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A win is a win, and so on.
A clean sheet and two well taken goals.
And despite the swa coming outin force.
It was not a very entertaining game but that is how it is.
Those around me were questioning the reason why we didnt take the game to them.
As they clearly targeted mcdonald in the first half and on a better day and better finishing, the scoreline would have been much tighter.
We again have not learned about the slow movement of the ball from the keeper and without a true target man up front, we still gave up the ball by going long too much. And no attempt to challenge. We certainly put pressure on ourselves by a lot of poor possession and giving them the impetus.
And we still won.
I gave much thought as the game preceded, better than falling asleep, cos of the christmas spirit. That looking at our spine of the team has so many negatives going against the build of a successful team
A young keeper on loan, a bit of experience and no doubt a decent youngster, however, his long ballout of the area was poor today.
Two centre backs with experience but age against one of them and a lack of awareness the other, midfield too old and a lack of pace, hence the foul count, struggled against the extra oppositon midfielder. And only glimpses of any skill and technique.
No target man, and only forwards who will struggle against good defenders. It needed something that was lacking most of the game, a touch of skill for the goals.
Other than another couple of chances, we never created much and the lack of good delivery, is not helping the forwards. The manager changed shape after half time because of this. Putting the emphasis on denying the opposition the opportunityto get behind us and stop the easy ball into the box. And try and counterattack, to take the result away from them. And it worked.
We are still not good enough in certain positions and our spine looks fragile but we still won. That says a lot about them and the early goal and the second to take away the last few minutes of a one goal lead. We were resiliant and we won, the need for good recruitment in january (again) is so important if the club wants the prospect of promotion.
As for man of the match, between Clarke and Morris, surprisingly two of our longer contracted players. And i dont see the reason except for one pass why Spearing got the nod.
The result great, the finishing was great for the goals, the swa was as usual vocal, the performance lacking in quality and we definitely need strengthening.
And we won and third.
Putting on my helmet now!
Boss Boxing Booze up Day!
And also the best home record in the division. So if winning football is what you want to watch, Prenton Park is the place to be.Some valid points…….but we have won 5 in a row, conceding one goal in the process. An awful lot of teams would like to be in our position right now
Anyone who writes a poem dedicated to Tranmere deserves a like.A win is a win, and so on.
A clean sheet and two well taken goals.
And despite the swa coming outin force.
It was not a very entertaining game but that is how it is.
Those around me were questioning the reason why we didnt take the game to them.
As they clearly targeted mcdonald in the first half and on a better day and better finishing, the scoreline would have been much tighter.
We again have not learned about the slow movement of the ball from the keeper and without a true target man up front, we still gave up the ball by going long too much. And no attempt to challenge. We certainly put pressure on ourselves by a lot of poor possession and giving them the impetus.
And we still won.
I gave much thought as the game preceded, better than falling asleep, cos of the christmas spirit. That looking at our spine of the team has so many negatives going against the build of a successful team
A young keeper on loan, a bit of experience and no doubt a decent youngster, however, his long ballout of the area was poor today.
Two centre backs with experience but age against one of them and a lack of awareness the other, midfield too old and a lack of pace, hence the foul count, struggled against the extra oppositon midfielder. And only glimpses of any skill and technique.
No target man, and only forwards who will struggle against good defenders. It needed something that was lacking most of the game, a touch of skill for the goals.
Other than another couple of chances, we never created much and the lack of good delivery, is not helping the forwards. The manager changed shape after half time because of this. Putting the emphasis on denying the opposition the opportunityto get behind us and stop the easy ball into the box. And try and counterattack, to take the result away from them. And it worked.
We are still not good enough in certain positions and our spine looks fragile but we still won. That says a lot about them and the early goal and the second to take away the last few minutes of a one goal lead. We were resiliant and we won, the need for good recruitment in january (again) is so important if the club wants the prospect of promotion.
As for man of the match, between Clarke and Morris, surprisingly two of our longer contracted players. And i dont see the reason except for one pass why Spearing got the nod.
The result great, the finishing was great for the goals, the swa was as usual vocal, the performance lacking in quality and we definitely need strengthening.
And we won and third.
Putting on my helmet now!
Boss Boxing Booze up Day!
McPake sounds like a done deal. I’m sure another front man will come in. Possibly another centre half to give some coverI am hopeful we will bring in 3 or 4 signings in January
Yes, I think we need a centre half and a wide player as a minimum. I am not so sure whether we need another forward. If we can bring somebody in who genuinely offers more than the four we already have then great, but I don't see the point in signing another youngster or journeyman who is no better than those that are here.McPake sounds like a done deal. I’m sure another front man will come in. Possibly another centre half to give some cover
Completely agree.I think it is also important that we release the right players this January. Although Feeney and MacManaman are not good enough to start games, they can still make a contribution from the bench and I would want to keep hold of them until the summer. We saw last season the danger in releasing players too early, when Payne, Ferrier and Smith were all allowed to leave, and we were left completely exposed when Vaughan got injured.