Dawes takes charge as Tranmere welcome Morecambe to Prenton Park
Ian Dawes will take temporary charge of Tranmere for a second time this season and the stakes could hardly be higher as Morecambe visit for the League Two playoff semi-final first leg.
Ian Dawes will take temporary charge of Tranmere for a second time this season and the stakes could hardly be higher as Morecambe visit for the League Two playoff semi-final first leg.
Whilst they rarely played sparkling football, the Portuguese very much played as a team and Fernando Santos’ side will go down in history as the one that finally delivered some much coveted silverware.
Tranmere finally clinched their play-off position in League Two but rather than gaining some momentum with a win, Rovers limped over the line with a scoreless draw at home to Colchester.
As the final day of the League Two season beckons, Tranmere find themselves in the enviable position of sitting in the playoff positions. After Saturday, Rovers will only be too glad to hold a similar position.
On a day where Bolton had the chance to return to League One at the first time of asking, it was Exeter who gave their own promotion hopes a shot in the arm after a dramatic day at the University of Bolton stadium.
Bolton will go into Saturday’s clash with Exeter at the University of Bolton stadium knowing that three points will ensure a return to League One at the first time of asking.
After a wretched opening 45 minutes against strugglers Barrow, Keith Hill changed personnel and formation at half time to great effect as his side kept their automatic promotion hopes alive.
Tranmere play host to Barrow on Saturday with both sides looking for a win to boost their vastly different aims going into the crunch period of the season.
Wigan’s 2-0 victory over Crewe on Saturday saw the Latics take a giant stride towards survival in League One and while he didn’t get on the scoresheet himself, Callum Lang’s threat was evident as Leam Richardson’s men comfortably took all three points.
Following an enormous moment off the pitch after the takeover by the Bahraini-led group Phoenix 2021 Limited, Wigan can add to supporters joy by making it three victories on the spin by beating Crewe on Saturday.
There was no shortage of action during the recent international break as the UEFA and CONCACAF qualifiers got underway while Asia resumed their qualification process.
Veteran striker Eoin Doyle was calmness personified as he notched his 17th league goal of the season to help Bolton claim a come from behind 2-1 victory over Harrogate.
Bolton will be hoping to reignite their promotion push on Saturday as they welcome Simon Weaver’s Harrogate Town side to the University of Bolton Stadium.
After some personnel and formation tweaks Tranmere bounced back from the Good Friday defeat to Cheltenham and more than matched leaders Cambridge to earn a bank holiday point.
Evan Ferguson added to his ever growing reputation by notching a brace in Brighton’s 3-2 defeat to Liverpool in their Premier League 2 clash on Sunday.
After a chastening 4-0 defeat to Cheltenham on Good Friday, Tranmere will look to bounce back against league leaders Cambridge United on Easter Monday.
A contract at Leicester City and representing Denmark at under-21 level are just two of the things that Daniel Iversen and Kasper Schmeichel have in common.
The post-Alex Neil era gets underway at Deepdale tomorrow as Frankie McEvoy takes charge for the first time as struggling Preston welcome table-toppers Norwich.
Since sustaining a knee injury against Leyton Orient on February 27th, James Vaughan has been out of action and Tranmere have been without the second highest scorer in League Two.
After a largely lifeless display against Luton on Saturday, Preston have today parted company with manager Alex Neil after over three and a half years in charge.
Preston will be looking to halt their descent down the Championship table when Nathan Jones brings his improving Luton side to Deepdale.
After a long four month break the League of Ireland will make an eagerly awaited return on Friday evening when newly promoted Drogheda United play host to Waterford.
Fabinho. Jordan Henderson. Nathaniel Phillips. Rhys Williams. Ozan Kabak. These are the players that Jurgen Klopp has turned to in order to fill the void created by the season ending injuries to Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip.
It was the year 2017. Real Madrid won the second in their hat trick of Champions League wins, the New England Patriots completed the biggest comeback in Superbowl history and Ben Woodburn was nominated for the European Golden Boy award that was won by Kylian Mbappe.