Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann is aiming to add a bit more nous and experience to his squad for next season.

Rovers are set to embark on what McCann has previously described as a "huge" summer with good recruitment vital if they are to challenge at the top end of League One.

One clear area where Rovers are lacking, so McCann believes, is with regards to experienced players. A stark example is the fact that Rovers ended last season with six players aged 30 or over - but four of them have departed in the shape of Billy Sharp (40 and loan trio Zander Clark (33), Neill Byrne (33) and Elliot Lee (31).

That leaves Matty Pearson (32) and Jamie Sterry (30) as the most experienced players in the squad. "When you look at the age demographic of the squad there's a lot of young ones on the left-hand side, there's a few in the middle but not that many on the other side, the older side of the scale," McCann said.

Jamie Sterry and Elliot Lee were two of just six Rovers players aged 30 or above last season. (Connor McMain/AHPIX LTD.)

placeholder image — Jamie Sterry and Elliot Lee were two of just six Rovers players aged 30 or above last season. (Connor McMain/AHPIX LTD.)

"So there's definitely an area we will look at for next season - a little bit more experience.

"I think you saw the benefits of the loan players when they came in in January. I'm not saying we're going to bring five experienced loans in (next season). I'm just saying the experience that they brought was brilliant for us.

"They calmed the changing room down. We'd gone through a spell of about one win in 16 games or 17 games but those players we signed in January added a lot of calmness to the group. If we did get beat, or we got beat twice in a row, they calmed everyone down, they put us back on the level playing field again.

"So that'll be a key area for us, is adding a bit of experience to the group, and also better players. That's basically what we're trying to do."