I consider myself to be an optimistic Rovers fan, but my expectations for this fixture against high-flying Wigan Athletic could not have been lower.
Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan Athletic: 250 word match report”
The road to Wigan appeared daunting. Especially after back to back defeats to Rotherham; ordinarily you can ignore the B-team cheapened Papa John’s Trophy… but not when you’ve been tonked 6-0 by that lot down the road.
Continue reading “Wigan Athletic 2-1 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”
My grandmother, a Lancastrian, nursed a lifelong disdain for Wigan and its inhabitants. I can’t say I share this, because Wigan Athletic have been unwontedly generous to Rovers; they haven’t beaten Doncaster for 20 years and haven’t won here for 28. Continue reading “Doncaster Rovers 3-1 Wigan Athletic: 250 word match report”
Rovers travelled to the land of rugby league and pies to take on one of the pre-season favourites – Wigan. The Sunday start seemed to confuse the locals, who appeared to forget to turn up. Backed by a healthy travelling support, Rovers should’ve been in front inside three minutes, but Harry Forrester failed to turn home Andy Williams’ backheel. Continue reading “Wigan Athletic 0-0 Doncaster Rovers: 250 word match report”
popular STAND fanzine 