Doncaster Rovers versus Crewe Alexandra. Or the two baldest men in the universe fighting over the world’s smallest comb. For both clubs, this season has been an absolute shambles throughout. And yet, we couldn’t both lose this one…
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Once upon a time, there was a mighty Prince named Adebayo. He travelled far and wide. Despite visiting many lands, he never found his true calling – until his short visit to a fortress called Belle Vue. During his time in the Kingdom of Doncaster, he was transformed from a Prince to a King.
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A blustery Eco-Power on a bright January afternoon provided the backdrop for the meeting with promotion hopefuls Plymouth Argyle. Several player arrivals in the week, along with the departure of Omar Bogle, meant the Rovers faithful were in a more positive mood going into the fixture.
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I consider myself to be an optimistic Rovers fan, but my expectations for this fixture against high-flying Wigan Athletic could not have been lower.
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A rather depleted crowd, at what we’ll call the Keepmoat for the final time, witnessed Rovers first league win in eight games against a struggling Shrews side.
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Cold, wet, windy, totally out of form and having to face promotion-chasing Oxford orchestrated by former Rovers hero Herbie Kane. It felt like a daunting night in prospect.
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Statistics don’t always tell the full story of a game of football, but three shots on target between the two sides in the whole 90 minutes provides a pretty fair insight into an encounter sickeningly labelled by some on social media as the LNER derby.
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Yep, the new style popular STAND podcast has made it to a second successive month, which given how we’ve only just reached episode 23 years, four years since episode one, is probably an achievement in itself.
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Rovers were brushed aside by Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 in a lacklustre display, arguably unworthy of the full 250 words of one of these match reports.
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On a cold damp miserable day, and the hangover of Ipswich still hanging heavy, even the most diehard fan could be forgiven for feeling less than optimistic. Opponents Milton Keynes Franchise sat third and boasted former Rover Max Watters – the kind of mobile forward we’ve been crying out for.
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