Not wanting to repeat Saturday’s disappointment, Rovers were bright and purposeful from the off against a physical but ultimately lacklustre Cambridge. However, when John Marquis went down easily on eight minutes for a penalty he then failed to convert it seemed the footballing Gods still intent on having fun at Rovers’ expense. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United: 250 word match report”
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”
After Saturday’s 3-2 reverse at Accrington, supporters may wonder when Rovers precipitous descent through English football might end. This unfortunate EFL Cup defeat against Nottingham Forest thankfully offered hints that better times might be ahead. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest: 250 word match report”
Good news; the football season is back! The bad news for Rovers fans however is that it’s specifically the 2015-16 season that has returned. A missed penalty and the consolation of a late winner bringing a feeling of deja-vu to those who travelled to the Crown Ground. Continue reading “Accrington Stanley 3-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Before the solace of the summer, the last act in a tragic-comedy as Rovers took the curtain to mumble through an epilogue against Burton Albion. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Burton Albion: 250 word match report”
The 2015-16 season in microcosm: Rovers defended with the resilience of a soufflé, attacked with the cutting edge of a wooden spoon and capped things off with the sort of individual error that’d make a pub footballer blush. Continue reading “Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
Mission Impossible? The Great Escape? Rovers never do it easy, and this season appears no different. This was a must win game, anything less would’ve probably signalled the end to Rovers’ League One stay. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Coventry City: 250 word match report”
My grandmother, a Lancastrian, nursed a lifelong disdain for Wigan and its inhabitants. I can’t say I share this, because Wigan Athletic have been unwontedly generous to Rovers; they haven’t beaten Doncaster for 20 years and haven’t won here for 28. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wigan Athletic: 250 word match report”
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”
‘You’re having a laugh aren’t you?’ some fella shouted at me as I tried to sell fanzines after the match. ‘No mate,’ I replied, ‘I’m a Rovers fan’. Fifteen games without a win offers little mirth, and after Friday’s capitulation at Colchester hope was on similarly short supply. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Blackpool: 250 word match report”
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