What are everyone elses thoughts on the guy i peronall ythink he is lazy and a liability in defence! Not worthy of a place in the 17 at the minute imo

Sometimes I am shocked at the stupidity of some Rovers fans this is certainly one such occasion.

Mika struggled a bit first half, yes. But his 2nd half performance was pure class. No way could Rovers have won the game without his massive contribution.

He produced an offload to Graeme Horne which didn't look possible , try on a plate but Horne spilled it. Not put off he did the same trick and credit to Horne he collected second time , passed to Latus and this time, try. Short kick off from Wire when it got to desperation time, who flung his body where it hurts - Mika.

Quite simply Mika was the catalyst for the teams stunning fightback

People get a grip. Mika is a huge talent, encourage him. Too late people now see that McDonnell is quality, for goodness sake don't make the same mistake again.

Struggled a bit first half? Bag of =#FF0000Edit-AS would be nearer the truth, and as far as his marvellous offloads go, what about the ridiculously risky one he chucked out in the dying minutes when at just 1 point in front all we needed to do was value possession. The kid can hardly run he's so heavy and several times today was either too slow or lazy to chase back and tackle, often after his own mistakes. Sorry but not fit to lace Newtons boots.

we wouldnt have been in the position we were in in the first place if the fat plank could tackle stop throwing stupid passes out hes not a huge talent hes just huge i agree he played better second half but he should try doing it for 80mins i wouldnt be to bothered if he left at the end of the season

Con Mika reminds me of Willie Manu when he first signed for FC; flashes of brilliance but green around the edges. It took Manu a number of years to mature (come out of his shell) but he improved every season and thats how I see Con's development.

Don't forget this is Con's first season in the top flight as a first choice player. Thats quite a leap from where he was at last season. Con has shown glimpses of what he can do (when his confidence is high) but he struggles without support. He is also being asked to play on Rovers problem right-side which has been missing Blake, Jake and to some extent Ryan O'hara, plus Scott Murrell hasn't been firing until the last 3 or 4 games.

I think yesterday (in the 2nd half) was the first time I have seen him take his role by the scuff of the neck and show us what he is all about. Whatever Sandercock said to him I suggest he puts it on tape and plays it to Con before every game because it worked.

Perhaps its a case of self-belief? Con is very quiet (shy) and 'inward' with some very big characters around him. I think he stamped himself on the squad yesterday and now he needs to use that as his own benchmark.





As others on here have said, lets cut him some slack, and please stop comparing him with Newts

He played the first 40 without a break and was dreadful

In the second half he played two 15 minute spells with a ten minute break inbetween and was much more effective