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| September
30, 2006 |
Scunthorpe
2 Rovers 0 |
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Hopefully
it doesn't get any worse than this. What was undoubtedly the worst Rovers
performance of the season meant that Rovers deservedly went down to a
defeat at Glanford Park this lunch time, after a lacklustre performance
meant that the home goalkeeper had not a single save to make in the entire
ninety minutes. The first half was goalless, with Rovers successfully
keeping the Scunthorpe strike force of Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh at distance,
but it all fell apart after the break. Rovers had at least seemed fairly
solid in the first half, but the substitution of Theo Streete (making
his Rovers debut) with Jonathan Forte seemed a strange decision - and
so it proved to be. What was probably an attacking move backfired - not
that Forte did anything particularly wrong, but it was a strange coincidence
that it took only four minutes after that substitution for Scunthorpe
to take the lead through Billy Sharp, who forced his way through the centre
of the Rovers defence before shooting from eight yards out. The second
goal, fourteen minutes later, was equally as poor from a defensive point
of view, this time with Keogh taking advantage of confusion in the Rovers
defence to find enough space to score. The "Man of the Match" voting has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote. |
| September
30, 2006 |
Rovers
v Scunthorpe team news |
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Doncaster
Rovers will have to make at least one change for this afternoon's match
against Scunthorpe United. Skipper Graeme Lee will miss the game due to
suspension after receiving a second yellow card in Tuesday's 3-3 draw
against Bradford City. Goalkeeper Alan Blayney continues to be absent
due to an infection in his elbow which required a brief stay in hospital
earlier in the week. Rovers may include Bruce Dyer and Kevin Horlock in the squad after then successfully came through a friendly fixture against Leeds United on Monday. Scunthorpe may also be without their captain, Andy Crosby, for today's game at Glanford Park. Crosby suffered a back injury in their game at Chesterfield on Wednesday. Richard Hinds is set to move into central defence to deputise, with former Rovers utility player Dave Mulligan set to be recalled to the right back position. Rovers are likely to be up against Scunthorpe's prolific teenage strike force of Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh, who scored 40 goals between them last season. |
| September
30, 2006 |
Reminders |
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Please
remember that today's match at Scunthorpe kicks off at midday, and is
all ticket. No tickets will be on sale at Glanford Park or Belle Vue today,
so please do not travel if you do not already have a ticket. The local police have also requested that you should try to get to the ground early due to the expected heavy congestion in the area caused by a larger than usual number of people travelling in cars. |
| September
30, 2006 |
Ricky
scores |
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Ex-Rovers
midfielder Ricky Ravenhill scored Grimsby's dramatic equaliser eight minutes
from time, with his side having to come back from two goals down at Darlington
last night. Fortunes changed when Darlington's Darren Holloway was sent
off after conceding a 65th minute penalty, then near the end, Ravenhill
pounced on a loose ball after the Darlington keeper failed to keep hold
of a shot from Thorpe, to earn a point. And yes, Ravenhill did get booked! |
| September
30, 2006 |
Bournemouth
hold manager talks |
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Bournemouth
have begun to hold interviews for the managerial vacancy caused by the
departure of Sean O'Driscoll to Belle Vue earlier this month. The BBC
have reported that up to six candidates were due to meet a selection panel
yesterday with former England striker Les Ferdinand understood to be the
leading contender. Also said to be in contention are Rob Lee, Andy Hessenthaler
and former Rovers manager Dave Penney! |
| September
29, 2006 |
Bradford
voting results |
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Two-goal
hero Paul Green emerged as the clear winner in the "Man of the Match"
voting for Tuesday's home game against Bradford City. Green got over half
of all the votes cast, with the remaining seven players nominated sharing
the remainder. The players receiving the most votes were: 1 Paul Greeen (55.0%) 2 Brian Stock (29.55%) 3 James Coppinger (11.25%) Thank you for the many people who took the time to vote. The next poll will open tomorrow following the away game at Scunthorpe United. |
| September
29, 2006 |
Scunny
tickets update |
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Doncaster
Rovers have reported that the AMS Stand behind the goal has now been completely
sold out. Tickets are now on general sale for the Telegraph Stand, although
prices for this stand are higher. Admission prices for the Telegraph Stand are: Adults: £19.00, Senior Citizens/Juniors: £12.00 Please remember that this match is all-ticket, and no tickets will be on sale on match day, owing to the advice of Humberside Police. |
| September
29, 2006 |
Get
there early! |
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All
supporters travelling to Scunthorpe for tomorrow's League One game are
urged to get there early to help avoid traffic congestion in the area
of the ground. With it being a local derby, the local police expect many
Rovers fans to travel in their own cars. Glanford Park has its own car
park, but the police have reminded fans that there are several parking
restrictions in the roads in the area, including the A1077 and local housing
estates. Traffic wardens, special constables and police community support
officers will be patrolling the area to enforce parking legislation, so
we urge all Rovers fans to be careful as to where you park. Humberside Police have also confirmed that local pubs will not be opening before the match; some are not intending to open until 3pm, which should be after many Rovers fans have left the area. |
| September
29, 2006 |
Big
Leo heads west |
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Former
Doncaster Rovers striker Leo Fortune-West has joined Torquay United on
a month's loan from Rushden & Diamonds. Fortune-West has been signed
to cover for injured striker Micky Evans, who will be absent for three
weeks with a calf strain. Torquay manager Ian Atkins, himself a former Rover, said: "I've known Leo for many years and he is the ideal replacement whilst Micky is out plus it takes the pressure off his recovery time. Rather than maybe rushing him back too soon we can make sure that the strain is completely cleared up. Leo will drop right into that position and once again Jamie Ward has a big 'un to feed off". |
| September
28, 2006 |
Leeds
1 Rovers 1 |
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Doncaster Rovers played a "behind closed doors" friendly fixture at Leeds United's Thorpe Arch training ground near Wetherby yesterday, with both clubs taking the opportunity to give players who had not played recently the chance of a game. Rovers included Kevin Horlock, who has barely featured since Sean O'Driscoll took over, and Bruce Dyer made his first appearance since having a hernia problem. Rovers broke the deadlock when Leeds scored, although there looked to be a supsicion of offside against the goal scoer. The Rovers equaliser arrived in the 78th minute when a thunderous header by Bruce Dyer gave the goalkeeper little chance. |
| September
28, 2006 |
Todd
complains of lack of touchline security |
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Bradford City manager
has called for increased touchline security following his experiences
in Tuesday night's draw at Belle Vue. Todd was involved in a number
of angry "exchanges" with Rovers fans at the back of the dugout,
and felt so strongly with the situation that he watched the first twenty
minutes of the second half from the directors box. Todd said: "I
think the League Managers' Association are aware of the problem and
other managers are saying it too. We get lots of abuse but as soon as
we turn around and give a little bit back they are like a pack of wolves.
We get the stewards with us but we never see the police. I like a bit
of banter but fans can be very hostile and you never know what could
happen in this day and age. We have to try and educate some elements.
There is one obvious answer and that is to make the dugout further away
from the supporters in the bigger arenas." |
| September
26, 2006 |
Rovers
3 Bradford City 3 |
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Rovers
staged a remarkable comeback after a truly horrendous start to this evening's
game, which put them a goal behind in the first minute as an unchallenged
run down the right wing was crossed into the middle for Dean Windass to
head home from three yards out with a free header. It got worse- a very
similar move doubled Bradford's lead in the 23rd minute. Rovers started
their comeback just before half time as Paul Green latched onto a rebound
from the keeper to score from close range. Rovers equalised, again a goal
by Paul Green, in the 51st minute, and then a truly incredible strike
by James Coppinger put Rovers in front. Rovers then played some very good
football, and were denied two further goals by the offside flag, but that
man Windass, after scoring two goals earlier in the game, struck again.
Not with a goal - but for his second match in a row, he engineered a situation
to get someone sent off. This time, Rovers skipper was the unfortunate
recipient of a second yellow card of the evening as a challenge on the
edge of the penalty area looked well timed, but for a theatrical collapse
by the Bradford striker, making Lee's departure inevitable. However, a
great match to watch, full of incident, six goals - and it could have
been more. The "Man of the Match" voting has now closed. Thank you very much to everyone who has voted. We will let you know the result on Friday morning. |
| September
27, 2006 |
Goals
review |
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Two
former Rovers players scored goals in League Two last night. Nick Fenton
opened the scoring as he put Grimsby Town ahead in their home game against
Hartlepool United, however, Grimsby went down to a 4-1 defeat. Ex-Rovers centre back Kevin Sandwith scored the equaliser for Chester City as they drew 1-1 at Macclesfield Town. |
| September
27, 2006 |
Scunthorpe
tickets |
| |
Doncaster
Rovers have reported that tickets for the away stand behind the goal are
close to selling out for Saturday's away game at Scunthorpe United. Shoudl
that stand be sold out, extra tickets in the Telegraph Stand will be made
available, although they are more expensive. Ticket prices are: AMS Stand: Adults £17, Concessions £11 Telegraph Stand: Adults £19, Concessions £12 The tickets are now on general sale. |
| September
27, 2006 |
McSporran
switch |
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Former
Rovers winger Jermaine McSporran has left Kidlington after playing just
two games to join Banbury United. McSporran joined Kidlington, who play
in the Sport Italia Hellenic League, about a week ago after being released
by Chester City. He got the opportunity to move up a couple of divisions
in the league pyramid to join Banbury, who play in the Southern League
Premier Division. He went straight into their squad to play at Merthyr
Tydfil on Saturday, which ended in a goalless draw. |
| September
26, 2006 |
Rovers
v Bradford City team news |
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Rovers
look likely to make at least one change for this evening's game against
Bradford following Gareth Roberts limping off towards the end of Saturday's
game against Blackpool. Whilst an X-Ray did not show that his ankle was
broken, Roberts' ankle is badly bruised, and he is rated at only 50/50
to be fit to play tonight. Steve Roberts is also unlikely to play tonight
as he continues to recover from a calf injury. Also likely to be missing
are Bruce Dyer, who has been visiting a chiropracter in a bid to get fit,
and Kevin Horlock, who needs match practice after recovering from knee
surgery. Bradford City manager Colin Todd is likely to name an unchanged side from the one that won at Cheltenham on Saturday. Former Rovers player Ben Muirhead, who has missed much of the season due to injury, will miss out after news emerged that he is waiting for further surgery following a hernia operation. |
| September
26, 2006 |
Ticket
news |
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This
evening's home game against Bradford City is NOT all-ticket for Rovers
supporters, so it will be pay-on-the-gate as usual. It is, however, all-ticket
for Bradford City supporters. Admission prices for this evening's game will be: Seating: Adults £18.00, Concessions: £12.00 Standing: Adults £15.00, Concessions £8.00 |
| September
26, 2006 |
Hat-trick
for Mark |
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Mark McCammon scored a hat-trick on Sunday for Barbados as they thrashed Anguilla 7-1 in their latest Digicel Caribbean Cup, a victory that takes them through to the next round of the competition. His three-goal haul on Sunday followed his goal against Antigua a couple of days earlier. |
| September
24, 2006 |
Goals
review |
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Stirling
Albion extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the Scottish Second
Division yesterday, thanks to goals from two former Rovers players. Ex-loanee
Dene Shields opened the scoring in their match againat Peterhead two minutes
after the break, with Colin Cramb adding a second eight minutes later
as he headed the ball home from a free kick. In the English non-league scne, Rod Thornley scored Altrincham's opening goal as they won 2-0 at home to Tamworth in the Conference, and the Conference North saw Duane Darby net Nuneaton Borough's goal in their 1-1 draw at home to Farsley Celtic. |
| September
24, 2006 |
Penney
for Leeds? |
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Following
the sacking of Kevin Blackwell at Leeds United last week, the speculation
begins to build as to who might replace him as manager at Elland road.
The "Daily Record" website suggests that Alan Curbishley is
favourite for the job, at odds of 5/6, with former Rovers striker Mike
Newll 12/1 and Dave Penney at 50/1 Other odds for the job include Glenn Hoddle (13/2), Dennis Wise (7/1), Claudio Ranieri (8/1), Micky Adams, Gary McAllister (10/1), David O'Leary, Bryan Robson (33/1), Eddie Gray, Peter Reid, Gordon Strachan, Paul Sturrock (50/1). |
| September
24, 2006 |
Sam
to go on loan |
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Birmingham
City manager Steve Bruce has circulated a list of his younger players
who are available to go out on loan to gain valuable first team experience,
which include Sam Oji, who spent a month on loan at Rovers last season.
Bruce commented: "'We have put a list out to the lower division clubs
with the younger lads that we've got available to go out on loan to further
their footballing educations. There are about four of five players, with
the likes of Peter Till, Sam Oji, Mat Birley and Ollie Allen. Once a young
player has played in the reserves for 12 or 18 months they're ready to
move on a bit and play against men in the first team." |
| September
23, 2006 |
Rovers
0 Blackpool 0 |
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A
goalless draw it was, and a goalless draw it deserved to be. A desperately
disappointing match was played at Belle Vue this afternoon, with neither
side extending the opposing keeper unduly. The nearest either side got
came in the first half as a free kick, taken by Brian Stock wide on the
left some 25 yards from goal, looked to be dipping under the crossbar
before the goalkeeper tipped the ball over. Apart from that, the on-shot
total was nil. More worrying was the substitution of Gareth Roberts in
the last quarter of the match with what appeared to be an ankle injury;
we understand that he has since gone to hospital to have a scan done. The "Man of the Match" voting is now closed. Thank you to everyone who took part. |
| September
23, 2006 |
Cup
draws - both away matches |
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Doncaster
Rovers have been drawn away from home in both of the cup draws to be made
this morning. The Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round draw saw Rovers drawn away at Huddersfield Town, with the match to be played in the week commencing Monday, 16th October. The third round draw of the Carling Cup saw Rovers avoid the "big guns", which would have given the a potential financial jackpot - but whilst the draw will see them play away at Wycombe Wanderers, it should be a "winnable" match, giving Rovers another chance at the big clubs in the fourth round.The next round of the Carling Cup wil be played in ten week commencing Monday, 23rd October. |
| September
23, 2006 |
Voting
results |
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There
was a clear winner in the latest "Man of the Match" voting,
which covered the match on Wednesday evening against Derby County, with
Brian Stock, making his home debut, coming home as a clear winner. Ten
Rovers players received nominations, and the leading votes were cast as
follows: 1 Brian Stock (39.60%) 2 Sean McDaid (21.78%) 3 Jonathan Forte (11.88%) 4 Lewis Guy (8.91%) Thanks go to everyone who voted - all the votes, as in past seasons, will go towards the "Player of the Season" rankings. So far this season, James Coppinger has a clear lead, followed by Graeme Lee, Paul Heffernan, Brian Stock and Mark McCammon. The next vote will open this evening following the home game against Blackpool. |
| September
23, 2006 |
Johnstone's
Paints draw |
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The
draw for the first round of the Johnstone's Paints Trophy will take place
at about 9.30am this morning on Sky Sports' "Soccer AM" programme.
The draw for the competition, which was known as the LDV Vans Trophy last
season, is regionalised into North (West), North (East), South (West)
and South (East), with each section having eight clubs. It will revert
to the more familar Northern and Southern sections from the second round
onwards. In an new initiative, any matches which are level at the end of 90 minutes will go straight to a penalty shoot-out - no extra time will be played. The competition will also offer free tickets to children under the age of 16, as long as they are accompanied by a paying adult. Clubs are also required to field full-strength teams throghout the competition - the rules of the competition say they must have "a majority of the 11 players that have appeared most often in first team games this season." Doncaster Rovers have been put in the Northern (East) section, and face a draw against either Bradford City, Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City, Rotherham United or Scunthorpe United. Matches are due to be played in the week commencing Monday, 16th October |
| September
23, 2006 |
Carling
Cup draw |
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The
draw for the third round of the Carling Cup will be made on Sky Sports
this lunchtime - approximately 12.15pm, with matches for the third round
due to be played in the week commencing Monday, 23rd October. |
| September
23, 2006 |
VSC
meeting |
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The
Viking Supporters' Co-operative will be holding their Annual General Meeting
this morning in the Viking Supporters Bar at Belle Vue, with the meeting
starting at 11am. They will have the Rovers management team of Sean O'Driscoll
and Richard O'Kelly as their special guests, who will be on hand to answer
questions from those attending. The meeting is open to everyone, whether
VSC members or not, so why not come along and see what the new manager
has to say! The meeting will be showing the draw for the third round of the Carling Cup, so you won't miss the draw by attending. |
| September
23, 2006 |
Rovers
sign Theo |
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Doncaster
Rovers have signed Theo Streete, an 18-year old defender from Derby County,
on a month's loan. Theo has been signed to cover for the Rovers' regular
centre backs, with Steve Roberts and Graeme Lee currently struggling with
injuries. |
| September
23, 2006 |
....
and finally, there's a match this afternoon |
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Doncaster
Rovers will be hoping to continue Sean O'Driscoll's unbeaten run going
since arriving at the club earlier this month, when the entertain Blackpool
at Belle Vue this afternoon. Rovers are likely to stick by most of the side that played against Derby on Wednesday, although they will give checks on the fitness of Steve Roberts, James Coppinger and Graeme Lee before naming their side. Also missing will be Mark McCammon, who is currently on international duty with Barbados. |
| September
22, 2006 |
Boss
praises Rovers |
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New
Rovers manager Sean O'Driscoll praised the efforts of his players as they
dumped Championship club Derby County out of the Carling Cup on Wednesday
evening. His Rovers players held their nerve in a superb penalty shoot-out,
not missing one of the eight taken. The Rovers boss said: "I have
never seen so many good penalties. We stuck in and played when we could
play and defended really well, you need a bit of luck as well. We lost
Graeme Lee and James Coppinger in training but the boys who came in did
really well and showed a great deal of commitment and desire." Lee and Coppinger pulled out of the game after picking up injuries in training, with Steve Roberts coming in to replace Lee and, despite not having returned to full training, played almost the whole ninety minutes. The draw for the third round of the Carling Cup will be made on Sky Sports tomorrow lunchtime. |
| September
22, 2006 |
McSporran
for Kidlington |
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Former
Doncaster Rovers winger Jermaine McSporran has signed for Sport Italia
Hellenic League club Kidlington after leaving Cheter City "by mutual
consent" a few weeks ago. McSporran joined Kidlington last Friday,
and scored the winning goal as they beat Chipping Norton Town 3-2 in their
Premier Division match the following day. He has teamed up with Kidlington boss Paul Lee for a second time - Lee gave him his first chacne in football when he was the manager of Abingdon Town, the duo then went to Oxford City, from which McSporran then was transferred to Wycombe Wanderers. "I have always kept in contact with Jermaine since he left City and I asked him if he wanted to play a few games for us," said Lee. "I was very pleased Jermaine joined us. Although he hadn't played for four weeks, he was a different class on Saturday. He still has frightening pace. He decided to sign on Friday. We had to contact the FA to get clearance and said it was fine as he was a free agent. I know Nationwide Conference National sides Crawley Town and Stevenage Borough are interested in signing him. We realise he is not going to stay here. He's just come in to help us out for a while." |
| September
22, 2006 |
Scunny
tickets on sale |
| |
Tickets
for the away game at Scunthorpe United next Saturday have gone on sale
at the Belle Vue ticket office. This game will be all-ticket for both
sets of supporters, and due to police advice, the match will kick off
at noon. Tickets will be availble for season ticket holders today and tomorrow, and they will go on general sale from Monday morning and remain on sale (subject to availability) until 2pm on Friday. Ticket prices for the game are: Adults: £17.00, Senior Citizens: £11.00, Juniors: £11.00 |
| September
20, 2006 |
Rovers
win dramatic penalty shoot-out |
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Doncaster
Rovers are back on the Carling Cup train, although they made it hard for
themselves. They roared into a 2-0 half time lead, thanks to goals by
Jonathan Forte and Brian Stock - and it got better in the second half
when Jonathan Forte got a second goal, bundling the ball home after the
Derby goalkeeper had brilliantly saved his initial shot. Derby then pulled
back three goals in the last sixteen minutes to make the score level at
3-3. After six goals in the ninety minutes, it was perhaps surprising
that extra time was goallless, but a key moment could have been when Lupoli
(who was part of Arsenal's side to play at Belle Vue last season) was
sent off for a second bookable offence. The scores ended at 3-3 at the
end of extra time, and it was down to penalties, with Rovers having Jan
Budtz, the hero of the second round penalty shoot-out against Manchester
City last season, looking to repeat his performance. As it turned out, neither goalkeeper saved a single penatly. An immaculately taken set of penalties by both sides saw the scores locked at 7-7, with a 100% success rate. Nyatanga then stepped up for Derby, but blasted his kick well wide of the left post. James O'Connor then stepped up to confidently crack home Rovers' final penalty to enable them to claim another higher league scalp. Next stop - the third round draw on Saturday morning! The "Man of the Match" voting has now closed. We'll let you know the result on Saturday morning. |
| September
20, 2006 |
Rovers
v Derby team news |
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Rovers look likely
to stick with the majority of the side that played in Saturday's goalless
draw at Rotherham for this evening's home Carling Cup tie against Derby
County. Kevin Horlock played an hour of the "behind closed doors"
match at Sunderland on Monday, and may play some part in tonight's game,
but Bruce Dyer and Alan Blayney will miss out due to injury. Defender
Steve Roberts is reported to be avaialble for selection this evening. |
| September
20, 2006 |
McIndoe
scores but Tykes are out |
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Former Rovers winger Michael McIndoe scored for Barnsley last night in their Carling Cup second round game at Oakwell against Milton Keynes Dons. McIndoe's goal was the equaliser in the 66th minute - but Barnsley crashed out of the competiton as a last minute goal by Wilbrahim put the MK Dons through to round three. |
| September
20, 2006 |
Meet
the manager! |
| |
The
Viking Supporters' Co-operative will be holding their Annual General Meeting
in the Rovers Return on Saturday (23rd September), prior to the home game
against Blackpool, starting at 11am. Fans will have a fantastic opportunity
to meet both Sean O'Driscoll and Richard O'Kelly next Saturday, when they
will be special guests at the meeting. It will be an open meeting, so
all fans can attend whether members or not, meaning that everyone can
come along and hear first hand about Sean and Richard's plans for the
future, and also have an opportunity to ask questions. Honorary President
John Ryan will also be a guest and will be making his usual address, which
will be particularly interesting given the recent changes at the club. The bar will be open, and, of course, fans will be able to stay on after the meeting and mingle with some of the guests informally as well as continuing to enjoy a drink. The formal business will only take a maximum of 15 minutes, so we will have plenty of time to take full advantage of this great panel of guests. Please do your best to come along. *Please note that members wishing to pay their £10 annual renewal will be able to do so in cash or by cheque at the meeting.* |
| September
19, 2006 |
Rigo
for Rovers |
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Former Doncaster
Rovers midfielder Adriano Rigoglioso has signed for Forest Green Rovers
on a month's loan from Morecambe, and went straight into the squad for
this evening's Conference National game at home to Altrincham. Not only
that, but he opened the scoring in the match, scoring in the sixth minute!
The move to Forest Green comes after he finally signed for Morecambe
during in March, and sees Rigoglioso reunited with former Morecambe
Boss Jim Harvey to become Harvey's first signing since taking over as
boss. This season, he had only made one appearance for Morecambe despite
signing a twelve month contract in the summer. |
| September
19, 2006 |
McCammon
called up |
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We understand that Rovers striker Mark McCammon will miss two Rovers this week after beign called up by Barbados to play in qualifying matches for the Digical Caribbean Cup. The tournament is being held between 20th and 24th September, meaning that McCammon will miss the Rovers matches against Derby and Blackpool. The winners of the group stages will progress to the second round of the tournament, and the top three from the final group will qualify to play in the Concacaf Gold Cup 2007 in the USA. |
| September
19, 2006 |
Rotherham
apology |
| |
Rotherham United
have issued an official apology for an article that appeared in Rotherham
United's match day programme on Saturday. The writer of the article,
Timothy Green of the London Millers Supporters Group, will not write
for their programme again. |
| September
18, 2006 |
Sunderland
XI 4 Rovers 1 |
| |
Sunderland's
official website has reported that a Sunderland XI beat Doncaster Rovers
this afternoon at the Stadium of Light. Few details of the Rovers side
were mentioned in their match report, apart from the fact that Sean Thornton
featured in the game, but it was Jonathan Forte that caught the eye of
their match reporter. Sunderland's side featured a "strong looking team featuring players pushing for first-team places" - and it appears that Rovers scored first in the game, with Jonathan Forte opening the scoring after ten minutes with a blistering 25 yard shot. Sunderland equalised within a couple of minutes, and went into the lead in the 17th minute, and were 3-1 up at the break. The final goal was scored in the 67th minute. The full report can be found at http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=10533 |
| September
18, 2006 |
Boss
happy with progress |
| |
New
Rovers manager Sean O'Driscoll has spoken of his views on the team after
seeing them battle to a second successive goalless draw at Millmoor on
Saturday. Away matches at both Huddersfield and Rotherham have not been
happy hunting grounds of late for Rovers, so a point out of each game
is perhaps a reasonable achievement, especially with the team in a transitionary
stage whilst the new management duo put new ideas into place. O'Driscoll said: "After two games I've seen some encouraging things for the future. We've worked hard in training and changed a few things round, but change takes time and this game has improved the big picture. Everyone has played their part." Millers boss Alan Knill said of Saturday's game: 'I have to say I though it was a great game between two teams who really wanted to pass the ball about so it was a good advertisement for football. It was good for us and after Tuesday's game they changed their system to play us and they made it difficult for us. It poses questions all the time and the whole game was one of tactics and it really rested on which full backs could get forward the most.' |
| September
18, 2006 |
Rotherham
apologize over programme comment |
| |
Doncaster
Rovers have received a number of complaints over the weekend about some
comments made by one of the contributors to the Rotherham programme on
Saturday. We are pleased to note that the Rotherham Chief Executive, Paul
Douglas, recognised the error, and had apologized to John Ryan before
the matter had been raised with them. We have been assured that the author
of the item will not be allowed to contribute to their programme in the
future. Rovers have accepted Rotherham's apology, and hopefully the matter
is now resolved. |
| September
18, 2006 |
Doncaster
end Everton's winning run |
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Doncaster
Rovers Belles defeated Everton 2-1 in yesterday's Women's Premier League
game - a defeat that denied Everton moving ahead of leaders Arsenal in
the league table. Everton went in front in the 17th minute, but Doncaster
equalised five minutes later through Carla Cantrell, with England international
Vicky Exley scoring ten minutes from the end of the game. |
| September
17, 2006 |
Meet
the manager! |
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The
Viking Supporters' Co-operative will be holding their Annual General Meeting
in the Rovers Return next Saturday (23rd September), prior to the home
game against Blackpool, starting at 11am. Fans will have a fantastic opportunity
to meet both Sean O'Driscoll and Richard O'Kelly next Saturday, when they
will be special guests at the meeting. It will be an open meeting, so
all fans can attend whether members or not, meaning that everyone can
come along and hear first hand about Sean and Richard's plans for the
future, and also have an opportunity to ask questions. Honorary President
John Ryan will also be a guest and will be making his usual address, which
will be particularly interesting given the recent changes at the club. The bar will be open, and, of course, fans will be able to stay on after the meeting and mingle with some of the guests informally as well as continuing to enjoy a drink. The formal business will only take a maximum of 15 minutes, so we will have plenty of time to take full advantage of this great panel of guests. Please do your best to come along. *Please note that members wishing to pay their £10 annual renewal will be able to do so in cash or by cheque at the meeting.* |
| September
17, 2006 |
Goals
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The
number of former Rovers scoring goals yesterday was down on recent weeks,
with all the instances we spotted being in non-league football. Dino Maamria scored twice for Southport, once from the penalty spot, as his side beat Crawley 3-1 at Haig Avenue. In the Conference (North), Martin Pemberton scored the only goal of the game as Farley Celtic beat Hucknall Town, and Tristram Whitman gave Alfreton Town a great start by scoring inside two minutes of their game against Moor Green - the final score ended 3-0 to Alfreton. |
| September
16, 2006 |
Rotherham
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Doncaster
Rovers were held to a goalless draw at Millmoor this afternoon, but had
a couple of good chances to take all three points. Rovers started the
brighter of the two sides, gaining a good bit of possession, and took
until the 20th minute for Rotherham to get back into the game, but Rovers'
defence held firm. The rest of the half was more end-to-end, but James
Coppinger should have done better when receiving the ball back from Heffernan
just before the break, but the Rovers winger blazed the ball just wide. Rotherham were on top for the second half of the match, with Partridge firing just wide, but Rovers still pressed forward, with Lee heading just wide following a corner, but then Rotherham had their best spell of the match, with Budtz punching away a good shot from Keane. Rotherham ended the game on top, but the Rovers defence comfortably held form to keep a second successive clean sheet. The "Man of the Match" voting has now closed. Thank you to everyone who has taken part. The result wil be released on Tuesday morning. |
| September
16, 2006 |
Rotherham
- some tickets on sale today |
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Due
to what Rovers describe as an "internal communication error"
at Belle Vue, it now appears that some tickets will be on sale at Millmoor
this afternoon. Rovers have returned about 250 tickets for the game, but
those unsold tickets will now be on sale on the gate this afternoon. However,
once that allocation sells out, they have stated that there will be no
further tickets available for Rovers fans. It appears that due to a computer problem in the Rotherham ticket office, they have not been able to issue tickets to their supporters, therefore they will be able to pay on the gate. However, as it is uncertain that you will be admitted to any other part of the ground other than the Railway End, we would urge Rovers fans that are not able to get into the away end end not to try and gain entry elsewhere. In any case, Rotherham United are urging supporters to get to the ground early to avoid any last minute congestion at the turnstiles. |
| September
16, 2006 |
Rovers
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Doncaster
Rovers will be forced to make two changes to their side for this afternoon's
game at Millmoor, with Alan Blayney and Steve Roberts unavailable due
to injury. Jan Budtz, who came on as substitute for the second half of
the Huddersfield match, will continue in goal, with Ben Smith being on
the bench. Roberts is set to miss a few matches after damaging his calf
muscle at Huddersfield - Adam Lockwood is likely to deputise this afternoon. Kevin Horlock and Bruce Dyer have both resumed training, but are not likely to be risked in today's match. Rovers will be playing in their new blue away kit this afternoon. The "Man of the Match" voting will open this evening. |
| September
16, 2006 |
Rotherham
team news |
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After
being given the boost that they have now registered enough points to wipe
out the ten point deduction imposed by the Football League in the summer
(owing to them going into administration), Rotherham United will be looking
to move off zero points this afternoon, with Rovers not having won at
Millmoor since March 1985. The last match between the two clubs was at
Christmas last season, with Paul Heffernan controversially sent off for
diving in the penalty area - a decision that the referee later apologised
for. Not only were Rovers denied a penalty, but Rotherham then scored
a late winner to send Rovers away pointless from the game. Rotherham will be missing Colin Murdoch with a hernia problem, but Michael Keane will be hoping for a recall after regaining fitness, with midfielder Justin Cochrane set to make his second start of the week after showing no ill effects from Tuesday's match, when he returned after a cartliage operation. |