BARROW V Tranmere match thread

[Matty]

Terrible attendance, those that stayed away missed one of them special Tuesday night games that happen every so often at HS.

It was, but even so that result and (2nd half) performance meant a lot to the core that were there and that showed at the end with the ovation.

[HenneysKnee]

Yep crowd was poor especially with no other major games on TV, sadly that's what will happen with the last few bad results

[xerxes]

Terrible that Cook isn't he. Average conference north player.

For us, id say so. Looks like he's improved for Tranmere. the first goal, he never did that for us!

Scored a screamer at Chester the other night too. He seems to no longer be just a six yard box poacher.

[Renfrew Refugee]

Don't know Bayern Munich result looked impressive against the no-hopers from North London 10-2 on aggregate! How many teams score 5 at the Emirates

[Bluebird_john]

General football ^

[Optimism]

We hung on in there, second best but effortful, Diarra towering and Beeley brave, to then be inspired by the freshness and physicality from the bench.

Inih Effiong has power and pace, with a neat touch also shown. He applied some serious heat to the usually calm McNulty, who'd earlier inevitably seen off the threat of Ross Hannah (tireless but always clear second-favourite in an aerial contest) but who became hurried and rattled up against the massive Effiong. Fortune maybe favoured us for his equaliser - usually, and ridiculously, being within a foot of the over-protected jumping 'keeper is enough for a foul against, but this time there did appear to be contact, but surprisingly play continued and Effiong steered home. Fellow sub Akil Wright added snap and brightness in midfield, coaxing more from Alex Ray Harvey, who finished the game in storming all-action fashion.

The winner was classic Williams - head up and purposefully forwards, arrowing sublimely from 20-odd yards high to the right corner.

Where this enthusiasm and drive was against Sutton on Saturday mystifies more in light of another special under-the-lights night.

Just 2 points from the play-offs now. Tantalisingly close!

[Bingo]

I can no longer do tuesday night games and had I been in Barrow I would have gone but I can certainly understand why people give it a miss the last two home games were dredful -

Win on Saturday and with a bit of promoting from the club the attendance for the Dagenham game will be up

As for cook he scored a couple of great gpals for us last season

We have a number of players back for Saturday and it's in our hands to make the play offs

[barrowaberdeen]

Weve just beat Tranmere Rovers with our best two players injured.

Last 40 minutes immense.

[boyliegladbach]

McNulty had it easy against long balls aimed at Hannah as soon as inih came on he didn't know what to do. Wright was immense and ARH woke up and was superb (apart from that miss) back 4 excellent.
Tranmere poor, thought they travelled in numbers but obviously not.
I see the tranmere manager moaning about an apparent foul my moussa on the first goal, but he doesn't comment about how easy his keeper went down under no challenge in the first half.

[andyg]

If our injury list is lengthening then, if we can, we should call back our loanee players surely.

[McMark]

What a timely lift that was for everyone! Thought we battled manfully from the off, pressing and playing at a tempo that had been missing of late. Cookies goal was a peach, but was against the run of play. We pushed for an equaliser before half time but luck seemed to be against us.

The turning point for me was just before halftime we were turning the screw they countered and somehow fluffed a glorious opportunity to go into the interval two up.

We came out second half well up for it, but no real rewards until the substitutions came on. Akil was at it like a man possessed, this also freed ARH to advance further up the pitch and instant hero Inih Effiong reaped the rewards of Moussas labours. Moussa who was immense all night bravely putting himself in where it hurts. Thought it may of been a foul on the keeper, but we got the rub of the green and the stage was set for Jordan to eclipse Cookies first half effort and he did with style.

[Pedro]

Well could not get radio sheep dip in Nicaragua so listened to Radio Merseyside.
Talk about bitter kept saying we were physical and getting away with lots of decision fwhen Tranmere should have got free kicks .
Imagine if we still had Cookie but it's good he comes back and ends up on the loosing side again.

[Adam29]

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[saltcellar]

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[Fazered]

Hannah vs McNulty was no contest. Gentleman vs Thug . Once Effiong and Wright were on it was all change. Cookie's goal was superb (where would we have been without his goals at the start of last season?). Beeley's MOTM award long overdue, one of my favourite players in the current team. The crowd was normal for a Tuesday night and our recent form has done nothing to attract anyone to Holker St. For once we had a good referee who allowed the game to flow. Great night to be a Barrow fan