Jayden Mitchell-Lawson and Josh Barrett signs

As mentioned by old timer in the rumour thread, I thought our new signings should get their own thread!

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/january/jayden-mitchell-lawson-loan-signing/

The Club is delighted to announce the loan signing of winger Jayden Mitchell-Lawson from Derby County on a deal until the end of the season.

Described as an ‘energetic and skillful winger’ the youngster is the first signing of the January transfer window and arrives ahead of a busy week, as Rovers entertain Stevenage in the Leasing.com Trophy before hosting Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.

Starting his career at Swindon Town, the winger arrived at Derby County in the summer of 2016, working his way through the U18’s ranks at Pride Park and progressing to be an inaugural member of the U23’s setup.

Speaking about the signing, Manager Ben Garner said:
"Jayden is an exciting talent who has developed through the Derby County Academy in recent seasons and we are delighted to welcome him to the club. He is a player I have watched over the last 18 months & the recruitment team have also done a lot of homework on him. The staff at Derby speak very highly of Jayden & we thank them for their help in getting the deal done so smoothly. Jayden showed a strong desire to join us which was important. His attributes will add to what we already have in the squad and we are pleased that we have been able to conclude the deal early, ahead of what will be a busy week for the club, with two important fixtures at the Mem.”

 

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If he is as good as he sounds then I believe we will have a good player in the squad, I think he describes himself as pacy

 

Here is an interview with him from Feb 2019 which shows some highlights of him for Derby u23's, which shows us what to expect.

 

Good interview above on Ram web site he seems to be prepared to work and that alone will endear him to the crowd

 

https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2020/january/josh-barrett-signs/

The Club is delighted to announce the signing of Josh Barrett for an undisclosed fee from Reading FC.

Barrett joins the Gas following an education in football at Championship side, Reading FC. Whilst developing at the Berkshire-based club during the past few years, he has made a number of appearances for the Under 21 Republic of Ireland side.

Barrett's first senior club appearance came back in the 2015-16 for Reading, before developing his game during loan spells with Coventry City and Aldershot Town in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.

However, it was this season where the attacking midfielder really kicked on, re-staking a claim for first-team appearances, following in the footsteps of similar players developed by Reading's highly rated youth system to progress onto the main stage.

This was capped by a promising display in his EFL cup appearance against Plymouth Argyle, where he scored a brace including a superb curled effort, to aid his side's progression. Coupled with an array of starts and substitute appearances, Barrett has shown real signs of promise in this campaign.

Barrett is the Ben Garner's first permanent signing as manager of Bristol Rovers, with Garner reflecting on his new addition, saying:
“We are delighted to welcome Josh to the football club. Josh is a player who will add another dimension to our squad and is someone who we have watched and scouted thoroughly ahead of the current transfer window opening. He’s a player that has been in and around the first-team environment at Reading for a while and he’s naturally looking to kickstart the next step of his career and we feel that Bristol Rovers is the perfect club to allow him to demonstrate his best attributes. Again Josh showed the desire to join us and the hunger to play for Rovers. We are pleased that we have been able to get the deal done early, with a number of key fixtures on the horizon in the coming weeks and we thank Reading F.C for the manner in which they have conducted themselves throughout the process. We look forward to welcoming Josh into the squad and I’m sure our supporters will give all the new arrivals the very best welcome to the Mem."

The Irishman has moved for an undisclosed fee from Reading, signing a two and a half year deal with the Gas, joining Jayden Mitchell-Lawson as the second addition to the squad so far in this January window.

 

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Barrett in action for Reading..... press play!

 

Jayden Mitchell-Lawson will wear the number 27 shirt.

Josh Barrett claims the number 39 shirt.