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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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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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”
Any thoughts that a looming FA Cup 5th Round tie this coming Sunday might cause Rovers to take their eye off the ball were dispelled by a professional performance as they completed a League double over Southend United. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Southend United: 250 word match report”
Rovers have never taken so much of a point away from Wycombe’s Adams Park, but when Tommy Rowe put them 2-0 up with twenty minutes left, it seemed they were certain to finally leave this corner of Buckinghamshire with the points. Continue reading “Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
You have to go back to August 2004 for Rovers last home League win over Blackpool, Tim Ryan and Leo Fortune-West supplying the goals. Blackpool had never returned from the Keepmoat empty handed and it took something special to turn the course of this contest after an even first half. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Blackpool: 250 word match report”
In spite of the prospect of being homeless at the end of this season, Coventry are doing rather well on the pitch and took advantage of a sluggish first half from Rovers to win five games in a row for the first time in 20 years. Continue reading “Coventry City 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
When Rovers last beat Walsall the UK had a Coalition Government and The Bourne Legacy was showing in cinemas. So when Morgan Ferrier latched onto Andy Butler’s misplaced header to nod past Marko Marosi after 17 minutes there was a sense of ‘here we go again’ amongst the travelling Rovers fans. Continue reading “Walsall 1-4 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
My last report for popular STAND was on a goalless draw with AFC Wimbledon, a game so dull it could’ve been marketed as a cure for insomnia. This 0-0, against table-topping Portsmouth was different gravy, with action and thrills aplenty. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Portsmouth: 250 word match report”
I suppose when one team needs a point to ensure League One survival and the other one has failed to score in their previous three games that a 0-0 draw represents the most likely outcome. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-0 AFC Wimbledon: 250 word match report”
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