The Tranmere Rovers Gazette
Boardroom23 Feb 2032
Pressure builds in the Tranmere Rovers boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Match21 Feb 2032
A hiding for Tranmere Rovers
Beaten 0‑3 by Crewe Alexandra, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad23 Feb 2032
A row about effort at Tranmere Rovers
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ty Ewens-Findlay was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad23 Feb 2032
Words exchanged at Tranmere Rovers
Miguel Costa and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout23 Feb 2032
The manager makes an example of Luke McGee
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad23 Feb 2032
James Cunningham pulls a muscle — 14 days out
The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 14 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.
Boardroom23 Feb 2032
Inquest at Tranmere Rovers
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Squad23 Feb 2032
Thomas Marshall signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Thomas Marshall commits to Tranmere Rovers for another 3 years.
The dugout23 Feb 2032
Interim Coach faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Interim Coach after 0‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- Looking ahead Ty Ewens-Findlay faces his old club
- Market Jahid Djouahir linked with a move away
- The dugout When it matters, Thomas Marshall plays