Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United: 250 word match report

Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Cambridge United: 250 word match report

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”

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest: 250 word match report

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Nottingham Forest: 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”

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Doncaster Rovers: 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”

Euro 2016 Charity Sweepstake is Drawn

Euro 2016 Charity Sweepstake is Drawn

In a lavish late-night ceremony conducted on the desk of popular STAND HQ, the draw for our much heralded Euro 2016 charity sweepstake was finally held on Tuesday evening. Forty-eight entrants were drawn from the bootleg Doncaster Rovers mug, and assigned in group and alphabetical order to the competing teams; so first out the hat got Albania in group A, fifth out the hat got England in Group B and so on. Continue reading “Euro 2016 Charity Sweepstake is Drawn”

Enter our Euro 2016 charity sweepstake

Enter our Euro 2016 charity sweepstake

Unless you’ve been living in a cave, or Scotland, it probably won’t have escaped your notice that the European Championships are upon us. And in our view wherever there’s football, there’s a way for us to make money for charity. So, roll up, roll up and get yourself on board for the popular STAND Euro 2016 sweepstake. Continue reading “Enter our Euro 2016 charity sweepstake”

How I watched football: 2015-16

How I watched football: 2015-16

Hundreds of miles from home, fenced in on a crumbling, open terrace. Cold. Soaked through. I’d just watched my team lose 2-0. It was the best night of my life.

In October, Wales qualified for Euro 2016. The only dream I’ve ever allowed myself to have, realised in front of my eyes. In a football sense, nothing that followed was going to come close to topping that, nor frankly, was it going to matter. Continue reading “How I watched football: 2015-16”

popular STAND fanzine issue 82

popular STAND fanzine issue 82

Rovers may be relegated. The season may be over, but it’s not all doom and gloom, because issue 82 of popular STAND fanzine goes on sale this weekend. Ok, so it is mostly doom and gloom, but still; we’ll be selling the forty packed pages of issue 82 outside the Keepmoat Stadium ahead of Rovers vs Burton on Sunday from about 11:20am. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 82”