All Antony Evans needed, he says, was a chance. His opportunity at Bristol Rovers was never going to pass him by and he is a driving force behind their League Two promotion challenge reaches
The 23-year-old joined Rovers on deadline day in August after a spell in Germany's top flight soured by the frustration of the pandemic and coaching changes, but for all the former Everton under-23s skipper and England under-19 international's pedigree, no Gashead could have predicted the impact he has had in the blue and white quarters.
On Tuesday, he scored his ninth goal of the season to fire the Gas to a crucial victory at the Mem over a stubborn Barrow. It was a stunner, too, crashing the roof of the net with a rising drive from long range when victory seemed to be slipping away from Rovers.