Bristol Rovers release statement confirming Head of Sales David Bright’s departure
Bristol Rovers have released a statement confirming the departure of Head of Sales David Bright from the football club.
Rovers state that Bright’s exit from the club after one-and-a-half years is not linked to the delayed South Stand project.
The statement reads: “The club can today confirm that David Bright has left his role as Head of Sales.
“Contrary to inaccurate reports in the local media David’s departure has nothing to do with the South Stand project.
“The club was unable to comment at the time of reporting as David’s exit had not been finalised.
“Dave joined the club in December 2021 and was responsible for Sales, Marketing, Ticketing and Retail.
“We’d like to thank David for all of his efforts during his time at the club and we wish him all the best for the future.”
Bristol Live would like to apologise for an insinuation from Friday morning’s article that Bright’s departure was related to the delays around the construction of the South Stand.
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Last summer, the Lancashire outfit appointed former Scotland international midfielder Scott Brown to his first ever managerial role and they finished a respectable 13th position in League One in his debut year in charge.
His most notable playing stint was at Celtic, where he was a hard-working, no-nonsense captain, so it only made sense if he were to sign players from his former club as they would be keen to help him out.
Brown signed midfielder Scott Robertson on a permanent basis from Celtic Park, and with the 2023-24 season already started, it looks as though Fleetwood are poised to add yet another youngster from Brendan Rodgers’ side to their squad.
That is because according to Football Insider, a deal has been agreed for centre-back Bosun Lawal to join Town on a season-long loan deal, which will come after he signs a new contract with the Hoops.
And that will come as somewhat of a blow to some of Fleetwood’s third tier rivals, with both Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers linked a few weeks ago with attempting to land the 20-year-old for their own clubs.
Irish defender Lawal, who can also play in midfield, was actually snapped up by Watford in 2019 from Bohemians and won the Hornets’ Academy Player of the Year in 2021, but he turned down the offer of a new contract and headed instead to Celtic Park.
Lawal has been featuring regularly for Celtic’s B-team in the last couple of years whilst also captaining the Republic of Ireland under-19’s side before his move up to the under-21’s, and he finally made his debut first-team appearance in January 2023 in a Scottish FA Cup match against Morton.
To date though, that is Lawal’s only senior appearance for the Hoops – he has been in the squad for three league matches but is yet to make his bow for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.
His B team performances though did attract the attention of Premier League outfit Brentford late last year, but a move never arose as Verona and Pisa of Italy were also claimed to be watching.
A number of weeks ago, as mentioned, Portsmouth were one of the clubs linked with a move for Lawal, but Pompey head coach John Mousinho appeared to shut that particular notion down.
“There’s nothing in that, I don’t know where it has come from,” Mousinho told the Portsmouth News.
“We don’t need any more centre-halves, we have five and Connor (Ogilvie) can cover as well, so we are absolutely fine.
“Bosun is a really good young player, but I genuinely don’t know where that has come from.”
There was perhaps interest earlier on in the transfer window from Fratton Park, but their lack of need for another defender seemingly opened the door for Fleetwood, who have now pounced to land the youngster’s signature.
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