Another day, another defeat as Crewe Alexandra, who hadn’t previously won away this calendar year, strolled off with three easy points. The damage was done in a six-minute spell in a first half controlled by the visitors.
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A day for questions; will Danny Schofield have already put his stamp on Rovers? Will we show signs of improvement? And why is every Crewe fan behind that goal a dark-haired teenager in monochrome clothing?
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In the cult 1984 drama Threads, Crewe was destroyed by a single megaton Soviet Union nuclear weapon. Remarkably true to life for its time the programme depicted a desolate wasteland bereft of humanity or hope… and then the bomb hit.
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Doncaster Rovers versus Crewe Alexandra. Or the two baldest men in the universe fighting over the world’s smallest comb. For both clubs, this season has been an absolute shambles throughout. And yet, we couldn’t both lose this one…
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‘You started celebrating that before he hit it,’ said Matt of Conor Grant’s opening goal; driven in low from the edge of the area. He was right. Such has been Rovers’ ruthless effectiveness in recent weeks you just know when it’s coming. Today it happened to be 22 minutes; it could easily have been earlier. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Crewe Alexandra: 250 word match report”
Cambridge, Cheltenham, Yeovil, Mansfield. Four matches, four wins. Rovers headed to Crewe hoping to make it five successive wins for the first time since 2006. Trips to Gresty Road are never simple for Rovers, as exemplified last season when the fixture left relegation as a dead cert. Continue reading “Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
The 2015-16 season in microcosm: Rovers defended with the resilience of a soufflé, attacked with the cutting edge of a wooden spoon and capped things off with the sort of individual error that’d make a pub footballer blush. Continue reading “Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
‘I’d expect them to sit back now,’ said Dave after Crewe went ahead, ‘but I don’t see how they can go back any further’. He had a point; Rovers had dominated the opening quarter but somehow found themselves behind to Marcus Haber’s tap-in. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Crewe Alexandra: 250 word match report”
Rovers were unconvincing on their visit to rock-bottom Crewe, but managed to grab a share of the points after a late goalmouth scramble was ended emphatically by captain Jamie Coppinger rifling the ball home. Continue reading “Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
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