Doncaster Rovers produced an excellent display to overcome Scunthorpe United in a pulsating FA Cup tie. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Scunthorpe United: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Scunthorpe United: 250 word match report
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Doncaster Rovers 2-1 MK ‘Dons’: 250 word match report
At half-time the Keepmoat big screen offered up ‘first half highlights’; Rovers’ sole inclusion in the montage was six passes in midfield that ultimately led to nothing. It was as deft a summary of the opening forty-five minutes as could’ve been. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-1 MK ‘Dons’: 250 word match report”
Wigan Athletic 3-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report
Rovers travelled to the DW stadium looking to build on the good point gained at Fleetwood. Continue reading “Wigan Athletic 3-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Rotherham United: 250 word match report
In the classic Hollywood good versus evil trope; the good guys wear white, the bad guys wear black. Rotherham dressed for their role. Big, brutish, and ultimately heart-breaking; they duly nailed it. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Rotherham United: 250 word match report”
Ebbsfleet United 2-6 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report
Trying to cram a match report on an eight goal thriller into 250 words is no easy feat, especially when you waste 18 of them telling you that, and 10 telling you that. Continue reading “Ebbsfleet United 2-6 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Bury 0-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report
Rovers travelled to Bury, with the season panning out to be one of consistent inconsistency. In their ‘win-one lose-one’ sequence Rovers were due a victory. Following last week’s debacle, anything else would prompt serious questions. Continue reading “Bury 0-1 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Walsall: 250 word match report
Typical. You spend time crafting a reasoned, balanced fanzine editorial on how managers need time and things aren’t really that bad, then on the day it gets read your team forgets what football is. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Walsall: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Portsmouth: 250 word match report
Depleted Rovers secured their fourth League win of the campaign, beating Portsmouth in a game that contained enough drama for its own mini-series. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Portsmouth: 250 word match report”
Charlton Athletic 1-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report
Seven minutes in. It’s rare that you can pinpoint the exact moment that your hopes and dreams fade, but that was the time at which James Coppinger limped from The Valley pitch, and you just sensed it was all going to be uphill from there.
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Bradford City 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report
There was no repeat of the season’s earlier Valley Parade cup heroics for Rovers, who came into the game desperately needing to break their losing habit, but ultimately came up short in ways that felt all too familiar. Undone by two headers, whilst failing in front of goal on a day when several former players found the net for their new clubs. Continue reading “Bradford City 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
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