Rockford's Love Child
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So as not to spoil our Christmases with thoughts of Tranmere, I thought I would get this one started early.
Macclesfield are the form team in the National League at present and we could not have asked for a more difficult double-header over the holiday period. John Askey has done a terrific job at Moss Rose. Operating on a shoestring budget his side only just missed out on the play-offs last season, and look set to go close again this time. The performance of our manager, blessed with an embarrassment of riches, is pitiful by contrast.
Macc are apparently well organised and have some decent players, notably Dennis up front (the division's leading scorer) and Whitaker in midfield. Along with Wrexham, Lincoln and one or two others, Macclesfield will probably be competing for fifth place come the end of the season, which makes Saturday's game absolutely vital for Rovers. If we are to have any lingering hope of getting in the play-offs we would surely have to take four points off Macc, and defeat on Boxing Day probably kills us off completely. The top four places already look well beyond us.
Injuries permitting, I would start with the same line up and formation as at Halifax to try and get some semblance of continuity. It seems that Brabin will be here all season, and probably for the full two years of his contract, so from now on I am going to try and zone the manager out and take whatever pleasure from our performances I can (the first half last week, for example).
This is our first ever League visit to Macclesfield, although in 1991 I attended a game at Moss Rose against the now defunct Chester City. This game is no longer all ticket, which tells you everything about the apathy among Rovers fans at the moment. Hopefully, we can still take around 1,000 and get a result to keep our season alive.
Macclesfield are the form team in the National League at present and we could not have asked for a more difficult double-header over the holiday period. John Askey has done a terrific job at Moss Rose. Operating on a shoestring budget his side only just missed out on the play-offs last season, and look set to go close again this time. The performance of our manager, blessed with an embarrassment of riches, is pitiful by contrast.
Macc are apparently well organised and have some decent players, notably Dennis up front (the division's leading scorer) and Whitaker in midfield. Along with Wrexham, Lincoln and one or two others, Macclesfield will probably be competing for fifth place come the end of the season, which makes Saturday's game absolutely vital for Rovers. If we are to have any lingering hope of getting in the play-offs we would surely have to take four points off Macc, and defeat on Boxing Day probably kills us off completely. The top four places already look well beyond us.
Injuries permitting, I would start with the same line up and formation as at Halifax to try and get some semblance of continuity. It seems that Brabin will be here all season, and probably for the full two years of his contract, so from now on I am going to try and zone the manager out and take whatever pleasure from our performances I can (the first half last week, for example).
This is our first ever League visit to Macclesfield, although in 1991 I attended a game at Moss Rose against the now defunct Chester City. This game is no longer all ticket, which tells you everything about the apathy among Rovers fans at the moment. Hopefully, we can still take around 1,000 and get a result to keep our season alive.