To a certain extent, every footballer is a fan of the game, but some are more than others. If there is any player in the Bristol Rovers squad who gets the ups and downs of being a supporter, it is Sam Finley.
The midfielder is a huge Liverpool fan, taking in every game he can when they don't clash with his Rovers commitments. He was at the Merseyside derby last week, he was at Ibrox for a Champions League away day in October and he was at Wembley for the Reds' FA Cup final triumph in May.
Simultaneously, both of Finley's clubs are in a rut by their relative standards. The Gas have lost five of their past six games, falling to 16th in the table ahead of Saturday's trip to Oxford United, while Jurgen Klopp's side are eighth in the Premier League and a Champions League exit appears inevitable after a humbling at the hands of Real Madrid on Tuesday.
