Best and Worst – Tranmere Rovers F.C
Phillip Rippon, 36 years old – supporter since the 1991/92 season
Team
Best
Nixon, Nolan, McGreal, Vickers, Thomas, Nevin, Harvey, O’Brien, Morrissey, Muir, Aldridge
Worst
Wilson, Antwi, Jobson, Foster, Darville, Williams, Sousa, Gill, Carole, Gornell, N’Diaye
Player
Best
John Morrissey
Worst
Sean McGinty
Moment
Best
Chris Malkin scoring against Bolton 1-0, Playoff final 1991, class forwards roll in celebration
Worst
Relegation to the Conference, 2015
Game
Best
Tranmere 3-1 Aston Villa, Coca Cola Cup, Semi Final, 1st leg, 1994, my favourite ever game.
Worst
Aston Villa, 1994 Coca Cola Semi Final, 2nd leg, heartbreaking.
Players Haircut
Best
Ged Brannan, took great care of his hair, it looked the same at kick off and at full time, it didn’t move, it was so smooth you would think it was a hairpiece, lol.
Worst
Mark Yozzer Hughes
Signing
Best
John Aldridge, £250,000 in 1991 an absolute steal.
Worst
George O’Callaghan, did he even play a competitive match for us, he was signed to much fanfare too.
Season
Best
1994/1995
We had it all this season and the football we played was eye catching, fast counter attacking football it was scary good, could rip through opposition defences with ease. We finished 5th, 6 points behind Middlesbrough, that’s how close we were to the Premiership, only one automatic spot back then. Lost to Reading in Playoffs after doing the league double, typical hey!
Worst
2000/01 and 2014/15
Goal
Best
I’ve seen some beauties but Nick Henry’s volley against Bolton in the Worthington Cup Semi Final, 2000 is a personal favourite.
Worst
Can’t really remember, properly Chris Shucker scoring a header on goal line, smallest player on the pitch by a mile.
Kit
Best
Home kit, 1995/1996 & 1996/1997 (wore it for two seasons)
Worst
Away kit 2016/2017, wheelie bin anybody?
Nickname
Best
Super White Army
Worst
Trannies
Chant
Best
E I E I E I O, Up The Football League We Go, it’s iconic and my first football chant memory
Worst
Hey Rock and roll, Watson’s on the dole
Manager
Best
Johnny King
Worst
John Barnes
Cult Hero
Best
I honestly could have picked numerous names but I’m going with Kenny Irons, underrated but he was a good player. We haven’t had a box to box player like him since 1999 when he left.
Worst
Ivano Bonetti
Hard Man
Best
Dave Higgins, he was hard as nails, always put his head in where it hurt, talking about players who played for the badge.
Worst
Georges Santos
Facial Hair
Best
I’ve gone more recent with James Norwood, I thought he had good facial hair and kept it smart.
Worst
Danny Holmes (that season the players were all growing beards in 2013/2014
Worst hard man? Georges Santos.
The French defender/midfielder played for Rovers from 1998 to 2000.