Bristol Rovers pre-season preparations got fully underway on Thursday, with all the men's senior first-team players back training on the pitch at The Quarters Training Facility.
It was a busy day at Rovers, with the Gas also finding out their 2025/26 Sky Bet League Two fixtures at midday before discovering their Vertu Trophy group stage and Carabao Cup first-round opponents in the afternoon.
Jack Sparkes, Macauley Southam-Hales, Alfie Kilgour and Brad Young were all in to meet their new teammates, with Head Coach Darrell Clarke opening proceedings with a speech to his new group of players and staff.
The players began the day with a pre-activation. A morning and afternoon session on the pitch followed on either side of a lunch break before time in the gym.
Assistant Head Coaches Jon Stead and Rhys Carr were on the grass, delivering their first training sessions at the Club. Head of Medical and Performance Gavin Crowe, Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach Sam Pashen, and Lead Sports Scientist Kyler Burns also got their demands and messages across to the team.
Check out images from an energetic first day back for 2025/26 pre-season training in the gallery above!
