Month: February 2019

football writing

Football and Food – an understated connection

by Jack Peat2 Comments on Football and Food – an understated connection
Football and Food – an understated connection

As anyone who has ever read one of my match reports for this publication will attest, food and football have long enjoyed an intimate relationship in my life. I care as much about the weight of a Cornish Pasty in Plymouth, the meat to mash ratio of the Craven Cottage cottage pie in Fulham or the white béchamel sauce in Middlesbrough’s famed Parmo as I do about the actual game itself, and it’s a connection others tend not to appreciate.

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match reports

Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

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Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

After Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe, Grant McCann promised to freshen things up for the trip to Shrewsbury Town and there were three changes, one of them being for the injured Herbie Kane. Sadly Rovers seemed anything but fresh in a dismal first half; they were lethargic and ponderous instead. Continue reading “Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report” →

match reports

Scunthorpe United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

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Scunthorpe United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

You’d have been forgiven for thinking we were in the delights of spring at the sun drenched Glanford Park on Saturday lunchtime. Rovers clearly wanted to make hay while the sun shone, as they started brightly in the first half. Continue reading “Scunthorpe United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report” →

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Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace: 250 word match report

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Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace: 250 word match report

Had this match been played out exclusively in the parts of the pitch that weren’t penalty area Rovers could be hugely satisfied, having moved the ball with a confidence that belied the divisional gap. But football doesn’t work that way and in the two 18-yard-boxes the clinical difference told; despite winning a dozen corners Rovers failed to test Wayne Hennessey, Palace were ruthless. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace: 250 word match report” →

football podcast

podular STAND podcast: the FA Cup fever episode

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podular STAND podcast: the FA Cup fever episode

Yes, that’s right this fanzine has a podcast. Still. After an extended period on gardening leave podular STAND has finally been risen from its slumber by FA Cup Fever. Not only has Doncaster Rovers’ best FA Cup run in over 60 years brought excitement to the town, it’s also managed to bring three of our regular contributors around a microphone for an hour. Continue reading “podular STAND podcast: the FA Cup fever episode” →

football writing

How do we solve a problem like the FA Cup?

by glen wilson1 Comment on How do we solve a problem like the FA Cup?
How do we solve a problem like the FA Cup?

Bosnia Herzegovina, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, USA, Deepdale. What connects these places? Well, the last one probably gave it away, but these are the dozen locations you would’ve needed to be in order to watch Rovers FA Cup match at Preston, live. Bumped 23 hours because supposedly the people of Skopje couldn’t get through a Burek brunch without Andy Butler heading everything in the background. Well, they’re only human. Continue reading “How do we solve a problem like the FA Cup?” →

match reports

Portsmouth 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

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Portsmouth 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

Fratton Park is one of those places that is eternally described as, and feels like, ‘a tough place to go’. It’s hard to know why, especially as going into this fixture Rovers had only suffered one defeat in their five 21st century visits to Portsmouth. Still, despite the favourable history, this was a point any Doncastrian would’ve readily accepted before kick-off. Continue reading “Portsmouth 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report” →