I just went on the St Mirren web site and it says that Gavin Reilly is on his way to the west country and signing for Bristol Rovers Another article says the wide man could be Alex Rodman who has refused a new contract at Shrewsbury
The Club is delighted to announce the signings of both Alex Rodman and Theo Widdrington. Both players arrive at the Club on the initial day of pre-season training, as preparations increase ahead of the 2018/19 campaign. Rodman arrives at the Memorial Stadium as a free agent, following the expiration of his contract at Shrewsbury Town. The 31 year old rejected a new deal at Shrewsbury to make the move to BS7, with the winger leaving the Shrews with the impressive return of 10 goals in 75 appearances in all competitions. Rodman started out in the game with youth spells at Wolverhampton and Aston Villa, before joining Leamington in 2005. Forging a pathway from non-league to the EFL, Rodman joined Grimsby Town under the guidance of Paul Hurst, before a brief stint featuring for Gateshead United. An impressive goal return saw the winger attract the attention of a number of EFL clubs, which resulted in him joining Newport County in June 2015. Spells at Notts County and Shrewsbury followed, with Rodman forging a habit of scoring against Rovers in recent seasons, finding the net against Rovers during his time at both Newport County AFC and Shrewsbury Town. A product of the Portsmouth academy, Theo Widdrington spend over a decade at Fratton Park, progressing to captain the youth side during the 2016/17 season. The youngster spent a short period of time on loan at Havant and Waterlooville last season, but was recalled to help Portsmouth’s injury-stricken squad in December, where he was named in the match day squad for the New Year's Day fixture at the Mem against Rovers. Commenting on the signing of Alex Rodman, Manager Darrell Clarke said, "We are delighted to secure the services of Alex. He’s a player that adds a lot of experience and has the ability to cut inside from wide areas. Alex adds to the competition that we have in wide areas, with Sam Matthews, Bernard Mensah and Kyle Bennett all options in that part of the pitch.” Speaking about the addition of Theo to his squad, Manager Darrell Clarke added, “Theo is an exciting prospect, that was released by Portsmouth as they don’t have an under-23 setup. Our Development Squad was created to give players a chance to forge their way into the first-team and Theo will get a chance to impress here.”
Rodman's a good signing, if we can get Reilly in as well then things could be bubbling for next season.
Still no L / B but 3 CM / Fs. I am wondering if anybody else is leaving We have 5 C / Bs 2 R / Bs no L / Bs unless he promotes Kelly into the first team squad and with just 2 strikers we need reinforcements upfront as well. it looks like being an interesting summer
Theo Widdrington son of our chief scout / head of recruitment. A good short interview with Steve Hamer on latest news Bristol Rovers
I see Alex Rodman has joined us. IMO this guy is a class act. I first saw him playing for Gateshead at the Mem and snippets on highlights since. He was standout on the day. At the end of that season we moved on to League two and Rodman moved on to NEWPORT??? I couldn't believe he didn't come to us. Strangely there were those on here who ridiculed my suggestion that we should have moved to sign him. Well I hope he proves my point even if it is years too late! Good Luck Alex
At just 19 that's what I would expect but he was at Portsmouth for 10 years but they don't have a development side apparently
I like Rodman. He certainly was Gatesheads best player and 1 of the better non league players at the time. He had an excellent season last season with the Shrews and was 1 of the reasons why they finished so high. I think he is a good signing based on him proving what he could do at this level last season. Him, Lines and Sercombe offers creativity so no excuses for a striker to end next season on 1 goal!
DC is after 2 strikers and LB. I dont think we will get Bola. He is training with a championship club.
I couldnt be bothered to open the link to see who it was. But just seen it was a championship club. That would be a good move for Bola.
He is a decent young defensive midfielder, with an eye for the occasional goal. Sorry to see him depart.
