Joey Barton has tipped Jed Ward to be a future number-one for Bristol Rovers after the teenager impressed in just his second league start for the Gas on Saturday.
Despite coming out on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park, the 19-year-old academy graduate looked assured in goal and stood up to the physical and technical demands of playing in the third tier.
Ward had to wait almost two years between his first and second league appearances for Rovers after debuting on the final day of the 2020/21 season at Blackpool, and it remains to be seen when his next outing for Barton's side will be.
