PNE 2 Orient 2 Ratings

Sawyer look good after been out for a while, clarke i think was shakey. Good to see Baudry back. Wright and Lundstram look like they could be a good pairing lets hope we can hold onto lundstram until the end of the season.

What impressed me most about the match last night was that even when we were up against it we still played like a team and never quit.
I'm probably in the minority when I say that I think Scotty was unlucky to concede the penalty. Looked like he genuinely played the ball and their man was caught by Scott's trailing leg after the fact. (But I'm not a referee.)

Beckford had the freedom of Preston for that goal sloppy defending yet again but hats off to Gary Sawyer another solid performance much better than Dossenna in that position

Lowry a 6? 4 at best. It should have been him marking Beckford, not Wright, instead he stood around like a spare part marking nobody. Watch the video again guys and ask yourself why a CB would leave the marking of their most dangerous striker to a midfielder, when he's got nobody to mark himself?.

The guy's a disgrace.

Yes Lowry should have been on Beckford but why did Wright not get goal side ?
That is what you get taught as a kid.

Other instances where i think Lowry is at fault.

Goal for Fleetwood, way out of position, should have been closer to Cuthbert.

First goal for Peterborough, he steps up to try for offside, but nobody else has, putting himself the wrong side of their attackers, so he can't cut out the cross.

First goal for Chesterfield, stands there watching the ball instead of attacking it, leaving their striker to waltz in and score.

First goal for Swindon, totally outdone for pace, allowing the cross to come in from which they scored.

2nd goal for Swindon, doesn't go with their runner from midfield, despite Clarke telling him to do so, so ends up marking the space between Clarke and Bartley and the guy scores.

1st goal Barnsley. Watch how the guy Lowry is marking spins away as the ball is played through and Lowry doesn't follow him. He wasn't needed as it turns out, but Lowry lost him completely.

Two other goals I noticed where Lowry slides in to block a shot but is going in too low, so shots go straight over him, when he might have been better standing up to the guy.

I'm sure you can give me examples of poor defending by Clarke, Baudry and Cuthbert and I'd agree with you, so maybe he is one of our better players, but that really isn't saying much.

I thought Lowry was going to be a step up in class when he joined us and that's why I'm so disappointed in him. I've only ever seen him at home games, but his positional play is poor, he's not overly comfortable on the ball and he isn't as good in the tackle as I thought he would be.

I'll be sure not to identify myself as the writer of this when I fly into Perth at the weekend, just in case his family are around.

Hopefully Baudry has some confidence back, has looked a shadow of the player he was in 2013.