Match Day Thread Tranmere Rovers v Sunderland – Tuesday 27th July 2021 - KO 19:00

Players make mistakes, all players.

I can handle that but, for the last few seasons, we've suffered from two things ....

... those players thinking they know best regarding tactics and those failing to put in maximum effort.

Watching these per-season games I'd say there's been a definite improvement in both aspects. We need a style and a way of playing rather than relying on the occasional 'moments' from McGeady or whoever. The promoted teams haven't had a 'McGeady' and haven't done too badly.

 

£5.99 for the stream for tomorrow.....

https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/live-video

 

Thanks again RTB, these threads are brilliant, like LJ's style, that we keep hearing about, only better, and Hawkes for Grigg after 10 minutes will do me fine. OaU

 

Yeah confirmed now - £5.99

 

Brilliant thread again RTB. Highlight of the board for me.

It makes sense to give Grigg some game time to build up his match sharpness for anyone daft enough to want to buy him. I agree though, that Josh Hawkes needs a good hour under his belt, as little cameos are not going to do him any good.

With a few starters missing, I'll plump for a repeat of the Pizza Cup. 1-0 to the Lads!

 

HA'WWWWAY THE LADS

MACKEMS ATTACKEM



Was gonna go to this, come back from me caravan and go with the lad.
But he's working afternoons .

Thought Tranmere were gonna get promoted last season but were unlucky.
Shame, good luck to them, hope they get it this season and hopefully we won't be meeting them next season



Distanced from the Industrial Revolution in Liverpool by the physical barrier of the River Mersey, Birkenhead retained its agricultural status until the advent of steam ferry services. In 1817 a steam ferry service started from Liverpool to Tranmere and in 1822 the paddle steamer, Royal Mail, began operation between Liverpool and Woodside.[9]

Shipbuilding started in 1829.[10] An iron works was initially established by William Laird in 1824 and was joined by his son John Laird in 1828. The business eventually became Cammell Laird. Notable naval vessels built at Birkenhead include HMS Achilles, HMS Affray, CSS Alabama, HMS Ark Royal, HMS Birkenhead, HMS Caroline, Huáscar, the pioneer submarine Resurgam, HMS Thetis (which sank in Liverpool Bay during sea trials, and was refloated and commissioned as HMS Thunderbolt, only to be lost to enemy action with the loss of the entire crew), HMS Conqueror and HMS Prince of Wales. Merchant vessels were also built such as RMS Mauretania and RMS Windsor Castle.

In 1833 an act was passed to introduce street paving, lighting and other improvements in the town. These included establishing a market and regulating the police force.[11]

The Mersey Railway tunnel opened in 1886, providing direct railway access to Liverpool.

20th centuryEdit
The Grange Road West drill hall was completed in 1900.[12]

In September 1932 thousands of unemployed people protested in a series of demonstrations organised by the local branch of the National Unemployed Workers Movement. After three days of rioting, police were brought in from elsewhere to help quell the rioters.[13]

In addition to the ferries and the railway, the Queensway road tunnel opened in 1934 and gave rapid access to Liverpool. This opened up the Wirral Peninsula for development, and prompted further growth of Birkenhead as an industrial centre. Bolstered by migration from rural Cheshire, southern Ireland and Wales, the town's population had grown from 110 in 1801 to 110,912 one hundred years later and stood at 142,501 by 1951.[14]

Birkenhead was struck by an F0/T1 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[15]

 

I've actually by mistake voted for a Tranmere win, hope it's not a curse.

 

Must win game too

 

pitch is looking good maybe we can get a good passing game going

 

Will be good to see where we are at in that respect.

 

Seem to remember last season it was like playing on the beach with the occasional tuft of grass so big improvement.

 

It was the season before and yes it was very sandy in those parts that weren't claggy with mud.

It was the worst pitch I'd ever seen in the football league - and I've seen some bad pitches through the 70s and 80s.

Still, we'd had some repeated long periods of dreadful rain in the North West so there were plenty of other pitches nearly as bad.

 

Tranmere just short of even money for this one. We’re clearly gonna be playing a young side.

 

For those planning to purchase the stream - Website wouldn't accept my usual bank card just then. Had to checkout with PayPal.

 

just seen Tranmere limbering up for the match, with Liverpool helping with advanced techniques.

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