From depression to delight

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Rovers keep you guessing

What a rollercoaster ride it is following Tranmere Rovers. The ups and downs on the field are incredible and the performances of the last 10 days have shown this perfectly.

Last week we travelled to Hillsborough to play Sheffield Wednesday. The Super White Army travelled in expectation as Wednesday have been suffering some poor form of late.

Before we’d taken to our seats (or so it seemed), we were 2-0 down! It was an horrific start to the game and Rovers played extremely poorly. It didn’t get much better after the dreadful beginning, as we fell to a 4-0 defeat.

The feeling after that match were very pessimistic. As I waited for a Sheffield Super Tram (they’re not all that super by the way), I tweeted that the tram was headed for destination League Two. I was so dejected that it seemed certain we would suffer what we narrowly avoided last season.

The dejection after that match was replaced by sheer elation the following Saturday as Tranmere travelled down to the south coast to face Bournemouth.

expectations

Having already been beaten 5-3 there this season in the FA Cup, expectations were pretty low. Bournemouth are on a pretty bad run of their own though and we caught them at a good time, I think.

A first half lead through Ian Goodison’s toe poke seemed set to bring Rovers a brilliant 1-0 win. Then it was like déjà vu as we conceded a goal yet again in the last minute. We’ve lost so many points this season due to ultra late goals, it’s been incredible.

The script didn’t end there though as we went straight up the other end and bagged a winner of our own. Fantastic! I can honestly say that as a football supporter, there is no better feeling than seeing your side grab a winner in the last minute.

Thankfully there was no time for a response and a great 2-1 win was secured. A victory makes your weekend seem so much better, so thank you Les Parry and all the players.

The lesson is not to get too despondent following a defeat and don’t get carried away after a good result. There’s still a long way to go and plenty of points to play for. It would be nice if we didn’t have a final day like last season, though. It’s not too much to ask for, is it?