What are Gasheads saying about the appointment of Paul Buckle as Bristol Rovers' new manager?

The appointment of Paul Buckle as Bristol Rovers' fifth manager in less than six months has been greeted with optimism by Jim Chappell, the chairman of Rovers' Supporters Club.

He said: "He's a young manager, who seems ambitious and single-minded and will do things his way. Hopefully, he'll be able to turn things around for us.

"He seems to have good knowledge and experience of League Two, and that's what we'll need next season – somebody who knows the ropes so we can get out of it as soon as possible.

"As we found out last time we were down there, it's a tough old division."

Buckle, the former Torquay United boss, will start his new role in earnest next week after a short end-of-season break. He will be joined by Gulls' coach Shaun North.

Bristol Rovers fans have been posting their comments on the appointment of Buckle on their Forum. SteveK said: "Think we will see a totally different starting line up and wouldnt be surprised to see at least seven new faces in the starting line up next season."

OxfordGas wrote: "I've been reading the Torquay forum and someone posted this... 'He had the best coaching back up of any manager in my living memory'...

That's got to be good!"

WeAreThe Gas wrote: "Don't know anything about him personally but...successful managers usually work in pairs so can only be a positive that we have managed to get both of them. Buckle will be working with someone he knows inside out and trusts. Brilliant."