‘Sick as a Blackpool Donkey’ was a phrase I was hoping not to use, but once I saw Rovers line-up I knew it would appear somewhere. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Blackpool: 250 word match report”
Far from fermenting a great start to season, the trip to the Brewers left the fans feeling, if not exactly bitter, at least a mild disappointment at the result. Continue reading “Burton Albion 1-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Yes, that’s right. Rumours of the death of the popular STAND podcast were, it transpires, greatly exaggerated. Turns out we were just resting… for a long time. After ten months away, your favour Doncaster Rovers-related podcast is back, with a reasonably eagerly anticipated twelfth episode. Continue reading “podular STAND podcast: the rumours episode”
After a positive league start, expectations were high for this trip to Scunthorpe – especially upon sight of the team-sheet with Tommy Rowe the only absentee from arguably the strongest possible Rovers XI. A pleasant change from resting players, which seems to be the norm these days, and clear ambition to go on a good old cup run. Continue reading “Scunthorpe United 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Blackburn came to the Keepmoat knowing all they had to do for promotion was match Shrewsbury’s result. Doncaster meanwhile would move into the top half of the table, mathematically safe from relegation, if they were to pull off a miraculous victory. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: 250 word match report”
The Keepmoat Stadium was bathed in brilliant sunshine for the visit of Oxford United. The first half somewhat mirrored the lower table position of the two teams as there was plenty of promise from both camps, but also a distinct lack of quality in the final third. Couple that with a rather whistle-happy referee, and it all led to a pretty frustrating half. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Oxford United: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers were backed by an increasingly optimistic away following as they earned a deserved victory over Blackpool. Sadly, the sparsely occupied home stands were indicative of an understandably gloomier mood amongst Blackpool’s supporters. Continue reading “Blackpool 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
The internet was supposed to stop this from happening. The immediacy of messageboards and social media were supposed to kill us off. Yet, somehow, in an age that revolves around screens, our paper fanzine has soldiered on and made it to this remarkable point; issue 93 – our twentieth birthday. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 93”
The last thing you want to be doing on a blistering cold Saturday afternoon in February, is going into deepest, darkest Rotherham, but given the fixture schedule, Rovers fans really had no other choice. Continue reading “Rotherham United 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Rovers lost heavily the day I was born, but with my last six birthday matches all at home and unbeaten I was hoping it would prove a lucky number seven against Fleetwood. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Fleetwood Town: 250 word match report”
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