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Match Preview: Tranmere Rovers (H)

The key details ahead of Saturday's home clash

February 23rd 2024FGR Media

Rovers return to The New Lawn on Saturday after a busy few days on the road last week, where Steve Cotterill's side spent more time on the bus than on the grass.

However, Rovers have had a full week to prepare for Saturday's challenge against Tranmere Rovers. Here's everything you need to know about what was said in the press conferences, the officials, tickets and other important info!

WHAT WE SAID

"Tranmere are a good team," said Cotterill. "They work hard for each other and they're playing with some confidence at the moment, which you'd expect after they beat Stockport.

Cotterill

"The lads gave everything against Crawley, but we just didn't play sharp. I haven't looked at the boys this week and thought that their confidence isn't there or anything like that. We've done some good training this week."

WHAT THEY SAID

"Do not take Forest Green for granted, because it's going to be a tough game," said Tranmere boss Nigel Adkins.

"A good, experienced manager has just come in. He knows what he's doing. They'll play out from the back, they'll go long, they're good from set pieces and they've got a long throw.

Adkins

"I'm well aware that this is a tough game, and our players are also aware of that."

TEAM NEWS

"We've got a couple of issues," said Cotterill, when asked about injury news in his pre-match press conference.

"We've got issues of both ins and outs, so we need to see how everybody is on Friday and there will be decisions to be made."

Jacob Maddox, Nathan Holland and Jordon Garrick still remain sidelined with hamstring injuries.

OFFICIALS

REFEREE - DALE BAINES

ASSITANT REFEREES - OLIVER SPENDER, RAVEL CHEOSIAUA

FOURTH OFFICIAL - JACK CLENCH

TICKETS

Tickets are available to purchase until 11:59pm on Friday, February 23 online, over the phone on 0333 123 1889 and in-person from Reception during opening hours.

They will then go back on sale from midday on Saturday, with physical tickets able to be purchased from the Ticket Office. Please note, The New Lawn is a cashless stadium and all tickets increase by £1 when purchased on the day of the match.

There is availability in the seated East Stand and the terraced South and North Stand.

ConcessionSeatedStanding
Adult£21£17
65+£17£14
U21£13£9
U16 (with an 18+)£7£6
U11 (with an 18+)£1£1

Tranmere supporters can also buy tickets for the away stand via the Ticket Office.

The Ticket Office will then reopen immediately after the match for supporters wishing to purchase tickets for our upcoming games against Wrexham, Grimsby Town, Walsall, Bradford City, Sutton United, Doncaster Rovers and Crewe Alexandra.

PARK & RIDE

The Park & Ride service from Renishaw (GL5 5EY) will be running, as it does for every every Saturday 3pm home game.

The service operates from 12:30pm and buses run every 15-20, depending on demand. You can park your car at Renishaw and catch the bus up the hill for the bargain price of £3 - and it'll even drop you right outside the ground.

After the game, the buses will depart from the opposite side of the road to where you were dropped off.

Please note, only card and contactless payments are accepted on the Park & Ride service.

COVERAGE

For Rovers fans who can’t make the game, full commentary of the match will be available via BBC Radio Gloucestershire on 1413AM.

International supporters can watch the game on iFollow for just £10. Click here to purchase your pass.

X (Twitter) is the place to keep updated if you can't make it to the match, so make you're following @FGRFC_Official for build up, regular updates and post-match reaction.

There’ll also be team news and score updates on our Facebook and Instagram [@fgrfc_official]. By Sunday morning, we'll have post-match interviews, a match report and 10-minute highlights available to consume on fgr.co.uk.

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