by David Thomas | Oct 28, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
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...
by David Thomas | Oct 19, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
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...
by David Thomas | Oct 6, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
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...
by David Thomas | Mar 1, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
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...
by David Thomas | Feb 17, 2020 | Jim's Jottings, News
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,...
by David Thomas | Jan 14, 2020 | Away Travel, Jim's Jottings, News
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...