GasCast - Bristol Rovers Podcast

Mets caught up with Gary Hutchinson from The Stacey West website and podcast to look ahead to Saturdays game at Sincil Bank. Lincoln have a 100% record in the league and are currently top. Rovers go into the game after a 2-0 win against Northampton at home which lifted them off the foot of the table. Gary talks about the change in style the Micheal Appleton has instigated and how it is showing fru...

Mets is joined by Charles from the It’s all Cobblers to me podcast to look ahead to Saturdays game at the Mem. Rovers go into the game on a poor run of form. An opening day draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of light has been followed up with losses to Ipswich and Donny. Northampton on the other hand have fared a bit better. An opening day draw with Wimbledon has been followed up with a win ag...

Mets is joined by Max Alderson and debutant Mike Willett. In a special treat for the lads they are recording from the Sporty! The lads talk about the defensive frailties, especially from set pieces and if its the responsibility of the coaches to drill players or if individuals need to take more responsibility for tracking their men. At the other end of the pitch things are looking grim and they di...

Duke is joined Anwar Uddin to talk about his fascinating and varied career, both past and present.  From playing youth football for West Ham with the likes of Rio Ferdinand, he then moved to Sheffield Wednesday which ended prematurely after the collapse of ITV Digital left Wednesday in financial trouble. Wednesday's loss was Rovers gain as Anwar made the journey to North Bristol. This was aft...

Caz is joined by Donny fan Dan Nice to talk about Bristol Rovers' next fixture away at the Keepmoat Stadium. Although The Gas have gained one point from two difficult fixtures, the performances have been unappealing for many of the Gasheads who tuned in to iFollow. The pressure is mounting on Ben Garner's shoulders as he desperately seeks his first win of the season. Doncaster are so far...

Max is joined by Mets and friend of the show Lucy Ford. After a battling 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light, Max, Mets and Lucy dissect the game and the much improved performance from the game against Ipswich. They discuss how a gritty defensive performance earned the Gas a point. They discuss Phil Parkinsons post match comments and if this was time wasting or streetwise 'game management'....

Mets caught up with Matthew Davis aka Mavis, Nathan Hallett-Young and Natty Coles from the GasGirls. After their 2019/20 season was declared null and void the girls find themselves back where they started 12 months ago. This was especially upsetting as they had a 100% record in the league and were only one win away from clinching the title. Nathan explains how he wants the game to be played and th...

Duke is joined by Matt from Gills In The Blood to discuss another Rovers capture of a Gillingham player - this time it is 23-year-old forward, Brandon Hanlan. Maybe not the marquee signing that some were expecting but the 23-year-old forward joins the Gas on a two-year deal and has scored 16 goals across 84 appearances for Gillingham. Garner describes Hanlan as a powerful and skilful forward who c...

Caz is joined by Bomber from Roker Report to talk about Rovers' opening league fixture against Sunderland at The Stadium of Light. Rovers have had a shaky start to the season, losing the first two cup matches and conceding 5 goals. Garners new 3-4-3 system is suddenly looking a lot less promising than it did in pre-season.  Sunderland were also knocked out of the first round of the Carabao Cu...

Mets is joined by Jack Prentice to talk about Rovers opening fixture against Ipswich in the Carabao cup. Rovers have had a largely successful pre-season, with some of the youngsters like Walker and Hargreaves catching the eye in Garners new 3-4-3 system. Ipswich on the other hand have had a bit of a gruelling one, they have played Spurs and West Ham in pre-season which are expected losses, but a l...

This is the recording of a LIVE epsiode of Gascast looking forward to the 2020/21 season. Mets is joined by Neno, Jack, Caz and Max to look back at who stood out in preseason and who we think will be making a big splash this coming season. With JCH leaving for Posh for an initial £1.25m there is a big number 9 spaced hole in the attack, but is Garner going to replace like for like there? Each of t...

Duke had a chinwag with PA announcer extraordinaire, Lance Cook. Lance gives us an insight into his role, how he got the gig and the highs & lows of being the voice of Rovers. The chat also touches on mental health and the role the Rovers community plays in supporting one another, but also how things can become toxic. We discuss personal experiences and what has helped and what has been diffic...

With the 2020/21 Season bearing down on us, the boys are joined by super charity marathon runner Nik Weeks to talk about the two pre-season wins against Bristol Manor Farm and Exeter City, as well as the signings of Zain Westbrooke and Jayden Mitchell-Lawson. With two games to discuss, the guys look over the new 3-4-3 shape Ben Garner seems to be favouring, as well as individual performances that...

Mets had the pleasure of speaking to his all time favourite player Stuart Sinclair about his time at the Gas. Stu talks about his release by Luton at 16 and plying his trade in non-league with various clubs before DC brought him to BS7. An instant fan favourite he chats about his rise through the leagues with the Gas. Starting with the conference season they talk about the pressure the squad and m...

Duke is joined by Simon from the Football League focused YouTube channel Empty Seats and is also a massive Coventry fan. We discuss the signing of the highly rated ex-Coventry midfielder Zain Westbrooke. The 23 year-old joins on a three year deal, for an undisclosed fee and was a key part in Coventry’s championship winning campaign. Westbrooke will wear the number 8 this season and is likely to be...

The GasCast Gang are back for an all new season. In the first episode discussing the upcoming 2020/21 campaign Max Alderson is joined by Ollie Neno and Nathan Cartmel to discuss a flurry of transfer activity that saw Rovers bring in five new players in a two week period.  The lads also talk about the outgoings of Rollin Menayese and Ollie Clarke, who both left Rovers to reunite with former Gas gaf...

Mets sat down with Tom and Martyn to chat all things Gas. Both Martyn and Tom have been brought to the club by Wael and its fair to say they have both made a huge impact. Tom talks about how he has increased revenue coming into the club with the retro inspired kits the last two seasons along with revamping the bar areas to get Gasheads spending their money with the club. Martyn talks about how cor...

Max is joined by Matt Pollard from Holding The High Line, the independent Colorado Rapids podcast to talk about new Rovers winger Sam Nicholson. The 25 year old Scotsman became Ben Garner's fourth summer signing on Wednesday morning, leaving the MLS side to join up with the Pirates to be closer to his family in the UK. Matt provides excellent insight into Nicholson's time at the Rapids,...

Bristol Rovers' hometown hero Chris Lines joins Max to discuss his three (yes, three) promotions at the club. Linesy talks about breaking into the first team under Paul Trollope, and how he went from a released youth-team prospect to a regular starter in League One in a matter of years. Chris also talks about the relegation from League One, where it all went wrong under Dave Penney's rei...

Mets spoke to the the Athletics Crystal Palace reporter Matt Woosnam about Jack Mesure who has come in as assistant to Ben Garner. Jack was assistant to Ben at several age groups during their time at Palace and is a well respected technical coach. Matt thinks Jack will be a success at the Gas and fits in with what Garner is trying to build at the club. Is it risky to have an assistant and a manage...

N othing in 2011 was more eventful than the goings on at the Memorial Stadium that year, where following relegation to L2 the season before, Paul Buckle left Torquay United to take the reigns at Bristol Rovers - who were expected to take the fourth tier by storm and bounce straight back up. Join Ollie, Caz & Max as they reminisce on what was one of the most eventful, memorable & chaotic se...

Mets is joined by Matt from GillsInTheBlood to talk about Max Ehmer. The 28 year old is Gillingham's captain and a free agent as we record with Gillingham not yet giving him a new deal. Bristol Live reported that Rovers were close to securing his services, but Steve Evans has come out and said he is confident that Max will sign a new deal when it is offered. Matt puts in a glowing review for...

In this scout report Mets is joined by Sam from Argyle Life to walk about 21 midfielder Josh Grant who spent the 2019/20 season on loan at Plymouth. A bit of a bomb scare at centre back when he first joined on loan from Chelsea, he lacked the aerial ability and strength to cut it at League Two level. A switch to defensive centre midfield has proved to be a revelation. His reading of the game and p...

Mets is joined by Sam Blakey from the Roker Report to talk about 26 year old centre back Jack Baldwin. A big money signing for Posh, Jack signed for Sunderland in 2018 for an undisclosed fee. Despite playing 34 times in that season Jack was sent out on loan to Salford for the 2019-20 season. Sam talks about his strengths and weaknesses as a player. A major strength being his composure on the ball...

Yes, you did read that right. Today, Wael Al Qadi reached an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the holding company at Bristol Rovers, Dwane Sports, from other members of his family. This provides him with full control of Bristol Rovers. As if this news weren't enough, Wael has also left the club "substantively debt free" - capitalising over £30m of debt.  Gasheads, you are...