Bristol Rovers’ postponed League One encounter with Shrewsbury Town will now take place on Tuesday, May 2, confirming a packed end to the 2022/23 campaign as the Gas will play their final nine fixtures inside 31 days.
Rovers were due to face Shrewsbury this Saturday at New Meadow but following the international call-ups of regular starters Luca Hoole (Wales Under-21), Jarell Quansah (England Under-20) and Lamare Bogarde (Netherlands Under-20), under EFL rules the Gas could apply for a postponement.
Coupled with the previous switching of the intended game at Plymouth Argyle from April 1 to April 25, Rovers’ run-in to the season has now been squeezed inside a small window with Joey Barton’s side playing a weekend fixture followed by a midweek game for three weeks in a row.
