The Gas - So Far

With Paul Trollope dumped by the Bristol Rovers board, the big question now for the Gasheads is who will they appoint to take the club forward? And the bigger question of course is: Will they get it right?


At the time of writing Rovers occupy the final relegation spot in League One, but things aren't necessarily as bad as they might seem. A run of four decent results would probably see them leap up the table as it6's a tight division.

Darren Patterson has taken on the caretaker role and is being tipped by some to fill the position on a full time basis. Going by some of the forum chatter, this doesn't seem to be a popular choice. Darren who? is the main question being asked. However, in his time as Oxford United boss he was extremely popular with the players and I still maintain that if the Us had stuck with him instead of allowing Jim Smith to take the reigns following a club buy-out, Oxford would have stayed up.

Of course Jerry Gill is also working at the club at the moment and itching to move into management. The former Birmingham and Cheltenham full back is also a popular figure among the players and in the wider football community and if he can get the Rovers squad to play with the same never-say-die attitude he once employed, their season is by no means over.

A lot will depend on the board's eventual appointment, but - like there neighbours in the Championship - I feel they are too strong to stay at the bottom for too long. Even if they appointed the kit man as manager, Rovers have enough talent to see them stay in the division.

I predict a mid-table finish which wouldn't have been acceptable to the fans at the start of the season, but I suspect they'd bite your hand off for it now.

Tomorrow: Swindon Town