By Ben Campbell
Bristol Rovers are the next side to feature in wwfc.com's 'introducing' series, as the Chariboys prepare for League One football next season.
Russell Slade's Brighton & Hove Albion were the first team under the spotlight as
wwfc.com endeavour to bring you all the essential information on the Wanderers' League One opponents before the curtain raiser on Saturday 8th August.
Introducing...BrightonSo without further ado, let's crack on with the boys from Bristol.
Bristol Rovers
Paul Trollope will be hoping to take his side one step further next season and claim a play-off spot.
Only an inconsistent end to the season, which included six defeats from their final 10 games, dashed Rovers' hopes of a late surge into the top six and keeping top scorer Ricky Lambert will be key to their challenge in the 2009/10 campaign.
Lambert notched 29 goals in League One last term and his form in front of goal has attracted interest from a number of Championship clubs.
But if Trollope can persuade the striker to remain in the south west and add some fresh faces to his squad, a top six finish could be well within their grasp next season.
Blues stopper Scott Shearer will be one Wanderer who will relish the games with Bristol Rovers next season, after the Scot made nearly 50 appearances for the club between July 2005 and May 2007.
Manager: Paul Trollope
Last Season Finish: 11
th
Top Scorer: Ricky Lambert 29 goals (all coming in League One)
Last Time We Met: League Two - 27/03/07 - Wycombe 0-1 Bristol Rovers
Players Released: Craig Disley, Craig Hinton, Ryan Green, Joe Jacobson.
Keep it wwfc.com for more from Matt Bloomfield on the Blues' challenge in League One.
