 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Yates aive gamba rekunamata kuTranmere, uye anonyanya kurangarirwa nekukora zvibodzwa zviviri mumutambo weMerseyside uchipesana naEverton kuGoodison Park apo Tranmere yakakunda iyo Premier League chipfeko 30 mu2000-01 FA Cup. Mumwaka iwoyo iyewo akawana chimwe chezvinangwa sezvo Tranmere yakarova Leeds United kunze kweLigi Cup. Yates akagara nekirabhu kusvika 2002 paakaendeswa kuSheffield United. Achiri kuTranmere akatamba mu2000 Football League Cup Final, achiuya achitsiva mumutambo wokupedzisira neLeicester City. 