Bristol Rovers are being linked with Hereford United's out-of-contract winger Matt Done, writes Chris Swift.

The Pirates are understood to be keen on landing the left-sided 20-year-old, who made 36 league appearances for the Bulls last season.

And the Oswestry-born midfielder is also likely to be interested in a return to League One football – having suffered relegation in each of the last two seasons.

He was in the Wrexham side which made an exit from the Football League two seasons ago. He then joined the Bulls, who suffered the drop from League One last term.

Done featured twice against Bristol Rovers last season as Hereford conceded nine goals against the Pirates.

He came on from the bench in a 6-1 early-season drubbing at the Memorial Stadium and played in the whole of the return game at Edgar Street, which the home side lost 3-0.

His addition would bring competition for former Crystal Palace winger Jeff Hughes – and also provide an option which would allow the Northern Irishman to fill the left-back berth.

Rovers released left-back Joe Jacobson at the end of last season, and the former Welsh Under-21 skipper has completed a move to Oldham Athletic.

The 22-year-old has signed a two-year deal which will keep him at Boundary Park until the summer of 2011.

Jacobson said: "I can't wait to get training with the rest of the Oldham lads.

"I already know their defender Neal Eardley very well from my involvement with the Wales Under-21 team.

"Oldham are a big club and their new manager Dave Penney has a reputation for getting the best out of players. That suits me fine and I can't wait to show Latics fans just what I can bring to the party."

Jacobson made 73 league appearances for Rovers, 11 of them during an initial loan spell before he completed a move from Cardiff City in the summer of 2007.

Meanwhile, Rovers have confirmed that former Oxford United boss Darren Patterson will take over as their new head of youth from July 1.

His impending appointment was exclusively revealed in the Evening Post last month.

Patterson said: "I am very excited to have got things sorted and am looking forward to getting cracking.

"It is a challenge we are all excited about. We all want to get some proper kids through and get them into the first team.

"It will take some time, but I can't wait to get started."

Patterson will oversee the club's youth development from eight to 18 and working with Centre of Excellence boss Stewart Naughton.

"I will be focussing on the Under-18s and working with them for the first few months," he said,

"It is not ideal that these players were brought in before me. They seem good kids – I saw them in a friendly against Plymouth – and I have seen them when they played against Plymouth in a friendly.

"If they are dedicated and show a lot of desire, I am sure with the ability they have got they will have a good chance of becoming professionals.

"I will be teaching them how to win, but the biggest thing that got me the job is that I produce kids. I want these kids through into the first team.

"They need to have a winning mentality otherwise they wont last long. Producing players is most important, but winning comes a very close second."

Rovers have run their youth scheme through Filton College for the last five years but are bringing it in-house from next season to comply with Football League regulations which insist the club has to employ its own coaching staff.