Jon Stead appointed as Assistant Manager at Bristol Rovers

The latest Bristol sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.

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00:00Bristol Rovers have confirmed the appointment of John Stead as their new assistant manager to Daryl Clark at the club.

00:11Various amounts of reasons really.

00:13Obviously the main one being Daryl Clark, the manager, obviously working with him previously,

00:18knowing exactly what I'm going to get, knowing what my responsibilities and my roles are going to be

00:23and know that it's a good opportunity for me to continue my development

00:26and be part of a successful journey with a club that's ready to rebuild and I'm really happy to be a part of that.

00:35You mentioned it there at the club, but from the outside looking in, what do you make of Bristol Rovers?

00:40Bristol Rovers is a big club, it's full of tradition, it's got a fantastic fan base,

00:45it's got a difficult stadium to go and play in, I know that as being a player and a coach coming down there.

00:52So yeah, it's got all the makings of being a real project, I think, with the ownership group

00:59and the things that they're doing around the training ground and the things that are planned for the next couple of years.

01:03It's an exciting time for the club and I think it's something that you want to get in at this point.

01:09And Bristol City are set to miss out on Rob Edwards as their new head coach,

01:13with Edwards favouring a move to Middlesbrough instead.

01:17Yeah, hugely, hugely it's, yeah, my difficult career, year professionally for me, sorry,

01:25but professionally probably one of the most rewarding, I think, and that is, what it does,

01:29I think it gives perspective to people, it gives a reminder of, you know, what's important.

01:33It did it for me while I was off work for a bit of, why do I do what I do, you know,

01:37and asking myself that question.

01:39I came back to, you know, constantly with people, you know, trying to help people, trying to improve people.

01:44You know, the energy, the buzz you get off of it and that's where, you know,

01:49when I look at the sport I've had, it's been fantastic from fans, from staff in here, from the lads,

01:54I think, you know, from everybody in the wider game as well.

01:56It's, like I said, been a tough year, but at the same point, you know,

01:59just to set reminders, I think it's been good from that point.

02:02And as with every season, there are ups and downs.

02:04Is there a season highlight that stands out to you?

02:07Yeah, I think West Brom was a special one, I think.

02:10You know, that week was such an intense week.

02:12We're playing so many teams that are around us.

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