The Bristol Rovers Courier
Squad18 Jan 2027
James Bolton damages knee ligaments — 53 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 53 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market18 Jan 2027
Promise Omochere hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bristol Rovers can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Fabrizio Cavegn
Successful dribbles: 25. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
An offer of $540.0K for David Kamara
Bristol Rovers have gone to Peterborough United with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
No deal for Kian Harratt at that price
Bristol Rovers offered $530.0K; Oldham Athletic said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Malcolm Ebiowei 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.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Bristol Rovers rebuffed over Ayden Heaven
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Manchester United have kept their man, and Bristol Rovers go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Isaac Hutchinson
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Isaac Hutchinson, and the manager let it.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Bristol Rovers lose Steven Henderson
15 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
In brief
- Squad Ryan Howley signs a new deal
- Transfer targets A loan move for Kanya Fujimoto is in the works
- Player ratings Gustavo Corti takes the honours