Joey Barton is working to sign a recognised left-back and a central midfielder in the mould of Sam Finley and Antony Evans as Monday's transfer deadline approaches.
Rovers have brought in striker Ryan Loft and centre-back James Connolly this month with Mark Hughes, Zain Walker, Zain Westbrooke and Jed Ward departing - the latter two on loan - while Junior Brown and Brett Pitman look set to leave as Barton fine-tunes his squad for the final 21 games of a League Two campaign in which the Gas are trending upwards.
Having teased the prospect of new signings last week, claiming he has a "something up his sleeve", Barton has stated precisely where he would like to strengthen with his desire to bring in a natural left-back is born out of a number of factors, predominantly around Josh Grant who has filled in on that side of defence.
