It’s a measure of the strength of this Bristol Rovers squad, and the sheer volume of individuals who are making telling contributions, that in naming the team’s most important player, you could make the case for at least eight players.
In the last two weeks, Glenn Whelan, Antony Evans, Harry Anderson, Elliot Anderson and Aaron Collins have all scored vital goals or made man-of-the-match level performances to guide the Gas to victory.
James Belshaw’s consistency and ability to rescue points with crucial late saves is such that it’s becoming almost blase to discuss his significance; Connor Taylor is anchoring a defence that has conceded nine goals in 15 games this year, at the age of 20; Sam Finley reliability is such, you sometimes almost overlook his sensational quality on the ball.
