How did Bristol Rovers manage to sign Elliot Anderson? Why did Harrogate release James Belshaw? Is Wael Al-Qadi’s lasagne really that lucky? All mysteries that have underpinned the Gas’ season under Joey Barton.
But none are quite as perplexing as what prompted legendary former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton at 6:46pm on a Wednesday evening during an international break to tweet his praise of Rovers and the man at the helm, Joey Barton.
To the surprise of Gasheads far and wide, Shilton took to Twitter to say: “I remember at the beginning of the season Bristol Rovers near the bottom of the league and manager Joey Barton saying they would get promotion, it looks like someone who knows what he is doing!”
