Fifty-six days after Bristol Rovers last tasted victory in League One, Joey Barton's Gas were back in the win column. A promising week ahead preceded the visit of Cambridge United to the Mem on Saturday, and at last, the Gas have regained some momentum.
This was a deserved victory, although they had to work hard for it. A dominant opening half hour could have yielded more than Greg Taylor's own goal and the afternoon had a familiar feel for Gasheads when the visitors won and converted a penalty from a rare foray forward.
Home had offered little comfort to the Gas this season, taking just two points from the past four games in BS7, but this time the Mem crowd got to serenade a win. Josh Coburn capped an impressive league debut with a goal to restore the advantage 11 minutes into the second half and then Barton's blues dug deep to secure the points.
