Enter our Euro 2016 charity sweepstake

Enter our Euro 2016 charity sweepstake

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, or Scotland, it probably won’t have escaped your notice that the European Championships are upon us. And in our view wherever there’s football, there’s a way for us to make money for charity. So, roll up, roll up and get yourself on board for the popular STAND Euro 2016 sweepstake. Continue reading “Enter our Euro 2016 charity sweepstake”

How I watched football: 2015-16

How I watched football: 2015-16

Hundreds of miles from home, fenced in on a crumbling, open terrace. Cold. Soaked through. I’d just watched my team lose 2-0. It was the best night of my life.

In October, Wales qualified for Euro 2016. The only dream I’ve ever allowed myself to have, realised in front of my eyes. In a football sense, nothing that followed was going to come close to topping that, nor frankly, was it going to matter. Continue reading “How I watched football: 2015-16”

popular STAND fanzine issue 82

popular STAND fanzine issue 82

Rovers may be relegated. The season may be over, but it’s not all doom and gloom, because issue 82 of popular STAND fanzine goes on sale this weekend. Ok, so it is mostly doom and gloom, but still; we’ll be selling the forty packed pages of issue 82 outside the Keepmoat Stadium ahead of Rovers vs Burton on Sunday from about 11:20am. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 82”

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report

The 2015-16 season in microcosm: Rovers defended with the resilience of a soufflé, attacked with the cutting edge of a wooden spoon and capped things off with the sort of individual error that’d make a pub footballer blush. Continue reading “Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”