Moore: Let me take your reserves

Mar 23 2007 by Nick Hilton, Liverpool Daily Post

RONNIE MOORE has urged Rafael Benitez to loan his Liverpool youngsters out to Tranmere to give them competitive football.

The Rovers manager was responding to Benitez’s call earlier this week for his reserves to be allowed to play in the Football League because of the lack of action they are exposed to in the current system.

Although Moore doesn’t agree with that policy, he does think that the reserve set-up isn’t ideal for young players to develop.

Moore said: “Why don’t they let their reserves play for the likes of us at Tranmere? Why don't they give their young players the chance to learn the game at places like Prenton Park?

“I have been knocking on Premiership doors to get players to come here on loan and it's hard. Because we are from League One rather than the Championship, some big clubs won’t let their players come here.

“But we know what we are doing. No-one should worry about sending kids here. But we will send them back as better players.”

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