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”
Gamble! There was a time that this was my footballing mantra. An instruction and means of approach to the game I not only encouraged of myself, but would do all I could to instil into those around me. But then this was nothing to do with ‘accas’ or spread bets. Instead this was an attempt to get the university football team I managed to take advantage of the unpredictable nature of BUSA Midlands Division 4C level defending. So, each week we gambled on the bounce of long throw-ins, but never on the minute of the first one. Continue reading “Against the odds: on gambling and football”
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”
New year, new start? Not as far as we’re concerned, so get set for the same old fanzine, at the same old price as issue 92 of popular STAND goes on sale at Doncaster Rovers’ home match with Plymouth Argyle, this Saturday. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 92”
Doncaster Rovers have been criticised in some quarters in recent weeks for the amount of goals they have conceded in the dying minutes of matches. In this FA Cup fixture against Rochdale, Rovers were the team desperately throwing everyone forward to try to grab an equaliser at the death, but unfortunately, it wasn’t to be. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Rochdale: 250 word match report”
A New Year, renewed hopes and a trip down the A1, looking snazzy in a swish new shirt. It seemed odd to be playing a team called The Posh’ when they don’t have two Pennys to rub together and we have a Marquis in our side – so much more upper class. Continue reading “Peterborough United 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
I should have known everything was going to be fine when the CD player in the car kicked in with Good Times, Chic’s much-sampled hymn to happy days. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Rochdale: 250 word match report”
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