Merseyside's third league football club is based in a small Birkenhead suburb where the people take great pride in their local team.
Prenton is home to Prenton Park, the 'beating heart' of Birkenhead, the pride of Wirral and the home of League Two's Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Murals and street art dedicated to the Rovers are scattered across the suburb, with the stadium itself standing above the relatively close-knit streets.
It doesn't loom quite as tall as Anfield or even Goodison Park but it is a massive part of the area, from which thousands of fans come on matchday to watch the Rovers play. Currently, a study is underway to assess the feasibility of the club leaving their home and moving into a new, more modern stadium.
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It's a thought that scares some and leaves others with a taste of the wider ambition of the club, who have always been a League One team at heart according to some fans. However, future plans aside, for many, life in Prenton is "pretty good" at the moment.
John Davies, 84, has lived just down the road from the stadium for 30 years now. He lived there as a younger man, though moved back in his 50s when life in Pensby, where he lived for some years, proved unsatisfactory.
He told the ECHO the area is "fairly quiet" even with a 16,000-plus capacity stadium on his doorstep. He said: "It’s quite alright. It’s quiet even on a match day or night. Up to now we’ve had no trouble here at all.
"It’s fairly quiet even though Tranmere Rovers are right there. The noise from the stadium doesn’t reach over here at all. I like the energy that comes from the stadium and the fans."
One of John's neighbours, who didn't want to be named, said that though there is some noise as fans arrive and leave, the club have it down to such a tee that it barely affects the surrounding area.
She said: "It’s very well organised, you plan your day around it because you know people are going to be coming and going at a certain time.
"It’s literally people arrive, enter the stadium which takes about 20 minutes, then within 20 minutes after the match they're all gone."
Andy Skillen, 54, has lived beside the stadium for 19 years now. A member of the Super White Army - the name of the Rovers' fanbase - he attends every game he can make with his wife.
He said: "Even though its a busy main road its absolutely fine. We’re big Tranmere fans anyway so we wouldn’t mind.
"A long time ago m y father-in-law wanted to move was a massive Tranmere Rovers fan. That’s why he picked here because it’s so close to the ground.
"He used to live down the north end of Birkenhead, so he used to have to get a taxi up to the ground all the time to see the games. In the end he just bought a house this close to the grounds.
"It does get busy on match nights, but my partner and I are season ticket holders so we go virtually every game anyway. It wouldn't affect us. It’s just great being so close to the stadium. It feels special"
The ECHO approached Tranmere Rovers Football Club for comment.
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