The versatile 27 year-old spent a month on loan at Ninian Park in the 2006-2007 season during his time at Watford.

"I played seven games for them," recalled Chambers yesterday.

"They were top of the table and were really flying so it was a good time to be there.

"A few of the players have moved on but the majority are still there.

"It didn't surprise me that they did so well last season - though I didn't expect them to get through to the FA Cup final - because they have got a lot of good players, a lot of whom are internationals.

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"They are a good footballing side, as we are, and they have a strong midfield so it should be a good game to watch.

"It is hard to say how they will do. Most teams would probably say that they will be there or thereabouts but you can't really say who will do well at this stage of the season.

"No-one will really know how they are going to do until they have played ten or 15 games."

Chambers, who was the last of the summer signings, came off the bench in the second half to help Rovers beat relegated Derby County 1-0 at Pride Park.

"I think that we did probably catch Derby at a good time because of the number of new players they had in their team," he said.

"It does take time for new teams to gell, but I also thought that everyone in our team played well.

"Obviously it was great to get off to a winning start at Derby and if we can build on that in the next nine or ten games that would be great for the lads' confidence."

Chambers has been around long enough to know that football is, as Jimmy Greaves once said, a funny old game.

So it didn't come as a great surprise that Rovers, as did several other Championship clubs, came a cropper against lower league opposition in midweek Carling Cup games.

"It wasn't the best of games to make my starting debut and it was a disappointing defeat at Notts County," he said.

"They changed their formation to combat the way we played.

"They got a lot of players behind the ball and they were difficult to break down.

"I think that during the season we might find that happening more but if that happens I am sure that we'll adapt."

Chambers says it is too early to say how Rovers will fare in their first taste of football at this level in 50 years.

But he is confident that Rovers will not suffer the same fate as former club Leicester, who were relegated from the Championship last season.

It was a new experience for Chambers, though not one that he is keen to repeat.

"I have won three promotions so last season was a bit of culture shock," he said.
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