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| June
15, 2006 |
Ryan
- Penney not bound for the KC |
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Doncaster Rovers chairman
John Ryan effectively poured cold water on the flames of the rumours linking
Dave Penney with the vacant manager's job at Hull City. |
| June
15, 2006 |
Collin
stays at the Reds |
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Former Doncaster Rovers goalkeeper Adam Collin has signed a new contract with Nationwide Conference North club Workington Reds after impressing throughout last season. Collin was named in the UniBond League's "Dream Team" last season, in which he kept 21 clean sheets out of 50 games played, helping his club earn promotion to the Conference North. |
| June
15, 2006 |
Jamie
leaves Poppies |
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Ex-Doncaster Rovers
winger Jamie Paterson has been released by Kettering Town - one of nine players
to leave as the Conference North club prepare to move onto a full-time basis.
Paterson joined the club two years ago - leaving briefly earlier this season
during the "Paul Gascoigne" period - when the club attempted to
go full time - returning only after the departure of Gascoigne. Jamie holds
a coaching job at Halifax Town, and is unwilling to take up a full time contract
with Kettering. |
| June
14, 2006 |
Another
vacancy, another rumour. . . . . . . |
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Yesterday's news that
Peter Taylor has left Hull City to become manager at Crystal Palace began
the inevitable series of rumours as to who Hull have in mind to take over
from the England under-21 coach. Rovers' boss Dave Penney is being mentioned
as one of the leading contenders, along with former Brentford manager Martin
Allen, Colchester's Phil Parkinson, ex-Southampton boss Stuart Gray and Southend's
Steve Tilson. However, the current favourite, for what it's worth, is said
to be former Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy. |
| June
14, 2006 |
Colin
scores against old team mates |
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Former Rovers defender Colin Hawkins scored Shelbourne's first goal in their recent 2-0 win over Bohemians in the Irish Premier League. Hawkins, who played for Rovers between 2000 and 2002, was transferred from Bohemians to Shelbourne in November 2004. He was the PFAI Young Player of the Year for the 1997/98 season whilst playing for St Patrick's Athletic. |
| June
14, 2006 |
Dino
released |
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Former Doncaster Rovers
striker Dino Maamria is one of seven players to have been released by Nationwide
Conference National side Stevenage Borough at the end of last season. Maamria
re-signed for Borough in September 2003 after a short spell in the United
States, but Boro's failure to make the Conference play-offs led to the mass
exodus, including a change of manager. |
| June
13, 2006 |
Goals
time! |
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We may be a month into the close season, but they're still playing football in Ireland, where their season is around a dozen matches old. Last Sunday saw Sligo Rovers defeat Longford Town 3-1, a result that leaves Sligo sixth in the Eircom Premier Division (out of twelve clubs). Former Doncaster Rovers left back Keith Foy, who joined the club in January, scored one of the goals from the penalty spot. |
| June
13, 2006 |
Jason
moves |
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Former Doncaster Rovers midfielder Jason Blunt has completed a transfer from Alfreton Town to Grantham Town. Jason spent the latter part of the 2005/06 season on loan at Scarborough, his second spell at the club. |
| June
13, 2006 |
Reserves
league confirmed |
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The clubs competing
in the Pontins Holidays League have now been confirmed. Rovers will again
be competing in Division One (East), and for the 2006/07 season will face
matches against Darlington, Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, Hull City, Lincoln
City, Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United and York City. |
| June
12, 2006 |
Penney
happy with signings so far |
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Rovers boss Dave Penney
has said that he is very happy with the success the club have had in the
transfer market this summer, with five players joining the club in the early
part of the summer break - a marked contrast with the last few summers. |
| June
12, 2006 |
Away
days for Mickey |
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Mickey Walker, Rovers' new Director of Football, will not be at many first team matches next season - because he'll be working! Part of his new role will involve scouting potential transfer targets, and that will include watching them in action at first team games. This will inevitably mean that he will be unable to be at Rovers first team games on a number of occasions. Dave Penney explained: "It's very difficult for me to watch players at any level because we're always working. Mickey will be going away on Saturdays if we're away or even if we're at home, to look at specific players that we want to bring in next year, playing at the level or at a higher level in a proper first team game." |
| June
12, 2006 |
Player
of the season |
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Yesterday we published
a list of those players who gained less than 1% of the total number of votes
cast during the 2005/06 season for the "Man of the Match" voting.
Today, we include details of those finishing between 21st and 25th in the
final table - and from tomorrow we will reveal the top twenty. Who will be
"number one"? Keep checking to find out! |
| June
11, 2006 |
Swans
failure costs the Gulls |
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Former Doncaster Rovers
winger Jermaine Wright has left Leeds United after having his contract cancelled
by mutual consent. The 30-year old, who joined Leeds from Ipswich Town two
seasons ago, only made three appearances for the club last season, and 40
in total. During that time, he also spent time on loan at Millwall and Southampton. |
| June
11, 2006 |
Fans
face jail after clash in Rotherham |
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A recent story in the Doncaster Star reported that nine football hooligans were facing a prison sentence after a clash in Rotherham town centre at the end of the 2004/05 season. The situation arose after some Rovers fans were denied entry to the game at Stockport County, and were put on a train back to Doncaster. They clashed with supporters of Sheffield United in Rotherham, and were captured on CCTV. All nine admitted the charge of violent disorder, with those described as being Rovers fans being Ian Wilson, Paul Hirst, Paul Swift, Robert Johnson and Ben Durkin. |
| June
11, 2006 |
Player
of the season |
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Once again, we would
like to thank everyone who took the time to vote for your "Man of the
Match" during the past season, with an increase of around 50% in the
number of votes cast for the 2005/06 season. We have retained all valid votes
counted (after deducting attempts at multiple voting), and combined all the
votes for the entire season. During the next few weeks we will let you know
the final results for the season, and as is the custom, we will announce
the results in reverse order. The following players received less than 1%
of the votes cast for the entire season - Adriano Rigoglioso, Tonny Neilsen
and Ben Saunders were allocated first team squad numbers, but did not make
a first team appearance during the whole season. |
| June
10, 2006 |
Another
Rovers pre-season game |
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The Doncaster Free Press have reported that Doncaster Rovers are to visit Hatfield Main for a pre-season friendly, although the date has yet to be confirmed. Rovers have promised to send a team to Hatfield, although unlike the confirmation of the Retford United game, it looks unlikely that Dave Penney will be sending the first team. Sheffield United and Lincoln United have also said that they will send teams to play Hatfield this summer. |
| June
10, 2006 |
McGuire
set for Rovers talks |
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Rovers defender Phil McGuire is due to have talks with officials from Doncaster Rovers to discuss his future at the club. McGuire, who was transfer listed at the end of last season, was sentenced at Pontefract Magistrates Court to 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to common assault. With McGuire not being given a squad number for next season, unlike the other transfer listed players, it looks highly likely that McGuire will leave the club in the near future. |
| June
10, 2006 |
Rovers
bar open for England game |
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The Rovers Return at Belle Vue will be showing England's opening game in the World Cup this afternoon on a 42" plasma screen television. The match is due to kick-off at 2pm, and the Rovers will be opening the bar ninety minutes before the kick-off (as it will for all future England matches in the tournament). |
| June
10, 2006 |
Redfearn
to stay at Seadogs |
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Scarborough boss Neil
Redfearn has confirmed that he intends to stay at the club despite their
relegation to the Nationwide North, and the ten points deduction which was
imposed on them due to the rescheduling of their CVA. Redfearn took over
midway through last season, but was unable to stop the club ending at the
bottom of the Conference National table. |
| June
9, 2006 |
McSporran
to Chester |
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Rovers winger Jermaine McSporran signed for Chester City yesterday after being released at the end of his Rovers contract this summer. The move follows an injury hit 2005/06 season, which saw Jermaine out of action after suffering a bad knee injury against Bradford City, resulting in only two first team appearances at the end of the campaign. The 29-year old spent a month on loan at Boston United last season, and has also played for Wycombe Wanderers and Oxford. We would like to wish Jermaine well for the future, and thank him for his efforts during his time at Rovers. |
| June
9, 2006 |
Rovers
won't be held to ransom |
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Doncaster Rovers have
failed in their attempt to sign highly rated Rotherham United midfielder
Lee Williamson. Reports suggest that Rovers initially offered two players
in exchange for Williamson - then offered £100,000 plus a player, who
Rotherham United manager Alan Knill later confirmed as being Ricky Ravenhill.
Rovers manager Dave Penney said "We have our own valuation of players
and we are not prepared to pay over the odds." |
| June
9, 2006 |
Rovers
to Retford |
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A further pre-season
friendly match has been arranged against Retford United, and Rovers will
travel to their Cannon Park ground on Tuesday 11th July, with the match beginning
at 7.30pm. This means that the pre-season fixture list announced so far is
as follows: |
| June
8, 2006 |
Club
open for England games |
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Doncaster Rovers have
confirmed that the Viking Bar at Belle Vue will be opening to show all England
games from this summer's World Cup on a 42-inch plasma TV. The bar will open
one and a half hours before kick-off for all England matches. Why not go
down and enjoy watching the match in the company of Rovers fans? |
| June
8, 2006 |
Penney
denies interest |
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Dave Penney has denied that Doncaster Rovers are interested in signing Hartlepool United's teenage right back Darren Williams, who put in a transfer request following their relegation at the end of last season. Penney commented: "We've just paid £130,00 for James O'Connor from Bournemouth, so right-back is the last position we are looking at. I don't know where that rumour has come from but we are certainly not interested in any right-backs." |
| June
8, 2006 |
Danny
lands new deal |
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UniBond League Division
One club Belper Town have confirmed that former Rovers player Danny Hudson
has agreed terms for a contract that keeps him at the club for another season.
Hudson joined Belper in the summer of 2004 from Halifax Town and has been
an "inspirational performer" since joining the club. |
| June
7, 2006 |
Penney:
search for players goes on |
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Despite Rovers having made five signings during the summer break, Rovers boss Dave Penney has confirmed that there are still plans to strengthen the squad even further by the start of next season. Sheffield United striker Bruce Dyer became Rovers' fifth capture of the close season when he signed for the club last Thursday, but Penney said: "We have five new faces already added and John Ryan and I will continue to look for the quality we need." |
| June
7, 2006 |
Another
former Rover for Latics |
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Following on from the
news that former Rovers midfielder John Sheridan has been appointed manager
of Oldham Athletic subsequent to Ronnie Moore's departure, another former
Rover has been installed as Sheridan's assistant manager. |
| June
7, 2006 |
Ricky
for Mariners? |
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Doncaster Rovers midfielder
Ricky Ravenhill has been reported to be interesting Grimsby Town, according
to the Grimsby Telegraph. New Mariners boss Graham Rodger is reported to
be set to make Ravenhill his first signing since being appointed as Russell
Slade's successor late last week. |
| June
6, 2006 |
McGuire
sentence |
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Doncaster Rovers defender
Phil McGuire was handed a sentence of 100 hours community service yesterday
when he appeared at Pontefract Magistrates Court. McGuire had previously
pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife at their home in Castleford, and had
been warned that a custodial sentence was possible. |
| June
6, 2006 |
Mulligan
plays against Brazilians |
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Dave Mulligan played
for just over an hour of Sunday evening's match when New Zealand faced the
favourites for the World Cup, Brazil, and provided some of the few physical
challenges on the Brazilians. The All-Whites lasted until almost half time
before Ronaldo opened the scoring, with another following just after half
time. Thanks to their goalkeeper, Glen Moss, the score remained at 2-0 until
five minutes from the end, when two goals gave the Brazilians a more flattering
4-0 final score. |
| June
6, 2006 |
Leo
for Halifax? |
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The Yorkshire Post has reported that Halifax Town manager Chris Wilder is interested in signing Doncaster Rovers striker Leo Fortune-West to bolster their chances of promotion back to the Football League following their disappointment of defeat in the Conference play-off final earlier this month. Fortune-West was one of six players to be released by Dave Penney at the end of last season. |
| June
5, 2006 |
Penney
pleased at Dyer capture |
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Rovers manager Dave Penney revealed that Rovers had to pull out all of their persuasive powers to get Sheffield United striker Bruce Dyer to join the club last week, with other clubs understood to be also interested in signing him. Penney said: "It took quite a bit of work to convince him his future was at Rovers, but with the new stadium and new players he was suitably impressed to sign on for next season's challenge. Bruce is a quality striker who has played at the top level. He has hit the net regularly and will add to the arsenal of strikers we have here." Rovers' Director of Football, Mickey Walker, commented: "Bruce is just about the final piece in the jigsaw. We targeted several players this summer and we have got them all in very quickly. "I am extremely confident that this squad is now equipped to win promotion to the Championship. That's what everyone – the chairman, the board, Dave and myself will be aiming for." |
| June
5, 2006 |
Pontins
Final programmes on sale |
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Rovers have announced that they have a further stock of programmes for the Pontins Holidays play-off final against Carlisle in stock, with a reprint proving necessary due to the small numbers printed on the day. They are available from the Rovers shop at £1 per copy. |
| June
5, 2006 |
Ipswich
manager |
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Ipswich Town are due to name their new manager this morning, with their former captain Jim Magilton set to be named to succeed Joe Royle, who left the club at the end of last season. Rovers boss Dave Penney had been mentioned in several sources as being in the frame for the job, but presuming that indications from East Anglia are accurate, the appointment of Magilton means that Dave will be remaining at Rovers for next season. We hope that this news will end all of the uncertainty which the speculation has caused in certain circles, and we can look forward to a successful promotion campaign next season. |
| June
4, 2006 |
Ricky
for Rotherham? |
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Reports in the local
press, including the Yorkshire Post, suggest that Rovers midfielder Ricky
Ravenhill may be about to join League One club Rotherham United. Ravenhill
was transfer listed at the end of last season, and is reported to be considering
an offer to join the Millers as manager Alan Knill attempts to inject some
new life into his side after a number of players rejected new contract offers. |
| June
4, 2006 |
Ryan
- we don't think he'll go |
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Rovers chairman John
Ryan has attempted to dampen down the speculation surrounding the future
of Dave Penney, who has been reported to be a target for managerless Ipswich
Town. Ryan confirmed that no approach had been made from Ipswich, but did
comment that if an approach from a "bigger club" than Rovers were
to be made, Rovers would not stand in his way. Ryan said: "Dave knows
we will never stand in his way after what he has done for this club as a
player and then as a manager and coach. He has two years remaining on his
contract and if Ipswich Town or any other clubs have real intentions on our
manager then they will have to look at a serious compensation package. But
as a club, we have heard nothing and Dave hasn't said anything." |
| June
4, 2006 |
Mulligan
ready for Brazil |
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David Mulligan is expected
to be named in the starting line-up for New Zealand's rather daunting match
against Brazil this evening. The match, which will be played in Geneva, is
scheduled to kick-off at 5pm, and sees the All-Whites, ranked 118th in the
world, up against the World Cup favourites. The match, Brazil's final warm-up
match before the competition starts in just under a week's time, comes after
an 8-0 victory over FC Lucerne on Tuesday, with some criticism being made
at the quality of Brazil's opponents in their preparation for the competition.
However, manager Alberto Parreira said: 'I worry only about our team. We
need to be able to adjust the things that need to be adjusted independently
from our adversary.' |
| June
4, 2006 |
Ticket
office open today |
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Rovers have announced that the ticket office will be open today between 10am and 2pm for the sale of season tickets. They have asked that anyone wishing to buy a season ticket should complete their application form before travelling down to the ground to avoid any congestion at the offices. |
| June
3, 2006 |
Kirkwood
extends deal |
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Former Doncaster Rovers striker Glen Kirkwood has agreed another one year contract at UniBond Premier Division club Ilkeston Town. Joining him at the club is former Rovers youth team central defender Paul Robinson, who moves to the club from Bradford Park Avenue. |
| June
3, 2006 |
Newell
misses out on Derby job |
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Derby County, who yesterday unveiled Billy Davies as their new manager, have denied that former Rovers striker Mike Newell was offered the job. Newell had previously told the "Luton News" paper: "If I wanted to be Derby manager, I would have been Derby manager by now." However, the Rams' managing director said: "We have, with the full knowledge of Luton, conducted interviews with Mike, as we have with other candidates. No offer was made and none declined. At the time, we were in no position to offer him the manager's role when the process was only part way through." |
| June
3, 2006 |
Rovers
Open Day |
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Doncaster Rovers will be holding their "Open Day" - the last to be held at Belle Vue - on Saturday, 15th July. The event will take place between 10am and 3pm. Details of events due to take place at the Open Day are yet to be released. |
| June
2, 2006 |
Sheridan
in as Ronnie leaves |
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In a surprise move yesterday,
Oldham boss Ronnie Moore was sacked, with former Rovers midfielder John Sheridan
being installed as his successor a few hours later. Sheridan had an eleven
week taster for the job back in 2004, when he was caretaker manager between
Iain Dowie leaving and Brian Talbot (who Moore replaced) arriving. |
| June
2, 2006 |
Timlin
wins new deal with Cottagers |
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Michael Timlin, who spent the latter part of the 2005/06 season on loan at Belle Vue, has signed a contract extension with Fulham, which will keep him at the club until summer 2007. He has progressed through their youth team, and is a Republic of Ireland Under-21 international. He also spent a time on loan at Scunthorpe United last season. |
| June
2, 2006 |
Swans
failure costs the Gulls |
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Adebayo Akinfenwa's missed spot kick in the penalty shoot-out at the end of the League One play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff last weekend has cost his former club, Torquay, £25,000. The payment would have been due if Swansea had been promoted, which was part of the deal agreed as part of Akinfenwa's transfer between the two clubs twelve months ago. |
| June
1, 2006 |
Dyer
for Rovers |
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Doncaster Rovers have
signed Sheffield United striker Bruce Dyer this afternoon, who becomes the
fifth signing of the summer. The 31-year old striker has scored 115 goals
in his 326 League starts during his career, which comprises Watford, Crystal
Palace, Barnsley, Stoke City, Millwall and Sheffield United. |
| June
1, 2006 |
Mulligan
becomes an Iron man |
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Doncaster Rovers defender
Dave Mulligan has agreed to join neighbours Scunthorpe United after failing
to agree a new contract at Rovers. Mulligan had been offered a new deal,
but the delay in signing the contract, allied to his desire for improvements
to the terms, led Rovers to withdraw the original deal. |
| June
1, 2006 |
Dave
plays as All-Whites draw |
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Whilst his transfer
to Scunthorpe was being announced in England, Rovers defender Dave Mulligan
was away on international duty playing for New Zealand. He played 82 minutes
of their 1-1 draw against Estonia in Tallinn yesterday evening, with captain
Danny Hay scoring the New Zealand goal. The result comes on top of a 3-1
victory over Georgia at the weekend, and leaves coach Riki Herbert very pleased
with the form of his side: "These are two massive results for us. If
we'd come over here and drawn one match, we'd have been really happy. But
we've over delivered and really grasped some creditability in the hotbed
of Europe. We've made six changes tonight so the players deserve all the
accolades they get because they're performing on and off the pitch. I mean
we're playing teams ranked well above us and performing, controlling the
game and scoring goals; there's a real belief, some real confidence now.
It's given us a lot of confidence around the quantity of players we have
as well as the quality." |
| June
1, 2006 |
Ryan
- no approach - and Rovers bigger than Ipswich! |
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Doncaster Rovers chairman
John Ryan yesterday said that Ipswich Town have not made an approach for
Rovers manager Dave Penney. Speculation has been mounting in the local press
in East Anglia about Penney joining the short list of candidates for the
vacancy at Portman Road following the departure of Joe Royle at the end of
last season. |
| June
1, 2006 |
See
the new visitor centre |
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With just over six months
to go until the new community stadium opens, Doncaster Council have today
announced that the visitor centre is officially open. Fans will be able to
view progress on the site, and also to look at a virtual reality model of
the stadium. Plans marking the key phases of the development will also be
on view, along with various artist's impressions. |