I haven’t watched Rovers much this season, so the opening quarter of this game offered hope and optimism I hadn’t expected. Rovers on top; Aidan Barlow busy; Ethan Galbraith excellent; Brandon Horton and Kyle Knoyle industrious in support.
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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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Slow, lethargic, in much need of an upgrade; I was in Scunthorpe to check out the new Pacer experience at Appleby Frodingham Railway.
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Picture yourself in a seaside arcade. At the front are the grabbers, which snap frantically at thin air and seldom wield results. In the middle is the boxing machine that gets repeatedly thrashed and at the back are the coin pushing machines which always look like they’re going to pay out, but never do. That is the evolution of Doncaster Rover’s season so far.
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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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Six nil. To paraphrase Michael Palin in Ripping Yarns… six bloody nil.
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A much improved performance, taking the lead for the third game straight; the signs of recovery could be seen at Home Park, but so could yet another way to snatch defeat from a decent point.
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Finally, Morecambe brings us sunshine, and a much needed first win of the season, and hopefully the start of a brand new bright tomorrow.
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The road to Wigan appeared daunting. Especially after back to back defeats to Rotherham; ordinarily you can ignore the B-team cheapened Papa John’s Trophy… but not when you’ve been tonked 6-0 by that lot down the road.
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The story that underpins this fixture against Rotherham is a disheartening one.
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