Fair comments from Roy Hodgeson

[Filo]

"It was a very tough game. We were prepared for a very tough game, we certainly knew that Doncaster Rovers were a good football team. We've seen enough and done enough of our research to know that and luckily, I was able to really imprint that on the minds of the players so there was no question of any complacency on our part. In fact, they were every bit as good as I thought they might be or would be, perhaps even slightly better.

"I thought both teams tried to play good football. There were some good moves from both sides and we were able, not just us but Doncaster too, to get the ball down and under some control. So in the end, we're delighted to come through on the right side and go into the quarter-finals. I was just saying to Grant McCann, he should be really proud of his team and I don't think they could have done any more to win this game than they did

[drfchound]

Nice comments there but TBF I wouldn’t have expected Roy to say anything much different.

[Campsall rover]

"It was a very tough game. We were prepared for a very tough game, we certainly knew that Doncaster Rovers were a good football team. We've seen enough and done enough of our research to know that and luckily, I was able to really imprint that on the minds of the players so there was no question of any complacency on our part. In fact, they were every bit as good as I thought they might be or would be, perhaps even slightly better.

"I thought both teams tried to play good football. There were some good moves from both sides and we were able, not just us but Doncaster too, to get the ball down and under some control. So in the end, we're delighted to come through on the right side and go into the quarter-finals. I was just saying to Grant McCann, he should be really proud of his team and I don't think they could have done any more to win this game than they did

That’s exactly as I saw the game. Honest assessment from Roy. Shame DF couldn’t be honest last week and admit he was beaten by a better team.

[drfchound]

Lots of difference in class between Hodgson and Ferguson.

[dickos1]

Lot easier to be honest when you’ve won a game, not many managers give honest assessments when they get beat

[PDX_Rover]

Honest managers do though, even when they lose.

[dickos1]

Lot of it is protecting their players, managers will come out and say they were unlucky and the better side to the media but they will tell the truth to the players behind closed doors

[ChrisBx]

Lot easier to be honest when you’ve won a game, not many managers give honest assessments when they get beat

McCann did today.

[drfchound]

Just heard McCann, he was honest.

[johnny rovers]

Just heard McCann, he was honest.

He always is, top bloke and top guy!

[RobTheRover]

Southend's manager Chris Powell was very honest on Tuesday night too.