Rovers travelled to the land of rugby league and pies to take on one of the pre-season favourites – Wigan. The Sunday start seemed to confuse the locals, who appeared to forget to turn up. Backed by a healthy travelling support, Rovers should’ve been in front inside three minutes, but Harry Forrester failed to turn home Andy Williams’ backheel. Continue reading “Wigan Athletic 0-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
This cup tie started scrappily with both sides looking to stamp their authority on the game in the early stages. Ten minutes in Leeds started to get on top and on 15 minutes were rewarded as Mirco Antenucci’s effort was parried, but Lewis Cook pounced to make it 1-0. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Leeds United: 250 word match report”
There’s something gloriously Rovers about trying unsuccessfully to score for 90 minutes, before finding the back of the net the one time you don’t intend to. The length of time Harry Forrester had to spend protesting his innocence to Bury’s players, after his punt back to Christian Walton had sailed over the ‘keeper’s head, really belied Rovers ineffectuality in the final third to that point. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Bury: 250 word match report”
Here we go again then. Another season to us means another six issues of popular STAND fanzine; 40 packed pages at a time. Each issue of popular STAND is written by Doncaster Rovers fans, for Doncaster Rovers fans giving you, and the people like you, a platform to have your say. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 77”
Don’t worry, it is still £1. But rather than being still only £1, popular STAND fanzine will now be at least £1. Continue reading “New Price for popular STAND fanzine”
Create your own ‘fixtures release day’ news story with this handy pre-written template… Continue reading “Every ‘Fixture Release Day’ article you’ve ever read.”
When you get in the habit of watching live football, any live football, to the point of consuming live football, every season runs the risk of stumbling to a conclusion. A desperate scramble to watch tenth tier league cup finals and rearranged reserve team play-offs in order to get one last hit before the reality of the football-free, barbecue-smoke backed summer months hit home. For me, and 33,279 others, there was no danger of this season petering out in such a way. That’s because, ahead of us all the way through, firmly in our calendars since last summer, our end-of-season boss level awaited; Wales versus Belgium… and it didn’t disappoint. Continue reading “How I watched football 2014-15”
I am unable to recall when or why I fell in love with football. There was no epiphany. No great moment of clarity. Football, as far as I can remember, was simply always there; eternally bobbling about alongside grazed knees and Why Don’t You? in the goalmouth scramble of my childhood. Continue reading “Editorial: On Contemplating Life Without Football”
I’ll cut straight to the point. We won’t be selling issue 76 of popular STAND at Rovers’ last game of the season against Scunthorpe on Sunday. But you can still get hold of one. Here’s why, and how. Continue reading “popular STAND fanzine issue 76”
From issue 75 of popular STAND here’s your indispensable guide to Milton Keynes, for anyone foolish enough to venture there for tonight’s Rovers game. Continue reading “Go Away! Milton Keynes”
