By MikeyB
October 18 2006

Chris Shuker and Steve Jennings both scored as Tranmere beat Bury 2-0 at Gigg Lane to progress to the next round of the new Johnstons Paint Trophy. The draw will be made tomorrow.

		22 Chris Shuker
		87 Steven Jennings

 

 

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Match Events

 

	88 Mins	Carl Tremarco  Kevin Ellison
	87 Mins	Steven Jennings
	70 Mins	Steven Jennings  Danny Harrison
	70 Mins	John Mullin  Steven Davies
Marc Goodfellow David Buchanan	58 Mins
Andy Parrish	51 Mins
Jake Speight Marc Pugh	46 Mins
	22 Mins	Chris Shuker
Thomas Kennedy Colin Woodthorpe	19 Mins

 

52%	Possession	48%
6	Shots on Target	8
4	Shots off Target	2
7	Fouls	10
6	Corners	4

 

Gaffer's Verdict!

 

"I was a bit disappointed in the first half performance. It was a great free kick from Shukes, it was about time! That one has been coming. But that was the only shot we had in the first half and that's what disappointed me.

"Chris has practiced a load of those and they were flying in in training yesterday. We now need more in general play. But I've said to him, I don't care if he doesn't score for us. If he's making them and we're winning games, I couldn't care less whether Shuker got ten goals or two goals. It's about winning games and who scores doesn't matter.

"But overall we just about shaded it. It was a battling gritty performance. Late on we used the ball well and made them work, I just wish we'd done it earlier. There's plenty of work still to be done. We need to move the ball quicker and play at a higher tempo.

"It was difficult for the two strikers today, I didn't really see them as an attacking force. Hopefully Gareth Taylor will be back on Saturday and improve us in that department. He's going to see a specialist on Wednesday and if he gives Gareth the all clear then it's up to him. If he says he's fine, then it's up to me to decide whether he goes on if he stays on the bench and comes on."