Ron ready to plan for future

Apr 23 2008 by Our Correspondent, Birkenhead News

PLANNING for next season becomes job number one for Tranmere boss Ronnie Moore after his side’s promotion ambitions finally unravelled over the weekend.

Moore has a number of contract issues to address for the 2008/09 campaign, including those of himself and assistant Peter Shirtliff.

Senior players who will be seeking new terms this summer are understood to include right-back Robbie Stockdale, midfielders Steve Jennings and John Mullin, utility man Shane Sherriff and winger Steve Davies.

Moore is two games away from completing the two-year agreement he signed when returning to Prenton Park in the summer of 2006, while Shirtliff joined on a one-year deal last summer.

Ronnie said: “Players are playing for contracts and Peter and myself are doing the same. We would like things sorted out. There are two games to go before we do know what’s happening.

“That will be sorted out one way or the other. I would like to finish with two wins and take seventh place if we can.”

Any lingering uncertainty about which division Tranmere will be playing in next season was removed by a 1-0 defeat at Huddersfield on Saturday.

Sixth placed Leeds, 2-0 winners at Millwall, moved eight points clear of Rovers, leaving only Brighton with a mathematical chance of catching the Yorkshire giants.

Tranmere dropped to ninth place in the League One table on the back of a third successive defeat.

Moore added: “I would rather be waiting until the end of the play-offs in May to sort out what’s happening but it wasn’t to be so we have to look and plan ahead for next season.”

Meanwhile, the deadline for the best offers and prices for Tranmere Rovers season tickets has been extended until the Southend game on Saturday, April 26.

Full details of prices and offers are available visit www.tranmererovers.co.uk or 0870-4603332.