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Friend eager for return
DONCASTER Rovers’ star George Friend, currently laid off with a knee injury, can’t even take his frustrations out on his electronic drum kit.
Rovers rue loss of Royals game
DONCASTER Rovers were left counting the cost of Saturday’s postponed Championship game against Reading at the Keepmoat Stadium.
ROVERS GAME OFF
DONCASTER Rovers had to admit defeat in their battle against the wintry weather just hours before today’s scheduled Championship game against Reading at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Rovers fill Billy’s shirt
El Hadji Diouf will line-up for Doncaster Rovers in tomorrow’s home game against Reading after finally putting pen to paper on a deal late yesterday afternoon.
We owe you one, Reading!
DONCASTER Rovers and Reading, who meet at the Keepmoat Stadium tomorrow, have different priorities as the 2011-12 Championship season heads towards the business end of the campaign.
Royals building for a Premier return
READING have made a stuttering start to the new year after ending 2011 with a run of six wins in seven games.
Next few weeks will be crucial for our future
WITH no game last Saturday I thought we may be in for a quiet few days with a bit of transfer speculation thrown in. How wrong could I be.
Bank on Wednesday to defeat relegation strugglers at Hillsboro’
THIRD-placed Sheffield Wednesday have lost just one of their 13 home matches in League One this season so it’s perhaps no surprise that they’re considered emphatic favourites at 8/15 by Betfred ahead of the visit of struggling Yeovil.
Diouf extends stay at Doncaster Rovers
El-Hadji Diouf has signed a new deal at Doncaster Rovers until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.
Make Rovers home banker
DONCASTER Rovers’ midfielder Simon Gillett is hoping that the Royals don’t rule in Saturday’s Championship clash between the two Championship sides at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Dean wants El of a Deal
Dean Saunders is hopeful that Doncaster can avoid El-Hadji Diouf following Billy Sharp out of the Keepmoat exit door after his contract with the club expired last night.
Rovers loan for French ace
IT was a case of one midfielder in and one out at Doncaster Rovers on the final day of the January transfer window.
So long to the legend
BILLY Sharp may well have left Doncaster Rovers to fight their own battles for Championship survival after electing to join Southampton on Monday, but he will always receive a warm welcome at the Keepmoat Stadium.
MATCH REPORT: Hull City 0 Doncaster Rovers 0
LIFE after Billy Sharp looks set to be a barren one after Doncaster were lucky to escape Hull with a point, their first away from home since November.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clean sheet for Rovers
Hull missed their opportunity to close the gap on the top two in the Championship after being held by a battling Doncaster side at the KC Stadium.
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Boss Deano is game for a laugh
A GOOD sense of humour is a vital weapon in Dean Saunders’ armoury as he battles to keep Doncaster Rovers in the Championship.
ROVERS: Sharp on the brink of Doncaster Rovers exit
STAR striker Billy Sharp is on the verge of leaving Doncaster Rovers and joining Championship high fliers Southampton.
Keegan targets February return
DONCASTER Rovers’ midfielder Paul Keegan admits it’s been the most frustrating of his career so far, but the former Drogheda United and Bohemians star hopes to be fit enough to be pressing for a place in Dean Saunders’ side late next month.
Rovers’ walking boost
DONCASTER Rovers have teamed up with the council to help this year’s Get Walking Festival into step.
Back us fans, urge Rovers
DONCASTER Rovers have made an urgent plea for supporters to back the club following yesterday’s resignation of four directors.
Ryan to the rescue again
DONCASTER Rovers’ chairman John Ryan knows that he must attract new financial backing if the club are to entertain realistic hopes of holding on to their Championship status.
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Lockwood bidding to secure his place
LONG-serving Adam Lockwood is hoping to get the chance to press his claims for a regular starting spot in the club’s back-four when Doncaster Rovers return to action at the KC Stadium on Tuesday.
Pigeon set the standard for another bad day . . .
I JUST knew it was not going to be our day, when just ten minutes after leaving Retford en-route to Bristol, the front windscreen of the bus shattered by a pigeon.
Four resign from board
doncaster Rovers were yesterday rocked by news that four of the club’s board have resigned.
LATEST: Doncaster board members quit
DONCASTER Rovers have been hit by the resignation of four Board members this afternoon.
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Ryan calls for an FA red card
ROVERS chairman John Ryan wants the FA to hand out a retrospective red card to Bristol City forward Yannick Bolasie after his ‘reckless challenge’ on James Coppinger last Saturday broke the midfielder’s cheek bone.
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Pompey hit by by tax petition
PORTSMOUTH FC - two places below Barnsley and six places above Doncaster Rovers - have been issued with a winding-up petition by HM Revenue and Customs.
Rovers want to sign Jesus!
DONCASTER Rovers could be set to break new ground by signing their first ever Peruvian.
Boss’s blast for referee
DONCASTER Rovers came close to pulling off what Dean Saunders claimed would probably have been the ‘best result’ of his managerial career at Ashton Gate,
FULL TIME: BRISTOL CITY 2 DONCASTER ROVERS 1
DONCASTER Rovers were pipped 2-1 at fellow strugglers Ashton Gate despite a spirited late rally and playing with 10 men for the last 60 minutes after Beye was sent off.
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Stock wary of old boss
SEAN O’Driscoll, the man who steered Doncaster Rovers to the second tier of English football after a break of more than 50 years, could threaten their prospects of staying there.
Away the lads for survival
BY his own admission, 2011 wasn’t the best of years for Doncaster Rovers’ defender James O’Connor.
McInnes leads survival battle
IF he didn’t know when he first took over in mid-October, new Bristol City manager Derek McInnes now knows he faces a battle to keep the Robins in the Championship.
Stop Maynard and points are there for the taking
ONCE again Rovers produced a brilliant performance in Saturday’s Championship clash against high-flying Cardiff City at the Keepmoat Stadium - the only thing lacking was a goal.
LATEST: O’Driscoll joins Forest
FORMER Doncaster Rovers manager Sean O’Driscoll has been appointed as first-team coach of Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.
Rovers seek away gains
THE pressure is mounting on Doncaster Rovers to cure their travel sickness as they bid to retain their Championship status.
South calls for unity
SUPPORTERS’ Club chairman Len South today called for the town to get behind Doncaster Rovers in their battle to stave off relegation from the Championship.
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Fan McKay not in it for money
ROVERS consultant Willie McKay - responsible for bringing loan players into Doncaster - says he is not in it for the money.
Button keen to stay on
SPURS’ keeper David Button is hoping to extend his loan spell at Doncaster Rovers beyond the end of the month.
‘Billy to see season out’
DONCASTER Rovers’ boss Dean Saunders remains hopeful that striker Billy Sharp will see the season out with the club unless a Premier League side comes in for him this month.
copps eyes safety push
DONCASTER Rovers’ longest-serving player James Coppinger is targeting Championship survival in the wake of their early exit from the FA Cup.
Moves to find a taker for former Doncaster Rovers stadium site
A BID to find a taker for the site of Doncaster Rovers’ former Belle Vue ground is set to be launched.
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Sharp set to face Cardiff
DONCASTER Rovers boss Dean Saunders says record signing Billy Sharp is set to return to the side in tomorrow’s home game against Cardiff City - but Leicester City have still not given up hope that he could be in their squad for the game against Barnsley.
Chambers on the comeback trail
DONCASTER Rovers’ defender James Chambers will again be sitting out tomorrow’s home game against Cardiff City but he hopes it won’t be too long before he is challenging for a place in Dean Saunders’ squad.
Young guns are playing a role in Premier battle
AFTER knocking on the door of the Premier League for a number of seasons Cardiff City look better prepared than ever to finally follow rivals Swansea City into the top tier.
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Tuesday 07 February 2012
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