There are two kinds of people in this world. There are those who seemingly revel in misfortune, and will seize on this defeat to doom-monger, and lament players and a manager and tactics that have thus far delivered an excellent two months of football. And there are those who will see it for what it was; an absolute freak of a result. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-4 Fleetwood Town: 250 word match report”
Remember the last time we put an issue of popular STAND fanzine on sale back at the start of the season? If you missed issue 95, it was essentially forty pages of people being decidedly unenthusiastic about the football ahead, trying to justify their attendance, and generally fearing the worst. What a bloody difference two months can make. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 96”
After an excellent start to the season Doncaster Rovers arrived at the interestingly named Wham Stadium aiming for a fifth consecutive league victory. Their hosts, newly promoted Accrington Stanley, had enjoyed a similarly impressive start, suffering only one defeat in their opening ten league games. Continue reading “Accrington Stanley 1-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Bugger me, we’re third! Rovers catapulted up the League One table after chalking up their fourth win in a row at Plymouth’s football ground come building site. Continue reading “Plymouth Argyle 2-3 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Having become a dad three weeks ago this happened to be my first league fixture of 2018-19; it did not disappoint. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Bradford City: 250 word match report”
When Rovers last beat Walsall the UK had a Coalition Government and The Bourne Legacy was showing in cinemas. So when Morgan Ferrier latched onto Andy Butler’s misplaced header to nod past Marko Marosi after 17 minutes there was a sense of ‘here we go again’ amongst the travelling Rovers fans. Continue reading “Walsall 1-4 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Hang on, are we… good? Whisper it but, I think we might be.
What a thoroughly enjoyable game. Two good sides going toe to toe, with the team we support coming out on top. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Luton Town: 250 word match report”
A warm and sunny afternoon provided the backdrop for what will be one the best Rovers performances you’ll see this season. Continue reading “Peterborough United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
‘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”
My last report for popular STAND was on a goalless draw with AFC Wimbledon, a game so dull it could’ve been marketed as a cure for insomnia. This 0-0, against table-topping Portsmouth was different gravy, with action and thrills aplenty. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-0 Portsmouth: 250 word match report”
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