Rovers will continue their search for a new set piece coach after the struggles in that department during the 2022/23 season.

Director of football Gregg Broughton pinpointed as it an area to improve, with Rovers second bottom for goals scored from set pieces.

They also shipped five goals from set plays in the run-in, and they will look to address that with the addition of a specialist in that area.

Goalkeeping coach Ben Benson has largely been entrusted with set piece organisation, a regular fixture on the touchline issuing instructions.

Rovers had looked to add a set piece coach, alongside a head of methodology, earlier in the season, but failed to find the suitable candidate, but Broughton has confirmed that remains a position they are looking to source.

He said: “We interviewed but finding a right person who could deliver on the set pieces, we didn’t find that right person and I think our set piece performance would be the one area that we know we haven’t made big progress in.

“If you look at the last 18 games of the season, it’s only our set piece performance that dipped, especially on the defensive part of it.

“I think for us having someone, and expertise, in helping our coaching staff to help develop players in our set piece work is absolutely vital.

“A third of goals scored are set pieces, we missed out on the play-offs by 15 goals, we know our goals scored wasn’t at the level needed to be a top two team this year.

“Set pieces is an area we have to spend significant time, effort and resources on improving.”

Hayden Carter’s header that rescued a point against Luton Town last month was the eighth set piece goal scored by Rovers this season.

It was the first direct header from a set play since Scott Wharton netted against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup last 16 tie with Nottingham Forest in December.

Broughton’s remit sees him oversee a number of areas within the club, with additions to the recruitment, analysis, medical and Academy departments throughout the season.

The club have faced a number of challenges with turnover of staff, not least having to appoint a third head of recruitment in the space of 18 months,

But Broughton added: “You have to continually evolve in football, you can’t stand still.

“That staff review will be a part of that process.

“We know the changes we want to make, we have built those into the budget.

“The wage budget for players next year is completely signed off for next year, the other part of the budget sits with the budget and will be part of the decision-making process for the next two to three weeks.”