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Stockdale 7 - His presence filled the box. Literally. Didn't think he had much to do but did the basics well though - when he caught crosses I just nodded and thought 'good take' instead of clapping like a demented seal when Burge occasionally manages it. Sterling 7 - He goes game after game...

Surely Hiwula gets the assist anyway, not Baka. Their keeper headed it in after Hiwula hit his shot straight at his face. Just what we needed though. Hopefully put Walsall to the sword now ahead of a tougher run of games.

Have no idea why there's some fans who seem to dislike him. Always passes forward IF the option is there and gets box to box. Head and shoulders over Doyle's contributions this season. Intercepts, anticpates, tackles and makes himself available. Everything I want from a DM.

Ref has been a bit generous with his yellows. Rochdale could have had double the amount they have.

Just checked, he's never taken one.

Let's go for Bright, after taking 20 touches.

Did exactly what he hadn't done all game, moved inside and played off our central striker instead of our front 3 operating in isolation!

Yes! Lucky finish but that was much better. Cutting inside and actually anticipating and running off our central striker. More of that!

Rochdale, as the home team, are always going to come back into this game in the 2nd half. Would like to see us be brave there and go 2 up top in the 2nd half and at least give them something different to think about and make them think twice about throwing players forward.

And watch that back and watch Hiwula after he passes to Mason. He just stands and watches instead of busting his balls to get back up with play. He's lost on the left, looks like he doesn't know what he's supposed to be doing there most of the time. (he'll score the winner now!)

I thought Shipley looked alright last week for the 20 minutes once he'd been moved from the attacking position ,where he was poor, to the more defensive central role. Hope he takes this opportunity in more of his natural position.

Think I'd move Bright to Hiwula's position on the left and put Westbrooke into the central role for a bit sharper, earlier passing.

Thomas has looked livelier today than he has for a few games. Being afforded a bit more space than recent games.

Very talented player but their whole defence is back in position each time by the time he decides he has to pass.

Already been tempted to go long to baka a couple of times too. Hope it's just the frantic opening 10 mins and we settle down and cut that out. Mason already given a needless foul away too, he does seem to have a tendency for that.

1st time under Robins that the pre match interviewee hasn't started?

If pr is short for propaganda then you're spot on ;)

The full iFollow video makes the comments seem much more rounded. He talks about how some players have been more affected than others and that he needs to be ruthless based on what they've been able to show in training this week.He also talks in more depth about their goal last week and expands...

Ha! Hadn't noticed that. Unhappy memories from getting locked in the Gym cupboard with the PE teacher?

I think realistically no-one is fully up to speed, mentally or physically, until 18 months after an acl reconstruction, not for the majority of professional athletes anyway.