Let's talk about the Tranmere Rovers game

[Sammy Chung was King]

It’s important no matter how that we win this game. The side needs to make sure Tranmere know they’ve been in a game. Get in their face, outwork them. Go off the pitch having no more left to give. Hard work is all that will get us out of this slump.

[Reg of the Rovers]

Lakin, Lavery and Hurst first names on the sheet for me - only bit of brightness energy and positivity we've had for a while. Get Olowu in as well, can't make things any worse back there, and as others have suggested include Tommy R as CDM which lets Hurst get forward. Keep G Miller in, strikers need confidence, if he can get a goal and his head back up he'll be ok.

Not sure T Miller is going to be the answer, he looks a bit lightweight - but admittedly that is excessively harsh as I've seen him for five mins chasing a 4-1 loss! 

[selby]

  Wolfie and Hound, to be honest he had 40 square yards to play in the whole game playing basically the old fashioned sweeper position, and had nobody running past the full backs into space to bring him out, our players stopping with one man to beat and laying the ball square or backwards where Hartlepool wanted us to play.
  Hound you played as a striker at a good level when that was employed and you know you push up onto him and the wingers go for their man and take him on to get him wide for them to put the ball in the area.
  Our much vaunted coaching manuals must have had a couple of pages missing when our lot read them, employing stop 1st outlet play the ball backwards and re circle it, 2nd outlet just play a triangle inside where their defenders can get back and smother it.
   Christ almighty look to take the back man on.

[bpoolrover]

Biggins could be out tonight and nelson, recalled young lad from fc united, why we didn’t sign someone in case this happened is beyond belief really, are we really that skint?

[selby]

  They can't recall Faulkner its too early in his loan, brilliant,

[Bailey Vickerage]

  They can't recall Faulkner its too early in his loan, brilliant,

Faulkner doesn’t need to be recalled, nelson will maybe miss tonight that’s it and there’s also Long as another option. Keep Bobby on loan and let him get some game time and experience.

[selby]

  We need to play our best defenders, we are poor at the back, the record and the results confirm this, Olowu and Faulkner are two of our best defenders, are our own players and will get better with experience, and have the chance for added value to the club in a transfer situation in the future bringing in funds at the moment sorely needed.
  Past statements from the management about Faulkner have already undermined his immediate value to the club just when his reputation was being bandied about for his performances in the first team by much larger teams, and after a few weeks kicking his heals on the bench and not getting a game, the club farmed him out to Worksop, where he picked up a bad injury keeping him out for another long period.
  It seems to me that people either don't rate Faulkner, or want him to go on loan and come back the complete defender, while in the mean time playing poor defenders in our first team and are quite happy to do so and results of the first team reflect their selections.

[Bailey Vickerage]

  We need to play our best defenders, we are poor at the back, the record and the results confirm this, Olowu and Faulkner are two of our best defenders, are our own players and will get better with experience, and have the chance for added value to the club in a transfer situation in the future bringing in funds at the moment sorely needed.
  Past statements from the management about Faulkner have already undermined his immediate value to the club just when his reputation was being bandied about for his performances in the first team by much larger teams, and after a few weeks kicking his heals on the bench and not getting a game, the club farmed him out to Worksop, where he picked up a bad injury keeping him out for another long period.
  It seems to me that people either don't rate Faulkner, or want him to go on loan and come back the complete defender, while in the mean time playing poor defenders in our first team and are quite happy to do so and results of the first team reflect their selections.

DS and Copps have both said it several times that Faulkner needs to improve on the ball and they are right. He isn’t quite ready to be playing week in week out for us yet imo so the best thing for him is to go out on loan, play every week in a league where there’s less pressure on him and let him gain experience (and he will still be training with us).

I do think he will be a regular starter for us next season but atm he needs to improve his game (he’s only 18). We’ve seen it so many times over the last few years that after a few bad performances, our fans get on the backs of players and say they’re shit and are deemed too young and not good enough, Jones being the most recent example (although I don’t think he’s ever been that bad, a couple of mistakes yes but they’re highlighted more because he’s a keeper, he’s made no more than Mitchell imo). All it would take is a couple of bad games for Bobby and fans are on his back slagging him off and saying he’s not fit to wear the shirt.

[roversdude]

Think Long is out too

[murham]

Basically get stuck in no matter who he picks
Pitty Patty football at any level is criminal……..they are decent players who have had their  backbone removed by recent managers
Please just get the will to win

[i_ateallthepies]

I think judging by DS's last interview he isn't likely to change the 'processes'.  The tippy happy football is here to stay.

[drfchound]

  Wolfie and Hound, to be honest he had 40 square yards to play in the whole game playing basically the old fashioned sweeper position, and had nobody running past the full backs into space to bring him out, our players stopping with one man to beat and laying the ball square or backwards where Hartlepool wanted us to play.
  Hound you played as a striker at a good level when that was employed and you know you push up onto him and the wingers go for their man and take him on to get him wide for them to put the ball in the area.
  Our much vaunted coaching manuals must have had a couple of pages missing when our lot read them, employing stop 1st outlet play the ball backwards and re circle it, 2nd outlet just play a triangle inside where their defenders can get back and smother it.
   Christ almighty look to take the back man on.

selby, your observations are accurate mate.  Number 39 was barely put under any pressure throughout the game and if you and I can see the reasons why I am at a loss to understand why DS and his team didn’t do anything to change that.
I still think 39 is a good player though.

[welloffside]

Selby,

"The old fashioned sweeper system"

I still think that is an efficient defence, always have. An intelligent, experienced player who can step back a few yards, see where he's needed and marshall the defenders accordingly.
                   What's not to like?

Imo, having two central defenders means there must be moments when you get the' shall I shan't I ' (or will he do it?) decision to be made.

Forest did it for years under Clough with the player whose name I've forgotten. ( mind you he was bloody quick!

[RugbyRover]

Selby,

"The old fashioned sweeper system"

I still think that is an efficient defence, always have. An intelligent, experienced player who can step back a few yards, see where he's needed and marshall the defenders accordingly.
                   What's not to like?

Imo, having two central defenders means there must be moments when you get the' shall I shan't I ' (or will he do it?) decision to be made.

Forest did it for years under Clough with the player whose name I've forgotten. ( mind you he was bloody quick!

You'll never beat Des Walker!

[goalkick]

Is game on I follow tonight.

[drfchound]

Is game on I follow tonight.

Yes it is.

[ncRover]

RSW and Anderson again. Wow.

Looks like a 4-3-3 though.

[steve@dcfd]

Wow could be Tommy playing LCB again back to 343 so don’t get excited. DS believes in the process let’s hope for the club and team the process starts to work. Let’s hope Molyneux begins to show his worth.

[monkeytennis]

RSW and Anderson again. Wow.

Looks like a 4-3-3 though.

I give up. Honestly.

[Bailey Vickerage]

Don’t mind Rowe being LCB too much, he will probs spend most of the game when we’ve got the ball overloading the midfield or overlapping on the left, I thought Olowu would come in tho.

[goalkick]

Line up unbelievable but to be expected

[scawsby steve]

Molyneux replacing Lavery. What a masterstroke.

Jesus.

[Butchers Red]

One up top. What a boring,negative approach to a very winnable game which would still keep us in touch.

FFS it's not as though we're playing Real Madrid.

[ncRover]

Don’t mind Rowe being LCB too much, he will probs spend most of the game when we’ve got the ball overloading the midfield or overlapping on the left, I thought Olowu would come in tho.

He could just stick him in midfield and have him helping to support the lone striker. Why does he have to be such a contrarian?

[roverstillidie91]

Don’t mind Rowe being LCB too much, he will probs spend most of the game when we’ve got the ball overloading the midfield or overlapping on the left, I thought Olowu would come in tho.

Maybe when in position join in the midfield area and then the left wing back tuck in to make the 3?

He could just stick him in midfield and have him helping to support the lone striker. Why does he have to be such a contrarian?

[since-1969]

Q) We are the home team ? 

[rich1471]

That was a shocking first half from rovers , absolute garbage again

[ForsolongaRover]

Ro-Shaun doing all the things we expect and so well known that the Tranmere commentators remembered how prone to mistakes he was at their place!

[bpoolrover]

Just no creativity, Tomlin should have been replaced with a creative player but unfortunately we don’t have any money

[Pside]

That was horrendous. How long do we stick with this clown? He goes on about methods and sticking to them, well unfortunately Dan your method is atrocious