Back after the break
Tranmere Crest
By David Sindall
November 22 2024
Tonight Rovers are back in action away at Cheltenham. Last weekend there was a break due to international fixtures, just at the point when Rover’s were putting together some improved football. The same was true when our match against Wimbledon was cancelled for the same reasons. Let’s hope that lightening doesn’t strike in the same place again.
I was wrong about us not progressing in the EFL Trophy, we have. More important than progressing was the style of the performance. Crisp passing, patient build ups and good finishing. Too much shouldn’t be read into one match, but it felt like the team had suddenly started playing much better, a step change. The previous game against Newport had seen us struggle. Yes we won, but the nature of the victory and performance left a great deal to be desired. However, we were playing a second string Stockport XI. Reading too much into two different performances should, as I said, be resisted.
I am hoping that Nigel Adkins sticks to a team that resembles the starting line-up from the Trophy match. It was a soufflé compared to the stodgy soggy pie we witnessed against Newport. My suspicion is that we will see a return to the latter not the former. If that happens I for one will be very disappointed, even more so if we don’t come away with a result.
It could be that we have reached a turning point. We all want Nigel Adkins to succeed and do well. Let’s hope the Stockport game gave him more than food for thought and that we are celebrating a good away win at the end of the game.
Back after the break
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Date: 22/11/2024 10:23
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Bored rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 10:45
Last time we played these was broadcast on Sky as tonight and we got tanked 4-0
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Albir Rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 12:04
I think we will buck the trend and am going for a 3-0 win for the Rovers π
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 13:15
Well its up to Adkins. Ignore Taylor, Hawkes, Dennis and Drysdale at your peril.
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: velico (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 16:05
adkins too revert to type and a easy win for Cheltenham.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: ALOTBSOL (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 16:26
The Paranoid Android personalities are back in force 
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Ingleboro08 (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 16:51
A draw would be a decent result.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: EgoEgoEgo (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 16:54
Yep, canβt see any result other than a Cheltenham win.
Breaks me heart to say so.
Onwards and Upwards!
Breaks me heart to say so.
Onwards and Upwards!
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: johnoshackers (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 17:35
Itβs a comfortable win for me ..Cheltenham shouldnβt hold any fears..3 goals and 3 points ..3-0 SWA
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Zint (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 18:52
Nigel has gone back to stodgyness. π€¦ββοΈ
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 19:36
Quote:Zint
Nigel has gone back to stodgyness. π€¦ββοΈ
He certainly has. No Hawkes, Dennis, Drysdale, and Taylor doesnt even make the bench.
Back to the same formula which makes us the lowest scorers in the entire 4 divisions....
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: DevonExile (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 20:16
Why change a tried and tested formula ?
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Zint (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 20:17
Quote:DevonExile
Why change a tried and tested formula ?
Instead he offers us a tired and testing formula.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 20:28
a RIVETING first 45 mins comes to an end...bloody hell do we have to watch another 45 mins of this?..two sides here that look like they will JUST about manage to be able to survive come seasons end.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 20:29
is everyone enjoying their Friday evening???
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:07
Need to make changes right now as Cheltenham have taken control and Norris is now booked
Norris, Morris, Patrick off and Hawkes, Dennis, Saunders on???
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:08
Luke Norris has injured himself when he fouled the Cheltenham player, he is having to be subbed now, and he got a yellow card too.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:08
Norris nearly sent off so had to be subbed. Still no Hawkes
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Woodhey white (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:09
Only been watching since half time but not great so far.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:10
Quote:Woodhey white
Only been watching since half time but not great so far.
you haven't missed much mate
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Bored rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:12
We are such a goal threat commentary team bow talking about goals in training!
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Woodhey white (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:12
Poor challenge from Norris. Even if he isn't injured he should not be starting on Tuesday.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:15
Wood error, another chance to them, need to get a grip
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Bored rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:17
We could play until Christmas Day and neither team will score
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:17
Can we hang on for a 0-0, come on lads...
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:22
The sooner this truly awful game comes to an end then the better.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Zint (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:22
Hawkes on with 5 mins left.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:22
Corner given away....
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Woodhey white (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:24
Cheltenham are s**t but we are still managing to play worse.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:26
1-0 Cheltenham s**t
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Zint (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:27
Well done Nigel, inspired line up π€¦ββοΈ
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:28
8 minutes...
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:28
What a f*cking dreadful goal to concede, we had 3 or 4 players in front of him and he still manages to get his shot away....
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Woodhey white (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:31
Adkins lack of ambition against a poor side is depressing. Tells me he has very little faith in his players.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Bored rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:32
Thank God!!!!!
After a win and a draw we were in danger of the wheels falling off and spiralling into a decent run of form. Despite a very stagnant team selection with a right back in midfield and a nice lack if pace up front, Cheltenham really threatened for a while their not to score a goal. In addition gave us a chance of 3 points, despite us rejecting the chance to net a couple of goals and even replacing Omari Patrick early on Cheltenham left it really late to bag that goal but at least we can breathe a sigh of relief that it looks like the wheels are back on the rails with a punchy 1-0 defeat!
After a win and a draw we were in danger of the wheels falling off and spiralling into a decent run of form. Despite a very stagnant team selection with a right back in midfield and a nice lack if pace up front, Cheltenham really threatened for a while their not to score a goal. In addition gave us a chance of 3 points, despite us rejecting the chance to net a couple of goals and even replacing Omari Patrick early on Cheltenham left it really late to bag that goal but at least we can breathe a sigh of relief that it looks like the wheels are back on the rails with a punchy 1-0 defeat!
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:36
A Truly awful game to watch and we were ABSOLUTE F*CKING DOG W*NK all night long...Got what we deserved PERIOD...!...Hoping Luke Norris will be first out of the door come the Summer, with many more to follow very soon after.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: HardlyYardley (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:37
Poor selection. Poor performance. Feel sorry for any Rovers supporter who braved the cold and went to the match even if they live in Cheltenham.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Zint (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:37
Depressing outcome, predictable with that line up.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Woodhey white (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:37
Adkins needs to have a long long look in the mirror at his over cautious tactics which have cost us again.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: DevonExile (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:38
It is beyond me why we keep trying the same old failed permutations up front?
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: birkenhead tranny (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:42
pathetic utter awful ,oconner dreadful no challenge for goal .kieran morris what does he offer , the rest poor , clear out needed , starting at the top , swa swa
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Kingyβs gunslinger (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:42
We looked like wildebeest waiting to be victims on the savannah in the second half. We were
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:43
Quote:Woodhey white
Adkins needs to have a long long look in the mirror at his over cautious tactics which have cost us again.
i agree, but maybe that is his only way coz he must know, like all of us, that we have little quality in our squad.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:45
Bloody dreadful goal to concede, we should NEVER have allowed him to get his shot away.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: TIRIFIC58 (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:51
So fed up with him going back to the same uninspiring setup just hoping for a 0-0 draw then leaving it too late to bring the subs on ! Another poor team we should have attacked & gone for win?
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: DevonExile (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:55
I agree about the lack of quality but that is down to decisions made about retention and another round of mainly poor summer signings. If NA had nothing to do with any of those decisions then just what is his role.
Taylor and Solomon are raw but at least they offer the hope that with game time /experience they will improve. The other up front options offer only consistent inadequacy. What a mess
Taylor and Solomon are raw but at least they offer the hope that with game time /experience they will improve. The other up front options offer only consistent inadequacy. What a mess
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Ronniesfirst11 (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:56
Quote:hong kong rover
Bloody dreadful goal to concede, we should NEVER have allowed him to get his shot away.
In the end it was a predictable defeat to a predictable late goal against bang average opposition. They just stepped it up a bit and got what they needed. It was a case of the usual suspects really for us. Decent from Davies, Jennings, Findlay but Morris, Norris, Wood, O'Connor sorry just not good enough to be effective even at this level. How Keiran Morris gets 82 minutes tonight is beyond me. This squad of players is so limited it's untrue. Lets hope we can just gather enough points to beat the drop because that's where we are at the moment.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Ingleboro08 (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 21:57
You have to be impressed with our stats, our away record, our scoring 're off and the same old record on his interview after.
Great goals in training!
Great goals in training!
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: dave-p (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 22:00
That was an awful second half
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: hong kong rover (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 22:14
Quote:dave-p
That was an awful second half
the whole 90 mins was awful dave,,,Omari looked a little bit lively in the opening 10 or 15 mins and that was all we got for the entire match...dreadful game, 2 dreadful teams, dreadful goal to concede and a dreadful result.
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Crazylegs Cranebird (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 22:15
Looking at the Table, if Swindon and Carlisle pick up points we will be in a relegation battle. no question
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: Summerlander (IP Logged)
Date: 22/11/2024 22:28
Itβs incomprehensible. He did so well with the team he inherited last year.
Shocking display today.
Shocking display today.
Re: Back after the break
Posted by: EgoEgoEgo (IP Logged)
Date: 23/11/2024 14:03
Quote:EgoEgoEgo
Yep, canβt see any result other than a Cheltenham win.
Breaks me heart to say so.
Onwards and Upwards!
Hey! Prediction spot on, though doesnt give me any pleasure to say so.
Dire, dire, dire.
Onwards and Upwards!
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Re: Back after the break
Posted by: DevonExile (IP Logged)
Date: 23/11/2024 14:32
He did well initially, but throughout 2024 our form has been mediocre. with 44 points from the last 36 games , although it does feel as though we are going backwards.
There is a possible argument that Apter was more of a factor than than the manager in us pulling away from relegation last year
There is a possible argument that Apter was more of a factor than than the manager in us pulling away from relegation last year
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