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Cruise for Rovers as Ferrier hits a double

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The LeaguePaper Team
18 August 2019

By Richard Maddison
MICKY MELLON refused to get carried away after Tranmere smashed five past troubled Bolton to pick up their first win of the season.
A Morgan Ferrier brace and goals from Ollie Banks, Connor Jennings and Stefan Payne completed the rout, in a fierce contest that was played in a white-hot atmosphere.
The Rovers boss said: “It was a difficult game for us but one that we would have expected to win, with all due respect to Bolton. There was a lot of pressure on us to make sure that we got the job done and we did.
“There’s still a lot of work needed. We haven&...

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