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Saturday, November 22, 2008, 00:43
The Jamaica international has been training with the Pirates for a month after an initial trial spell in August was cut short after a hamstring injury.
The signing has been funded by the extended Supporter's Club Share Scheme.
Langley, a 28-year-old former Cardiff City and QPR player, was released by Luton Town at the end of last season after a cruciate ligament injury.
Since training with Rovers for the second time, Langley has impressed the management, especially his performance during the recent reserve team win against Cheltenham Town.
Director of football Lennie Lawrence said: "We are delighted to announce that we are taking Richard on a short term contract, to add competition for places in our midfield.
"He has a very impressive pedigree and will be an asset to our squad."
Rovers chairman Nick Higgs said: "We are very pleased to be able to give Richard the opportunity to relaunch his career after a serious injury.
"If we can get him back to being the player he was before that injury, then we could have a very good player on our hands."
Meanwhile, Rickie Lambert is in line for his second successive player of the month award as he looks to maintain his record as the country's leading league goalscorer.
The Scouse hitman is aiming to build on the 16 League One strikes he has amassed so far as he faces Swindon Town in today's West Country derby at the Memorial Stadium.
Lambert's exploits in October – when he scored seven goals in five outings – helped to land him the Powerade League One Player of the Month Award.
Now he has been shortlisted for the PFA Fans' Player of the Month Award for November.
Others in contention are Leeds United duo Jermaine Backford and Fabien Delph, along with Leicester City's Matt Fryatt.
Though Beckford and Shrewsbury striker Grant Holt have also netted 16 goals in all this term, seven of the Leeds marksman's strikes have been in cup competitions with Grant bagging eight in knock-out tournaments.
Delph was one of the players Lambert beat to land the October award – in the same month that Pirates coach Paul Trollope captured the Manager of the Month prize.
If the striker takes the PFA award, he will succeed Swindon striker Simon Cox, who won it last month.
The two players could have been going head-to-head in today's game, but 15-goal Cox is missing the match because of suspension. Rovers fans are being urged to cast their votes for Lambert via the PFA's website at www.givemefootball.com/vote
And as an extra incentive, if Lambert wins the award then four fans will get the chance to make the presentation to him on the pitch during a forthcoming home game – as well as receiving two match tickets and a full hospitality package.
Rovers are expected to name an unchanged side for today's clash, although left-back Joe Jacobson could win a place on the bench after recovering from a rib injury.
Bristol Rovers (from): Phillips, R Green, Hinton, Elliott, Lescott, Campbell, Disley, Lines, Hughes, Lambert, Kuffour, Duffy, Jacobson, Hunt, Parrinello, Reece, M Green, Langley.
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