I'm returning to one of my regular blog subjects; it's not sausages or scotch unfortunately, it's Tranmere Rovers.
My last blog on them was written waiting for a delayed flight at Melbourne airport. Micky Adams had just been appointed manager. While hope didn't spring eternal, it certainly gave us beleaguered fans a straw to clutch at. Since then things have not improved. Adams has used his football contacts to raid the loan market. He brought back Iain Hume and Jennison Myrie-Williams all to no avail. Results have been poor and the team currently sit 23rd in league 2 looking the relegation gun firmly down the barrel.
I took a trip over last week to watch the Super White Army play Luton Town. Although the form of the later matched our own the omens were not good. My normal pre match watering hole has been renamed The Birch Tree from the Mersey Clipper. It wasn't the change in name, it was the change in colour: orange. Matching the colour sported by most of the away fans. The match won't last long in the memory. The first half was dire and the second not much better. Luton won 0-1 thanks to a goal scored from a rebound penalty save. Tranmere had a few shots in target and played with more purpose in the second half. From my vantage point in the Bebbington Kop, I got to see the magic spray in action. Possibly a high light of the day.
First half action
Today Rovers travel to Southend, a place best known for the longest pier in Britain. They currently sit in the play off spots but our form against the top teams is better than that of the clubs around us. I live in hope but not expectation.
At least this season's wows have been football based and not betting scandals and match fixing allegations of last year.
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