Rovers boss Paul Trollope said he was just thankful that his team managed to come away with three points after a scrappy 1-0 home win against bottom-of-the-league Stockport on Tuesday night.
As Rovers proved against high-flying Charlton, fortune favours the brave, and despite a late fight-back from Colchester on Saturday, they hung on to send the Pirates fans home happy with a 3-2 win.
Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope bemoaned poor defending in the last minute which led to his side’s downfall at struggling Gillingham on Saturday.
Bristol Rovers manager Paul Trollope hopes his side’s victory over high-flying Charlton last night will be the springboard for a successful end to the season.
Clayton Ince followed up his man-of-the-match performance at the weekend to deny Rovers yet again. The Walsall goalkeeper saved a Jeff Hughes penalty 10 minutes from the end to leave Rovers trailing the play-off spots by 10 points – with their games in hand now used up.
Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope said the loyalty of the away support made all the difference to his side as they put their 5-0 midweek thrashing to bed with a gritty goalless draw at Walsall on Saturday.
Manager Paul Trollope had asked for the ‘real Rovers’ to stand up and be counted for the trip to Leyton Orient on Tuesday night – after a 5-0 drubbing, he may be wondering whether his team got lost on the M4.
Rovers boss Paul Trollope has demanded the ‘real Rovers’ turns up for the trip to Leyton Orient tonight, while City’s Lee Johnson returns from his loan spell at Derby County.
City boss Gary Johnson praises support of his chairman after 6-0 drubbing – while Rovers extend loan deal for in-form goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen.
Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope said his side’s win over Hartlepool was not one to be proud of, but was relieved with the three points which made it five home wins in a row.
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