CAN we play you every week, preferably at your place?

For the second time in 25 days, Cherries left the Memorial Stadium victorious as the Rovers faithful bid Goodnight Irene to another three points.

Until last month, Rovers had been the proud owners of an impressive home record against the Dorset outfit and had not lost to Cherries in Bristol - or Bath - since 1995.

But winless in front of their own fans this season, James Henry heaped more misery on the Gasheads as Cherries followed up their Johnstone's Paint Trophy success with another deserved win.

The majority of - if not all - Cherries supporters among a travelling contingent of 407 would have known precious little about teenager Henry before kick-off.

And due to a mistake on the official teamsheet, some were probably still slightly in the dark come the final whistle.

Although the pair took to the pitch wearing the correctly-named shirts, Henry was erroneously listed as squad number 35, while his on-loan Reading team-mate Alex Pearce was down as 34.

Subsequently, this curious case of mistaken identity caused the Tannoy announcer to credit Pearce with both goals.

And while Henry is unlikely to forget his full league debut in a hurry, Rovers left-back Joe Jacobson will doubtless have nightmares, similar to those of the PA operator.

Henry capped a memorable display when he scored four minutes before the interval and again deep into stoppage-time as victory hauled Cherries off the foot of League One.

Signed with Pearce on the eve of the match, Henry took centre stage as Cherries shrugged off a tardy start before going on to register their third away league win of the season.

His opener came after he had fired two warning shots, a 21st-minute drive striking the knees of Rovers goalkeeper Steve Phillips before a later effort flew narrowly over the crossbar.

But after Darren Anderton had pounced on Danny Coles's mistake and slipped the ball to Jo Kuffour, Henry made no mistake when he glanced home a header from close range.

"The first goal was great work all-round," said Henry, who dedicated his maiden effort to his family and girlfriend Tara.

"Darren tried to play in Jo Kuffour and the ball came straight back to him from the defender. He played the same pass again and Jo did superbly to get his head up and knock it back to me. It was a pretty simple header and I was delighted to get off the mark."

Earlier, and as Rovers enjoyed the better of the opening 20 minutes, Cherries had defended resolutely with Josh Gowling and Danny Hollands both key to their rearguard action.

Rovers' best chance of their brief purple patch saw Neil Moss turn Stuart Campbell's snapshot around the post, the Cherries goalkeeper's only noteworthy first-half save.

With Alex Pearce towering in the air and Jason Pearce and Paul Telfer joining Gowling to forge an impenetrable backline, Cherries could afford to roam forward in comfort.

And with Anderton providing the artistic brushstrokes and Jem Karacan and Hollands working tirelessly in the engine room, Kuffour and Henry, in particular, made hay.

After Henry had given them the lead, Cherries survived a minor scare when Lewis Haldane surged towards the edge of the 18-yard box having ridden three challenges. But his wayward shot, which cleared the Bass Terrace, did not match his impressive run.

Haldane went close to equalising at the start of the second half, his powerful right-foot shot flashing past the upright and striking the stanchion behind Moss's goal.

Chances were at a premium during the early stages of the second half, with two further efforts from Haldane failing to seriously trouble Moss.

But the Cherries stopper was called upon to make a crucial save after 68 minutes, spreading himself at the feet of Rickie Lambert after the striker had gone through one-on-one.

"That chance came from my mistake," admitted an honest Alex Pearce. "I allowed the ball to go through and didn't watch it on to my foot properly.

"Mossy got me out of trouble big time. But that's what this team seems to be all about so if we can keep showing that sort of spirit, I think we'll be okay."

Anderton's speculative shot from 25 yards flew narrowly past the post before Rovers substitute Sammy Igoe forced Moss to help his delicate lob over the crossbar.

Jacobson headed Ryan Green's hanging cross straight into the arms of Moss with nine minutes remaining before Brett Pitman's low drive was beaten away at his near post by Phillips.

But Cherries sealed the points when Henry netted his second deep into stoppage time, the youngster finishing with aplomb, like his illustrious namesake Thierry, after nutmegging the unwitting Coles.

Henry said: "The guy was showing me too much space and when I cut inside, I saw his legs open so just let the ball roll though and put it in the top corner."