Rovers Loan Signing Bolger - Big Boy

Bristol Rovers have signed Cian Bolger, 18, on a one month loan deal and the lad goes straight into the squad for tomorrow's game against Hartlepool.

Foxes Academy Player of the Year for 2009 Bolger has spent three years at Leicester and former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson is obviously hoping he gets some experience down at the Mem. Going on the last few games, he suspect he'll return to the Walkers Stadium absolutely knackered.

The 6'4" Irish central defender has yet to make a league appearance, but is a confident fella going by what he has told the club's website. He said:

"I'm a big, tough old school type defender. I'm a tough tackler and good at passing the ball. I'm looking forward to making my league debut and getting as many senior games under my belt as possible."

Good for him. They need a bit of self belief at Rovers at the moment because they are not as bad a bunch of players as the results suggest.

I think Dave Penney will be hoping to bring in a couple more faces soon though and suspect that anyone else who comes through the door might have been shaving for a few years as Rovers need a little experience in there to look after what is already quite a young squad.

Before I wrap things up, I spotted this description of Bolger on a Manchester United fan website:

"... the fans called out well done "Keano", and I have to say, I will be shocked if we don't see Bolger playing for the Republic of Ireland in an international tournament of the future. Picture vibrant red hair, at least 6'4 of muscular centre back beef, and confidence in the air to win literally EVERY header he challenged for. By the end of the game the Coventry City strikers must have been wishing they were anywhere else but having to get past the "big man". To add insult to injury, he saved his most towering header of the day for one of his trips into the opposition's penalty box. He leapt high above Coventry's defensive markers to thunder home a headed goal from a Leicester corner. Unstoppable!"