Mark McGhee named manager of League Two strugglers Bristol Rovers

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<div class="track"><img alt="" src="http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-feeds/1/H.22.4/70625?ns=guardian&pageName=Mark+McGhee+named+manager+of+League+Two+strugglers+Bristol+Rovers%3AArticle%3A1690262&ch=Football&c3=GU.co.uk&c4=Bristol+Rovers+%28Football+club%29%2CFootball%2CSport&c5=Not+commercially+useful&c6=Press+Association&c7=12-Jan-18&c8=1690262&c9=Article&c10=News&c11=Football&c13=&c25=&c30=content&h2=GU%2FFootball%2FBristol+Rovers" width="1" height="1" /></div><p class="standfirst">• McGhee signs two-and-a-half year deal at Rovers<br />• Has been out of work since leaving Aberdeen in 2010</p><p>Mark McGhee has been named as the new manager of the League Two strugglers Bristol Rovers.</p><p>The 54-year-old, who had spells in charge of Reading, Leicester, Wolves, Millwall and Brighton, has been out of management since leaving Aberdeen in December 2010.</p><p>McGhee, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, takes charge of a side that is currently 18th in the table, and succeeds Paul Buckle, who was sacked following a 2-0 defeat at Barnet at the start of January.</p><p>The Rovers chairman, Nick Higgs, told the club's website: "We are delighted to bring Mark to the club. We were very impressed with the quality of candidates for the position, but he was a cut above, he interviewed extremely well, and has a fantastic pedigree.</p><p>"Mark has a great track record, and has managed at the highest level in this country and in Scotland. His approach is very professional and he impressed us with his plans to take Rovers forward and get the club up where it belongs. We are all now looking forward to the rest of the season with Mark in charge."</p><div class="related" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><ul><li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/bristolrovers">Bristol Rovers</a></li></ul></div><br/><div class="terms"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk">guardian.co.uk</a> &copy; 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our <a href="http://users.guardian.co.uk/help/article/0,,933909,00.html">Terms & Conditions</a> | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/feeds">More Feeds</a></div><p style="clear:both" />
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