Gilsenan has moved to Grimsby (League 2) on a 2 year deal https://gtfc.co.uk/zak-gilsenan-is-a-mariner/ Hope he does well and builds himself a career, he has had terrible luck with injuries

Hardly featured last season, either on loan or for U18s/U21s. I am assuming he was injured & the 1 year deal is his chance to see if he can push on to U21 level after a year out. But just as easily it could be Rovers not wanting to commit on wages more than 12 months into the future

Personally think he will get a top end of League 2, or bottom end of League 1 loan

Probably at a very low wage (albeit more than he would earn at a league 1 or 2 club), so he would only agree to a short term extension

I think there are either UEFA or FIFA guidelines on compensation, but they are pretty minimal

The talk i saw from Stoke fans was that they would love to have him back in any capacity if possible, but there was no way on earth they could afford him "our primary target has to be replacing him with another behemoth, either permanent or on loan. Without that Phillips replacement, we're gonna leak goals like an incontinent pensioner." "Good CB and big career ahaead. Good luck to him. Seemed he cared when he was here to. Which i like." "Would love to see Phillips back next season as he was the stand out defender last season IMO. Can’t see it happening though, however would hate to see him team up with Souttar at Sheff Utd as we’d be looking on thinking of what might have been."

Yes, right footed, right back, although has played left back on occasions (from memory mainly when Tripper has played right back)

I suppose the hope is that like Wharton & Carter, who were both still getting loans out at his age, a few lower league loans gets him ready eventually. Although personally see him falling behind both Atcheson & Litherland this year (2 players who the club would have been aware of when they signed O'Riordan as it was only a year and a half ago)

Connor O'Riordan has been loaned to Doncaster in League 1 (3rd tier) for the season

Jackson said they are not targeting an additional centre back to replace Batth .... beyond the left sided centre back that they were already targeting Will basically leave us with Carter & Hyam as right sided, Wharton & new guy as left sided options, with Atcheson, O'Riordan, Litherland as younger back up

New signing in the medical department 😉

Well we might be..... if they are a free agent after leaving a Scottish League 2 team 😉

Wonder if it will be as Stuart Jones replacement, essentially as "loan manager"? Rovers have been advertising for the role, Lowe has worked with younger players as head of youth in the past & current day Rovers love an internal promotion