Headed down to NDP this afternoon as a neutral of sorts. I have seen the Rose a dozen times over the past couple of years since I moved out that way.
I must say Bonnyrigg do look in real trouble, Second best all over the park today but the most worrying aspect was the lack of plan B or ability to change the game. It was obvious to anyone the long ball game was bread and butter to Sonkur & Graham who dealt with the arial bombardment superbly.
Dean Brett was absolutely terrorised by Charlie Reilly all first half and was rightly hooked at the break. It’s the first time I’ve seen Brett get that sort of treatment from a winger unsure if he is struggling for fitness at the moment but certainly didn’t look 100%. That being said his replacement didn’t fare much better.
I was really impressed with the Rovers front 3 they linked up well looked pacey, direct and dangerous everytime they broke forward. The young lad at left back looked a cracking player too great first touch and eye for a pass.
Hard to see where the Rose go from here, maybe need to see some departures before they can replace some of the lowland league heroes with SPFL Quality. Perhaps not time to panic just yet as they have picked up a few good results recently this may just be a one off.
I would also say the referee and near side linesman took some horrendous abuse throughout the game from the locals but I don’t think they got many decisions wrong at all. Who would be a referee huh?
