Monsieur Salut writes: it was a pleasure seeing Rob Hutchison, purveyor of one-word wisdom, in the away-friendly Sir Percy Florence Wetherspoons – and his charming daughter Olivia – before the game. Olivia, 18, has seen every away game so far so deserved the victory we secured. She sent dad’s one-word ratings as he shouted out his verdicts while driving home. ‘Well that was emotional,’ he told her to add, ‘about time we got a break’. Like everyone in the away end, Rob was taken with the mighty performance of Victor Anichebe …
Pickford – 9 Magnificent
PVA – 7 Progressed
Papy – 8 Improved
Kone – 7 Marshalled
Jones – 6 Steady
McNair – 7 Grafted
Pienaar – 7 Unfortunate?
Watmore – 7 Troublesome
N’Dong – 5 Peripheral
Anichebe – 10 Colossus – MOTM
Defoe – 7 Clinical
Denayer – 7 Focused
Gooch – 5 Brief
Moyes/Bracewell – 7 Instrumental
Fans – 11 Unique
It was indeed a tremendous performance from him. Lets not get carried away because his career history and goals tally suggests that this may be a flash in the pan. Let’s hope not. He looked like the player that we hoped we were getting when we signed Dumbledore, but big Vic has done more than him already.
Hope the rib injury doesn’t rule the big man out of the Hull game , he was immense.
Vic keeps a clear head.
Vic rubs it in.
I agree 100% on the Anicehebe rating, he gave all he could. And to think, I doubted his signing. He just might be the catalyst that keeps this lot up.