If you only witnessed the opening fifteen minutes of this game you could’ve been forgiven for wondering what all the fuss was about this Rovers team. Disjointed, lacking shape, struggling to keep the ball, and to cap it all a goal down – Niall Mason’s underhit back-pass picking out the division’s top scorer John Akinde, who gleefully notched another on his tally. Continue reading “Barnet 1-3 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
The wisdom of Sky decreed a 500 mile Thursday night round-trip for the Pompey faithful, but given their away form and the fact Rovers’ previous home win in this fixture came in 1979, nearly 700 made the pilgrimage north. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Portsmouth; 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers celebrated ten eventful years at the Keepmoat Stadium with a deserved yet largely uneventful victory over Stevenage. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Stevenage; 250 word match report”
Back to back wins either side of Christmas had Rovers at the top of the tree prior to the short trip to Mansfield. Continue reading “Mansfield Town 1-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
Winning promotions usually comes down to winning closely-fought matches where grit and determination trumps flair. This was a case in point. There wasn’t a lot between Rovers and struggling County, but it was Rovers who found enough to take three vital points. Continue reading “Notts County 0-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
After a disappointing defeat at Plymouth, Rovers had to get back to winning ways against Grimsby Town, though they faced the Mariners without captain James Coppinger after his late red card in the Devon defeat. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town; 250 word match report”
Cold, wet, miserable day out in the arse end of the country; by ‘eck this had better be a good game I thought to myself on the way to the ground, my mood momentarily lifted by an outstanding pasty out the back of a van. Continue reading “Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
Remind me never again to use the word ‘comfortable’ in a half-time update regarding Rovers. Three goals to the good with Stevenage having threatened only once, what could possibly go wrong? Continue reading “Stevenage 3-4 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
Though I don’t get to as many home Rovers games as I’d like; selling fanzines before the game helps give a good barometer of the likely outcome. The doom and desperation of last season has been replaced with a happy assuredness. Leyton Orient were there for the taking. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Leyton Orient: 250 word match report”
This game may not have been of the highest quality but it contained more drama than a whole series of Game of Thrones. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 2-1 Hartlepool United; 250 word match report”
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