Gasheads will spend over 550 miles and nine hours less on the road when travelling to Rovers away games in 2007/08.

The 23 other sides in League One are typically geographically closer to the West Country than last season's League Two teams, with every opposition club on average 12 miles nearer to Bristol.

Rovers supporters can look forward to playing six teams within 100 miles of the Memorial Stadium, compared to just three last season, and there will be three more clubs within three hours' driving distance.

In 2006/07, the total number of miles travelled in return trips for away fans was 7,008.4, an average of 308.2 miles per game.

In 2007/8, the total number of miles travelled in all away league fixtures will be 6,537.4 an average of 284.2 miles per game.

In both campaigns, the shortest journey (Swindon Town, 39.7 miles away) and the longest journey (Hartlepool United, 276.6 miles away) will remain unchanged.

The fastest journey in the coming season will be Brighton & Hove Albion which should produce an average travelling speed of 58.7mph, while the slowest will be Yeovil Town which is set to see Gasheads travelling at around 35mph.

Last season Darlington was the fastest at 58.5mph with Hereford United the slowest at 39.8mph.

LEAGUE ONE 2007/08

TEAM Swindon Cheltenham Yeovil Swansea Bournemouth Walsall Millwall Leyton Orient  Northampton Port Vale Luton Crewe Nottm Forest Brighton Gillingham Southend Oldham Doncaster Tranmere Huddersfield Leeds Carlisle Hartlepool TOTAL AVERAGE MILES  39.7 40.2 44.9 80.1 81.6 89.4 121.6 124 124.9 127.6 132.1 134.2 135.8 162.4 168.7 173.4 175.3 179.5 182.1 198.7 203.7 272.2 276.6 3269 142.1 TOTAL  79.4 80.4 89.8 160.2 163.2 178.8 243.2 248 249.8 255.2 264.2 268.4 271.6 324.8 337.4 346.8 350.6 359 364.2 397.4 407.4 544.4 553.2 6537 284.2 MINS  54 60 76 93 134 104 161 173 135 148 139 150 155 166 181 183 192 195 199 214 211 279 291 3693 160.6 TOTAL  108 120 152 186 268 208 322 346 270 296 278 300 310 332 362 366 384 390 398 428 422 558 582 7386 321.1 SPEED 44.1 40.2 35.4 51.7 36.5 51.6 45.3 43.0 55.5 51.7 57.0 53.7 52.6 58.7 55.9 56.9 54.8 55.2 54.9 55.7 57.9 58.5 57.0 51.5

LEAGUE TWO 2006/07

TEAM Swindon Hereford Walsall Wycombe Torquay MK Dons Shrewsbury Barnet Notts County Macclesfield Mansfield Chester Wrexham Stockport Peterborough  Lincoln Bury Rochdale Boston Accrington Grimsby Darlington Hartlepool TOTAL AVERAGE MILES  39.7 52.4 89.4 101.6 102.8 125 125.7 131 136.2 149.8 153 159 161.1 163.8 169.5 172 176.5 182.5 190.9 191.7 228.6 265.4 276.6 3544 145.1 TOTAL  79.4 104.8 178.8 203.2 205.6 250 251.4 262 272.4 299.6 306 318 322.2 327.6 339 344 353 365 381.8 383.4 457.2 530.8 553.2 7088 308.1 MINS  54 79 104 108 119 144 147 144 156 169 170 188 185 180 189 206 190 196 231 205 244 272 291 3971 172.7 TOTAL  108 158 208 216 238 288 294 288 312 338 340 376 370 360 378 412 380 392 462 410 488 544 582 7942 345 SPEED 44.1 39.8 51.6 56.4 51.8 52.1 51.3 54.6 52.4 53.2 54.0 50.7 52.2 54.6 53.8 50.1 55.7 55.9 49.6 56.1 56.2 58.5 57.0 52.7

For the record, Cheltenham Town is 40.2 miles away, resulting in a round trip of 80.4 miles. The journey should take an hour when driving within the speed limit, with an average speed of just over 40mph.

Figures take into account road types and most efficient journey routes as determined by the AA Route Planner.