Overview
- Gloucestershire Live reports that Rovers exercised a recall during a defined January window following talks with manager Steve Evans at The Quarters.
- Isaac Hutchinson joined Cheltenham on deadline day in September and delivered eight goals, including three in the FA Cup.
- Hutchinson told BBC Radio Gloucestershire on Boxing Day he wanted to stay at Cheltenham, though both clubs acknowledged the recall provision.
- Bristol Rovers have struggled for goals and were 20th in League Two, while Cheltenham improved under Steve Cotterill to move nine points clear.
- Bristol Live reports further reshaping at Rovers with five loanees set to return to parent clubs as Ryan De Havilland arrives in midfield.