Ronnie Demands Improvements at the Back

Ahead of the League One trip to Cheltenham Town tomorrow night, Rovers Boss Ronnie Moore insisted that the key to Rovers away form lies in improvements in the defence especially after the collapse at Crewe last Saturday in which Rovers surrendered a 1-0 lead in the final seven minutes.

Ahead of the match away at Cheltenham Town tomorrow night (subject to an 11.00am pitch inspection on Tuesday), Ronnie Moore admitted that the Rovers defence must do better, particularly in the absence of Ian Goodison for tomorrow's game through suspension and possibly longer into the future through injury.

Moore told Tranmere World.....

"It's got to be sorted - we haven't won away since October 18th.  This Goodison thing is more annoying than anything.  If Goodison had stayed on we'd have won the game and we wouldn't be talking about not winning away.

"It's gone and we can't do anything about it. We have to go to Cheltenham and build confidence in the back four.  They're going to have to be strong, because Cheltenham will get balls into our box."

"We don't know what the damage is to Ian's ankle yet, it's still swollen.  It's looking like it's probably three or four weeks he'll be missing for.  If I was a centre half at this club I'd be going berserk listening to my manager talking about Goodison and I'd want to show him we can play without him.  They have to prove we don't have to get a centre half in."

"Ian shouts at people and has a go at people.  When he's not there we're a bit nice and we don't want to fall out. I don't want people pointing fingers and showing people up, but if someone needs a kick up the backside during a game...all good sides have their leaders."

"When Goodison is there he keeps us up in a straight line.  When he's not there we drop and we did that on Saturday and invited Crewe on."

Moore also added that Gareth Edds would start in the centre of midfield should the game go ahead tomorrow.