Though I don’t get to as many home Rovers games as I’d like; selling fanzines before the game helps give a good barometer of the likely outcome. The doom and desperation of last season has been replaced with a happy assuredness. Leyton Orient were there for the taking. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Leyton Orient: 250 word match report”
This game may not have been of the highest quality but it contained more drama than a whole series of Game of Thrones. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Hartlepool United; 250 word match report”
On the way to Portsmouth last month, a mate joked that we only really make these trips to get tinned up in a new city, the actual football is the worst part. And if there was ever a game to validate that statement it was today’s clash with Exeter. Continue reading “Exeter City 1-3 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
Up on the Wembley big screens, as England were preparing to face Malta, the pre-match audio-visual assault of corporate messages paused long enough to herald the introduction of Dab Cam. As fans took their seats a roaming lens flitted about the stadium and zoomed in on supporters and remained fixed on their gurning faces until they made a misguided and peer-pressured attempt at performing ‘the dab’. And so, another new in-stadium phenomenon was instantly born; the Mexican Cringe. Continue reading “Dab Cams and Dud Cups; on the FA’s Failing of Lower League Clubs”
Rovers, perhaps, demonstrated the extent of their ambition in the FA cup with only three players from the previous week keeping their place, but while it was a welcome relief to see names like Craig Alcock and Marko Marosi back on the teamsheet, the players’ unfamiliarity with each other was all too apparent. Continue reading “Oldham Athletic 2-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
Last month, as I would hope you’re aware, we briefly turned our attention away from writing words about Rovers, to speaking words about Rovers, as we launched our new podcast; podular STAND. Continue reading “podular STAND podcast: the Oldham again episode”
This was more a case of a poor donkey ride rather than Rovers being at the races in an awful performance at Blackpool.
The game had started as bright as the town’s illuminations for the away team, Andy Taylor putting into his own net inside 50 seconds. However, from there on in, it went downhill, and downhill quickly at that.
Poor defensive errors have been Rovers downfall this season and were evident in the first Blackpool goal; the defence opening up for Dan Potts to equalise. Then a comical mix of poor defending, from Cedric Evina and Harry Middleton in particular, allowed Kelvin Mellor to loop the ball into the net for 2-1.
Two goals in the first three minutes of the second half duly put the game to bed; a free-kick laid off for Potts to smash in his second of the day, before a back pass was intercepted by Kyle Vassell to slot home.
Rovers finally returned from the Pleasure Beach on 66 minutes when Tommy Rowe twisted and turned to earn a penalty which he calmly slotted home.
And, with Rovers showing a little bit more attacking intent, the game was briefly kicked in to life. However, it was too little too late, and it with too much for Rovers to claw back do deny Blackpool the win.
Late on Rovers won another penalty, but Rowe missed this one; summing up just how poor Rovers’ day had really been.
It’s supposedly a mark of a good team, to play badly and still pick up a win. So we must be bloody excellent having somehow scraped a 1-0 win in a match largely controlled by the visitors. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Colchester United: 250 word match report”
Yep, prepare to brace yourselves accordingly, popular STAND fanzine is back once again with the ill behaviour, with the ill behaviour. Issue 84 of the almost-award winning fanzine goes on sale ahead of this Saturday’s Rovers match.
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