Team comes first - Walker

Director of football Mickey Walker has backed boss Sean O'Driscoll after he kept the faith with his promotion-winning players.

The Rovers chief refused the temptation to make wholesale changes after winning promotion to the Championship via the play-offs and has seen his side take four points from their first two games.

Walker told the Star: "I know that some people were panicking a bit during the summer because Sean (O'Driscoll) hadn't brought in a lot of new players after winning promotion, but that was never the intention.

"Had he done that it would have changed the complexion of the team and that's not the way to do it.

"If you look back in history you will find that teams who have good players, and who have stuck together for a few years, have generally done well."