Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby marky No.1 » Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:10 am

Didn't expect that, amazing, so happy for Derek and seeing him celebrate after the Bantams gave him so much stick.
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Re: Morecambe 1 (Mellon) vs 0 Bradford Possibly Live Thread

Postby Gone_Shrimping » Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:50 am

black morse wrote:As I said above....a brilliant result but (and i expect I'll get some stick here) whilst we can hope for this to be the turning point in our club's fortunes it is one good result. An excellent result but one good result. The pessimism was rife only a week ago after the Mansfield game so by all means grasp the hope and celebrate today's win but add a bit of realism and see where we are after 10 games.



We have now played 5 competitive games. In 4 of them we have been either good or very good. In 1 game we were very below par. Only 1 goal conceded in 3 home games. We have a 19 year old striker on 3 goals (who's Stockton anyway !).

I am optimistic we can have a good season , by that I mean above the 12th position and flirting with play-offs although that may be just too much.
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby Gone_Shrimping » Sun Aug 20, 2023 9:57 am

Good to see Jake Taylor coming on again and contributing by being fouled for that elusive penalty.

If he is fit and well its like another new signing for us.
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby shrimp in cyprus » Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:47 am

I used to enjoy watching highlights (video) on own website. Why is there nothing like that these days?
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby Bare bum » Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:57 am

shrimp in cyprus wrote:I used to enjoy watching highlights (video) on own website. Why is there nothing like that these days?


https://www.morecambefc.com/ifollow/latest-videos/
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby shrimp in cyprus » Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:10 am

Thanks B B, but that link is to I-follow. I run a business in Cyprus and will not go anywhere near that!!! Not usually accessible out here anyway. Is that the only way to see stuff?
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby marky No.1 » Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:36 am

Enjoy yourself.... It is later than you think
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby redrobo » Sun Aug 20, 2023 11:39 am

Well deserved victory and out played a very poor and jaded Bratford team.

Our young forwards are getting better and better with every game BUT concerned that they will run out of energy as the season progresses and for that reason we need to have alternatives in the squad.

So pleased for DA who was obviously more than pleased to put one over on his former charges.

Nice one DA...... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby shrimp in cyprus » Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:08 pm

Cheers Marky. Good to see. Thanks.
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby Keith » Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:10 pm

shrimp in cyprus wrote:Thanks B B, but that link is to I-follow. I run a business in Cyprus and will not go anywhere near that!!! Not usually accessible out here anyway.


Why do you see iFollow as a problem? You could subscribe and watch every game live, including Saturday matches.
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby shrimp in cyprus » Sun Aug 20, 2023 12:24 pm

Hi Keith.
It does actually seem that I-follow has now been sorted over here (just spoken to a mate over here who is a "wizz" with the internet etc.) Thanks. Hopefully I can now watch us this season. Regards to all back in Morecambe.
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby CityShrimp » Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:51 pm

What a great performance and result.

I’ll be honest, I didn’t rate Michael Mellon last season and was a bit underwhelmed when we re-signed him on loan for this season. Looks like I was wrong though - he’s come back looking strong, aggressive and playing well beyond his years in terms of his overall game. A complete centre forwards performance yesterday - well done Michael. Should have had another penalty when he was hauled to the ground by the Bradford centre half at the end of the first half though…

Despite Mellons exploits, Songo’o was my MotM. In the thick of it all game, getting in faces and looking surprisingly cultured on the ball at times. He proved a point against his former employers.

Which brings me onto Derek… I loved the celebrations at the end and the wave up at the Bradford directors as he walked down the tunnel - which was met with some stony faced expressions :lol:

In the great man’s own words.. “sometimes in life you get your comeuppance and today was one of those days I’m afraid”
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby Little Shrimp » Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:59 pm

CityShrimp wrote:I’ll be honest, I didn’t rate Michael Mellon last season and was a bit underwhelmed when we re-signed him on loan for this season. Looks like I was wrong though - he’s come back looking strong, aggressive and playing well beyond his years in terms of his overall game.


A lot of managers prefer to take players on their second loan spell if they can, and I think Mellon's performances this season are a testament to why. He's already had a taster of EFL football and has learnt about what it'll actually take to succeed, and has consequently gone away and put the work in to get to that level, as well as being more mentally prepared.

Excellent performance yesterday. Do genuinely think our side looks really well balanced and has some good quality in areas. Hopefully we'll continue to see that quality come out more and more as the players continue to gel, as we saw in particular for the second goal yesterday. Hard to pick a stand-out, although on reflection Love had an excellent game, and of course Mellon was superb. Songo'o probably edges it for me though. And while depth is an issue in some areas in the squad, it certainly isn't in central midfield. To be able to bring Davenport and Taylor on like we did offers a serious set of options, and I think both helped maintain or levels going into the last 20 minutes.

Derek at the end :D
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby fulwoodshrimp » Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:13 pm

I agree with your summary Little Shrimp and accept the worries I had earlier were wrong. DA seems to have assembled a decent side and Mellon is looking formidable.
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Re: Morecambe 3 (Mellon x2, McKearnan) Bradford 0

Postby redrobo » Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:52 pm

Still early days yet so let's see where we are after 10 games BUT the results to date have been encouraging in spite of not having the lions share of the play but as we know DA's policy is to let the opposition have the bulk of the play without actually doing much with it as we have seen over the years under his management.

Long may it continue bringing the results we all want.
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