{"id":572581,"date":"2020-11-19T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=572581"},"modified":"2020-11-19T11:31:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T16:31:52","slug":"bristol-rovers-appoint-paul-tisdale-as-new-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/19\/bristol-rovers-appoint-paul-tisdale-as-new-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol Rovers Appoint Paul Tisdale as New Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol Rovers have appointed former Exeter City boss <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9bc136d8\/Paul-Tisdale\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Tisdale<\/a> as their new manager. The 47-year-old replaces <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/14\/manager-ben-garner-leaves-bristol-rovers\/\" target=\"_self\">Ben Garner, who was relieved of his duties on November, 14.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tisdale has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Rovers.<\/p>\n<h2>Paul Tisdale Appointed as New Bristol Rovers Manager<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f Paul Tisdale signs a two and a half year deal with the Gas!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc47 Read more down below&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BristolRovers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BristolRovers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_BRFC\/status\/1329446990162366466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Experienced in the Lower Leagues<\/h3>\n<p>Paul Tisdale brings a wealth of lower league experience with him, having spent 13 years at Exeter City and MK Dons. The 47-year-old spent 12 seasons with the Grecians, winning promotion from the Conference Premier and League Two in successive seasons.<\/p>\n<p>During his time with Exeter, Tisdale won the LMA League Two Manager of the Year following the clubs&#8217; promotion to League One.<\/p>\n<p>Tisdale left in 2018 having failed to agree on a new contract with the club. He joined recently relegated League Two side MK Dons just five days later and had a stellar debut season.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to winning a Manager of the Month award, Tisdale led the Dons to automatic promotion back to League One at the first attempt after finishing third in League Two.<\/p>\n<p>But, following a poor start to the new season, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/11\/02\/paul-tisdale-sacked-mk-dons\/\" target=\"_self\">Tisdale was relieved of his duties<\/a> at Stadium:MK.<\/p>\n<h3>Slow Start for Bristol Rovers<\/h3>\n<p>The decision to sale Garner may have come as a surprise. The Gas drew their opening game of the season at Sunderland before back to back defeats, but the side then went four league games unbeaten, which included three wins.<\/p>\n<p>But picking up just one point from their next three games ultimately sealed his fate, leaving them precariously close to the bottom four.<\/p>\n<h3>Task Ahead for Tisdale<\/h3>\n<p>Bristol Rovers wouldn&#8217;t have been looking to secure automatic promotion this season, but their summer spending spree should have seen the Gas in a more fruitful league position.<\/p>\n<p>Tisdale will be tasked with propelling Rovers up the table, alongside a potential rebuild ready for next season.<\/p>\n<h3>Building a Bristol Rovers DNA<\/h3>\n<p>Bristol Rovers CEO Martyn Starnes told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolrovers.co.uk\/news\/2020\/november\/paul-tisdale-manager-rovers-bristol\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: &#8220;We are delighted to welcome Paul to the football club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paul has a vast amount of experience in the game and has several promotions on his CV. His ambition and long-term goals mirror that of the club&#8217;s ongoing strategy, to build a Bristol Rovers DNA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His track record of developing younger players is impressive and we believe he&#8217;s the ideal person to maximise the full potential that the playing squad possesses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to working closely with Paul to bring success to Bristol Rovers F.C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"xxr3qfdTTYxWrSVnPynTfg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1178356347\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xxr3qfdTTYxWrSVnPynTfg',sig:'O6B3srAxj__oJRt3Fs580pmZQXrszXqinwPVpKl954I=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1178356347',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol Rovers have appointed former Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale as their new manager. The 47-year-old replaces Ben Garner, who was relieved of his duties on November, 14. Tisdale has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Rovers. 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