Striker Giuiliano Grazioli has admitted that he considered leaving Bristol Rovers after losing his first-team place.

Grazioli returned to the side for Rovers' defeat against Carlisle having been assured that he had a future at the Memorial Stadium by boss Ray Graydon.

"I'd been out of the side for eight games. At one point I wondered whether I had a future at the club," said Grazioli.

"I had a think about the situation. I spoke to the gaffer and he told me my attitude had been great.

"When you're not playing you need to hear that you're wanted because rumours start.

"I had a drop of form, lost my place and wasn't sure where I stood," he told Rovers' website.