Author Topic: Tranmere Rovers (Read 92800 times)

Lommaren · « **on:** May 2, 2011, 09:58:45 pm »

Might be an old thread about them, but let's congratulate them and their fans for staying up in League One this season, in spite of it looking really dire at one point. Hopefully we could start using them as a great place to loan more guys out - like an affiliate to us, where youngsters could mix training with our seniors and them, and then play matches for Tranmere. Would perhaps benefit both sides in the long run? Or what do I know.

They also have the legend John Welsh as captain, plus our dear old reserve keeper Tony Warner in goal. Not exactly Aldo touch, but good enough for that league I guess

Anyway, well done to them!

Torpedo Tommy · « **Reply #1 on:** May 2, 2011, 10:01:49 pm »

Quote from: Lommaren on May 2, 2011, 09:58:45 pm

Might be an old thread about them, but let's congratulate them and their fans for staying up in League One this season, in spite of it looking really dire at one point. Hopefully we could start using them as a great place to loan more guys out - like an affiliate to us, where youngsters could mix training with our seniors and them, and then play matches for Tranmere. Would perhaps benefit both sides in the long run? Or what do I know.

Anyway, well done to them!

Certainly! Well done Rovers. Not in a great state are they?

Did it the hard way but safe with a few games to go!

Lommaren · « **Reply #2 on:** May 2, 2011, 10:03:28 pm »

Quote from: Torpedo Tommy on May 2, 2011, 10:01:49 pm

Certainly! Well done Rovers. Not in a great state are they?

Did it the hard way but safe with a few games to go!

Heard they were close to administration at one point, a great shame were that to happen. Birkenhead deserves a team capable of League One at least IMO.

rodderzzz · « **Reply #3 on:** May 3, 2011, 06:28:40 am »

When you put your Physio in charge it's a miracle you survive relegation to be honest

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2012, 05:38:33 pm »

Won 5-2 away today. They are looking good this year, happy for them.

Red Beret · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2012, 06:33:04 pm »

I have a serious soft spot for them. By rights they should be the second team for any native scouser IMO, be they red or blue.

Statto Red · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2012, 06:50:52 pm »

Shows what you can do when you appoint a proper manager, & Tranmere had a good run towards the end of last season. I go to some Tranmere Midweek games with one of my mates. haven't been yet this season.

-Willo- · « **Reply #7 on:** September 22, 2012, 06:52:22 pm »

Robinson, 7 goals this season and he plays LM sometimes LB (I think?)

Foster · « **Reply #8 on:** September 22, 2012, 06:54:51 pm »

Known Jake Kirby for like 8 years now, remember sitting in his when he got his youth contract. Made up to see him in that first team squad every week.

Statto Red · « **Reply #9 on:** September 22, 2012, 06:55:34 pm »

Quote from: -Willo- on September 22, 2012, 06:52:22 pm

Robinson, 7 goals this season and he plays LM sometimes LB (I think?)

He got booked after he scored last week, as he lifted his shirt up reveling another shirt which had justice for the 96 message on it.

Welshred · « **Reply #10 on:** September 22, 2012, 10:34:57 pm »

Quote from: rodderzzz on May 3, 2011, 06:28:40 am

When you put your Physio in charge it's a miracle you survive relegation to be honest

Bob Paisley and Nigel Adkins say hi

Kop202 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 23, 2012, 08:37:32 am »

I have always quite liked Tranmere. Probably because it is a local team and not really a rival to Liverpool playing in the second or third division most of the time. I occasionally go and watch a game. Once had a pint with a gentleman - and I don't use this word lightly - in their ground, who told me he has been a season ticket holder for 85 years. Most of their home games seem to either clash with ours or are in midweek.

vicgill · « **Reply #12 on:** September 23, 2012, 10:18:52 am »

Quote from: Lommaren on May 2, 2011, 09:58:45 pm

Might be an old thread about them, but let's congratulate them and their fans for staying up in League One this season, in spite of it looking really dire at one point. Hopefully we could start using them as a great place to loan more guys out - like an affiliate to us, where youngsters could mix training with our seniors and them, and then play matches for Tranmere. Would perhaps benefit both sides in the long run? Or what do I know.

They also have the legend John Welsh as captain, plus our dear old reserve keeper Tony Warner in goal. Not exactly Aldo touch, but good enough for that league I guess

Anyway, well done to them!

I suppose their manager had nothing to do with it

Tim · « **Reply #13 on:** September 23, 2012, 10:52:39 am »

Does this mean we're the 3rd best team on Merseyside at the moment then?

sinnermichael · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:41:52 pm »

absolutely flying. 3-2 up now against yeovil having been 2-0 down

RuncornRed25 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2012, 05:59:38 pm »

7 points clear now in League 1, good luck to em

KevLFC · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2012, 06:16:46 pm »

Quote from: Kop202 on September 23, 2012, 08:37:32 am

I have always quite liked Tranmere. Probably because it is a local team and not really a rival to Liverpool playing in the second or third division most of the time. I occasionally go and watch a game. Once had a pint with a gentleman - and I don't use this word lightly - in their ground, who told me he has been a season ticket holder for 85 years. Most of their home games seem to either clash with ours or are in midweek.

85 years

. How old is he? I probably need to search Tranmere's history a bit more but he must have followed them when they were amateurs?

Statto Red · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2012, 11:34:29 pm »

Quote from: KevLFC on October 13, 2012, 06:16:46 pm

85 years . How old is he? I probably need to search Tranmere's history a bit more but he must have followed them when they were amateurs?

In 1921 Tranmere were elected into the newly formed Division 3 North, before then they were in the Central League as Tranmere replaced Leeds City Reserves when Leeds City were expelled from all Football after financial irregularities. The Central League then was a mix of first teams & reserve teams until Division 3 North was formed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tranmere_Rovers

reniformis · « **Reply #18 on:** October 14, 2012, 12:22:50 am »

Made up for them, hopefully it continues. I live a couple of miles down the road from them but I was brought up a red. Never been to their ground, never cared, even when Aldo was in charge, shameful really. I'm deciding that them and Wrexham should be my other teams.

CornerFlag · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2014, 05:11:28 pm »

Bottom of all 92 teams. Sad to see given where they were at the turn of the century.

jaffod · « **Reply #20 on:** October 11, 2014, 05:51:38 pm »

Quote from: CornerFlag on October 11, 2014, 05:11:28 pm

Bottom of all 92 teams. Sad to see given where they were at the turn of the century.

Hope they slide into oblivion. Always used to look out for their results until I had the misfortune to sit next to one of their supporters at the Echo arena for the 6-a-side thing they used to have. The prick acted like it was the fucking Champions League final rather than the bit of fun it was meant to be.

monkeyharris · « **Reply #21 on:** October 11, 2014, 11:13:55 pm »

Quote from: jaffod on October 11, 2014, 05:51:38 pm

Hope they slide into oblivion. Always used to look out for their results until I had the misfortune to sit next to one of their supporters at the Echo arena for the 6-a-side thing they used to have. The prick acted like it was the fucking Champions League final rather than the bit of fun it was meant to be.

Yeah too fucking right..let's hope our local neighbours with their 90+ years of being in the football league slide into total oblivion just cos you had the misfortune to sit next to a bellend fan of theirs.
Fuck the fellahs who've forgone the glamour of the two top division sides 4 miles away (well one of them..!)and followed their team in the lower leagues for decades
Let's hope we never meet them in the century and whatever it is old FA cup ever again and their place is taken in the league by some English version of FC Ludogrets founded about 6 years ago and owned by some Oligarch or other...
No place in modern football for tradition is there

Personally always had a soft spot for our step cousins over the water...would be fucking awful if they dropped out the league. Remember the last time it nearly happened in the 80's. Had their biggest crowd in decades for the game that saved them before their relative rise and glory days in the 90's

Hoping for totally the opposite and their league survival

BUSHMILLS · « **Reply #22 on:** October 11, 2014, 11:45:30 pm »

Quote from: jaffod on October 11, 2014, 05:51:38 pm

Hope they slide into oblivion. Always used to look out for their results until I had the misfortune to sit next to one of their supporters at the Echo arena for the 6-a-side thing they used to have. The prick acted like it was the fucking Champions League final rather than the bit of fun it was meant to be.

Know what you mean. Thank God there are no "pricks" supporting LFC, eh?

Red Beret · « **Reply #23 on:** October 12, 2014, 02:20:03 pm »

One of my bestie's is a Rovers' fan. Got a lot of love for that little club. I really should make an effort to cross the water and watch them sometime. Plenty other reds and blues should do the same imo.

kirkbywool · « **Reply #24 on:** October 12, 2014, 02:39:04 pm »

Went to see Tranmere v Sheffield United the other year. Me and my mate thought they were singing blue and white army so joined in. Was only later on we realised the chant was actually super white army

.

Always be my second club unless kirkby town gets resurrected so hope they stay up.

sinnermichael · « **Reply #25 on:** October 13, 2014, 03:44:13 pm »

Sacked their manager.

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #26 on:** October 13, 2014, 04:23:45 pm »

Me and my mate used to go every game back when Aldo was in charge. It was only 3 quid (paid at the turnstyle) to get in if you were under 16, which made it a lot more realistic than going to Anfield for a couple of kids. Great way to keep us out of trouble on a Saturday afternoon.

Best memory was the 4-3 with Southampton, crazy game that.

I remember them in the playoffs for the Premier League in the 90s too, when John King was manager. Lost to Villa one year and West Brom(?) another time iirc. Sad to see how far they have fallen since then. I feel for them, hope they can work their way back up.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #27 on:** October 13, 2014, 04:29:13 pm »

Quote from: Slick_Beef on October 13, 2014, 04:23:45 pm

Me and my mate used to go every game back when Aldo was in charge. It was only 3 quid (paid at the turnstyle) to get in if you were under 16, which made it a lot more realistic than going to Anfield for a couple of kids. Great way to keep us out of trouble on a Saturday afternoon.

Best memory was the 4-3 with Southampton, crazy game that.

I remember them in the playoffs for the Premier League in the 90s too, when John King was manager. Lost to Villa one year and West Brom(?) another time iirc. Sad to see how far they have fallen since then. I feel for them, hope they can work their way back up.

The Villa defeat was in the League Cup Semi Finals and I think they won the first leg at Prenton Park and were only denied by a late goal in the 2nd Leg. One of the Play Off defeats was against Leicester I think.

Aldo, Kenny Irons, Johnny Morrisey, Pat Nevin - some good names back then!

Red Beret · « **Reply #28 on:** October 13, 2014, 04:30:33 pm »

Remember my dad being well pissed off when Tranmere beat Everton in the FA Cup.

There's never a good time to let a manager go but when you're bottom of the entire football league it's a big worry. They don't have the luxury of giving a manager time to bed in Brendan style.

Smithy_88 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 13, 2014, 04:56:53 pm »

Quote from: jaffod on October 11, 2014, 05:51:38 pm

Hope they slide into oblivion. Always used to look out for their results until I had the misfortune to sit next to one of their supporters at the Echo arena for the 6-a-side thing they used to have. The prick acted like it was the fucking Champions League final rather than the bit of fun it was meant to be.

What an absolute idiot you are.... because there's no knobhead Lfc fans then?

? It must just be me that thinks alot of people in the Kop say ridicules things then.

Lets just hope they slide into oblivion with all the LFC connections and another local Merseyside team for some of our lads to go on loan to, or a place where we can get good talent from if needs be.

AB LFC · « **Reply #30 on:** October 13, 2014, 05:05:05 pm »

95% of LFC fans I know are some of the biggest dickheads to walk the earth. All clubs have them to be honest, some more than others (Chelsea, Utd, Millwall, Leeds etc).

SamAteTheRedAcid · « **Reply #31 on:** October 13, 2014, 05:08:04 pm »

Quote from: AB LFC on October 13, 2014, 05:05:05 pm

95% of LFC fans I know are some of the biggest dickheads to walk the earth.

RAWKs not that bad mate

B0151? · « **Reply #32 on:** October 13, 2014, 05:12:56 pm »

Be really damaging if they get stuck in the Conference. Tough league to get out of.

Slick_Beef · « **Reply #33 on:** October 13, 2014, 06:57:47 pm »

Quote from: Crosby StillsAndNash on October 13, 2014, 04:29:13 pm

The Villa defeat was in the League Cup Semi Finals and I think they won the first leg at Prenton Park and were only denied by a late goal in the 2nd Leg. One of the Play Off defeats was against Leicester I think.

Aldo, Kenny Irons, Johnny Morrisey, Pat Nevin - some good names back then!

Ahh of course, it was the league cup. Villa went on to lose to the mancs I think? I vaguely remember Aldo got brought down by Bosnic when through on goal in the second leg but didn't get a foul, which seemed like an outrage at the time, although I was about 9 at the time and I've never seen it back since so I have no idea if it was a good decision on not

Good to read those names again, good little team that!

jimbo196843 · « **Reply #34 on:** October 13, 2014, 07:48:20 pm »

I reckon Steve Coppell will be their new manager😜

SuperStevieNicol · « **Reply #35 on:** October 15, 2014, 10:41:58 pm »

Get Aldo back.

CornerFlag · « **Reply #36 on:** October 15, 2014, 11:10:32 pm »

Micky Adams going there it seems.

livesound · « **Reply #37 on:** October 16, 2014, 04:27:49 pm »

Don't really give a shit what happens too them to be honest but to see them relegated twice in two years would make me chuckle actually.

CornerFlag · « **Reply #38 on:** October 20, 2014, 02:45:14 pm »

They've got their first game under Micky Adams tomorrow night, might try and go watch it. Ticket in their Kop for £15 isn't too bad, wish there was a concessions though so I could use my NUS card!

Welshred · « **Reply #39 on:** October 20, 2014, 06:12:43 pm »

Quote from: CornerFlag on October 20, 2014, 02:45:14 pm

They've got their first game under Micky Adams tomorrow night, might try and go watch it. Ticket in their Kop for £15 isn't too bad, wish there was a concessions though so I could use my NUS card!

Always thought this. With 3 universities across the river and a lot of young adults not able to go watch Liverpool or Everton due to Premier League prices you would have thought Tranmere would offer cheaper tickets for them to go to Prenton Park. What will it actually cost them seeing as they rarely get above 5k for a home match nowadays? It'd probably make them more money.