The tide was in when we got to Southend seafront; no matter, someone had helpfully repositioned the beach between Roots Hall’s four gloriously antiquated stands. Continue reading “Southend United 0-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
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”
Good news: Rovers managed to get through a match without conceding from a set piece. Bad news: they produced a performance so abject that they managed to make an average League One side look like Champions League material. Continue reading “Walsall 4-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
If I had to summarise the season so far, it would be one of lapse defending and injury time goals, so no surprise we had both today. The celebration of James Coppinger’s 500th Football League game for Rovers had many romancing of a vintage performance, a win, and a goal for the legend. Instead we got an uninspiring game with shots on goal a scarce commodity. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Charlton Athletic: 250 word match report”
A damp and miserable Fratton welcomed the arrival of Doncaster Rovers to Portsmouth, with both teams looking to bounce back after an indifferent run of form. Continue reading “Portsmouth 2-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Losing two first-team centre-backs to injury would be a problem for any team. Losing another within the first twenty minutes of your next match spells disaster, and so it proved for Doncaster Rovers today. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers: 250 word match report”
Scunthorpe United run out to Sham 69’s If The Kids Are United. However, they ended this game divided, shattered and broken as Rovers somehow salvaged a point. Continue reading “Scunthorpe United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
A cold, snowy Shropshire greeted Rovers as they travelled to face League One’s surprise packages. The first half can be summed up quickly: Rovers were constipated in attack, vulnerable in defence and lucky to be trailing only to Mat Sadler’s 21st minute goal. Things looked even grimmer on 52 minutes as Shrewsbury doubled their lead when Carlton Morris hooked in following a corner. Continue reading “Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
There’s a bloke sits in front of us at the Keepmoat, who gets comically irate at the drop of a hat (‘WHY’S HE NOT KEEPING HOLD OF HIS F***ING HAT!?!’). Ordinarily I sit and scoff, but on 91 minutes I was up on my feet with him as a clumsy contact sent James Coppinger sprawling and the referee failed to give the sort of penalty for which the word stonewall was invented. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Plymouth Argyle: 250 word match report”
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