Tranmere vice-chairman Nicola Palios says she expects Town’s game against Rovers on Saturday to go ahead despite the current state of the Prenton Park pitch.
The condition of the waterlogged surface emerged last night in the wake of the postponement of Tranmere’s FA Cup replay against Watford.
Coupled with further rain being anticipated between now and Saturday, the Blues’ visit to Birkenhead appeared to be in significant jeopardy.
Not a chance Tranmere will be playing a home game again anytime soon.
Look at the state of the pitch 😱#TRFC pic.twitter.com/KezMrzQUFV– Thatsagoal (@thatsagoal) January 14, 2020
However, asked about the likelihood of the game taking place by a Town fan on Twitter, Palios was bullish about its chances of survival.
There will be a MacLeod tent over the pitch blowing air to dry it from today until the game so we are taking all possible steps to enable the match to go ahead and would expect it to do so.– Nicola Palios (@NicolaPalios) January 15, 2020
Speaking after last night’s match at Oxford, Blues boss Paul Lambert called for an early decision to be taken regarding the game so Town fans don’t have to make an unnecessary long trip.