It’s a statement that may cause a few Derby County fans to baulk, and more than likely roll a few eyes in that part of the country, but James Connolly believes Bristol Rovers weren’t that far away from winning at Pride Park.
Rovers fell to a pretty convincing 4-2 defeat on Saturday, ending their eight-game unbeaten run which had eroded the early-season anxiety that had built up throughout August and September.
However, to many it was a reminder of the gaps in resources between the Gas and a League One super club like Derby, as David McGoldrick - a player easily good enough to be operating in the Championship - plundered a first-half hat-trick.
