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Micky Mellon’s men progress to the second round of the ‘Leasing.com’ trophy after a dominant performance against Aston Villa Under 21s. In a much rested starting eleven, with the focus on resting certain players due to a long injury/suspension list and gaining some players fitness who will need to step in for the injured/suspended players; …
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On a weekend that marked Micky Mellon’s three year stay at the club, he failed to beat his former side Shrewsbury. There was only one change from the previous defeat at Portman Road, this provided a slight tactical change. Connor Jennings replaced the injured Sid Nelson meaning Liam Ridehalgh played on the left hand side …
Micky Mellon’s men travelled to East Anglia with the hope of extending their unbeaten run, against a top of the league Ipswich side containing Tranmere legend James Norwood. The Tranmere lineup featured two changes from the previous fixture against Burton Albion, the returning Jake Caprice replaced the injured George Ray and new signing Neill Danns …
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‘Yet again’ Micky Mellon’s men’s resilience was evident in a last-gasp 2-1 home victory against Burton Albion. Tranmere’s side were unchanged since their midweek bounce-back 2-2 draw against Peterborough, which amazed all spectators. Although being sent to the stands in the previous fixture, Micky Mellon stood in the dugout. Similar to previous performances, Tranmere started …
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Yet again, Micky Mellon’s men shared the points in an empthatic 2-2 draw after being 2-0 down. Scott Davies’ 200th appearance was certainly one to remember for the Tranmere faithful. After picking up a calf injury in the recent encounter with Oxford United, Woods was replaced by Kieron Morris. Ray replaced Hepburn-Murphy, as Tranmere looked …
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Micky Mellon’s side travelled to the Kassam Stadium of Oxford United in the hope of gaining their first three points ‘on the road’ this season. Tranmere fielded two changes from their previous fixture, a 2-2 ‘bounce-back’ draw against visitors Gillingham. Woods replaced Ray as Sid Nelson returned to his natural position of centre back and …
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Yet again, Tranmere’s ‘never say die’ attitude was evident in a 2-2 draw with Gillingham. The hosts fielded an unchanged side which drew 1-1 in the previous fixture in an away tie at Rotherham. However, the visitors fielded a side of many changes from their football league trophy home defeat to Colchester midweek. Tranmere started …
Tranmere manager Micky Mellon made four enforced changes to his starting line-up from the Bristol Rovers fixture, with Sid Nelson, Darren Potter, Paul Mullin and Payne coming into the side in South Yorkshire. Tranmere goalkeeper , and captain, Scott Davies was called into action with eight minutes played when Michael Smith’s deep cross from the …
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