Walsall 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

Walsall 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

Rovers recorded their 23rd league defeat of the 2022-23 season when they lost to Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. Rovers fielded a strange-looking side with several changes from the previous game against Colchester United, and also named only five substitutes. 

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Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Carlisle United: 250 word match report

Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Carlisle United: 250 word match report

Six days can be a long time in football, especially at this time of the season. Jeered off after a Boxing Day battering at Tranmere, Rovers earned a standing ovation on New Year’s Day after beating in-form Carlisle United 2-1. It was perhaps Rovers’ best display of the season to date.

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Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Mansfield Town: 250 word match report

Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Mansfield Town: 250 word match report

The departure of Richie Wellens during the week before this FA Cup second round tie meant Gary McSheffrey, Rovers Under-18 coach, was in charge of his first senior match. The signs, though, were positive early on at a rain-lashed Keepmoat Stadium.

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Voice of the Pop Side: Down with the Decorations

Voice of the Pop Side: Down with the Decorations

A timely delve into our archive, finds this piece from issue 82 of the fanzine when, as Rovers hurtled towards relegation off the back of a 17 game winless run, John Coyle took a look at seasons in which the club has faltered after Christmas.

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

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”