Make no mistake Chorley had a chance to make round two, but that was on 11 November and they failed to take it. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 7-0 Chorley: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers 7-0 Chorley: 250 word match report
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Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report
First rule of banana-skin cup ties is keep the crowd quiet. Unfortunately Chorley accidentally interrupted the Armistice Silence, but would not wait long to resume cheering. Rovers players were perhaps mentally still at the centre circle as a free Josh O’Keefe header from a corner had the hosts in front in the second minute. Continue reading “Chorley 2-2 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Rochdale: 250 word match report
Doncaster Rovers have been criticised in some quarters in recent weeks for the amount of goals they have conceded in the dying minutes of matches. In this FA Cup fixture against Rochdale, Rovers were the team desperately throwing everyone forward to try to grab an equaliser at the death, but unfortunately, it wasn’t to be. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Rochdale: 250 word match report”
Doncaster Rovers 3-0 Scunthorpe United: 250 word match report
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”
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”
Dab Cams and Dud Cups; on the FA’s Failing of Lower League Clubs
Up on the Wembley big screens, as England were preparing to face Malta, the pre-match audio-visual assault of corporate messages paused long enough to herald the introduction of Dab Cam. As fans took their seats a roaming lens flitted about the stadium and zoomed in on supporters and remained fixed on their gurning faces until they made a misguided and peer-pressured attempt at performing ‘the dab’. And so, another new in-stadium phenomenon was instantly born; the Mexican Cringe. Continue reading “Dab Cams and Dud Cups; on the FA’s Failing of Lower League Clubs”
Oldham Athletic 2-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report
Rovers, perhaps, demonstrated the extent of their ambition in the FA cup with only three players from the previous week keeping their place, but while it was a welcome relief to see names like Craig Alcock and Marko Marosi back on the teamsheet, the players’ unfamiliarity with each other was all too apparent. Continue reading “Oldham Athletic 2-1 Doncaster Rovers; 250 word match report”
podular STAND podcast: the Oldham again episode
Last month, as I would hope you’re aware, we briefly turned our attention away from writing words about Rovers, to speaking words about Rovers, as we launched our new podcast; podular STAND. Continue reading “podular STAND podcast: the Oldham again episode”
Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Stoke City: 250 word match report
When facing a top-flight team I usually hope for just one thing; avoidance of embarrassment. Or, as it’s known round here, ‘another Bolton’. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Stoke City: 250 word match report”
Cambridge United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report
In my first year of university I met a girl from Cambridgeshire. ‘I’ve been up north once,’ she said, ‘it was weird, the houses were joined together’. That’s the difference between the home counties and us – they view terraces as a novelty. I try not to hold judgements, but arriving in Cambridge Sunday I saw a mime artist ordering a crepe. It really is a different world. Continue reading “Cambridge United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
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