (by trade) centre back?

Clemence- Totally absent, one decent run, but did nothing. He's captain and should be dragging the players performances up with his own.

Weso- The lads never gonna be any good, too injury prone.

King- See Clemence. Absent.

Chambers- Poor. He isnt ready, hes just a kid. Needs to bulk up.

Cort- A few decent touches, held the ball up ok 50% of the time, the other 50% it just bounced off him. well, it did that when he'd brough tit down off his chest anyway.

Hume- Looks a bit better after his goal at Burnley - looked a lot more energetic than his last few performances at home.Scored. What more can you ask?

All in all we were battered all over the park. Oh how i would love to see a Greening, Texeira, Brunt or Gera. Swop all our midfielders for one of those in fact. We werebeat by a better side, Stearman cost us a goal, we (after having about 1 shot on target in the second half) scored a goal, which 9/10 would of been disallowed at The Walkers, and then for the 2 minutes the crowd got behind them, then they broke away to score a good goal (offside or not,i dunno).

Dark days ahead.

Indeed. I agree.

Chris Brunt ran circles around Stearman and as I said for their first goal, Brunt skinned him not once but twice in the same move and delivered a sexy ball into the box. Stearman is wank. I hope Ollie has noticed this already.

[TheBlinding]

Fulop 7

Stearman 2 (Must have been at fault for more than half of all the goals we've conceded this season)

Kisnorbo + McAuley 6 (Hooooooof)

Mattock 6 (Shaky start but got better 2nd half)

Weso 5 (Pretty poor, didn't look fit)

Clemence 6 (Tried to push the team forward but no movement at all)

Chambers 5 (Not ready)

Kenton 6 (Won the ball brilliantly but didn't have a clue what to do with it)

Hume 6 (Dropped far too deep leaving Cort isolated)

Cort 6 (Held it up quite well when it wasn't floated up to his head but once he'd layed it off there was nobody upfront)

King 5 (Didn't notice him)

Hayes 7 (Looked lively)

[Webbo]

Stearman- How this cnut gets in the team every week....well i dont actually know. His fault for the goal, got done about 5 times by their great winger Brunt, and thats what happens when Stearman plays against a winger of quality.

That's what 'wingers of quality' are supposed to do, Im sure Stearmans not the only RB he's beaten this season.

Can Kaebi possibly be any worse?

[Yaxx]

Fulop - 7 - Steady game

Stearman - 0 - Outplayed and outclassed. A truly woeful performance. Simply not good enough at RB. A complete disaster today.

McAuley - 5 - In a world of his own at the moment. Not a lot of thought to his play. Makes everyone nervous with his 'runs'.

Kisnorbo - 4 - Had another very poor game. Seems to have lost his edge since losing the captaincy.

Mattock - 5- Tried hard but was left horribly exposed at times. Had no support from anyone until Hayes came on. Why wasn't Sheehan playing??

Kenton - 6 - Was doing his best but to no avail. Made little impact. Why was he in midfield when he's the best RB we've got?

Clemence - 2 - Played like a twat for 90 mins. Captain. What a joke that is. Symptomatic of all that's wrong.

Weso - 6 - The only player who looked even remotely like he could create anything. Injured again.

Chambers - 5 - Ran his socks off, but mostly chasing shadows.

Cort - 5 - To his credit he did try hard, but there was never anyone near him even if he did win the ball.

Hume - 7 - MOTM. Was here there and everywhere trying to make up for everyone else's cock-up. Was even covering at RB when Stearman went AWOL!

Holloway - 5 - Silly formation was our undoing. It was clear in the first 10 mins it wasn't working so why didn't he change it? Needs to cut the crap, shut his

mouth, and concentrate on what he needs to do with what he's got.

[Koke]

Yes, in Stearman's defence, Chris Brunt is a quality player.

But still, Stearman has been woeful for a very ****ing long time. Today was an accident waiting to happen when I saw who his man was.

[Wezleylowski]

That's what 'wingers of quality' are supposed to do, Im sure Stearmans not the only RB he's beaten this season.

Stearman gets skinned every week though. He is an embarassment. Brunt didnt get as many balls in when Kenton got moved to right back. Bottom line is Stears is plop.

[AyewJoking]

True, Stearman got done for the first goal but who was supposed to be marking the guy who scored from the header?

[lavrentis]

Fulop 7

Stearman 5

Kisnorbo 4

McAuley 6

Mattock 3

Kenton 7

Clem 5

Weso 5

Chambers 5

Hume 7

Cort 6

Subs:

King 5

Hayes 5

Crowd 9. sat in E1 row A seat 98

[WetFlannel]

Fulop 7

Stearman 5

Kisnorbo 4

McAuley 6

Mattock 3

Kenton 7

Clem 5

Weso 5

Chambers 5

Hume 7

Cort 6

Subs:

King 5

Hayes 5

Crowd 9. sat in E1 row A seat 98

took our advice for the Kop then

[The Reverend]

That's what 'wingers of quality' are supposed to do, Im sure Stearmans not the only RB he's beaten this season.

Haha how did i know someone would pick me up on this one- Kenton, Chambers?

Yes they are are but i dont think i've ever seen a player skinned as much as Stearman.

[Father Ted]

Fulop 7

Stearman 5

Kisnorbo 4

McAuley 6

Mattock 3

Kenton 7

Clem 5

Weso 5

Chambers 5

Hume 7

Cort 6

Subs:

King 5

Hayes 5

Crowd 9. sat in E1 row A seat 98

The posh part of the Kop. No atmosphere there, are you refering to the crowd as a whole or your area?

[Wezleylowski]

True, Stearman got done for the first goal but who was supposed to be marking the guy who scored from the header?

That isnt the point though. Mattock shouldnt have to think to himself " I better track him into the box incase Stearman makes a very easily dealt with situation very dangerous".

[lavrentis]

The posh part of the Kop. No atmosphere there, are you refering to the crowd as a whole or your area?

I was telling you where I sat. and you are right I was the only one singing and cursing the WBA players but overall I enjoyed it.

[Koke]

That isnt the point though. Mattock shouldnt have to think to himself " I better track him into the box incase Stearman makes a very easily dealt with situation very dangerous".

Actually he should. You can't take anything for granted. Mattock should've tracked him into the box (assuming it was his man, cos I cant remember).

Not excusing the fact that Brunt made Stearman look like a 10 year old school boy.

[RowlattsFox]

It was Mattocks man but I dont think it was his fault, sometimes you just get done by some excellent movement by the attacker and a beautiful cross. But when i see it on tv tomorrow my opinion could change.

[Yaxx]

Cort penalty appeal in the 2nd and a handball (never in a million years tho ) appeal in the 1st. Did you also not notice the booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooing when Hume went down after a challenge by their brut of a centre half?

Just some reminders

Ah yes, apologies, forgot about that.....and I was one of those booing!

[Wezleylowski]

Actually he should. You can't take anything for granted. Mattock should've tracked him into the box (assuming it was his man, cos I cant remember).

Not excusing the fact that Brunt made Stearman look like a 10 year old school boy.

He's young he will learn Seriously though that should have been dealt with by Stearz and if I was Mattock i would have been on the front foot going forward thinking Stearz would shield it out for a throw and launch a Leicester attack. But Stearz fooked it up and left Mattock in no mans land.

[Father Ted]

I was telling you where I sat. and you are right I was the only one singing and cursing the WBA players but overall I enjoyed it.

I sat there last year with one of my mates although i normally sit in f1 and i stood up and started singing and everybody just looked at me!

[WetFlannel]

I sat there last year with one of my mates although i normally sit in f1 and i stood up and started singing and everybody just looked at me!

i done that last week in f1, it feels horrible

[Thracian]

Fulop: 6 (Made the goal! Otherwise nothing special to do but had he stayed on his line at 6ft 6 he may wel have dealt with their cleverely flighted second goal. It was apparent was the attacker would try to do as soon as he rounded Mcauley)

Stearman 5.5 (Tried so hard to be creative and did some good things in that way but seriously at fault for the first goal, not because he was turned twice in the conditions, that could happen to anyone, but because he didn't get tight enough in the first place which would have enabled him to slide the ball out. How the crowd loved turning on him but he wasn't the only one to blame).

McAuley 5.5 (The more I see him the less I like him. Left for dead with the winning goal, didn't cover Stearman especially well as he constantly worked to support our attacks and gave the ball away too often too easily. A few charactistic interceptions were okay but we have to start building properly from the back. No longer seems to pose much threat at set pieces, not that they were very special apart from one where he forced a good save).

Kisnorbo 5.75 (Two or three cracking blocks early on but almost sliced an own goal and, yet again, his time spent on the ball slowed too many attacks and his eventual passes were often wayward).

Mattock 5.75 (Where he was when WBA scored their first with a free close range header at his post I've no idea but, for me, his lack of aerial presence is a problem anyway. Contributed quite well in possession and tried hard to get forward but still lacked consequential effect which has been the case all season).

Chambers 4.5 (Got a few decent opportunities but seemed a bit unsure how to make the best of them. Looked much happier when he played previously in a freer central role. Surprised he was used as a starter. Twenty minute cameros second half is the way forward).

Kenton 5.5 (Workmanlike but what did he do? Our starting midfield was like a footballing eunoch. It created nothing, and not for the first time.).

Clemence 4.5 (Unlike Kenton who did okay, Clemence is supposed to be a midfield and our inspirational captain. He'd lose that job Monday for a start and probably his place in the team. Tried hard enough but I noticed precious littlle effect).

Wesolowski 4 (I've warned Leicester about playing unfit players many times before and fail to see any logic in rushing people back from what's been a longish lay-off before they have any chance of being capable of a full stint. I know he was keen but who runs our show? The manager or Weso. He needed a 20/25 minute return second half and, with King on the bench there was never any sense in playing two defensive central midfielders anyway. Ludicrous. As was the announcement that he was fit.).

Hume 6 (Not sure if it was really his goal, he certainly didn't get the last touch but the ball was heading for the net and he may have been the one who helped it in that direction. Whatever, he made something out of absolutely nothing with a colossal leap for such a little man and after such a hard game. Totally lost on the wrong flank - what a bizarre decision - but wins credit for havin the heart that still made him have some effect).

Cort 5 (I hope that's no the sort of performance that earned him 7's and 8's at Burnley. Cos as a performance it was all gravy and no meat or veg. Strikers are there to score and create and he did neither. I cannot remember him having a shot in anger or playing anyone in on a final pass. Not that anyone was there most of the time. We saw under Levein and Kelly what a grim system 4-5-1 is and there's little chance of it working with today's team. The guy was always on a loser).

Subs:

King 5.75 (Once again the team seemed better for his presence though it wasn't always obvious why. We scored our equaliser after he arrived and even generated a bit of momentum later on to actually get the crowd going. Once again he kept it simple and quick but I still felt he lacked the attitude to impose himself and really try to take control. Sometimes you have to take risks - and Kingy can do that - but today he seemed happy not to make a mug of himself. Perhaps it was hearing the reaction to Stearman every time he did something wrong).

Hayes 5.5 (Had two or three excellent runs without getting in a telling ball although we should have done much better with the free kick he won on the edge of the box. Promising as far as it went but unfortunately he's shown no signs of being able to keep it up without getting injured. Never the greatest defending).

Holloway 0 poitns (-2 on my chart which puts him him on evens overall). I've not been impressed with him at all lately. After 9 defenders at Burnley he's come up with 4-5-1 at home, playing people who were unfit and people out of position. Yet he talks about balance.

Holloway has rubbished other Leicester manager's systems yet Megson did have his side consistently organised even if his style was ugly. Holloway's taken five point from five games now which is relegation form and I've seen nothing that I like emerging from his work at all.

How was his opening line-up going to give us goals? Why with a team that has scored 15 goals in 19 previous League matches leave out a bloke who has played a part in scoring/making half of them and who might well have helped make another six?

It is not as if we are blessed with creative riches. The decision was ridiculous and I'll expand on this in another thread. As for having three defensive midfielders to start, one of them unfit and Kenton arguably the same cos I'm sure he went down with cramp.. no way.)

[Yaxx]

Holloway 0 poitns (-2 on my chart which puts him him on evens overall). I've not been impressed with him at all lately. After 9 defenders at Burnley he's come up with 4-5-1 at home, playing people who were unfit and people out of position. Yet he talks about balance.

Holloway has rubbished other Leicester manager's systems yet Megson did have his side consistently organised even if his style was ugly. Holloway's taken five point from five games now which is relegation form and I've seen nothing that I like emerging from his work at all.

How was his opening line-up going to give us goals? Why with a team that has scored 15 goals in 19 previous League matches leave out a bloke who has played a part in scoring/making half of them and who might well have helped make another six?

It is not as if we are blessed with creative riches. The decision was ridiculous and I'll expand on this in another thread. As for having two defensive midfielders to start, one of them unfit and Kenton arguably the same cos I'm sure he went down with cramp.. no way.)

Didn't particularly agree with your ratings, especially Stearman, but you're spot on about Holloway.