This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007β08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the
transfers section below, or match results, which are in the
results section.
7 July:Aaron Lescott signed a new two-year contract, running until the summer of 2009.[1]
10 August: First-Team Coach
Paul Trollope and Director of Football
Lennie Lawrence both signed extended contracts with the club.[3] Bill Smith resigned from his position as
chief executive to concentrate on his other business commitments.[4]
17 August: A delay in the demolition of the
Memorial Stadium was announced, meaning that the club will play the whole season there and not move to
Cheltenham in January as had previously been announced.[5]
18 August:Craig Disley signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009.[6]
23 August: Goalkeeping coach
Steve Book was registered as a player after backup goalie
Mike Green broke his finger in a reserve match.[7]
28 August: Rovers'
League Cup run came to an end after a 2β1 defeat to
Premier League side
West Ham. The game was overshadowed by the injury to
Kieron Dyer who suffered a suspected broken leg.[8]
4 September: Charlie Clough, who was promoted to the first team squad in the summer, signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday.[9]
2 October: Edward Ware is appointed to the club's board of directors.[10]
9 October: Rovers' hopes of reaching the
Football League Trophy final for the second year running came to an end as they lost their second round tie with
AFC Bournemouth 1β0.
15 October: Former Rovers defender
Billy Clark was appointed the club's new under-18's coach.[11]
22 December:Craig Disley received his fifth yellow card of the season in the match away to Leeds resulting in a one-game suspension.[13]
26 December: Captain
Stuart Campbell picked up his fifth yellow card of the season. He was suspended for the
FA Cup Third Round tie with
Fulham
22 January: Rovers beat
Fulham in the 3rd round of the FA cup, after drawing the original match 2:2 they won the replay at The Memorial Stadium on penalties after a 0:0 120 minutes.
16 February: Rovers beat
Southampton in the 5th round of the FA cup, courtesy of an 84th-minute strike by
Rickie Lambert.
9 March: The club-record-equalling FA Cup run ended at the quarter-final stage, with a defeat to
West Bromwich Albion, in front of a Memorial Stadium record crowd for football of 12,011.[14]
3 June: The football club announced that the stadium redevelopment would be postponed for a further year after the initial accommodation providers pulled out and a leak on an unofficial club website caused negotiations with an alternative provider to collapse.[15]
During the 2007β08 season, Rovers signed six new players.
Joe Jacobson,
David Pipe,
Andy Williams,
Danny Coles,
James Fraser and
Jeff Hughes. The total transfer spending for the season is not known, as the Williams and Hughes transfer fees have not been disclosed, however both are known to be "six-figure" sums[21][22] so the total spending is over Β£250,000.
In addition to the players listed above, coach
Kevin Hodges was released by the club at the end of the season.[47]
Team kit
The team kit for the 2007β08 season is produced by
ErreΓ . The main shirt sponsor is
Cowlin Construction and the secondary shirt sponsor is
Blackthorn Cider. The home shirt features the traditional blue and white quarters in a darker shade of blue from the previous season, and the away kit is green with black trim.[48]
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007β08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the
transfers section below, or match results, which are in the
results section.
7 July:Aaron Lescott signed a new two-year contract, running until the summer of 2009.[1]
10 August: First-Team Coach
Paul Trollope and Director of Football
Lennie Lawrence both signed extended contracts with the club.[3] Bill Smith resigned from his position as
chief executive to concentrate on his other business commitments.[4]
17 August: A delay in the demolition of the
Memorial Stadium was announced, meaning that the club will play the whole season there and not move to
Cheltenham in January as had previously been announced.[5]
18 August:Craig Disley signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009.[6]
23 August: Goalkeeping coach
Steve Book was registered as a player after backup goalie
Mike Green broke his finger in a reserve match.[7]
28 August: Rovers'
League Cup run came to an end after a 2β1 defeat to
Premier League side
West Ham. The game was overshadowed by the injury to
Kieron Dyer who suffered a suspected broken leg.[8]
4 September: Charlie Clough, who was promoted to the first team squad in the summer, signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday.[9]
2 October: Edward Ware is appointed to the club's board of directors.[10]
9 October: Rovers' hopes of reaching the
Football League Trophy final for the second year running came to an end as they lost their second round tie with
AFC Bournemouth 1β0.
15 October: Former Rovers defender
Billy Clark was appointed the club's new under-18's coach.[11]
22 December:Craig Disley received his fifth yellow card of the season in the match away to Leeds resulting in a one-game suspension.[13]
26 December: Captain
Stuart Campbell picked up his fifth yellow card of the season. He was suspended for the
FA Cup Third Round tie with
Fulham
22 January: Rovers beat
Fulham in the 3rd round of the FA cup, after drawing the original match 2:2 they won the replay at The Memorial Stadium on penalties after a 0:0 120 minutes.
16 February: Rovers beat
Southampton in the 5th round of the FA cup, courtesy of an 84th-minute strike by
Rickie Lambert.
9 March: The club-record-equalling FA Cup run ended at the quarter-final stage, with a defeat to
West Bromwich Albion, in front of a Memorial Stadium record crowd for football of 12,011.[14]
3 June: The football club announced that the stadium redevelopment would be postponed for a further year after the initial accommodation providers pulled out and a leak on an unofficial club website caused negotiations with an alternative provider to collapse.[15]
During the 2007β08 season, Rovers signed six new players.
Joe Jacobson,
David Pipe,
Andy Williams,
Danny Coles,
James Fraser and
Jeff Hughes. The total transfer spending for the season is not known, as the Williams and Hughes transfer fees have not been disclosed, however both are known to be "six-figure" sums[21][22] so the total spending is over Β£250,000.
In addition to the players listed above, coach
Kevin Hodges was released by the club at the end of the season.[47]
Team kit
The team kit for the 2007β08 season is produced by
ErreΓ . The main shirt sponsor is
Cowlin Construction and the secondary shirt sponsor is
Blackthorn Cider. The home shirt features the traditional blue and white quarters in a darker shade of blue from the previous season, and the away kit is green with black trim.[48]