A Trip to the Moon Podcast

"Allocate a lot of resource at the top end of the pitch." What is Tranmere's top priority in the transfer market this summer? Paul Ricci says every area of the field needs addressing, but is keen to see a goalscorer come in. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/160032886

"If the season had carried on, we were not going down." When the 2019/20 season was stopped, Tranmere had won 3 in a row. The last of those was a last-gasp success at Shrewsbury. @hopewellcj.bsky.social picks it in his Five Games interview. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/159648796

"Not dissimilar to Micky Mellon in lots of ways...I'm excited by the appointment" Darrell Clarke is Tranmere's new boss. Tom Boys is our guest on the News Show as we react to his arrival. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/159356083

"They're going to have to have a thick skin." In P2 of our special - 'How to be a successful Tranmere manager', Nigel Adderley reveals what he thinks a boss needs to be to work out at Prenton Park. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC

"Sometimes it can make your legs wobble a little bit." Shaun Garnett is our guest for episode one of our two-part special: How to be successful at Tranmere. He says any manager needs to be a "strong" character. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC

"Has done well in League Two in the past" Ryan Lowe is among the bookies' favourites to be Tranmere's next manager. @chriswatson54.bsky.social outlines whether he'd like to see him back at Prenton Park. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen to the News Show

"I've never seen Aldo so wound up! He was frothing at the mouth!" Lee Jones is our Five Games this week. He picks the 2-2 draw against Bolton on the final day of the 1996/97 campaign, a match that had history riding on it. Subscribe to listen #TRFC

"He had the right kind of mentality." Tranmere's released and retained list is out. They haven't offered anybody a new contract yet. Was that correct? News Show host Matt says he'd have kept Aaron McGowan. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/158147149

"We're losing time, and time waits for nobody." Matthew Glazier joins us on The News Show to outline why Tranmere have to get their ownership and managerial situation sorted ASAP - or 2025/26 will be repeated next season. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/158147149

"I would be quite happy to take a chance on the likes of a Clint Hill or Ged Brannan." Tranmere are on the hunt for a new manager again. Rob Pattinson joined Monday's live stream to discuss who should come in. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/158069083

"There was no threat of violence, but he wasn't a happy man!" BBC Radio Derby's Dave Fletcher is our My Best XI guest this week. He tells us about covering Tranmere for the Wirral Globe during Frank Worthington's reign. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/156171589

"If he could operate at his peak every game, he'd be in the Championship." Omari Patrick is out of contract players at Tranmere. Lewis Knowles and Leon Kearney discuss whether he should be offered a new deal this summer. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/157519309

"Some of the performances have defied belief" Joe Murphy leaves Tranmere as their oldest ever player and having served with distinction after two spells. Lewis Knowles and Leon Kearney paid tribute to him on The News Show. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/157519309

"The identity of the players is very different to previous chapters." Where did things go wrong for Tranmere this campaign? There are, of course, a myriad of reasons. @davestone1980.bsky.social & Paul Ricci discuss some of them on our Season Review. Subscribe to listen patreon.com/posts/157276504

"We're dicing with death still. It has to change." Tranmere are safe from relegation. Tom Boys and Tom Gill joined us on The Review of the 1-1 draw against Grimsby. Subscribe to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/157191397

"The loyalty of these fans gets constantly taken for granted." Nigel Adderley joins us on this week's News Show, and says Saturday's clash with Grimsby is one of the biggest in the club's history. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/156856572

"Just go and make yourselves proud." We caught up with ex-Tranmere pair Alex Hay and Danny Harrison ahead of #TRFC's crunch clash with Grimsby this weekend. They had this message for the players and the #SWA. Subscribe to listen

“This situation has been brewing for a few years.” The Review of Tranmere’s defeat to MK Dons is out now. Pete Berry helps assess the mess #TRFC find themselves in once more. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #SWA patreon.com/posts/15653651

"I was shaking part way through the second half." Will O’Neill joined us on The News Show to explain what Tranmere's win over Cheltenham meant to him and the club. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/156246403

"We all stuck our asses out the window as we were passing the Bolton bus!" This week's Five Games interview is with Tranmere great Steve Mungall. He talks about the coach journey back from Wembley after the 1991 play-off final. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/155592564

"We are not fit for purpose. It's been toxic." Rich Davies is the unlucky man tasked with looking back on Tranmere's defeat to Bristol Rovers, leaving them just one point above the bottom two. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA www.atriptothemoonpod.co.uk

“100% has to come in. He’s our top scorer!” Tranmere have another huge game today as Bristol Rovers visit Prenton Park. Speaking on the News Show, Dave Hughes says Charlie Whitaker should start. Subscribe for £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC

"Tears rolling down my face for about ten minutes!" This week's Five Games guest is with exiled Tranmere fan Mike Hesp. He tells us about flying from Australia for a whirlwind weekend for the 2018 play-off final. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/155504213

"Everybody played their part today. There was a real sense of battle." Chris Croshaw is our guest on The Review after Tranmere's 1-1 draw at Chesterfield. He is full of praise for the team's performance. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/155378920

"If we can't score again on Saturday...there's probably conversation to be had" Lewis Knowles is our guest on The News Show this week. He discusses Pete Wild's future ahead of the trip to Chesterfield. Subscribe for £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/155083431

"My kids have been behaving so well, because I have been threatening to renew their season tickets." The Review of Tranmere's 1-0 defeat to Colchester is out now. Guest Dave Stone is unhappy with the state of the club. Subscribe to listen #TRFC

“It was a soul-destroying watch.” How do you sum that up? Nichola Smith and Chris Watson joined us on The Review to look back on Tranmere’s 1-0 defeat to Shrewsbury. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/154710999

“This is the first time that Mark Palios had put it in black and white.” Tony McDonough from Liverpool Business News joins us on the podcast this week to discuss Tranmere’s accounts. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/154511664

"Held it up on his shoulders." Our My Best XI guest this week is ex-Tranmere youth player Lewis Cole. He pays tribute to Warwick Rimmer for giving him, and many others, a career in football. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/153910416

“On the face of it, it does look like a commitment from the new owners.” Pete Berry joins us on The News Show this week and he reacts to the recent cash injection at Tranmere, which has come through the sale of shares. Subscribe to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/153900096

"The Hull fans thought we were trying some kind of kamikaze attack on them!" Our Five Games guest this week is John Troup. One of his favourite fixtures was a 1-0 win at Hull in 1983. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/153761004

"He'll back off and give them the freedom of the pitch." Tom Gill was not happy with Tranmere's defending for the goal they conceded against Swindon. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen to The Review #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/153614907

"We're getting worse by the week...I really can't see a way out of this." Pete Roberts is our guest on The News Show. He gives an honest reflection on Tranmere's defeat to Harrogate. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC #SWA

"If I could run a little bit more, I'd be bringing my boots back!" Our Five Games guest this week is cult hero Mark McCarrick. He tells us why he reflects on his time at Tranmere so positively. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/153199219

"A pragmatic manager, and I think that's what we need at the moment." @njadderley.bsky.social is our guest on this week's News Show. He gives us his take on Pete Wild's arrival as Tranmere manager. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/152766056

"The ambition and joy has been sucked out of everybody." The Review of Tranmere's 3-1 defeat to Oldham is out now. Chris Croshaw joins us. He gives his take on the state of the club after an 11th loss in 12. Subscribe for £3 a month to listen #TRFC

"It's the right decision." It's the start of another new era at Tranmere. This week's News Show is out now as Matthew Glazier and Dave Hughes join us to reflect on Andy Crosby's departure. Subscribe to listen #TRFC #SWA

"I'd pay any money for that to happen." Ex-Tranmere captain Steven Jennings is our Five Games guest this week. He tells us how he still feels the pain of the club's back-to-back relegations. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/151634959

"Once they got that goal, it felt like it was inevitable." It's now nine defeats in 10 for Tranmere after losing to Crewe. Tom Boys joins us on The Review to look back on what happened at Gresty Road. Subscribe to listen #TRFC

"It's been a revolving door of nonsense." Leon Kearney is our guest on The News Show this week. He pours his heart out over what's going wrong at Tranmere at the moment. Subscribe to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/151618738

"Never before and never since has it been that volatile." This week's Five Games interviewee is Tom Gill. He picks Tranmere's 2000 League Cup semi-final win over Bolton, purely for the atmosphere at Prenton Park. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC

"It's really hard to remember a performance that bad. And that's not recency bias." Matthew Glazier joins us on The Review and says Tranmere's 5-0 defeat to Notts County is one of the worst games he's ever seen. Subscribe to listen to the Review #TRFC patreon.com/posts/151336821

“Powderpuff in the final third, poor in possession at times and a goal that was avoidable.” Dave Hughes is our guest on The News Show this week. He gave a scathing review of Tranmere’s defeat to Accrington. Subscribe for £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/151069969

"It was the perfect club to support." Our Five Games guest this week is Tranmere fan Ethan Hoijord. Unsurprisingly, the 2-1 play-off final win over Boreham Wood features highly. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/150934655

"Almost like a computer game graphic." Zech Obiero starred as Tranmere beat Crawley 2-0 on Saturday, thus ending their six-game losing run. Rob Pattinson was thrilled with his performance. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/150790780

"We'll have to get our conspiracy theorist hats on here." Tranmere fan Chris Watson has a new book out charting the recent history of the club. He tells us some of the stories we can expect to find inside. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/15

“We’re crying out for some pace up the top.” Tranmere have only scored ten goals in their last 11 games. Just one of those came from an out-and-out striker. Chris Watson joins to News Show to look at why. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/150481574

"Alan Lee couldn't walk for two weeks after!" Our Five Games interviewee this week is ex-Rovers captain Antony Kay. He tells us what it was like playing with - and against - #TRFC legend Ian Goodison. Subscribe to listen in full #SWA patreon.com/posts/150308097

“He’s got a free header in the six yard box and that can’t happen.” The Review of Tranmere’s 2-1 defeat at Gillingham is out now. Pete Berry is our guest, and he was unhappy with the defending with both goals. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/150199515

"He's the one I'm really going to keep an eye on." We round-up a busy deadline day on this week's News Show, with Craig Perkins telling us which new arrival he's most excited about. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/149915707

"I thought he was going to be one of the best goalkeepers in the UK." Alan Thomson tells us about some of the talent he worked with in over a decade as a goalkeeper coach in Tranmere's Centre of Excellence. Subscribe to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/149678812

"The mistakes we're making are incredible for this level." Peter Roberts is our guest on The Review as we look back at the 2-0 defeat to Salford. Subscribe for £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/149617556

“We deserved it for showing absolutely zero ambition.” Will O’Neill is our guest on The News Show this week, as we look back on the defeat to Barnet. He was not happy with Tranmere’s display. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/149321199

"We ranked Tranmere as the strongest...or least weak of the League Two clubs." Bart Huby, co-author of an LCP report on the finances of EFL clubs, tells us why they rated #TRFC so highly. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/149194329

"We are the softest Tranmere team." Paul Ricci is our guest on The Review after #TRFC's 4-2 defeat at Cambridge. He was left fuming at Rovers' defending. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA

"I was thinking 'please don't jump!'" Remember when Tranmere's game against Mansfield got abandoned because somebody climbed on the Cowshed roof? @Will_ONeill talks about it in his Five Games interview. Subscribe to listen #TRFC www.atriptothemoonpod.co.uk

"I'm not renewing my season ticket." @davestone1980.bsky.social joined us on The Review after Tranmere's defeat to Walsall. He outlined his frustrations with what's currently happening at Prenton Park. #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/148479617

"I'm just a bit embarrassed now. I'm bored of it." Lewis Knowles joined us on The News Show this week. He explained why he's a bit fed up with where the club are at the moment. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/148197216

"The goals were so good and the atmosphere so unbelievable that it did take my breath away" Our Five Games guest this week is Stephen Davey from TROSC. He picks Accrington away last season, his daughter's first away match. Subscribe to listen #TRFC

"Another thing that we don't look at is the personality" Jack Walton tells The Review that there aren't enough leaders in the Tranmere dressing room after their 2-0 defeat to Bromley. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/147907273

"I think it's essential." Aaron McGowan has signed a new contract at Tranmere until the end of the season, but Craig Perkins tells the News Show getting another defender in this transfer window is vital. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC

"I got this death stare from Cook and McNulty!" Our Five Games this week is Tranmere fan Dom Warren, who won a competition to go on a pre-season training camp with the first team. He tells us about the experience. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/147454000

“He came on with a point to prove and proved it in dramatic fashion.” Matt Glazier is our guest on The Review of Tranmere’s victory over Harrogate. He heaped praise on Cameron Norman for his match-winning display. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/147181359

"You look at the goal output; that's a serious contribution." Charlie Whitaker was Tranmere's match winner against Fleetwood. Tom Boys thinks #TRFC need to do all they can to tie him down to a new contract patreon.com/posts/146767622

"He was really excoriating after that game - more so than I expected." Rob Pattinson joins us on The News Show. He discusses Andy Crosby's post-Oldham comments and how it might impact Tranmere going forward. Subscribe for £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/146460711

"I feel like I've been let down today, and for me, that's never acceptable." After Tranmere's demoralising 3-1 defeat to Oldham, Paul Ricci joined us on The Review. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full to all our exclusive content #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/146323153

"All I remember is walking down the tunnel and feeling very alone." This week's My Best XI is with ex-Tranmere man Gareth Edds. He talks openly about how he was mentally affected by a costly red card against Scunthorpe in 2009. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/145919593

"I'll get absolute pelters for this...I don't feel like Crewe were 4-1 better than us." Tom Gill is our guest on The Review. He believes half-time subs cost Tranmere in yesterday's defeat. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC

"We've let him grow and we're now starting to see the fruit." Charlie Whitaker played another integral part in Tranmere's win over Barrow on Tuesday. Leon Kearney joined us on The News Show and said he's getting better and better #TRFC patreon.com/posts/145527869

"To be able to take Arsenal's double winning captain round to your mum and dad's for a cup of tea is something I'll remember!" Five Games interview Steve Wilson from Match of the Day tells this wonderful story of Tranmere's 5-2 win over West Ham in 1992. #TRFC patreon.com/posts/145384105

"He didn't seem to take time to get going at all." How important is Ethan Bristow's return for Tranmere? Paul Ricci joined us on The News Show and says it adds huge "balance" to #TRFC's squad. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full patreon.com/posts/144966152

“Seeing my Tranmere score in a cup final at Wembley was overwhelming.” Our Five Games interview this week is with Will Oulton from Southern SWA. He picks the League Cup final and David Kelly’s famous goal. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/144842893

"It's not beyond the realms of possibility." Ahead of Tranmere's trip to Grimsby, Lewis Knowles joined us on The News Show to discuss #TRFC's position in the table and how they kick on. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #SWA patreon.com/posts/144365856

"F**k the game! He just spat in my face!" Our Five Games interview this week is with ex-Tranmere man Carl Tremarco. He tells us why his debut, an FA Cup win at Hornchurch, is one of his favourite matches. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/144324653

"To take both of them off was maybe an error." Tranmere let a two-goal lead slip in yesterday's 2-2 draw with MK Dons. Chris Croshaw joined us on The Review to look back on it. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC

"In a month or two, we could conceivably be in the top ten." Can Tranmere build on their win over Cheltenham as they face MK Dons on Saturday. Dave Hughes joins us on The News Show & says it's vital they gain some momentum. Subscribe to listen #TRFC

"It made a statement. This isn't the old Tranmere." This week's Five Games interview is with Martyn Corrin from TROSC. He tells us why the 2017 play-off semi-final win over Aldershot is so special to him. Subscribe to listen in full patreon.com/posts/143778261

"Every single substitute made a difference. You've got to tip your hat to Andy Crosby for that." The Review of Tranmere's win over Cheltenham is out now! Rob Pattinson and Matt Jones discuss the influence #TRFC's subs made. Subscribe to listen

“His celebration said a lot...it was a typical goal.” Joe Ironside netted his first home goal for Tranmere on Tuesday. Speaking on the News Show, Leon Kearney says it could be the first of many if #TRFC play to his strengths. Subscribe to listen patreon.com/posts/143411309

"Probably about 50/50 since the turn of the century" This week's Five Games interview is with Tranmere fan & statistician Tristan Browning, who keeps a record of every #TRFC match & player. He talks of how the turnover of players as increased recently patreon.com/posts/143261144

“Anybody is just a few games away from a big run.” Tom Gill is our guest on The News Show this week. He thinks Tranmere have turned a corner in recent weeks - so is beginning to look up the table. Subscribe to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/142885531

"Dale's hanging out the window waving!" Our My Best XI guest this week is ex-Tranmere youth team player James Ashcroft. He tells us this hilarious story of Dale Jennings hitchhiking his way out of a run. patreon.com/posts/142799315

“The gap seems to be growing in the Tranmere fans’ hearts.” Rich Davies is our guest on The Review, looking back at Tranmere’s FA Cup defeat to Stockport www.patreon.com/posts/142614...

"The best number two goalkeeper in the league." Joe Murphy was Tranmere's hero on Tuesday as he saved a penalty to earn a 1-1 draw. Tom Boys was full of praise for his display at Accrington #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/142319787

"One of the best individual Tranmere performances I've ever seen." Our Five Games guest this week is Paul Ricci. He tells us why Jason Koumas is his favourite ever Tranmere player, while discussing his stunning goal at Everton. Subscribe to listen #SWA

"A crazy decision! A different game if we'd scored then" Chris Croshaw says the decision to chalk off a Tranmere goal for offside yesterday was "pure guesswork." Listen to the Review of the 1-1 draw against Chesterfield now #TRFC patreon.com/posts/142082417

"There isn't a massive amount of time." The takeover of Tranmere is back on the agenda on the News Show this week. Dave Hughes is our guest. He says the clock is ticking towards it potentially being sorted by Christmas. Subscribe to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/141787003

"I'll never forget the sound of the cocktail sausage hitting Garno's head!" Our My Best XI interview this week is with ex-Tranmere man Ellis Healing. He tells this story of @cstockton94 getting the #TRFC youth team in trouble. Subscribe to listen www.atriptothemoonpod.co.uk

"He deserves legend status." Connor Jennings returned to Tranmere's starting line-up with a bang yesterday, scoring two and assisting another as #TRFC beat Bristol Rovers 4-1. Graeme Hickey joined us on The Review to reflect on the performance. patreon.com/posts/141525250

"I think we've got a squad of players that are really underachieving badly." This week's News Show is out now. Lewis Knowles is our guest. He believes that Tranmere are a lot better than recent results show. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC

“From start to finish, it was nowhere near the standard.” Tom Gill is our guest on The Review as we look back on a 2-0 defeat to Barnet. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen in full #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/141000700

"Those numbers of unsustainable." Do Tranmere need to change formation given their injury crisis? Craig Perkins thinks a switch up might be needed. He joins us on The News Show. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/140729428

"It just lifted the place and all of a sudden everyone found a couple of extra percent" Our Five Games guest this week is Tranmere legend Jay Harris. He talks about THAT tackle in the play-off final against Boreham Wood. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC patreon.com/posts/140599229

“I can’t remember the last time we had a real killer instinct.” Tranmere drew 3-3 yesterday, but could it have been more after Bromley went down to ten men? Paul Burrows joins us on The Review to discuss. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC patreon.com/posts/140459355

"I think he's a valuable player. That would be my stance on it." Sam Finley's 13-match ban is over. Tom Boys says an apology over his conduct should have been issued, but also thinks he should play at Bromley this weekend. Subscribe to listen #TRFC

"It's stuff like that that's carried me through." In a powerful, emotional Five Games interview, Phil Gidman talks about Tranmere's win over Swindon on 8th February 2022, just a day after the passing of his son Nate. patreon.com/posts/140024416

“As far as entertainment value goes, it was shocking.” The Review of Tranmere’s 0-0 draw with Cambridge is out now. Dave Hughes is our guest a we look back on a dour match. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/139914047

"Put him in the side on Saturday and he'll run for the badge." Leon Kearney might call Connor Jennings "a massive tool," but he still wants to see him start more games. Listen to the News Show as we build up to Tranmere vs Cambridge #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/139630852

"I can't remember if I touched the ball, but I will remember making my debut for the rest of my life." Ex-Tranmere man Mitch Duggan joins us for a Five Games interview. He picks his first game for the club, a 3-0 win over Accrington. Subscribe to listen patreon.com/posts/139500291

“Calamitous mistakes at the back and shooting ourselves in the foot.” It wa a 4-2 defeat for Tranmere at Walsall yesterday. Will O’Neill helped us pick the bones out of it on The Review. Subscribe for just £3 a month to listen #TRFC #SWA patreon.com/posts/139356893