John Marquis will bear the Bristol Rovers No9 on his back but the release of the squad numbers for 2022/23 is more about the digits which haven't been assigned to a player yet.
Rovers have confirmed the numbers, a little over 24 hours before their first League One game of the season against Forest Green Rovers and with the exception of Marquis taking the No9, Jordan Rossiter being given No14, James Gibbons No28, Ryan Loft moving up from No38 to No18 and a number of academy players being included, there hasn't been a great deal of change.
Tellingly, however, the numbers 3, 7, 11 and 17 haven't been filled, pointing towards possible incomings over the next four weeks as Joey Barton continues to strengthen his squad.
