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SO NEAR: Rovers' Chris Greenacre is beaten by a Bristol Rovers defender

IT'S make or break time for Tranmere Rovers' season over the next few days . . .

The first big test comes tonight (Wednesday), when Rovers step out at Division Two club Hereford United's Edgar Street ground for an FA Cup third round replay (kick-off 7.45pm), following a 2-2 draw at Prenton Park.

Awaiting the winners is a home fourth round tie against Championship club Cardiff City on Saturday, January 26.

Rovers, who were not without plenty of support at Hereford - 1,500 fans travelled on a fleet of 15 coaches provided free of charge by Tranmere - then take to the road again on Saturday to London to face lowly Millwall in a Coca-Cola League One fixture.

Victory in the FA Cup replay would provide a perfect boost for Tranmere's spluttering promotion challenge. Friday night's shock 0-2 defeat at Prenton Park by struggling Bristol Rovers saw boss Ronnie Moore's side slip to 10th position in the table, seven points off a play-off spot.

Tranmere simply cannot afford to drop any more points.

Rovers suffered their third consecutive defeat at the hands of Bristol Rovers - a performance described by Moore as "the worst during my time at the club."

After the game and a long dressing room inquest, a furious Moore said: "If you have nine players off form, you're not going to win the game.

"Schoolboy defending has cost us. I don't want to use any excuses. That back four today was as bad as any back four since I've been here, and that takes into account when we had Gareth Taylor playing centre-half and Danny Harrison playing right-back.

"We're the home side and we've had three chances, if you can call them chances. It's not good enough, we know that. We can see where we're weak, trying to replace that and get it right is difficult but we are trying to do it. We've got to work hard as a unit."

4:19pm Tuesday 15th January 2008

AGONY: Rovers boss Ronnie Moore can only watch in frustration

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