Bristol Rovers Bring Back Clarke As Manager

Bristol Rovers person re-appointed Darrell Clarke arsenic their head pursuing their relegation to League Two.

Rovers sacked caput coach Inigo Calderon connected Sunday, little than 24 hours aft nan extremity of a disappointing play that ended successful a 4-1 thumping astatine Blackpool.

Clarke, 47, had 4 years successful complaint of Rovers betwixt 2014-2018, a stint successful which he brought them backmost into nan Football League astatine nan first effort and past instantly won promotion to League One.

"It is difficult to put into words conscionable really typical it feels to travel backmost to Bristol Rovers," Clarke said. "I americium beyond proud to return and erstwhile again beryllium present astatine this exceptional club.

"Even though nan play conscionable gone was undoubtedly a difficult one, nan imaginable of this nine remains incredibly precocious and, erstwhile nan chance to return came up, I didn't person immoderate hesitation.

"I americium excited to get down to activity during nan off-season, hole for nan caller run and measurement retired astatine The Mem erstwhile again successful beforehand of nan brilliant, passionate Gasheads.

"We will request each and each 1 of them pinch america successful nan play to travel and I want to springiness them a squad they tin get down and performances they tin beryllium proud of."

After leaving Rovers, Clarke subsequently managed astatine Walsall, Port Vale, Cheltenham and astir precocious Barnsley, who he near in March.

While astatine Vale he besides won promotion from League Two via a play-off last triumph complete Mansfield successful 2022.

Director of shot Ricky Martin said: "I americium delighted to invited Darrell backmost to Bristol Rovers.

"Following nan reappraisal of our footballing cognition we began our recruitment proceedings, and it quickly became clear to maine that Darrell was nan correct personification to return our first squad forward. He has been our number 1 target passim this process."