Source: Team_Talk
Rovers return to scholarship system
The move aims to bring the club back into line with Football League rules which ask for greater investment in youth football.[LNB]The Pirates have used nearby Filton College to develop their youngsters for the past five years.[LNB]"We have been looking for some time at the youth set up and after a series of discussions with the Football League we have decided to return to a scholarship scheme that will bring the youth set-up closer to the first team," Rovers chairman Nick Higgs told the club's official website.[LNB]"We see this as a positive step to help nurture the local youth and it will help move our youngsters further forward."[LNB][LNB]
