July 15, 2007

Akinfenwa move to Robins is off

Adebayo Akinfenwa's transfer to Swindon Town has been cancelled after he failed a second medical examination. The results showed that, whilst the player is hopeful of an August return to action, it is likely that he will not be ready until the end of November.
With Akinfenwa only being offered a one year contract by Swindon, boss Paul Sturrock said: "I was excited about Bayo coming in. I worked very very hard to get him to the football club when there were lots of other clubs after him. But after speaking to the medical team, the time frame we felt to get him up and running again would be near the end of November. Bayo was confident it would be sooner than that, but it would have been an awful lot of money eaten up for somebody on a one-year-deal.It's also normal that people who have had his type of injury also pick up other niggling injuries.It would not make financial sense to sign him."
With the former Rovers striker turning down a new one-year contract at Swansea City, this development leaves him without a club - and leaves Swindon searching for a striker to boost their firepower for the coming season.

July 15, 2007

Pacey gets chance at Halifax

Defender Robert Pacey, who was released by Rovers at the end of last season, has been given a trial by Halifax Town, and was due to make his first appearance for the club in yesterday's home game against Sheffield Wednesday. Shay boss Chris Wilder said: "Rob did very well, he's had a touch of food poisoning. He was determined to get 45 minutes under his belt. "

July 15, 2007

Rufus gets new job

Ex-Rovers defender Rufus Brevett has been appoined as Swindon Town's "sporting director". Brevett, who retired from playing in the summer, is currently completing his coaching badges, and will provide a link between manager Paul Sturrock and the club's board.
Sturrock said: "Rufus has had a good career and can provide some useful links. He will be helping out with the scouting duties."

July 15, 2007

McCormack stars in Bucharest match

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee praised former Rovers striker Ross McCormack for his performance in this week's pre-season friendly against Champions League qualifiers Dinamo Bucharest in Austria, saying: "Ross McCormack was the best player on the park and remember this was at Champions League standard and he really looked the part last night."
Although Motherwell lost the game 3-1, conceding two goals in the first six minutes, they recovered well and McCormack scored their goal from a superb 20-yard free kick.
Two weeks ago, McGhee denied rumours that suggested that McCormack was about to sign for Hartlepool United, saying: "There is no truth in this at all, I have spoken to Chris Turner who is their director of football and a good friend of mine and Ross's name was never mentioned."

July 14, 2007

Rovers 1 Manchester City 3

With the photographs grouped around the away dugout as the teams ran out, eager to get a photograph of new City manager Sven Goran Eriksson, the City fans massed in the North Stand were eager to see their team do well for his first match in charge.
As it was, it was Rovers who had the audacity to take the lead, the ball coming across the City goal from the right, with the defenders failing to clear the ball, and Sean McDaid had the simple task of cracking the ball home from five yards out, despite the valiant attempt of the City keeper, Andreas Isaksson. Despite a succession of corners which City failed to use to good effect, Rovers went in at the break a goal in front.
Both sides made some changes at half time, and City equalised just four minutes after the restart with Benardo Corradi firing home past Ben Smith. The visitors took the lead in the 62nd minute as Micah Richards powered through the Rovers defence to score a good goal - then three minutes later, Emile Mpenza scored City's third goal. A succession of substitutions during the second half meant that Rovers ended the game with not a single player that had started the game.
Still, despite the result, it was surely a performance from which Sean O'Driscoll could take a number of positives - Martin Woods showed some useful touches, and in the second half, young striker Wade Fairhurst showed some promise. The midfield partnership of Wellens and Woods looks as though it may be a very successful one, and Paul Green had a good game at right back.
Rovers now do not have a further pre-season game until next Saturday when they travel to York City.
Rovers: Neil Sullivan, Paul Green, Gordon Greer, Adam Lockwood, Gareth Roberts, Lewis Guy, Richie Wellens, Martin Woods, Sean McDaid, James Hayter, Paul Heffernan.
Substitutes: Ben Smith (for Sullivan, 46), Jamie Winters (for Roberts, 46), Sam Hird (for Wellens, 57), Bruce Dyer (for Heffernan, 63), Craig Nelthorpe (for Wellens, 63), Brian Stock (for Guy, 68), Anthony Griffith (for Green, 69), Matt Noble (for Woods, 69), Wade Fairhurst (for Hayter, 69), Andrew Boyce (for Lockwood, 830, Jason Hardy (for Greer, 83)
Manchester City: Andreas Isaksson, Micah Richards, Michael Ball, Nedum Onuoha, Ousmane Dabo, Richard Dunne, Emile Mpenza, Darius Vassell, Georgios Samaras, Ishmael Miller, Steve Ireland.
Substitutes: Joe Hart (for Isaksson, 46), Michael Johnson (for Miller, 46), Dietmar Hamann (for Dabo, 46), Benardo Corradi (for Vassell, 46), Danny Mills (for Richards, 69), Paul Dickov (for Mpenza, 70), Matthew Mills (for Onuoha, 70)

July 14, 2007

Man City tickets

With a large number of people expected to turn up to buy tickets today for this afternoon's home game against Manchester City, the ticket office will be on sale for cash - but to speed things up they will be sold for no particular seat. The aim of the exercise is to sell the tickets as quickly as possible to avoid the queues getting excessively long. Ticket prices are £10 for adults and £5 for concessions - again, to speed up sales, please have the right money for payment.
Specific seats will be on sale, but please consider purchasing the "quick tickets" if at all possible.

July 14, 2007

Rovers v City

Rovers face a stern test this afternoon when they face Manchester City, for who Sven Goran Eriksson, the former England manager, will be in charge for the first time.
Rovers have warmed up with two good wins over lower league opposition, but will have to be at their best against a Manchester City side who will be out to impress their new boss.
The match ought to see the return of a number of Rovers players who were missing from the midweek games, although Steve Roberts will definitely miss the game after it was confirmed that he has broken a cheekbone, which will mean that he will miss the beginning of the season.
Jamie Winter, a midfielder who is on trial at Rovers, is expected to be fit after treatment which forced his withdrawal from the Worksop game. Paul Green, who also was substituted on Thursday after taking a knock, is also expected to take part in today's game - as is Richie Wellens, who missed out at Worksop.
Sven Goran Eriksson has said that he will field his "best possible" side for Manchester City's first pre-season game of the summer today, although it is uncertain whether new £9 million signing Rolando Bianchi, the former Italy Under-21 striker, will play, following his transfer from from Reggina during the week.
Eriksson said: "I'm looking forward to it. It's a friendly but it's good to be starting once again. Practice is one thing, but you only really learn about players in games, and I do need to learn about the squad we have here. I've been looking forward to the friendlies we have coming up, and I'll learn from them. I hope there's a good atmosphere and I hope it will be a good game. We know it's still early in pre-season but we are going there with the best possible team and we'll try to play good football."

July 14, 2007

Crunch day for trialists

Rovers will make a decision on two trialists after their performance in today's game against Manchester City. Sean O'Driscoll has said taht he will make decisions on the future of former Kilmarnock defender Gordon Greer and ex-Leds midfielder Jamie Winter after today's game. Both have played in the two games this week, but the Rovers boss wants to see how they shape up against higher quality opposition before deciding whether to keep them on.

July 14, 2007

Rovers bid for Preston defender

Doncaster Rovers have confirmed that they have placed a substantial bid for Preston North End defender Kelvin Wilson, although they face stiff competition from Nottingham Forest. Both clubs are reported to have had bids accepted by Preston, understood to be in the region of £300,000, which would be a club record for Rovers by a considerable margin. The player has been given permission to talk to open talks with both clubs.
Wilson is a 21-year old central defender who joined Preston from Notts County in March 2006 after making 78 league appearances for County. However, he only started 16 league games with Preston since his move.

July 13, 2007

Worksop 1 Rovers 4

A second clear victory by Doncaster Rovers was achieved by goals from Jason Hardy, Bruce Dyer (2) and Lewis Guy in last night's pre-season game at Sandy Lane. With a number of Rovers players missing from the game due to knocks, a number of fringe players were given the opportunity to stake their claim for a first team place next season.
Rovers went in front in the 24th minute with a low drive by Jason Hardy, and doubled the lead in the 36th minute as Bruce Dyer prodded the ball home from close range. Rovers went in at half time 3-0 up, with Dyer getting his second goal of the game with a placed header.
After having a goal disallowed for offside, Lewis Guy scored Rovers' fourth by chipping the ball over the goalkeeper.
1st half team: Sullivan, Noble, Greer, Lockwood, G.Roberts, Hardy, Griffith, Winter, C.Nelthorpe, Heffernan, Dyer
2nd half team: Sullivan, Croft, Hird, Boyce, McDaid, L.Nelthorpe, Green, Woods, Fairhurst, Hayter, Guy

July 13, 2007

Sheffield FC 5 Rovers 0

With the first team squad in action at Worksop on the same evening, it was left to the youth team to fulfill a fixture at Sheffield FC. It was a case of "men against boys" as Sheffield eased to a convincing 5-0 victory, with the only first teamer taking part being goalkeeper Ben Smith, who made a brilliant penalty save during the match.
The team was: Ben Smith,Hawksworth, Bowland, Shieldss, Duffy, Fisher, Stoddart, Griffiths, Lodge, Demostenous and Henderson.
The substitutes were Conkleton, Ward, Fenny, Shepherd, Clark and Hall.

July 13, 2007

McIndoe moves on again!

Michael McIndoe signed for Bristol City yesterday, with the Robins becoming his fourth club since leaving Doncaster Rovers in March 2006.
Initially he joined Derby County on loan for the remainder of the 2005/06 season before moving on to Barnsley during the summer. His stay at Oakwell lasted just four and a half months, as he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers, initially on loan, on New Year's Day 2007.
McIndoe rejoins his former manager Gary Johnson, who he played under at Yeovil between 2001 and 2003.

July 13, 2007

Pittman on target

Former Rovers striker Jon-Paul Pittman scored his first goal for Crawley on Wednesday when his new club played Queens Park Rangers in a 'behind closed doors' match at QPR's training ground. Pittman, who left Rovers in the summer after being at the club on a short term contract, scored from the penalty spot as Crawley went down 3-2 to the Championship club side.

July 12, 2007

Rovers double-header tonight

Doncaster Rovers have TWO pre-season matches this evening - with one team visiting Worksop Town, and another going to Sheffield FC, with that match forming part of Sheffield's 150th anniversary celebrations. Both matches will kick-off at 7.30pm.
The senior squad will be going to Worksop Town, with the youth team travelling to Sheffield FC.
The admission prices for the Worksop game will be £5 for adults and £3 for concessions, which can be paid on the gate. No admission information has been published for the match at Sheffield FC.

July 12, 2007

Supporters Club North Branch AGM

We would like to remind all supporters that the Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club North Branch will be holding their Annual General Meeting at the Co-op Club (at the rear of "The Range" on York Road) at 7pm on Wednesday, 18th July. All existing members and anyone interested, are welcome to attend.
There will be a finger buffet after the meeting, and they are expecting some players and a guest speaker to attend. The Johnstone's Paint Trophy will also be there, so if you would like to have your picture taken with the trophy, why not go along?

July 12, 2007

Pittman joins Crawley

Jon Paul Pittman, who was on Rovers' books for the latter part of the 2006/07 season, has joined Blue Square Conference club Crawley Town after being released by Rovers at the end of last season.
Pittman said: "I got a call from Crawley's assistant manager, Paul Raynor and said yes immediately. I know him and Steve Evans because I went on trial at Boston United a few years ago from Forest when they were in charge. They have been tracking my career ever since and wanted me to join them at Crawley. I had offers of trials at other clubs but I wanted something more permanent and this was the only concrete one with a contract so it was easy for me. It is good to go to a club where the manager knows what you can do and wants you there."
Pittman joins another former Rovers player - Tyrone Thompson - at the club. Thompson joined earlier in the summer after being released by Halifax Town.

July 12, 2007

Heffs guest of honour at awards day

The local press in Newton, Ireland, have reported that Rovers striker Paul Heffernan was one of the guests of honour at Newtown Juniors' awards event just over a week ago. All three guests of honour previously played in the black and red of Newtown, with Heffernan joining former Republic of Ireland and West Bromwich Albion's Paul McShane, and World Boxing Champion and senior ladies' Republic of Ireland international Katie Taylor.

July 11, 2007

Retford 1 Rovers 3

Doncaster Rovers got off to a winning start in their pre-season campaign last night, with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Retford Town.
Youth team striker Wade Fairhurst opened the scoring in the 40th minute, with his shot going over the keeper, who was off his line. The second came from a great shot by new signing Richie Wellens to give Rovers a 2-0 half time lead.
The scoring in the second half again came in teh last five minutes - Retford pulled a goal back in the 82nd minute, but James Hayter restored the two goal lead four minutes later with a shot from just inside the penalty area.
A promising start to the season, with the new players seeming to be fitting in well.

July 11, 2007

Coaches to Worksop

The Supporters Club are running coaches to the away pre-season game at Worksop Town on Thursday. Coaches will leave Doncaster Royal Infirmary at 5.50pm and Waterdale at 6pm.
If you wish to book a place on the coach, please contact Paul Mayfield on 01427 880154 or Len South on 01302 817347.
Due to demand, coaches will also be operating for the home pre-season games against Manchester City and Manchester United.
For the Manchester City game, the bus will leave Retford at 1pm, picking up in Harworth and Rossington, and at other stops subject to demand. For the Manchester United game, the bus will leave Retford at 6pm, and then operating via the normal route.

July 11, 2007

Adam in demand

Former Doncaster Rovers goalkeeper Adam Collin has joined League Two club Hereford United on trial. He has attracted the attention of a number of League clubs during the last season by producing some superb performances for Workington Reds in the Nationwide North.
“We would like to keep Adam,” Workington spokesman Alec Graham said. “He’s a very good goalkeeper, but as we have said to all our players, if a Football League club comes in for them, we will not stand in their way.”
Collin is under contract at Borough Park, and Workington will require a fee if Hereford want to sign him.

July 10, 2007

Four doubtful for Retford trip

Four Rovers players may not be risked ahead of this evening's opening pre-season game of the summer, when Rovers travel to Retford Town. Skipper Grame Lee, Brian Stock, James O'Connor and Mark Wilson may all sit out tonight, with boss Sean O'Driscoll waiting until after this morning's training session before making his decision.
Lee has a stiff neck, and the other three have slight knocks, which have been picked up during the first week of training.
O'Driscoll has confirmed that his side will be taking the match seriously, saying: "It might be a pre-season friendly, but you still have to set standards. There's no point in playing otherwise."
His intention is to give all the fit players a run-out tonight, giving the travelling Rovers fans the opportunity to see all the new signings in action for the first time.
The match kicks off at 7.30pm, with tickets still available at Cannon Park. Tickets are £5 for adults and £3 for concessions.

July 10, 2007

Injured stars on the way back

James Coppinger is stepping up his training schedule as he continues to recover from a hernia operation about a fortnight ago. James did some ball work with Richard O'Kelly during Sunday's "Open Day", the first time he has kicked a ball since surgery. He hopes to take some part in some of the later pre-season games, and may be fit in time for the beginning of the season.
Jason Price has said that he is pleased with how he is progressing, but admits to being frustrated with being out of action for so long. He said: "It is very frustrating not being involved but it is one of those things and I've just got to concentrate on getting myself fit. I am pleased with how things are going and I have been doing a lot of work on the bike."
Price hopes to be given the go-ahead to step up his training after seeing his specialist in a fortnight's time.

July 10, 2007

Gill on the mark again

Robert Gill continued his stunning start to his football career in New Zealand as he scored another goal in Gisborne City's 3-2 cliff-hanging victory over local rivals Miramar Rangers at the weekend. However, Gill turned from hero to villain after opening the scoring for his side in the first minute - by conceding a penalty just before half time. The win takes Gill's side into fifth place in the Central Premier League, just six points behind top place. Gill's goal this weekend was his 15th of the season.

July 9, 2007

Supporters Club buses to Retford & Worksop

The Rovers Supporters Club are running buses to both Retford and Worksop. They will leave Doncaster Royal Infirmary at 5.50pm and Waterdale at 6pm. The fare for both games will be £3.50.
If you wish to book a place, please phone Paul Mayfield on 01427 880154 or Len South on 01302 817347.

July 9, 2007

Jimmy moves to Belle Vue!

Former Doncaster Rovers midfielder Jimmy Kelly will be playing his football at Belle Vue next season after signing for Welsh Premier club Rhyl. Kelly made 61 appearances in the Conference for Rovers, and played for Nationwide North champions Droylsden last season. He has also played for Wrexham, Wolves, Hednesford, Chester, Scarborough, Morecambe and Lancaster City.
Rhyl began their pre-season campaign on Saturday with a 7-0 thrashing of Sutton Common Rovers from Surrey - it could have been worse for the southerners, with Kelly having a penalty saved.

July 9, 2007

Offiong too expensive

St Johnstone have approached Hamilton Academicals with a view to signing former Rover Richard Offiong, following the departure of Jason Scotland from the Saints. However, the move will not be going through, after St Johnstone's manager Owen Coyle was quoted a transfer free of £100,000 for Offiong, who has attracted much attention after his goal scoring exploits last season.

July 8, 2007

Man City tickets on sale today

Tickets for Saturday's home pre-season game against Manchester City will be on sale today from the Keepmoat Stadium ticket office - prices have been set at £10 for adults and £5 for concessions. With Sven Goran Eriksson having just been confirmed as the new City manager, it's likely that there will be a significant demand for tickets.
Unlike Manchester United, there is, however, no word at the moment as to whether City will be bringing their full first team squad (especially bearing in mind the result of their last visit to Doncaster).

Rovers Open Day

Today sees Doncaster Rovers holding their "Open Day" at the Keepmoat Stadium for the first time. The gates open at 10am this morning, with the event running until 4pm - the Rovers players are expected to arrive for a training session on the Keepmoat pitch at around 11 o'clock. Many other attractions are planned, with fans having the chance to meet all the Rovers stars, including new signings James Hayter, Martin Woods and Richie Wellens.

Tyrone for Crawley

Former Doncaster Rovers midfielder Tyrone Thompson has signed for Crawley after rejecting the offer of a new contract at Halifax Town. The Blue Square Conference side, who now have former Boston United boss Steve Evans in charge, have made a number of new signings during the last week. He commented: "I tried to sign Tyrone for Boston but we couldn't bring in any more players at the time. To have got him is outstanding because Tyrone is a top player at this level."
Thompson was at Rovers on loan from Sheffield United during the 2002/03 season - his only appearance was in the 1-1 home draw against Morecambe in the Nationwide Conference, and has also played for Huddersfield Town and Scarborough.

July 7, 2007

Jackson returns to England

Former Doncaster Rovers striker Justin Jackson is one of four new signings announced by Blue Square North (formerly Conference North) club Tamworth as Gary Mills' squad returned for pre-season training this week.
Jackson had been announced as a capture for the club back in March, but he and the club were frustrated as attempts to get international clearance were delayed following a spell in Australia.

July 7, 2007

Man United game to raise money for flood disaster

Rovers chairman John Ryan has announced that the prestigious pre-season game against Manchester United on August 3rd will be used to raise some money for Doncaster's flood victims.
He said: "I think we were all stunned to see the way these floods have destroyed people's lives. The Rovers are a community club, playing in our new community stadium and it's only right that we do whatever we can to help during what must be a very difficult time."
A bucket collection will be held during the match, with the money being donated to the "South Yorkshire Flood Victim Support Appeal".

July 7, 2007

Adam hits 'em for six!

Ex-Rovers goalkeeper Adam Collin, also a very creditable cricketer, was in the news this week by smashing a series of sixes for Nunwich as they eased to a 47-run cup victory over Braithwaite. Collin hit an unbeaten 81 in the rearranged tie, which was played in the "Twenty20" format following the abandonement of the original game due to rain. Nunwick's 154 for four eclipeed Braithwaites 107 for nine wickets.
Collin has played for Workington Reds for the last two seasons, with the Reds hoping that he will sign on for a further season. However, news reports suggest that League Two club Hereford United are interested in signing him for the forthcoming season.

July 6, 2007

July 6, 2007

Rovers have revealed the squad numbers for the forthcoming season. The only player to change numbers is Brian Stock who has changed from number 19 to number 8. The new signings are number 1 Neil Sullivan, 12 James Hayter,17 Martin Woods, 19 Ritchie Wellens and 21 Sam Hird.

July 6, 2007

It slipped under the radar, but former Rovers favourite Mark Albrighton joined Cambridge United recently. Albrighton, 31, was released from Boston at the end of last season , before their demotion of two divisions. Sarge as he was affectionately known was a key member of the Rovers side that gained promotion from the Conference. He joins Cambridge on a 12 month deal.

July 5, 2007

City match on

The first Rovers home pre-season friendly will see Sven-Goran Eriksson's first game in charge of Manchester City. The game at The Keepmoat Stadium a week on Saturday was confirmed early this morning and is likely to be subject of a lot of media publicity. Tickets for the game are already on sale and are priced at £10 adults and £5 concessions in any stand.

July 5, 2007

At a press launch yesterday, Rovers revealed their new kits to be used this season. The home kit has already been moddelled by Martin Woods and Richie Wellens, but the away kit was on show for the first time. the away kit is to the same as the home kit except the red hoops are replaced by blue ones. The new sponsor Wright Investments are on both kits. At the open day on Sunday fans will be able to place orders for the kits, but delivery of them is not expected until August.

July 5, 2007

Having reported last week that former Rovers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa had signed for Swindon, the BBC have now reported that he now needs to take a second medical, which will involve X-rays. Paul Sturrock said that having been told that Akinfenwa would be fit for August, if the specialist says it will now be October then they will need to sit down with his agent again. A sell on clause that Torquay had put in his contract when he left for Swansea was dependent on Swansea getting promoted so he is able to move on for nothing.

July 4, 2007

Fifth summer signing

Sean O'Driscoll made his fifth summer signing today, with Richie Wellens of Oldham joining on a free transfer. Wellens has been a target since the end of last season when the player became out of contract, although earlier in the week there were suggestions on Oldham message boards that he was going to re-sign for them. He joins James Hayter, Martin Woods, Sam Hird and Neil Sullivan.

July 4, 2007

Premiership Derby County have appointed former Rovers midfielder Colin Miller as assistant first team coach. Manager Billy Davies unveiled his new coaching team yesterday, also naming former Scotland manager Craig Brown as football consultant. Miller played 61 games for Rovers in the mid eighties, and also played 61 times for his country, many as captain. He also had a spell as coach of the Canadian national team.

July 4, 2007

Newly promoted Scunthorpe United have announced the signing of Jonathan Forte from Sheffield United as part of the deal that has taken Iron striker Billy Sharp back to Bramall Lane. Forte had two loan spells at Rovers, the most recent a season long loan last season.

July 3, 2007

Injury news

The Doncaster Star has reported that both James Coppinger and Kevin Horlock may be available for the start of the new season. The paper added that Mickey Walker had told them that he was confident that Coppinger would be fit and that Horlock would be too, fingers crossed. Paul Heffernan and Mark McCammon, who were both injured at the end of last season are expeceted to start pre-season training with the rest of the squad.

July 3, 2007

Rovers are still awaiting confirmation that the friendly game against Manchester City, provisionally arranged for July 14th, will go ahead. A statement on Rovers official site, which was later withdrawn, stated that the agreement had been made with City's previous management regime and that they were waiting on City to respond.

July 3, 2007

The Rovers sections for the Manchester United game are sold out. Throughout the day fans were picking up the last remaining odd seats. It does appear however that Manchester United have yet to sell out their allocation as was first thought. The game is to be shown live on MUTV.

July 2, 2007

Sullivan & Hird sign

Neil Sullivan and Sam Hird finally signed for the club today. Although the signing of both players had already been announced, the signings could not go through until July 1st and with today being the first working day after that date, the official signings were made today. Both players left relegated Leeds United in the summer and will be looking forward to facing their old club later in January and February next year.

July 2, 2007

Rovers have announced that the season ticket price will be held until July 15th. It is not clear whether they will increase at this later date. Rovers are also trying to encourage season ticket sales by offering dicounted tickets for the pre-season friendly games against Manchester United, Hull City and Wolverhampton. The offer will also hold for the Manchester City game if it goes ahead.

July 2, 2007

At close of business today there were just over 500 tickets for the Manchester United game still on sale. Many of these are odd seats or in Row A at the front of the South and East Stands. Queues formed from about 6am this morning at the Keepmoat Stadium ticket office.

July 1, 2007

Fixture changes

The dates for more Rovers games have been changed, predominately this is due to clashes with race meetings at Town Moor. Two away fixtures have also moved die to clashes with international games. There may be more changes to come but those confirmed so far are:
Northampton - Away - now Friday 7th September
Crewe - Home - now Sunday 16th September
Leyton Orient - Home - now Sunday 28th October
Yeovil - Home - now Sunday 16th December
Yeovil - Away - now Friday 21st March 2008
Nottingham Forest - Home - now Friday 28th March 2008

July 1, 2007

The Keepmoat Stadium ticket office was busy late on Friday when queues formed outside just as they were about to close. The reason for the queues was the fact that prices are set to rise from 9am tomorrow morning and many were desperate to beat the deadline. As far as we are aware Rovers have not yet announced what the new prices will be and there is a rumour that there will in fact be no increases in price.

July 1, 2007

At 9am on Monday morning at The Keepmoat Stadium ticket office, Manchester United tickets will go on sale to the general public. So far 11,854 tickets have been sold and Manchester United have apparently sold out their allocation. Despite the fact that United play AC Milan two days before at Old Trafford and Chelsea two days after in The Community Sheild, Rovers are still stating that United have promised to send a first team line up.