There was a sense of intrigue and optimism before Doncaster’s home game against Mansfield Town, something which is going to take time to get used to.
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Barrow is known as Barrow-in-Furness ironically, because it’s actually f***ing freezing. Located on the Furness peninsula in what is now Cumbria, historically Barrow is part of the hundred of Lonsdale – a collection of fifty pairs of cheap trainers. In the Middle Ages the Furness peninsula was controlled by the Cistercian monks of Furness Abbey. The abbey was located in the Vale of Nightshade, named, as you might imagine, after the Duel specialist on Gladiators.
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The Ronseal of the North East, Hartlepool is so named because it’s an area where hart (stags) were known to drink from a pool. The initial settlement grew around an Abbey which was founded in 640 by Hieu. The first of the saintly recluses of Northumbria, neighbours would presumably describe Hieu as a quiet woman who kept herself to herself.
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Northampton and Rovers came into this match separated only by goals scored, but a scoreless first half showed which team had the greater quality, and it wasn’t the home team.
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Hosting the league leaders will always be a tough test for any team, but with Rovers and Salford both still unbeaten in League Two, it was a perfect opportunity to lay down a benchmark for the season to come.
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Years ago I arrived at Northampton for a Rovers match unsure how to get to the ground. Spotting a bloke in a claret and white scarf leaving the station ahead of me I chose to follow him. All was well and good for about 25 minutes, until he then suddenly turned left, went through a gate, up a path, took out his keys and went into his house. To ensure this same fate doesn’t befall you, here’s our guide to Northampton Town.
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A very wet Eco-Power Stadium was home to more late drama as Rovers took a deserved three points from a great performance against a fancied Stockport County side.
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It’s twenty years since Rovers first wore squad numbers, which means it’s also twenty years since we received our favourite ever letter. Reprinted here from issue 20, first published in the fanzine October of 2002.
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A sweltering summer’s day in the capital set the scene for Rovers’ third league match of the campaign. An unbeaten AFC Wimbledon proved tricky opponents in a game that ultimately felt like a win.
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Rovers first cup action of the season arrived following the euphoria of Saturday’s injury-time win over Sutton, with the hope it may offer an improvement in performance.
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