RONNIE Moore is hopeful of boosting his options with the addition of a midfielder from a Championship club ahead of Saturday trip to Wimbledon.

Hartlepool United lost at home to Crawley last weekend, with the manager furious with the lacklustre nature of their performance.

And, while Moore is already without centre-half Scott Harrison through suspension this weekend, he is desperate to add to his ranks, particularly with Carl Magnay still sitting out the next two games through his FA-enforced ban.

"We are trying to get more experience in there,’’ he admitted at this morning’s press conference.

"I've been trying yesterday to get a lad in from the Championship, I'm still waiting and hopeful that we can get him in.

"He's got a presence, he's a 6ft 4in centre-midfielder. At this moment, we are still waiting.

"We're in the lap of the gods with their chairman saying yes at what we can afford.’’

And he added: “A new one would come straight in, but it’s looking like it’s going to be late again. We did that with Magnus.

“Teams want to hold on and hold on and we have names to consider and a lot of names to consider. But I’m not going to bring a young kid in from a Premier League team for the sake of it.’’

Moore hinted in the aftermath of the Crawley defeat that the club could appeal against Harrison’s dismissal.

The centre-half was struck on the arm with the ball on the goalline and referee Mark Heywood instantly issued a rec card.

But Moore admitted this morning: "We looked at it and nearly appealed.

"We looked at it closely but when we slowed it down, you can just see when Scotty turns and he goes side on, his arm does come up and the ball hits him.

"You can see why the decision was given.’’