Tranmere Rovers ‘club legend’ Iain Hume believes that the fans will be a massive addition to the side at Wembley as the side prepare for the National League Promotion Final against Boreham Wood.
Hume made over 100 appearances for the club and will be there tomorrow supporting the players in with the Tranmere supporters.
“This year watching the semi-final, seeing the Kop full, reminded me of old times, when we were pushing in the football league and it is somewhere where the team needs to be.” Iain Hume said.
The support is one of the best, they will always get behind the lads and with probably four times the amount of fans as the opposition, they can definitely make an impact.”
“The players will realise, how big the club is and that it should be back in the Football League.”
“That will be the driving force tomorrow.”
“I will be driving down, sitting with the fans and hopefully watching the lads pull it off.”
“I will be there, I might not be singing all the songs because I can’t keep up with how good they are now but I will be giving all my support to the players.” He added.
The striker admits that what happened last season was not a bright spark in the books for a Rovers fan but believes in the side to put it right this time around.
Hume, who has won promotion with Jeff Hughes and Scott Davies knows that they will be itching to set the record straight.
The former Rovers man stated that the team had finished the season off well, and with the slow start, the players deserve great credit.
“The disappointment last season will push the lads on tomorrow and they deserve to be in the final, after the disappointing start, they have really rallied at the end of the season and deserve the plaudits for that.”
“I was in the same team as Jeff Hughes and Scott Davies with Fleetwood getting the promotion, and obviously having that loss on record they will be itching to put it right this year.”
“Rightly, they have finished in second spot, and have the experience within the side to win a match at Wembley.”
Looking back at the Semi-Final, Hume was not afraid to admit that it was a slow start but explains that it cannot be a repeat at Wembley because the opposition, Boreham Wood have it in them to punish Rovers.
“They went into the Ebbsfleet game a bit sluggish and the thing is they cannot do that at Wembley because knowing Boreham Wood, they like to get the ball down and play too and the pitch there is far bigger and it will make it a struggle,” Hume said.
“Micky will know that and make sure that they come out of the blocks fighting from the very start of the match,”
Tranmere Rovers front duo James Norwood and Andy Cook have been vital to secure points for the Whites this season.
With over 40 goals between them, Hume expects them to have a big part to play in tomorrow’s big match.
“It is massive! Goals win you games, and I know it is said too much in football but defences win championships and Tranmere have got one of the best defensive records too.
“But having the goals which they have scored this season were ridiculous and Cook has shown what he can do.”
“If they can link up together on a pitch like Wembley they will trouble any defence. So they will be a massive threat, and full of confidence.”
“The expectation is there for both of them, they will go into the game with the belief of scoring the goals in the final.”
Hume, looking back at his time at Prenton Park, in comparison to now, he realises that the club should not be in non-league.
The former Leicester City man has faith in Micky Mellon and his backroom team to get Tranmere Rovers back to where they warrant a place to be, back fighting in the Football League.
“The club was in the league for nearly 100 hundred years and it shows the pedigree of the club and it does not want to be non-league.”
“There are three coaches in the team who have been captains, Micky (Micky Mellon), Jacko (Mike Jackson) and Nixon (Eric Nixon), they are all captains and leaders which will be a massive impact.”