I can’t remember when I last saw Rovers beat Gillingham. Maybe I never have. Thankfully that run ended here as Rovers served up a very visual depiction of a work in progress.
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It’s not often you come away from a Rovers home defeat pleasantly surprised, but this 1-0 reverse against Stevenage was one such occasion.
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A day for questions; will Danny Schofield have already put his stamp on Rovers? Will we show signs of improvement? And why is every Crewe fan behind that goal a dark-haired teenager in monochrome clothing?
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In the dark rain of 6am you leave the house, clutching your scarf and convincing yourself today it’ll be better. By 2.57pm, you’ve had some beers, a beach ball bounces round the away end, the guy next to you is brandishing a gnome. Optimism abounds.
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After losing midweek’s must-win game against the basement boys Hartlepool United, Rovers welcomed table-topping Leyton Orient to the Eco-Power.
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A disappointing night for Rovers, as the last of the three ‘must win’ games was lost to a Hartlepool side who came into the evening off 20 league games without a win.
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The second of three ‘must win’ games saw Rovers travel over the Pennines to Rochdale, who occupied bottom place in League Two, but had won their last two competitive games.
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The first of three seemingly must-win games for Gary McSheffrey began with an home fixture against Crawley Town, and a changed team and formation included the returns of Kieron Agard and Joseph Olowu, and Ben Close back for his first league game in over a year.
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After losing two games in a row and running out of luck, Rovers fans sensed a much changed starting eleven and a change of fortune. Unfortunately whilst we got the former we didn’t get the latter.
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A tram, two trains and two planes is all that it took for me to complete a mammoth 12-hour journey to Barrow from my home in London for under £30.
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