The Bristol Rovers Courier
Market17 Aug 2026
Bristol Rovers say no — this time
The offer from Bristol City for Luke Southwood was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Connor Ogilvie gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Connor Ogilvie has just signed for Bristol Rovers, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Connor Ogilvie in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bristol Rovers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
1 academy players handed senior numbers at Bristol Rovers
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bristol Rovers sell Brad Young for $230.0K
Brad Young has left for Shrewsbury Town in a $230.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: David Walker joins the Bristol Rovers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Walker is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bromley join the queue for Ryan Howley
Add another name to the list: Bromley have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Ryan Howley. The answer from Bristol Rovers has not changed — yet.
Match15 Aug 2026
Bristol Rovers see off Harrogate Town
Three points for Bristol Rovers, 1‑0 the final word against Harrogate Town in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Ninety minutes of Fred Onyedinma at his very best
Marked 8.18. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Bristol Rovers.
In brief
- Squad Riley Harbottle gets it from the manager
- Squad Connor Ogilvie has outgrown this division
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Bristol Rovers