On occasion, assuming you’re of sound mind, you’ll find yourself wondering why you bother. Why do you spend so much money, expel so much effort, give up so many hours and days of your life to travel to towns you’d otherwise never entertain the idea of visiting? Usually, that occasion is Gillingham away.
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Doncaster Rovers were backed by an increasingly optimistic away following as they earned a deserved victory over Blackpool. Sadly, the sparsely occupied home stands were indicative of an understandably gloomier mood amongst Blackpool’s supporters. Continue reading “Blackpool 1-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
‘It’s been a scrappy five minutes or so’ said the Sky commentator midway through the second half, as if anything occurring on the pitch before the hour mark had been in any way different to the turgid possession-less back and forth we were currently witnessing.
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The tide was in when we got to Southend seafront; no matter, someone had helpfully repositioned the beach between Roots Hall’s four gloriously antiquated stands. Continue reading “Southend United 0-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
The last thing you want to be doing on a blistering cold Saturday afternoon in February, is going into deepest, darkest Rotherham, but given the fixture schedule, Rovers fans really had no other choice. Continue reading “Rotherham United 2-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Rovers lost heavily the day I was born, but with my last six birthday matches all at home and unbeaten I was hoping it would prove a lucky number seven against Fleetwood. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Fleetwood Town: 250 word match report”
Good news: Rovers managed to get through a match without conceding from a set piece. Bad news: they produced a performance so abject that they managed to make an average League One side look like Champions League material. Continue reading “Walsall 4-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
If I had to summarise the season so far, it would be one of lapse defending and injury time goals, so no surprise we had both today. The celebration of James Coppinger’s 500th Football League game for Rovers had many romancing of a vintage performance, a win, and a goal for the legend. Instead we got an uninspiring game with shots on goal a scarce commodity. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Charlton Athletic: 250 word match report”
A damp and miserable Fratton welcomed the arrival of Doncaster Rovers to Portsmouth, with both teams looking to bounce back after an indifferent run of form. Continue reading “Portsmouth 2-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Losing two first-team centre-backs to injury would be a problem for any team. Losing another within the first twenty minutes of your next match spells disaster, and so it proved for Doncaster Rovers today. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers: 250 word match report”
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