Jim’s Jottings

Jim’s Jottings

We are a little pushed for space in today’s column so I will briefly complete my tribute to Rovers’ former C.E.O. Gordon Bennett who sadly passed away a short while ago. I previously mentioned that Gordon worked hard at getting supporters teams and...
Jim’s Jottings

Jim’s Jottings

Another home game comes round today with the stadium empty except for those playing staff and others who are directly involved with the game itself. It has been said elsewhere but it does seem illogical that fans, certainly a reduced number of them at least, cannot...
Jim’s Jottings

Jim’s Jottings

So here we are at last – writing a Supporters Club column in ‘The Pirate’ for the first time in many long months. None of us could have thought what was to occur when we packed-up following that moral-boosting and thoroughly deserved win last season...
Jim’s Jottings

Jim’s Jottings

It was a long and unproductive trip to the freezing north-east last Saturday from where Rovers returned pointless after holding high-flying Sunderland for an hour before the referee stepped in! There was a fantastic turn-out by the ‘Gas’ with around a...
Jim’s Jottings

Jim’s Jottings

This column was again written before our last match – a long Tuesday night trip to Birkenhead, provided of course that the fixture survived last weekend’s rain-laden storm! Just judging by short clips on ‘Quest’ of Tranmere’s home games,...
Jim’s Jottings

Jim’s Jottings

t has been an even busier than usual spell over the Christmas and new year holiday period thanks to a string of matches, both home and away, with Rovers still on the edge of the play-off positions and retaining an interest in two cup competitions  at the time of...