So, you’ve read popular STAND fanzine. You’ve seen our finely tuned and edited thoughts set out on a page, but, you’ve probably never asked yourself, what do these people sound like? Continue reading “podular STAND podcast: the first episode”
It was a night when the emerging themes of the season were repeated. Missed penalties; magnificent James Coppinger and shaky defence when under pressure. Carlisle are a good side and it is no surprise they remain undefeated. Well organised at the back, solid going forward and using the full width of the pitch. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Carlisle United: 250 word match report”
Cambridge, Cheltenham, Yeovil, Mansfield. Four matches, four wins. Rovers headed to Crewe hoping to make it five successive wins for the first time since 2006. Trips to Gresty Road are never simple for Rovers, as exemplified last season when the fixture left relegation as a dead cert. Continue reading “Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Now the season can start properly; the almost award-winning popular STAND fanzine is back. Part of the Doncaster Rovers landscape since 1998, the original ‘by the fans, for the fans’ publication returns, with another packed 40 pages on Rovers, football and everything in between. All for just a minimum price of £1. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 83”
Rovers took on Crawley in a game of firsts, as seven players made their home league debuts in the first fourth tier match to be played at the Keepmoat. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Crawley Town; 250 word match report”
In a lavish late-night ceremony conducted on the desk of popular STAND HQ, the draw for our much heralded Euro 2016 charity sweepstake was finally held on Tuesday evening. Forty-eight entrants were drawn from the bootleg Doncaster Rovers mug, and assigned in group and alphabetical order to the competing teams; so first out the hat got Albania in group A, fifth out the hat got England in Group B and so on. Continue reading “Euro 2016 Charity Sweepstake is Drawn”
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”
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”
It’s eighteen long years since popular STAND fanzine first went to print. A lot has happened to our football club since then, and aside from the price – still only £1 – much has changed with the fanzine too. Continue reading “The big popular STAND fanzine survey”
They say there’s only one stat that matters in football. Unfortunately for Rovers, it’s not the number of corners. Continue reading “Bury 1-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
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