The signing of Elliot Anderson was a defining moment in Bristol Rovers' season, and Joey Barton has lifted the lid on how the Newcastle United playmaker ended up at the Mem.
Anderson, a January deadline day loan signing, scored seven goals and laid on six assists in 20 League Two starts, helping power a promotion push that ended with the Gas snatching a top-three place on the final day of the season.
The 19-year-old had been linked with Championship side Luton Town and League One Sheffield Wednesday in January, but neither move came to pass and the Gas were beneficiaries.