It’s been a tough year for, well, for almost everyone. Across Doncaster thousands of people are struggling. Struggling to make ends meet; struggling to look forwards; struggling to overcome trauma; struggling to be themselves; struggling to find hope.
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Technology was supposed to make things easier, less stressful. Supposed to. I spent a good few hours this week printing out humorous Yorkshire dialect team descriptors of all the competing nations for our draw, cutting them out, setting up a make-shift filming rig to video the draw, videoing our two draws, downloading Ra-Ra-Rasputin to put over the top. And then just as I was putting it all online… the video files disappeared off into the irretrievable ether. And I had to start all over again.
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There’s a World Cup coming up. No, really. England may be playing down their chances, Wales haven’t even bothered qualifying, but there is still much fun to be had. Nigeria and Colombia battling it out for the hearts of the kit hipsters, France and Belgium vying to see who can implode the most spectacularly despite an embarrassment of playing riches; Vladimir Putin contemplating joining in a Mexican Wave. And, of course, the World Cup sweepstake. Continue reading “popular STAND 2018 World Cup charity sweepstake”
In a lavish late-night ceremony conducted on the desk of popular STAND HQ, the draw for our much heralded Euro 2016 charity sweepstake was finally held on Tuesday evening. Forty-eight entrants were drawn from the bootleg Doncaster Rovers mug, and assigned in group and alphabetical order to the competing teams; so first out the hat got Albania in group A, fifth out the hat got England in Group B and so on. Continue reading “Euro 2016 Charity Sweepstake is Drawn”
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, or Scotland, it probably won’t have escaped your notice that the European Championships are upon us. And in our view wherever there’s football, there’s a way for us to make money for charity. So, roll up, roll up and get yourself on board for the popular STAND Euro 2016 sweepstake. Continue reading “Enter our Euro 2016 charity sweepstake”
Let us start with a statement of the obvious; the World Cup has now reached the second round stage. Not only that, but by way of the very British virtues of feigning an interest in tennis and reveling in seeing it rain on people’s Glastonbury parade, we have survived a day without football as well. Before the barren no-mans’ land between Group H and Round of 16 1A departs us though it is time to take stock of the popular STAND World Cup Sweep. Continue reading “popular STAND World Cup Sweep – Round 2”
The week before a World Cup starts is arguably the best bit of it. No shortage of great highlight montages and retrospective articles from past tournaments, coupled with the joy at the prospect of back to back football for every evening from here to eternity. Of course the reality is that the unrelenting football soon begins to grate. And towards the end of the first week, roughly 27 minutes into the second round of group games and the competition’s first tense ‘must-not-lose’ half-way line-off, you’ll find yourself looking longingly at the TV Guide. Continue reading “Sweeping Up: popular STAND’s World Cup Charity Sweepstake”
It won’t have escaped your attention that Saturday brings the big South Yorkshire coal-field derby, between Doncaster and Barnsley. In fact, you’ve probably already nailed down your travel plans, so whilst you get set to travel by bus, train, or car, spare a thought for two Rovers fans who will be making the trip to Oakwell on foot. Continue reading “Charity Walk to Barnsley vs Doncaster Rovers”
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