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Bristol Rovers need transformational summer to achieve aims
National World - LocalTV
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22/05/2025
Daniel Wales and Charles Hague-Jones discuss Bristol Rovers’ summer transfer plans.
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now with bristol rovers relegated to league two it's obviously a very difficult situation for
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them to navigate funds and ensure that they do come right back up to league one obviously daryl
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clark is now behind the wheel returning for another spell at the club has a great you know
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connection with the fan base as well um in terms of the summer window it's obviously a massive
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summer it's obviously a summer where um you know they're going to have to really get things right
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in terms of a rebuild in terms of you know aiming to come right back up to league one
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maybe it's not the best time for them to do so maybe it's sort of a chance to build a project to
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slowly get things together in terms of a summer window and you know build some groundwork build
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something to work off for daryl clark again you know he's a manager who is um you know steeped in
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experience and in terms of of getting clubs promoted he's done it before he hopes to do it again
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obviously um in terms of their summer window dan our bristol uh correspondent let's have a look at
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bristol rovers you know what are they going to have to spend how are they going to navigate this window
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how important is the window for them as well um to ensure that they do you know try and and really
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fight at the very very top of league two next season obviously a massive massive summer ahead uh what
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are your thoughts going into it how are gas fans feeling as well in terms of of the the challenges
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ahead because it's going to be a big summer and one they certainly have to get right yes charles
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they certainly do have to get it right they do not want to be languishing around in league two for long
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of course they they had all that hard work getting into league one just a couple of years ago and then
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obviously it's all gone now because they're back in league two but i think that as a club certainly
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they've progressed in the sense that they know now what it takes to get back there probably sooner
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rather than later but obviously that that's all depending on what happens off the field during the
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summer and then on the field for the season to come but of course that's a bit too far ahead so
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we'll look now just at this summer and what they need to do obviously the first big signing they've
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made as we've already discussed in in great length already is is the appointment of daryl clark
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as manager the second time he's been at the club of course as well and the fact that he's got that
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rapport with the supporters the affinity with the fans plays into this little feel-good factor that he's
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brought back with him to the club uh with his appointment and so that's in itself was the
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number one signing i think that they needed to get right uh following the departure of inigo
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coltron at the end of the season just gone following the relegation and then it depends on you know which
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players are wanting to stay and be part of this fight to get them back and and who would rather be
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sold and move on so that in itself would need to be worked out of course we haven't got to that stage
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yet because the transfer window isn't open yet so it depends on you know who is moved on who has
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moved on for money and and how much of that can be reinvested as as well as how much is already
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available in terms of spending this summer from the ownership board so it will be an interesting
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summer i think obviously towards the end of last season goals completely dried up because of course
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they lost so many games in a row so new strikers have to be a must in terms of what they bring into
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the club they need some new firepower and not just firepower who can cope in league two they also need
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firepower who can play at that level but also make that step up if they are to go up straight away as
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well they need versatile players who are quality who can play at league two and show their quality
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off at that level but also be capable of making that step up back to league one should they achieve
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their goal of promotion because daryl clark's made it very clear that he just wants to win that's why
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he's back yes he has the affinity with the supporters and that's was an encouragement but
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ultimately he he loves the club and loves what it's about but he wants to win that's why he's there
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and of course as i say he was the most important signing of the summer i think in terms of creating
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the feel good factor at the club once again after that though obviously i've mentioned the strike force
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and then they were conceding too many goals as well so perhaps if it's defensive line midfielders or
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just defenders in themselves they need to sort out the defense because in the last season they
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were conceding too many yes you could argue they're taking a step down now so the threat and the
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standards won't be quite as high but that doesn't mean you can't invest in those areas to make sure
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that they're they're watertight and as i said with the strikers as well that they're good enough to make
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that jump back up to league one if and when they return to england's third tier so a huge summer ahead
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for bristol rovers and daryl clark and ricky martin of course the director of football in terms of
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getting it right off the field so that when the on-field business kicks off back again in august
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in the best possible place to hit the ground running and get the season right
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