There were two pieces of transfer news for Bristol Rovers on deadline day, both involving loans.
Dave McCracken has had his loan spell from Brentford extended from its initial month long period until the end of the season. The central defender has made three appearances for the Gas since he joined, helping Rovers to a first clean sheet in 17 games on his debut againstin Hartlepool. He also started in the home win over Swindon and the 6-1 mauling at the Bescot Stadium on Saturday.
Rovers manager Dave Penney showed his pleasure at securing the Scot for the season, saying:
"Dave has shown his qualities in the few games he has played for us.
"His leadership and communication skills will be an asset to us and I am delighted that he will be with us until the end of the season."
McCracken started his career in Scotland with Dundee United playing 203 games for a club he joined as a professional in 1998. He moved to England to play for League 2 Wycombe, helping them gain promotion in 2009 and being named in the PFA League 2 team of the year. He moved onto MK Dons and made 41 league starts at Stadium:MK before moving onto Brentford at the start of the current season. His time with the Bees has been frustrating as he has made only 3 appearances before joining Rovers on January 17th.
In other news youngster Harry Pell has move to League 2 Hereford United for a just over a month, his loan spell ending on March 5th.
Pell joined Rovers in the summer having been released by Charlton and has played just once, coming on as a substitute for Stuart Campbell in the 3-0 defeat by Leyton Orient. The 19 year old will jump straight into the Bulls squad to face Torquay United on Tuesday night.
Young professional Jack McKenna has had his loan spell at Southern Premier League Chippenham town extended for another month.
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