Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:01 pm
I thought the game was quality considering the scoreline and that we could have quite easily taken the three points without too much complaint from the Tranmere fans. They had their chances as we did, but there was only one side playing the football - they seemed to hit us on the break quite effectively at times.
I'm mates with a couple of Tranmere fans, both of whom say we're the best side they've played so far, despite losing to Leeds on the opening day. We're now playing with plenty of method and a style which suits the players we have on the pitch.
Dobson was our man of the match in my opinion. He did exactly what you want him to be doing in that position. His passing is still a bit wayward when he is required to play longer balls, but when Bradley and Mattis play alongside him a bit more, I think they'll start to realise how we play our best stuff going forward when Dobson wins the ball in space and we play the ball to feet.
I think Ishmel performed as maturely as he ever has done. Got the beating of an experienced full back in the form of Robbie Stockdale often enough to create chances, but unfortunately had a tendency to over-hit his crosses. The one problem with this one up front formation is that it often means we don't have enough bodies in the box. That's nothing major though as we showed we can create chances from all over the park.
Tommy Mooney was an inspiration to his team-mates and the fans behind the goal. Giving him the captaincy is arguably the best move Money has made this season because we're seeing a player who will cause any defence at this level problems, at the top of his game. It's so refreshing to see a team who really play for the fans and enjoy such full support. Mooney, Sonko and Deeney all made gestures to our fans on Friday to suggest that they were really thriving from the buzz coming from behind the goal. Long may that continue.