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Bristol Post
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James Piercy

The manager's dream who's much more than a Swiss Army knife to Joey Barton and Bristol Rovers

There’s a joke at The Quarters, that such is Harry Anderson’s versatility by the end of the season there’s every chance he would have played some minutes in goal.

James Belshaw’s staggering consistency in keeping Anssi Jaakkola on the bench probably rules that out, in practice, but the sentiment is what matters as Anderson has become Joey Barton’s Swiss Army knife - capable of playing anywhere and everywhere and delivering, no matter the situation or opposition.

At last count, the 25-year-old has played at various times either from the start of games or during a match: right and left-back, left wing-back, right midfield, attacking midfield, right and left wing.

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