Doncaster Rovers v Walsall Official Matchday Magazine 2018/19

DONCASTER ROVERS vs WALSALL

SATURDAY 30TH MARCH 2019 3.00PM | ISSUE 25 | £3 SKY BET LEAGUE ONE

/19 CLUB 2018 FOOTBALL S R E V O R STER OF DONCA MAGAZINE MATCHDAY L A I C I F F THE O

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FOOTBALL STAFF

Manager: Grant McCann Assistant manager: Cliff Byrne Goalkeeping coach: Paul Gerrard Physiotherapist: Jonathan Chatfield Club doctor: Dr Tim Douglas

CLUB STAFF

Director of finance: Richard Poole Head of administration & football operations: Mary Lally Head of stadium & operations: Marie Hepburn Head groundsman: Pete Needham Head of commercial: Jon Warburton Lottery manager: Ken Porter Ticket manager: Tracy Bawden Head of marketing & communications: Shaun Lockwood Media manager: Luke Thornhill Marketing manager: Mark Hughesman Supporter liaison officers: Craig Gleadhall, Dean Medcalf, Sheila Lynch

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Chair of trustees: Linda Tully Trustees: Gavin Baldwin, Nigel Brewster, Natalie Shaw, Allan Stewart, Rupert Suckling, John Wallbank Honorary ambassador: Stuart Highfield Executive director: Jim Lord Head of Foundation: John Davis NCS programme manager: Jan Budtz

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Grant McCann

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Action replay

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Gavin Baldwin

30

Player sponsorship

08

Feature interview

33

Commercial

12

Head to head

35

Supporters liaison officer

14

Four to watch

37

Supporters club

16

Connections

39

Away travel guide

17

Memorable match

40

Club Doncaster Foundation

19

Numbers game

43

League One stats

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Development squad

44

Fixtures and results

23

Junior Rovers

46

Rovers roll-call

CLUB DONCASTER SPORTS COLLEGE Principal: Adi Turnpenny Deputy principals: Joe Burton, Ben Thompson

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Transgender (trans) people have long been part of football.

Across the leagues trans fans have been supporting their clubs for many years and on pitches up and down the country, trans people have been playing the game they love.

In 2015 the FA updated their policy on trans people in football to make it easier and fairer for trans people to participate in the game. The FA believes that ‘gender identity should not be a barrier to participation in football’.

Nor do we.

Last summer Lucy Clark, a Non-League referee who is trans talked to the papers about her transition. She told the press “I have kept this secret hidden away most of my life. Now is the time to be ME”.

We believe that football is at its best when people can bring their whole selves to the game, which is why we’ve launched the Football v Transphobia week of action from 24 - 31 March. We’re standing up for transgender people in the beautiful game. Will you?

More information at:

WWW.FOOTBALLVHOMOPHOBIA.COM

"WE CAN TAKE SOME REAL BELIEF INTO THE SEVEN REMAINING LEAGUE GAMES AND, HOPEFULLY, THREE MORE IN THE PLAYOFFS"

GRANT McCANN GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE KEEPMOAT STADIUM AS WE TAKE ON WALSALL. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR AND KNOW THEY WILL FIGHT FOR EVERY BALL, BUT WE HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE WE CAN STRENGTHEN OUR PROMOTION ASPIRATIONS WITH A WIN. Confidence is high after Tuesday’s win over Bristol Rovers, a side who had been unbeaten on the road in the past three months. It was a very controlled performance set up by a strong start, with two early goals from Copps giving the lads some real belief which they built on for the whole 90 minutes.

We hadn’t picked up quite as many points as we’d have liked in the few games preceding Tuesday, but with the exception of Luton we were never really outclassed in games. Heads never dropped at the training ground, though, and we can take some real belief into the seven remaining league games and, hopefully, three more in the play-offs.

I’ve been able to work with the board on contracts over the course of the season as we’ve methodically planned what we want to do in order to build for next season while also giving us the best chance of promotion this time round.

It is also great to see Doncaster Rovers Belles joining the Club Doncaster family. The Belles are one of the most famous names in women’s football and it seems a natural fit to build on the links already there. I look forward to seeing them thrive alongside us.

Enjoy the game.

I was pleased to secure Ian Lawlor to a new contract this week. He was unlucky with the timing of his injury as he had been in good form, but this is just the latest step in building a long-term future for this football club.

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"THIS WAS ALSO AN IMPORTANT WEEK FOR US OFF THE PITCH AT CLUB DONCASTER, AS WE CONFIRMED AN AGREEMENT FOR DONCASTER ROVERS BELLES TO FORMALLY JOIN THE ORGANISATION"

GAVIN BALDWIN GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME BACK TO THE KEEPMOAT STADIUM FOR THE VISIT OF WALSALL. I’D LIKE TO WELCOME THE SUPPORTERS, OWNERS, PLAYERS AND STAFF OF THE SADDLERS WHO HAVE MADE THE TRIP UP TODAY. We head into the game in a very positive mood after Tuesday’s win over Bristol Rovers, which gives us something to really build on as we head into the final seven games of the regular season.

It was a really impressive performance from the team, and the best possible reaction from the game at Luton - we have to hold our hands up and say the Hatters are probably the best side in the division, while we came back out and showed we believe we’re among the top six.

Stick with us, and we’ll have a right good go at securing a top six finish and then give everything we’ve got in the play-offs.

This was also an important week for us off the pitch at Club Doncaster, as we confirmed an agreement for Doncaster Rovers Belles to formally join the organisation.

us to build on a working relationship which is already there with them training on our pitches and having an office at the Keepmoat Stadium.

We are looking forward to celebrating their golden anniversary and already have some exciting plans once they join the family in May. We will be sharing more in the near future.

On the Rovers front we’ve also been able to confirm a new contract for goalkeeper Ian Lawlor. The board have been very thorough in their long-term planning and, in partnership with the footballing staff, have been able to build so the manager can go into next season with his team fully in place.

Enjoy the game.

They are one of the most successful women’s football teams in England and are an excellent addition to the Club Doncaster family. The formal partnership will allow

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Y M M TO ROWE AFTER BEING NAMED AS ROVERS CAPTAIN AT THE START OF THIS SEASON, TOMMY ROWE IMMEDIATELY SET HIS SIGHTS ON A PROMOTION PUSH IN SKY BET LEAGUE ONE. Although injury prevented him from playing as much of a part in the first-half of the season as he would have liked, he has been a mainstay in the starting XI in recent weeks as Rovers have looked to maintain their play-off push.

“It’s been a slow season in terms of what I’m used to and what the fans expect from me, it’s something I’ve adapted to and now I’m enjoying a run of games,” he says.

“With the injuries we’ve had in key positions, I had to keep myself fit and be ready for when the manager called on me.

“It was always the case around Christmas time when the squad is tested, it’s such a long season and you’re bound to pick up injuries.

“The boys who are out injured will be back towards the final few games, so it’s down to the lads that are in there now to give themselves a chance of achieving something really special at this club.”

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After a tough run of results at the start of March, Rovers got back to winning ways with a 4-1 hammering of Bristol Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday night.

Rowe felt that result showed the character within the group, who didn’t let the defeat at Luton last weekend affect them too much.

“We’ve really come together as a group over the past week or so and looked for areas where we can improve between now and the end of the season,” he says.

“The meetings we have are important because we can see where we went wrong, the staff and players can chat to each other and find solutions.

“We’ve lost Ben Whiteman and Herbie Kane to injury which is a blow, but those things can’t affect us as a team because it’s part of football.

“When important players are missing it’s important that other members of the squad step up when they are needed.”

In football all teams look to make their home ground as much of a fortress as possible, and Rovers are no exception to that.

Unbeaten on their own turf since a narrow loss to Sunderland in October, the captain says the form at home has been one of the catalysts to success this season.

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“We know how strong we can be at home, we’ve had a lot of good results here and when we’ve needed a performance we’ve found one,” says Rowe.

“Collectively we know what we’re capable of, it’s about taking that onto the pitch and performing to a level which we know we can do.

“When we play well and we get it right we can be a very good side which I think the fans would agree with based on what they’ve seen this season.

“The players won’t lose any confidence even when we lose games, with a young team you usually find they can bounce back quite quickly.

"COLLECTIVELY WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE CAPABLE OF, IT’S ABOUT TAKING THAT ONTO THE PITCH AND PERFORMING"

“Any successful team have to be good on their own patch, the fact we haven’t lost since October at home shows how strong we are.”

Throughout the campaign Rovers have had hurdles to jump over, whether that be a tough run of games or injuries to key players.

One thing that has never been questioned though is the togetherness in the group, with a determination to get on with things and be successful as a unit.

“Over the period of time I’ve been here the way we react to disappointments is something we’ve added to our identity,” Rowe says.

“From day to day we speak quite openly if there are any issues, even if you don’t have your best game then you just have to get on with things.

“We know that we’re all pulling in the same direction, as long as we keep our energy levels high the performance usually follows.

“We’ve had injuries throughout the squad which meant we’ve had to pull together, we’re well aware that teams can start catching you up if you don’t pick up results.

“After that Luton game the lads came in a couple of days later completely focused which says a lot about our character.

“The management staff and the more senior players can take care of the things in the media, we’ve been there and done it before.”

"IT’S DOWN TO THE LADS THAT ARE IN THERE NOW TO GIVE THEMSELVES A CHANCE OF ACHIEVING SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL AT THIS CLUB" With seven games of the regular season to go heading into this afternoon’s game with relegation threatened Walsall, Grant McCann’s side have their destiny well and truly in their own hands.

That is something the whole squad should be excited about according to Rowe, who along with other players in the squad has the experience of winning promotion from this level earlier in his career.

Although performances may not always be up to scratch at this stage of the season, having the ability to grind results out is a key quality for any good team to have.

“Sometimes you go into games knowing you might not play so well, but as a tight-knit group it’s about grinding it out and picking up results,” adds Rowe.

“Any team needs to be able to win games in different ways, we’ve got players capable of turning a game on its head.

“It’s a cliché in football but all we’re focused on is one game at a time, we will stay level headed and tick games off as they go by.

“Drawing games doesn’t help at this stage of the season, sometimes you can be better off winning one and losing one rather than drawing two in a row.

“It’s an exciting time for all the players involved now, we want to cement our place in the play-offs and give ourselves a real go at it.

“Getting that momentum towards the back end of a season is key, it’s always the team going into the playoffs in good form that give themselves the best chance.”

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HEAD TO HEAD DONCASTER ROVERS v WALSALL | COMPLETE RESULTS COMPETITION

Football League

Grand Total

P

W

D

L

F

A

H

31

14

6

11

48

40 58

A

32

8

3

21

34

N

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

63

22

9

32

82

98

H

31

14

6

11

48

40

A

32

8

3

21

34

58

N

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

63

22

9

32

82

98

FOOTBALL LEAGUE - HOME LEVEL SEASON

DATE

OPPONENT

3N

1923

19/01/1924

Walsall

H

W

3

0

Keetley T (2), Cowan

3N

1924

24/01/1925

Walsall

H

W

2

1

Keetley T, McLean

3N

1925

05/12/1925

Walsall

H

D

1

1

Keetley T

3N

1926

28/08/1926

Walsall

H

D

2

2

Boardman, Keetley T

3N

1931

27/02/1932

Walsall

H

W

2

1

Atherton, Smith R

3N

1932

29/08/1932

Walsall

H

W

3

2

Waterston (2), Emery (pen)

3N

1933

09/09/1933

Walsall

H

W

4

0

Emery (pen), Dodd, Parker, Beresford

3N

1934

02/03/1935

Walsall

H

W

4

0

Baines (2), Turner, Burton

4

1959

12/03/1960

Walsall

H

D

1

1

Clark

3

1966

28/03/1967

Walsall

H

W

2

1

Gilfillan (2)

3

1969

28/02/1970

Walsall

H

D

0

0

3

1970

23/10/1970

Walsall

H

L

1

2

Evans (og)

4

1979

05/04/1980

Walsall

H

D

1

1

Bradley

3

1981

20/04/1982

Walsall

H

W

1

0

Liddell

3

1982

14/05/1983

Walsall

H

L

1

3

Liddell

3

1984

01/01/1985

Walsall

H

W

4

1

Harle, Snodin I, Parker, Snodin G

3

1985

05/10/1985

Walsall

H

W

1

0

Harle (pen)

3

1986

24/01/1987

Walsall

H

D

1

1

Redfearn (pen)

3

1987

20/10/1987

Walsall

H

L

0

4

4

1990

18/09/1990

Walsall

H

W

2

0

4

1991

29/02/1992

Walsall

H

L

0

1

4

1992

08/05/1993

Walsall

H

L

0

3

4

1993

19/02/1994

Walsall

H

W

4

0

4

1994

08/04/1995

Walsall

H

L

0

2

3

2004

04/09/2004

Walsall

H

W

3

1

Fenton, McIndoe, Blundell

3

2005

17/04/2006

Walsall

H

W

1

0

Coppinger

3

2007

02/10/2007

Walsall

H

L

2

3

Mills, Guy

3

2012

09/02/2013

Walsall

H

L

1

2

Paynter

3

2014

07/02/2015

Walsall

H

L

0

2

3

2015

02/02/2016

Walsall

H

L

1

2

3

2017

21/10/2017

Walsall

H

L

0

3

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VENUE RESULT FOR AGST PENS SCORERS

Muir (2)

Roche (pen), Cunningham, Hulme, Yates

Mandeville

FOOTBALL LEAGUE - AWAY LEVEL SEASON

DATE

OPPONENT

3N

1923

26/01/1924

Walsall

VENUE RESULT FOR AGST PENS SCORERS A

L

2

5

3N

1924

20/09/1924

Walsall

A

L

0

4

3N

1925

17/04/1926

Walsall

A

L

1

2

3N

1926

15/01/1927

Walsall

A

L

0

1

3N

1931

17/10/1931

Walsall

A

L

0

2

3N

1932

05/09/1932

Walsall

A

L

0

2

3N

1933

20/01/1934

Walsall

A

L

0

2

3N

1934

20/10/1934

Walsall

A

W

2

0

Turner, Dodd

4

1959

24/10/1959

Walsall

A

L

2

5

Fernie, Clark

3

1966

27/03/1967

Walsall

A

L

0

4

3

1969

31/10/1969

Walsall

A

W

3

1

Gilfillan, Sheffield, Haselden

3

1970

06/03/1971

Walsall

A

W

2

1

Briggs, Gilfillan

4

1979

26/12/1979

Walsall

A

L

1

3

Nimmo

3

1981

15/05/1982

Walsall

A

D

0

0

3

1982

01/01/1983

Walsall

A

L

0

1

3

1984

08/04/1985

Walsall

A

L

0

1

3

1985

08/03/1986

Walsall

A

L

0

1

3

1986

06/09/1986

Walsall

A

W

3

1

Woods, Dobbin, Burke

3

1987

09/04/1988

Walsall

A

L

1

2

Deane

4

1990

02/02/1991

Walsall

A

L

0

1

4

1991

04/01/1992

Walsall

A

W

3

1

Muir, Gormley, Noteman

4

1992

31/10/1992

Walsall

A

L

1

3

Brady (pen)

4

1993

28/08/1993

Walsall

A

W

2

1

Bottomley, Moss

4

1994

31/12/1994

Walsall

A

L

0

1

3

2004

01/01/2005

Walsall

A

D

1

1

3

2005

22/10/2005

Walsall

A

L

0

1

3

2007

01/01/2008

Walsall

A

D

1

1

Price

3

2012

18/08/2012

Walsall

A

W

3

0

Brown C, Cotterill, Bennett

3

2014

27/09/2014

Walsall

A

L

0

3

3

2015

12/09/2015

Walsall

A

L

0

2

3

2017

13/02/2018

Walsall

A

L

2

4

Rowe, Mason (pen)

3

2018

15/09/2018

Walsall

A

W

4

1

Marquis (pen), Wilks, Coppinger, Blair

White, Keetley T Keetley T

Bennett (og)

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FOUR TO WALSALL

LIAM ROBERTS TOP STOPPER

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The young stopper has come up through the youth ranks with his hometown club and after biding his time on the side lines, he has now cemented his place as the Saddlers’ number one this term. Much of his early professional career saw Roberts sent away from the Banks’s Stadium on loan, spending time with Rushall Olympic, Southport and Gresley amongst others before finally making his Saddlers debut in February 2016 against Millwall. After spending the 2016/17 season at Chester, Roberts returned to the West Midlands and played 24 games in League One last season. This campaign has been even more successful for the 23-year-old, making over 40 appearances in all competitions so far.

JOE EDWARDS MIDFIELD MAESTRO

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The midfielder is a fan favourite at the Banks’s Stadium, and he is now in his third season with the Saddlers after joining from Colchester United. Edwards began his career with Aston Villa and Bristol City, before his move to Yeovil Town in 2012, initially on loan from the Robins, with the switch being made a permanent one in January 2013. That same season would see him help the Glovers to promotion to the Championship for the first time in the club’s history via the League One play-offs. He would go on to take the captain’s armband for the 2014/15 season, wearing it for the first time against Rovers on the opening day of that season at Huish Park. After a season with Colchester, Edwards made his move to Walsall, becoming a virtual ever-present in his debut season in the West Midlands, missing just three league games. Edwards was a thorn in Rovers’ side in the meeting between the two sides at the Banks’s Stadium last season, scoring a quick-fire double to set up a 4-2 win for the Saddlers in February last year.

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O WATCH LUKE LEAHY DEFENSIVE ROCK

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The 26-year-old is a very versatile figure within the Saddlers’ squad, being comfortable in any position across both defence and midfield, but he is right at home in the left-back position. After spending time with Rugby Town, Leahy was picked up by Scottish side Falkirk in 2012, and he went on to spend five years with the Bairns. He made over 150 appearances for the Scottish Championship side, helping them to the Scottish Cup final in 2015, though they ultimately lost out to Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Hampden Park. Leahy joined the Saddlers ahead of the start of last season, making his debut against Bury on the opening day of the season, before scoring his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw away at Portsmouth later on in August.

ANDY COOK DEADLY STRIKER

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The striker joined the Saddlers at the beginning of the season after helping Tranmere Rovers return to the EFL after a three-year absence. Cook began his career with Carlisle United, though failed to make a single league appearance and instead spent time on loan at fellow Cumbrian sides Workington and Barrow, with the latter of those switches being made permanent in 2011. He enjoyed two permanent spells with Barrow, with time at Grimsby Town being sandwiched in between playing for the Bluebirds. He fired Barrow to the National League North title in 2015, and then after another successful season at Holker Street, Cook would join Tranmere in 2016. Last season saw Cook win the Golden Boot and a place in the National League Team of the Year following 26 league goals as he helped Tranmere back to the EFL. His last appearance in a Tranmere shirt came in their play-off final win at Wembley Stadium, in which he scored the opening goal in a 2-1 win over Boreham Wood.

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OUR CURRENT CENTRAL DEFENSIVE PAIRING PROVIDES US WITH THE LINKS BETWEEN ROVERS AND THE SADDLERS, WITH A RECENT LOAN MOVE SEEING THE PAIR COME FULL CIRCLE AT THE KEEPMOAT STADIUM. Current Rovers’ club captain ANDY BUTLER is the first connection between the two sides, having made his move to the Keepmoat Stadium in 2014, initially on loan from Sheffield United, before his move was made a permanent one the following January.

It would be a short trip down the M180 where Butler would begin his professional career, coming up through the ranks at Scunthorpe United before making his senior debut for the Iron in a 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient in 2003.

Ironically, his first ever goal for Scunthorpe came in a 2-2 draw against Rovers at Glanford Park in the 2003/04 season. The following year he would score 10 goals as he helped the Iron to promotion from League Two, finishing second in the league.

After another promotion with the Iron, this time to the Championship, Butler joined then-League One side Huddersfield Town in July 2008, however, with opportunities limited in West Yorkshire, he instead joined Blackpool on a temporary basis in January 2010 until the end of the season. Butler was a part of the Seasiders’ team that won promotion to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs, though he wasn’t in the match day squad for the game at Wembley Stadium.

He left Huddersfield permanently that summer, going on to join Walsall in November of the same year after a short spell without a club. Butler would go on to become a massive fan favourite at the Banks’s Stadium, enjoying four years in total in the West Midlands, quickly going on to become the Saddlers’ skipper.

He won both the Player of the Year award and the Players’ Player award at the end of his first season and was rewarded with a contract extension, which would last until the summer of 2013, and was again extended for a further year.

In the summer of 2014, Butler made his move back to South Yorkshire, signing for Sheffield United, though after just one appearance he was loaned back to the Saddlers for a month. He joined Rovers on loan the following month, and it was one that was made permanent in January 2015 on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was a part of the Rovers side that won promotion back to League One at the first attempt in 2017, also winning the League Two PFA Community Player of the Year to cap off a brilliant 2016/17 season.

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During much of his time with the Saddlers, Butler would also go on to forge a strong partnership with the man currently alongside him at the heart of the Rovers defence, with PAUL DOWNING now on loan at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Downing began his career with West Bromwich Albion, though it would be on a loan spell with Hereford United where he would make his first professional appearance. He made the very short journey across the West Midlands to join up with Walsall in 2012, going on to forge his partnership with Butler, making 183 appearances for the Saddlers over a four-year spell. Following his departure from the Banks’s Stadium, Downing joined Milton Keynes in 2016, though after just one season at Stadium:MK, he joined Blackburn Rovers, initially on loan before a permanent deal was struck in January last year.

After helping Blackburn to automatic promotion from League One at the first attempt last season, which incidentally was achieved at the Keepmoat Stadium, Downing played just four times in the first half of the season. He linked up with Butler once again here in DN4 in search of regular football, so far not putting a foot out of place with some solid performances at the heart of the Rovers defence, being an ever-present since his arrival at the end of January.

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MEMORABLE MATCH WALSALL

AUGUST 18 2012 Rovers hit the ground running as they made a winning return to League One on the opening day of the season with a 3-0 victory away to Walsall back in August 2012.

Rovers were looking to get off to a good start following a dismal previous campaign that saw them relegated from the Championship, languishing at the bottom of the table pretty much throughout the whole of the second half of the campaign, but it wouldn’t take long for them to give the fans something to shout about as they took the lead inside five minutes in the West Midlands.

Tommy Spurr’s ball over the top was knocked down by Chris Brown into the path of his strike partner Billy Paynter, with the forward playing the ball back across goal to Brown who got in ahead of a struggling Saddlers defender to tap into the corner and hand Rovers an early advantage at the Banks’s Stadium.

Paynter could’ve doubled the lead with a goal himself not long after, connecting with a Paul Quinn cross from the right, only to see his header go narrowly wide of the post.

On the stroke of half time however, a piece of brilliance from another Rovers new boy would see them eventually double their lead in stunning fashion, via the right boot of winger David Cotterill.

He picked up the ball on the halfway line, taking a touch to set himself before firing a shot over David Grof, with the Saddlers keeper left stranded and only able to see the ball sail over him and under his crossbar, with Cotterill scoring a goal of the season contender on the opening afternoon of what would be a dramatic campaign for Rovers.

10 minutes after the interval, Rovers would have all three points sealed up, as Kyle Bennett added another to the early list of goal of the season contenders, as

he cut inside onto his right foot, curling into the far corner from the corner of the area to add gloss to the scoreline and ensure that Rovers return to the third tier would start successfully.

Rovers would have one last chance to score inside the final 10 minutes of the game, with Cotterill and Brown linking up, however Grof got across well to claim the towering striker’s header and prevent any further embarrassment for the home side, but it would be a great start for Rovers in their League One return.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Rovers would go on to make their stay in League One a short one, winning the title in dramatic fashion on the final day, with James Coppinger’s 95th minute goal sealing top spot following Marcello Trotta’s penalty miss less than 20 seconds before.

Before that, Rovers would lose just six games in the first half of the campaign, sitting firmly in the play-offs come the turn of the year, with their good form seeing manager Dean Saunders move to Wolves, and Brian Flynn and Rob Jones took charge for the remainder of the season.

Rovers wouldn’t fall out of the top six from November onwards, and spent 11 of the final 12 games top of the table, jumping back from second to first on the final day.

Walsall on the other hand just missed out on the play-offs at the end of the season despite a great run of form late on for the Saddlers, captained by current Rovers club captain, Andy Butler. They finished in ninth place, just six points off the play-off places, but they would finish in the top six three seasons later, finishing third in League One, however they were defeated by Barnsley in the two-legged semi-final.

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NUMBERS GAME IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT DONCASTER ROVERS’ FIRST TWO NO. 21S DID NOT HAVE THE SAME IMPACT AS THE MAN WHO FOLLOWED THEM. DANIEL BENT (2002) AND LOANEE TYRONE THOMPSON (2003) MADE ONLY THREE FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES BETWEEN THEM. IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 ROVERS SIGNED THE MAN WHO HAD BEEN PROMOTION RIVALS YEOVIL TOWN’S PLAYER OF THE SEASON AS THEY WON THE CONFERENCE TITLE FOR 2002-03. MICHAEL MCINDOE (2003-06) HAD PUT IN SOME BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES ON THE LEFT OF MIDFIELD FOR THE GLOVERS, AND HIS SUPERB DISPLAY AT BELLE VUE IN APRIL 2003 AS YEOVIL CLINCHED PROMOTION HAD NOT GONE UNNOTICED. Both teams were now in Division Three, but it was Rovers, inspired by McIndoe, who enjoyed the better season, winning the title at the first time of asking. He appeared in all but one of Rovers league games, scoring ten goals and contributing many assists. His form was so good that he earned a call-up to Scotland’s B Team. He was voted PFA Player of the Season for Division Three and made the same organisation’s Team of 2003-04. He continued to perform at the same consistent level in 2004-05 as Rovers consolidated in the renamed League One. In 2005-06 he was a key member of the side that reached the Quarter-finals of the League Cup, scoring Rovers’ opening goal in an ultimately heart-breaking night against Arsenal as Rovers conceded a last gasp equaliser and then lost on penalties. Unfortunately his relationship with manager Dave Penney had become difficult and he opted to join Derby County on loan in March 2006 before moving permanently to Barnsley before the following season. His record for Rovers of 142 appearances and 35 goals marks him down as one of the modern greats.

The No. 21 shirt passed through MICHELE DI PIEDI (2006) and Sheffield Wednesday loanee PETER GILBERT (2007) before being handed to Doncaster-born defender SAM HIRD (2007-12).

Once a Rovers matchday mascot, Hird had been in Leeds United’s youth system before joining Rovers, initially on loan, in February 2007. He was regarded as a reserve defender but after injuries to Graeme Lee, Adam Lockwood and Steve Roberts he found himself as centre-back partner to Matt Mills at the business end of the 2007-08 season. Hird gave assured performances in all the play-off games, including the Wembley final as Rovers defeated his former club 1-0 to earn promotion to the Championship. Over the next four seasons he was a regular performer at centre-back, having a variety of partners after

Mills left for Reading in 2009. He went on to record 164 first-team appearances for Rovers and then joined Chesterfield, for whom he played over 200 League games.

Northern Ireland international SAMMY CLINGAN (2012) and the much-travelled LEE FOWLER (2013) shared the No. 21 shirt during Rovers League One championship season of 2012-13, though neither made much impact.

Midfielder MARC DE VAL FERNANDEZ (2013-15) had been through Real Madrid’s youth system and was much admired

by Rovers manager Paul Dickov, but he suffered a bad injury in a pre-season game and as a result made only five appearances in 2013-14. He fared little better the following season and returned to Spain early in 2015.

The No. 21 shirt passed to young striker LIAM MANDEVILLE (2015-16) although he made much more of an impact the following season by which time he had taken up the No. 19. Another youngster, JOE PUGH (2016-17), son of former Rovers winger Daral, made only one first team appearance before being released. A youth team contemporary of both, WILL LONGBOTTOM (2017-date) is the current No. 21 and he will be hoping for better fortune after being hampered by injuries.

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With today’s visitors lingering around the drop zone and Grant McCann’s side teetering on the edge of the play-offs, this afternoon’s fixture looks set to have real signifigance for both sides.

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Finally, we wish a warm welcome to Yorkshire based Axia Digital, who are a leading supplier of online systems for the assessment of CPD and skills. They are sponsoring the game in celebration of co-owner Chris Peat’s son Joseph’s forthcoming wedding.

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Joe Peat and his brothers Jack, a regular contributor to Rover’s fanzine Popular Stand, and George who have been supporting the club since the Conference days, are joined at the game by the father of the bride Tony Taylor, best man Will Spence and friends Chris Mates and Harry Bedford.

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SAFETY Three points is not the only priority today. Making sure everyone goes home safe is the most important result.

Over recent months we have been working closely with the police and the EFL to review security at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Now we are asking you to do your bit.

It is vital that everyone - players, staff and supporters - remains vigilant and reports any concerns to stewards or police.

Attacks might be rare, and the chance of you being caught up in one unlikely, but the message is ACT #ActionCountersTerrorism.

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"We want everyone to enjoy today’s game at the Keepmoat Stadium but if you see anything that causes you concern, tell a steward or staff member. Please do not worry that you might be wasting our time.

"The stewards are here to help keep us all safe so please be patient and cooperate with their instructions. When it comes to security it has to be a team effort and we are all players."

Here's a quick reminder of what you can do to help keep yourself and others safe: • Arrive early, allowing more time for security checks • Minimise what you carry, fewer bag searches will speed up entry to the ground

• Be vigilant at all times and if you see anything suspicious, tell a steward right away • If you see anything that could pose an immediate threat to safety, call 999 • In an emergency, listen to the public address instructions and follow them • If told to evacuate, do so immediately, do not wait around to film events on your mobile • Move right away from the stadium as quickly as possible for your safety and to allow clear access for any emergency vehicles • Once you are safe, follow the local police force on Twitter for updates To find out more, visit gov.uk/ACT or @TerrorismPolice

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SUPPORTER LIAISON OFFICER DEAN MEDCALF GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND A WARM WELCOME BACK TO THE KEEPMOAT STADIUM, AND A VERY WARM WELCOME TO ALL THE VISITING FANS FROM WALSALL.

I would like to thank all the Rovers fans who made the recent trips to Blackpool and Luton, I hope you all had a safe journey.

I would like to discuss our recent FA Cup fifth-round match against Crystal Palace and share with you some of the feedback that myself and the club received from the visiting fans. As many of you may know, before and after each game, I communicate with the away clubs SLO and with the away fans on social media, forums and via email.

Following all our home games, I ask the away fans for feedback on their experience visiting the Keepmoat Stadium and ask for any suggestions they may have on how the club could improve the match day experience for away fans.

The feedback I received was

fantastic: all of the people I communicated with could not speak highly enough about their visit. A lot of the Palace fans had high praise for the Belle Vue Bar and about the warm welcome they received from the Rovers fans that were in there. The Rovers stewards were also praised for how welcome they made the Palace fans feel and how friendly and helpful they were throughout the visit. The atmosphere created by the Rovers fans was highly commended by the visiting fans and they were also very impressed with the organisation of the display in the Black Bank.

On the football side, the Palace fans applauded the Rovers display on the pitch and they admired our style of play, with many of them

saying that if we continued to perform as well as we did that day then they would expect us to be up there at the end of the season.

Many also said that they would be cheering on the Rovers and they would be supporting us in our push for the play-offs and wished us all the best for the rest of the season.

As always I hope you all enjoy today’s game, if you have any questions then please contact me on the usual SLO social media accounts, @SLO_DRFC on twitter, DRFC SLO on Facebook or you can email me at dean.medcalf@ clubdoncaster.co.uk.

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A big warm welcome to our friends from Walsall - to the supporters, players, management and directors I hope they have a great day at the Keepmoat Stadium today, besides the result of course. Hope they manage to sample the Keepmoat experience, including face painting and a chance to take penalties in the away stand for the kids, and had time to pop into the Belle Vue Bar, it was sad to see the Saddlers bar closed at the Bescot, as we were always made welcome in there. We hope they have had a good trip up here, and wish them a safe trip home.

We are now getting to the business end of the season, with games coming thick and fast, we need all the fans to get behind the team and roar us over the line, It looks like the Coventry game, at home on the final day of the season, could be a very important clash for us. It is good to see the club being again generous with the 2019/20 Season Memberships that have just been launched with easy options to pay, and gifts for the fans who buy early, Remember you can also save up for that Season Membership with the Supporters Club savings scheme, call in at the Supporters Club shop in the Club Doncaster Academy for more details.

The next away game will be at Bradford City a week on Saturday, with coaches leaving Retford at 11.15am, Harworth 11.05am, Bawtry/Rossington 11.30am, Punches 11.35am, Infirmary 11.45am and the Keepmoat Stadium car park 1 at 12noon. Fares are £14 members and £12 concessions, for non-members please add £2. For the Sunderland game coaches leave Retford 12.15pm Harworth 12.20pm, Rossington /Bawtry 12.30pm, Punches 12.35pm, Infirmary 12.45pm and the Keepmoat Stadium at 1pm. Fares are £20 adult and £18 concessions, add £2 for non-members.

Please book early on 07961727769, or Len on 01302 817347, please call after 6pm or text me. Last booking are Wednesday for Saturday games and Sunday for midweek games. For the

Sunderland away game coach tickets must by purchased in advance, and we expect to be in the ticket collection point in the South Stand. If anybody would like to sell coach tickets during the week, or would steward one of the buses for us, please call Paul on 07961727769.

Our North branch also take coaches to away games from the Askern/Adwick/ A19 corridor areas, they are a good sets of fans, and if you would like to travel with them call on 0778 316923.

I believe they are looking forward to their weekend away for the Sunderland game. Also the travel club take coaches from Hatfield and Infirmary/ Keepmoat Stadium, call Ian Hepworth on 07946333847.

The Supporters Club also run a coach to home games from the Retford area, departs Kettlewells at 1pm, Harworth pit Gates 1.20pm and Rossington Styrupp and the Labour club at 1.30pm, for midweek games times are 6pm, 6.20pm and 6.30pm. There is no need to book, just turn up. You don’t need to be a member to travel, cuts out the hassle of parking, and you can have a pint and relax.

The Retford branch of the Supporters Club are holding their end of season Dinner and Dance, and away player of the year awards at Ye Olde bell Inn at Barnby Moor near Retford on Friday May 10 (7.30pm start) with a free bus from the Doncaster area, tickets are priced at £25 and you can stop over at the hotel for £99 per room per night if interested.

Don’t forget to call in at the Supporters Club shop based in the Club Doncaster Academy, we sell all programmes and football memorabilia and are open until 30 minutes before kick off on matchdays.

Enjoy the game.

Rovers Till We Die Paul Mayfield

VIKING SUPPORTERS CO-OPERATIVE Football is the national game, and football supporters are the lifeblood of the game. While many privately owned football clubs are well run, ours included, there are numerous examples over the years where this model of ownership has failed the supporters of that club, and has led to a number of clubs becoming either partly or fully owned by those supporters.

The Minister Of Sport set up the Expert Working Group with the intention of looking at ways to improve engagement and dialogue between clubs and fans, and therefore to improve transparency and trust.

The detailed recommendations from the EWG led to the government instructing the EFL and the Premier League to enter into structured dialogue with those supporters, and especially with the supporters trust at that club.

As you may be aware the club hold two Meet The Owners events each year which meet the criteria set down by the EFL. On top of that the club have a Supporters Board which meets on a regular basis during the season to discuss a very broad range of topics.

Suffice to say that DRFC have not only met the requirements but have exceeded them in both frequency and content, and that is something we can once again be proud of.

Martin O'Hara

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06/04/19 Bradford City

08/12/18 Bristol Rovers

18/04/18 Burton Albion

03/11/18 Charlton Athletic

27/10/18 Coventry City

26/12/18 Fleetwood Town

29/12/18 Gillingham

23/03/19 Luton Town

27/04/19 Oxford United

01/09/18 Peterborough United

29/09/18 Plymouth Argyle

02/02/19 Portsmouth

13/10/18 Rochdale

23/02/19 Scunthorpe United

26/01/19 Shrewsbury Town

04/08/18 Southend United

19/04/19 Sunderland

15/09/18 Walsall

12/01/19 Wycombe Wanderers

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Home Bus Night

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RETFORD

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£11.00

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Contact P. Mayfield for details of fares

£23.00

£17.00

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£17.00

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£27.00

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MEMBERS

SUPPORTERS CLUB TRAVEL DETAILS

ON

ROAD

BRADFORD CITY

SATURDAY 6TH APRIL | 3.00PM | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE Rovers return to West Yorkshire to face Bradford City at the Northern Commercials Stadium in Sky Bet League One on Saturday April 6.

Ground: Northern Commercials Stadium Capacity: 25,136 (all seated) Phone: 0871 978 1911 Postcode: BD8 7DY TRAVELLING BY CAR: Leave the M62 and then join the M606. Come off at Junction 3 and take the A6177 exit for Ring Road (East). From here the stadium is well signposted. At the roundabout, take the third exit on to Rooley Lane/A6177, before turning off for the A641. Continue on A6177, before taking the exit for A641 Manchester Road. At the next roundabout, take the first exit for A6181 Prince’s Way, and then turn left on to A650 Manningham Lane. Go right onto Cornwall Road before turning left onto Cornwall Place. Follow the road round and South Parade is on your left.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN: The most convenient train station to access the ground is Bradford Forster Square, which is just under a mile away from the Northern Commercials Stadium. There is also a bus that runs from stop N3 towards Cheapside, before a short walk to the ground.

SUNDERLAND

GOOD FRIDAY 19TH APRIL | 3.00PM | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE Rovers face a trip up north to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in Sky Bet League One on Friday April 19.

Ground: Stadium of Light Capacity: 48,707 (all seated) Phone: 0371 911 1200 Postcode: SR5 1SU TRAVELLING BY CAR: Follow the A1, A168 and A19 before following all roundabouts that are signposted towards the A1018, eventually turning left onto Sheepfolds North. Turn right onto Hay Street, before turning left onto Millennium Way. From there, the ground will be on the right.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN: Sunderland station is the nearest train station to the Stadium of Light, and it is around a 20-minute walk to the ground.

Alternatively, there is a Metro service from Newcastle with stops at Stadium of Light and St Peters, which are both located just a few minutes’ walk from the ground.

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FOUNDATION UP

The participants of Fit Rovers course 11 found out their end-of-course results at the Keepmoat Stadium last week.

getting bigger and better. It is always a privilege to help out and get to see so many people take part in such a worthwhile project.

Participants shed a total of 58kg throughout the eight-week course, which looks at improving both physical and mental wellbeing. This has now taken the total weight loss of men on Fit Rovers since 2017 to more than 105 stone.

“Fit Rovers continues to give people the chance to improve their wellbeing and fitness, I’m glad to be involved in such an amazing culture.“

They also lost 122cm from their combined waist circumference and drastically improved their physical activity, which saw an increase of two hours per individual doing weekly physical activity.

The participants were welcomed onto the programme by Rovers player Matty Blair, the Fit Rovers ambassador for 2018/19, eight weeks ago and he continues to relish in his role with the Foundation.

He said: “The programme keeps

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Along with fantastic results, the participants from course 11 attended a combined total of 156 sessions throughout the eight weeks.

Course facilitator Nick Gillott said: “This brought a conclusion to another successful Fit Rovers course. Course 11 made huge strides towards their start-of-course goals, losing some considerable weight along the way.

“Hopefully these guys continue their journeys within the project by transitioning over onto the Vets sessions.”

Fit Rovers is Club Doncaster Foundation’s pioneering adult fitness course based at the Keepmoat Stadium, aimed at men over the age of 30, free of charge.

Unlike big fitness/weight-loss chains that charge you for public weigh-ins and give very little guidance, information at Fit Rovers is completely confidential meaning you can keep a track of exactly how you’re doing on a one-to-one basis with the dedicated staff team.

One session a week for eight weeks is included in the course, as well as incentives such as sports wear, Doncaster Rovers player visits and money off match shirts.

For more information on how to book onto the next free Fit Rovers course, which is scheduled to run at the end of March, contact the team on 01302 764663 or alternatively at fitrovers@ clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk.

DATE

Twelve EFL Sky Bet League One football clubs from across the North of England took part in the EFL Kids Cup regional finals on Tuesday March 12, with Leighswood Primary School, representing Walsall FC, booking their place in the final at Wembley Stadium.

The six-a-side tournament, which took place at the Keepmoat Stadium, featured clubs from across the north of England, including the likes of Sunderland, Burton Albion, Rochdale and Shrewsbury Town.

Norton Junior School represented Rovers after winning the area finals back in February.

All the teams competed in a group stage phase, facing each team once, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals.

A competitive group stage, which saw some impressive

performances all around, saw Accrington Stanley and Walsall advance to the semi-finals from group A, while Fleetwood Town and Bradford City advanced from group B. Norton put in a valiant effort, registering two wins, two draws and one defeat, narrowly missing out on a semi-final spot by a point.

The semi-finals were filled with drama, with Fleetwood Town leaving it late to secure a 1-0 win over Accrington Stanley to book their spot in the final thanks to a long range effort. An intense 0-0 draw between Walsall and Bradford City in the second semifinal meant a penalty shootout had to separate the two sides, with Walsall coming out on top in a 3-2 shootout win.

Walsall and Fleetwood Town, who were the tournaments’ top goalscorers, played out an entertaining final. After an early onslaught from Fleetwood,

Walsall began to grow into the game, taking the lead, before doubling their advantage late on.

Walsall will now play in the Kids Cup final at Wembley Stadium before the Sky Bet League One play-off final on May 26.

Well done to all the teams that took part, and best of luck to Leighswood Primary School on your trip to Wembley.

The EFL Kids Cup is a national tournament for junior footballers, which offers children a once in a lifetime opportunity to play at Wembley Stadium.

The Cup involves more than 16,000 children and creates one of the country’s largest national football competitions, which culminates in exciting finals at Wembley Stadium in front of thousands of fans before a major national final, as schoolchildren live out their dream.

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SKY BET LEAGUE ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

LUTON TOWN BARNSLEY PORTSMOUTH SUNDERLAND CHARLTON ATHLETIC DONCASTER ROVERS PETERBOROUGH UNITED BLACKPOOL COVENTRY CITY BURTON ALBION FLEETWOOD TOWN GILLINGHAM OXFORD UNITED PLYMOUTH ARGYLE BRISTOL ROVERS WYCOMBE WANDERERS ACCRINGTON STANLEY SCUNTHORPE UNITED SHREWSBURY TOWN SOUTHEND UNITED WALSALL ROCHDALE AFC WIMBLEDON BRADFORD CITY

P 39 39 39 37 38 39 39 39 39 39 38 39 39 39 39 38 37 39 39 39 39 38 39 39

W 24 22 21 19 19 16 16 14 16 14 14 13 11 12 11 11 11 12 10 12 11 11 11 10

D 11 12 11 16 10 12 10 14 8 11 10 8 13 10 12 11 11 8 13 6 9 8 6 6

TOP GOALSCORERS

L 4 5 7 2 9 11 13 11 15 14 14 18 15 17 16 16 15 19 16 21 19 19 22 23

F 76 65 68 64 55 65 60 43 43 53 49 53 45 49 40 47 40 47 42 47 42 47 34 43

A 31 28 41 34 37 51 54 41 43 46 41 63 54 61 43 58 54 67 52 57 61 76 57 67

GD 45 37 27 30 18 14 6 2 0 7 8 -10 -9 -12 -3 -11 -14 -20 -10 -10 -19 -29 -23 -24

PTS 83 78 74 73 67 60 58 56 56 53 52 47 46 46 45 44 44 44 43 42 42 41 39 36

D D D W D D L L D L L W W W W L D D W D W L L L

W W W W W L W W W D W D W L W L L L D L D L D L

FORM D W W D L W W D D W D D L L D D L W W L D L W L L D D W W D L D L L L W L L D L W L L W W W W L

D D W D W L L L W W L D W L D L W L W L L D W L

W W W W D W W W L W W W W D L L L L L L L W L L

FIXTURES & RESULTS SATURDAY 23RD MARCH AFC Wimbledon 2-4 Gillingham Bradford City 1-4 Blackpool Burton Albion 5-2 Accrington Stanley Coventry City 0-1 Oxford United Luton Town 4-0 Doncaster Rovers Peterborough United 2-0 Southend United Plymouth Argyle 2-2 Bristol Rovers Rochdale 3-1 Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Portsmouth Walsall 0-1 Barnsley TUESDAY 26TH MARCH Doncaster Rovers 4-1 Bristol Rovers

PLAYER

TEAM

GLS

James Collins

Luton Town

Tom Eaves

Gillingham

19

John Marquis

Doncaster Rovers

18

Ian Henderson

Rochdale

16

Kieffer Moore

Barnsley

16

Freddie Ladapo

Plymouth Argyle

15

Mallik Wilks

Doncaster Rovers

12

20

SATURDAY 30TH MARCH Accrington Stanley v Fleetwood Town Barnsley v Coventry City Blackpool v Plymouth Argyle Bristol Rovers v Luton Town Charlton Athletic v Bradford City Doncaster Rovers v Walsall Gillingham v Rochdale Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers Scunthorpe United v AFC Wimbledon Southend United v Shrewsbury Town

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FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE

OPPOSITION

COMP

SCORE

ATT

AWAY POS

STARTING XI

AUGUST Sat 4

Southend United

A

EFL1

W

3-2

7,147

591

3

Marosi

Wright

Butler

Crawford

Wycombe Wanderers

H

EFL1

W

3-0

7,122

414

1

Marosi

Mason Mason

Andrew

Sat 11

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Kane

Tue 14

Scunthorpe United

A

CC1

W

2-1

3,272

1,206

-

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Kane

Sat 18

Burton Albion

A

EFL1

L

0-1

3,129

1,031

5

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Kane

Tue 21

Shrewsbury Town

H

EFL1

D

0-0

6,943

331

6

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Kane

Sat 25

Portsmouth

H

EFL1

D

0-0

7,618

1,121

7

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Tue 28

Blackpool

H

CC2

L

1-2

3,188

192

-

Marosi Lawlor

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Kane Blair

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

T Anderson

Butler

Blair

T Anderson

Butler

T Anderson

SEPTEMBER Sat 1

Peterborough United

A

EFL1

D

1-1

7,060

Tue 4

Newcastle United U21

H

CTG1

L

1-3

1,544

115

-

Sat 8

Luton Town

H

EFL1

W

2-1

7,526

1,013

641

7

7

Sat 15

Walsall

A

EFL1

W

4-1

4,546

496

5

Marosi

Mason

Sat 22

Bradford City

H

EFL1

W

2-1

8,481

1,298

4

Marosi

Sat 29

Plymouth Argyle

A

EFL1

W

3-2

8,532

257

3

Marosi

Mason Mason

Marosi Marosi

Lund Mason

Andrew Andrew Andrew Andrew

Wright Wright Wright Wright

Butler Butler

Kane Kane Kane Kane

Butler

Kane

Butler

Kane

Butler

Kane Kane

OCTOBER Tue 2

Accrington Stanley

A

L

0-1

2,327

546

3

Marosi

Mason

Sat 6

Fleetwood Town

H

EFL1

L

0-4

6,846

205

6

Marosi

Mason

Andrew Andrew

Wright

Butler

Tue 9

Grimsby Town

H

CTG2

EFL1

W

2-0

1,420

143

-

Lawlor

Lund

Horton

T Anderson

Blaney

Kane

Sat 13

Rochdale

A

EFL1

W

3-2

3,600

754

4

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

Wright

Butler

Crawford

Sat 20

Gillingham

H

EFL1

D

3-3

6,891

237

6

Marosi

Butler

Kane

Tue 23

Sunderland

H

EFL1

L

0-1

11,881

3,973

7

Marosi

Sat 27

Coventry City

A

EFL1

L

1-2

11,006

tbc

8

Marosi

Mason

Wright

Andrew

T Anderson

Mason Blair

Andrew Andrew

Wright Wright

Butler T Anderson

Kane Kane

NOVEMBER Sat 3

Charlton Athletic

A

Sun 11

EFL1

L

0-2

9,873

617

9

Marosi

T Anderson

FAC1

D

2-2

3,239

496

-

Lawlor

Mason Mason

Andrew

A

Andrew

T Anderson

Wed 14 Notts County

Chorley

A

CTG3

L

2-4

915

193

-

Lawlor

Cummings

Amos

Sat 17

AFC Wimbledon

H

EFL1

W

2-1

7,843

362

8

Lawlor

Mason

Andrew

Tue 20

Chorley

H FAC1R

W

7-0

3,048

599

-

Lawlor

Mason

Andrew

Sat 24

Barnsley

A

EFL1

D

1-1

13,573

tbc

8

Lawlor

Blair

Andrew

Tue 27

Blackpool

H

EFL1

W

2-0

6,473

289

7

Lawlor

Mason

Andrew

Butler Butler

Kane Kane2 Crawford

T Anderson

Blaney

T Anderson

Butler

Kane

Butler

Kane

T Anderson Mason T Anderson

Butler

Kane

Butler

Kane

DECEMBER Sat 1

Charlton Athletic

FAC2

W

-

Lawlor

Mason

Andrew

T Anderson

Bristol Rovers

A

EFL1

W

4-0

7,356

364

6

Lawlor

Cummings

Andrew

T Anderson

Butler Butler

Kane

Sat 8 Sat 15

Scunthorpe United

H

EFL1

W

3-0

7,969

819

6

Lawlor

Cummings

Andrew

T Anderson

Butler

Kane

Sat 22

Oxford United

H

EFL1

D

2-2

7,425

470

6

Lawlor

Cummings

Andrew

T Anderson

Butler

Kane

Wed 26 Fleetwood Town

A

EFL1

L

0-3

2,908

tbc

7

Lawlor

Cummings

T Anderson

A

EFL1

W

3-1

4,791

272

7

Lawlor

Blair

T Anderson

Butler Butler

Kane

Sat 29

Andrew Andrew

T Anderson T Anderson

Butler

Kane

Butler

T Anderson

Butler

Gillingham

A

2-0

3,249

250

Kane

Kane

JANUARY 2019 Tue 1

Rochdale

H

EFL1

W

5-0

7,408

380

6

Lawlor

Blair

Andrew

Sun 6

Preston North End

A

FAC3

W

3-1

8,101

tbc

-

Lawlor

Blair

Sat 12

Wycombe Wanderers

A

EFL1

L

2-3

4,747

tbc

7

Lawlor

Andrew Andrew

Sat 19

Burton Albion

H

EFL1

W

2-2

7,202

318

7

Marosi

Blair

Andrew

T Anderson

Butler

Rowe

Sat 26

Oldham Athletic

H

FAC4

W

2-1

11,260

3,796

-

Marosi

Mason

Andrew

T Anderson

Downing

Kane

Lewis

Downing

Kane

Blair

Kane Kane

FEBRUARY Sat 2

Portsmouth

A

EFL1

D

1-1

17,800

480

7

Marosi

Andrew

T Anderson

Sat 9

Peterborough United

H

EFL1

W

3-1

9,627

1,760

6

Marosi

Lewis

Andrew

T Anderson

Tue 12

Southend United

H

EFL1

W

3-0

6,557

206

6

Marosi

Andrew

T Anderson

Sun 17

Crystal Palace

H

FAC5

L

0-2

14,010

3,001

-

Marosi

Lewis Blair

Andrew

T Anderson

Sat 23

Scunthorpe United

A

EFL1

D

1-1

6,255

tbc

6

Marosi

Blair

Andrew

T Anderson

Tue 26

Shrewsbury Town

A

EFL1

L

0-2

5,394

357

6

Marosi

Lewis

Andrew

T Anderson

Downing

Rowe

Downing

Kane

Downing

Kane

Downing

Kane

Downing

Kane

MARCH Sat 2

Charlton Athletic

H

EFL1

D

1-1

8,385

1,101

6

Marosi

Lewis

Andrew

Butler

Downing

Kane

Sat 9

AFC Wimbledon

A

EFL1

L

0-2

4,203

550

6

Marosi

Lewis

Andrew

Butler

Downing

Kane

Tue 12

Blackpool

A

EFL1

D

1-1

7,404

323

6

Marosi

Sadlier

Andrew

Butler

Downing

Blair

Fri 15

Barnsley

H

EFL1

D

0-0

11,710

3,653

6

Marosi

Blair

Andrew

Butler

Downing

Kane

Sat 23

Luton Town

A

EFL1

L

0-2

10,071

544

7

Marosi

Lewis

Andrew

Butler

Downing

Blair

Tue 26

Bristol Rovers

H

EFL1

W

4-1

6,907

323

6

Marosi

Blair

Andrew

Butler

Downing

Sadlier

Sat 30

Walsall

H

EFL1

Sat 6

Bradford City

A

EFL1

15:00 15:00

Sat 13

Plymouth Argyle

H

EFL1

15:00

Fri 19

Sunderland

APRIL

A

EFL1

15:00

Mon 22 Accrington Stanley

H

EFL1

15:00

Sat 27

Oxford United

A

EFL1

15:00

Sat 4

Coventry City

H

EFL1

17:30

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MAY

SUB 1 Whiteman

Amos

Blair

Lawlor, T Anderson, Kane, May

Blair

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, May, Amos

Taylor

McCullough

Marquis

Blair

Taylor

May

Marquis

Taylor

Blair

T Anderson

May

Wilks Wilks

Marquis

Coppinger

Rowe

Kiwomya

Rowe

J Anderson

Taylor

May

Kiwomya

Beestin

Rowe

Coppinger

Rowe

Kiwomya

Wilks Wilks

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Rowe

Coppinger

Wilks

Whiteman

Rowe

Coppinger

Whiteman Whiteman

Blair

Whiteman

UNUSED

May

Whiteman

Marquis

SUB 3

Kiwomya Coppinger

Rowe

Coppinger

SUB 2

Marquis Marquis

Ben Khemis

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Amos Lawlor, McCullough, Anderson, Beestin Lawlor, Beestin, May, Lund Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, J Anderson Ogley, Lund, Horton, Gibbons

Wilks Wilks

Marquis

May

Beestin

Marquis

Horton

Mason

May

Lawlor, J Anderson, Kiwomya, Prior

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

J Anderson

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Prior

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

J Anderson

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Amos

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis2

May

Taylor

J Anderson

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis2

Crawford

May

Wilks

Marquis

May

Wilks

Marquis

Whiteman Ben Khemis

Whiteman Whiteman

Rowe

Blair Blair

Coppinger Coppinger Taylor

2

Lawlor, T Anderson, Taylor, Amos

Crawford

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, J Anderson, Amos

Crawford

May

Beestin

Lawlor, T Anderson, J Anderson, Amos

Prior

Morris

Mason, Marosi, Greaves, Boocock

Taylor

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, Horton

Blair

Coppinger

May

May Marquis

J Anderson

Wilks

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Crawford

J Anderson

Taylor

Lawlor, Beestin, May, Horton

Whiteman Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Marquis

J Anderson

May

Taylor

Lawlor, Crawford, T Anderson, Amos

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks Wilks

Marquis

J Anderson

Taylor

Whiteman

Taylor

Marquis

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

J Anderson

Blair

Longbottom

Beestin

Whiteman

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Whiteman

Crawford

Whiteman

Crawford

Whiteman Whiteman

Blair

Beestin

Lawlor, T Anderson, Beestin, J Anderson, Amos Beestin

Longbottom

J Anderson

Crawford

Lawlor, Beestin, Taylor, Blair, Ben Khemis, Lund

Blair

Coppinger

2

May

Wilks

Lawlor, May, Longbottom, Amos, Horton J Anderson

May

Jones, Crawford, Beestin, Amos Marosi, Crawford, Ben Khemis, Longbottom, Amos, Blaney

May Marquis

Mason May

Blair

Rowe

Jones, Andrew, Ben Khemis, Prior, Morris

Marquis

Crawford

Marquis

Rowe Rowe

Taylor

Coppinger

May4 May

Coppinger

May

Marquis

Rowe

Blair

Wilks

Marosi, Taylor, Amos, Cummings

Wilks

Wilks

Marosi, Beestin, J Anderson, Cummings Marosi, Beestin, Amos, Blaney Marosi, Beestin, Taylor, J Anderson, Blaney

Whiteman

Blair

Rowe

May

Marquis

Crawford

Wilks

Taylor

Marosi, Beestin, Amos, Cummings

Whiteman

Crawford

Wilks2 Wilks

Rowe

May

Taylor

Marosi, Blair, J Anderson, Amos

Whiteman

Coppinger Coppinger

Marquis

Crawford

Marquis

Rowe

May

Blair

Marosi, Taylor, J Anderson, Amos

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Rowe

Blair

May

Marosi, Taylor, Amos, Blaney

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

May

May

Wilks

Marquis

Rowe Crawford

J Anderson

2

Whiteman Whiteman Whiteman

Crawford Crawford Rowe

Whiteman

Crawford

May

Wilks

Whiteman

Crawford

May

Whiteman

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks Wilks

Marosi, Taylor, Amos, Blaney, Prior Boocock

Marosi, Blaney, Lund, Gibbons

Marquis Marquis

Rowe

Coppinger

Taylor

Marosi, Amos, Lund, Boocock

Coppinger

Rowe

Sadlier

Marosi, Horton, Greaves, Lewis

Marquis

Mason

Rowe

May

Marosi, Smith, Greaves, Lewis

2

Whiteman

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Whiteman2

Sadlier

Coppinger

May

Marquis

Smith Blair

May Wilks

Jones, Mason, Sadlier, Greaves, Lewis Wright

Jones, Rowe, Craeford, Lewis

Whiteman

Blair

Smith

Wilks

Marquis

Crawford

May

Rowe

Jones, Butler, Sadlier, Coppinger

Whiteman

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Blair

Sadlier

Smith

Jones, Butler, Rowe, May

Whiteman

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Blair

Sadlier

Smith

Jones, Butler, Rowe, May

Crawford

Coppinger

May

Marquis

Sadlier

Rowe

Boocock

Whiteman

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Smith

Sadlier

Rowe

Jones, Butler, May, Lewis

Whiteman

Crawford

Smith

Wilks

Marquis

Butler

Coppinger

Sadlier

Jones, Blair, May, Greaves

Whiteman

Crawford

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Blair

Rowe

May

Jones, Smith, Sadlier, Blaney

Whiteman

Blair

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Crawford

Smith

May

Jones, Rowe, T Anderson, Sadlier

Whiteman

Crawford

Rowe

Wilks

May

Smith

Coppinger

Kane

Jones, T Anderson, Beestin, Lewis

Whiteman

Rowe

Coppinger

Wilks

Marquis

Crawford

Sadlier

May

Jones, T Anderson, Smith, Lewis

Rowe

Crawford

Wilks

Marquis

Smith

Sadlier

Hasani

Jones, T Anderson, Beestin, May

Wilks

Marquis

May

Beestin

Smith

Jones, T Anderson, Hasani, Lewis

Whiteman

Rowe

Crawford

Coppinger 2

Coppinger

Jones, Wright, Butler, Lewis

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SKY BET LEAGUE 1 APPS SUB GLS 24 AMOS, Danny 0 1 0 22 ANDERSON, Jermaine 1 8 1 12 ANDERSON, Tom 19 1 1 03 ANDREW, Danny 39 0 1 14 BEESTIN, Alfie 0 3 0 18 BEN KHEMIS, Issam 0 0 0 17 BLAIR, Matty 24 11 4 25 BLANEY, Shane 0 0 0 40 BOOCOCK, Rieves 0 1 0 06 BUTLER, Andy 33 1 1 26 COPPINGER, James 32 5 4 11 CRAWFORD, Ali 21 8 3 29 CUMMINGS, Shaun 4 0 0 31 DOWNING, Paul 11 0 0 30 FLETCHER, Jacob 0 0 0 41 HASANI, Lirak 0 1 0 35 HORTON, Branden 0 0 0 31 JAMES, Morgan 0 0 0 33 JONES, Louis 0 0 0 15 KANE, Herbie 32 1 4 23 KIWOMYA, Alex 1 2 0 01 LAWLOR, Ian 10 0 0 44 LEWIS, Aaron 7 0 0 21 LONGBOTTOM, Will 0 0 0 28 LUND, Mitchell 0 0 0 13 MAROSI, Marko 29 0 0 09 MARQUIS, John 38 0 18 02 MASON, Niall 19 1 0 19 MAY, Alfie 8 21 2 04 McCULLOUGH, Luke 0 0 0 34 MORRIS, James 0 0 0 32 PRIOR, Cody 0 0 0 10 ROWE, Tommy 12 13 4 22 SADLIER, Kieron 2 6 2 18 SMITH, Tyler 2 8 2 16 TAYLOR, Paul 1 13 1 27 WATTERS, Max 0 0 0 08 WHITEMAN, Ben 36 0 3 07 WILKS, Mallik 35 4 12 05 WRIGHT, Joe 14 0 2 OWN GOALS 0 TOTALS 430 109 65

EMIRATES FA CUP APPS SUB GLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 3 4 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 66 16 16

CARABAO CUP APPS SUB GLS 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 22 6 3

CHECKATRADE TROPHY 2018-19 TOTAL APPS SUB GLS APPS SUB GLS 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 8 1 3 0 0 29 1 2 0 0 0 47 0 2 3 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 33 12 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 39 1 2 0 0 0 37 6 4 2 0 0 24 10 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 41 1 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 33 0 0 1 0 1 46 0 22 0 2 0 25 3 0 2 1 4 16 24 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15 16 4 0 0 0 3 8 2 0 0 0 2 8 2 1 0 0 3 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 5 1 1 0 39 7 14 0 0 0 16 1 2 0 0 33 8 5 550 139 89

CAREER TOTALS APPS SUB GLS 4 3 0 4 8 1 36 1 4 53 0 2 30 18 3 8 3 2 119 20 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 209 5 16 545 72 69 25 10 3 5 0 0 13 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 41 1 7 6 10 1 105 0 0 7 0 0 3 8 1 39 8 2 81 5 0 144 1 63 110 10 3 43 44 20 102 10 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 117 18 29 3 8 2 2 8 2 3 16 1 0 0 0 83 8 12 39 7 14 76 6 2

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ISSUE 25 v WALSALL

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MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE Graham Salisbury

DONCASTER ROVERS

WALSALL FC

ASSISTANTS Barry Gordon Declan Ford

MANAGER: Grant McCann 01 Ian LAWLOR 03 Danny ANDREW 04 Luke McCULLOUGH 05 Joe WRIGHT 06 Andrew BUTLER 07 Mallik WILKS 08 Ben WHITEMAN 09 John MARQUIS 10 Tommy ROWE 11 Alister CRAWFORD 12 Tom ANDERSON 13 Marko MAROSI 14 Alfie BEESTIN 15 Herbie KANE 17 Matthew BLAIR 18 Tyler SMITH 19 Alfie MAY 21 Will LONGBOTTOM 22 Kieran SADLIER 23 Alex KIWOMYA 24 Danny AMOS 26 James COPPINGER 29 Rian McLEAN

MANAGER: Dean Keates FOURTH OFFICIAL Ian Smedley

01 Liam ROBERTS 02 Joe EDWARDS

IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO ENTER THE PITCH OR PERIMETER TRACK. ANYONE DOING SO WILL FACE ARREST AND A BAN FROM WATCHING FOOTBALL ANTI DISCRIMINATION POLICY

03 Luke LEAHY

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is determined to treat with equal consideration all supporters, regardless of gender, race or ethnic origin, religious belief, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other unjustifiable reason. The club, in association with its governing bodies (the FA and the EFL) and all footballing authorities, is determined to eradicate racism in football by ensuring that no barriers exist to anyone playing/enjoying the national game, whatever their ethnic background. To this end, Doncaster Rovers Football Club will not tolerate any form of racism amongst spectators.

Anyone found to be culpable of displaying any form of racist behaviour will be removed from the stadium immediately.

06 Nicky DEVLIN

04 George DOBSON 05 Jon GUTHRIE 07 Adam CHAMBERS 09 Andy COOK 10 Zeli ISMAIL 11 Matt JARVIS 13 Chris DUNN 14 Kory ROBERTS 15 Liam KINSELLA 16 Morgan FERRIER 17 Maziar KOUHYAR

RESPECT THE LAW Supporters are reminded that the Keepmoat Stadium is a strictly no smoking venue. It is an offence to purchase or attempt to purchase alcohol for anybody under the age of 18. Anybody caught doing so will face ejection from the stadium and prosecution. Anybody who appears to be under the age of 21 will be asked for ID. We appreciate supporters’ co-operation.

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32 Alfie BATES

MATCHBALL SPONSOR

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Club Doncaster and Doncaster Rovers treats discriminatory anti-social behaviour seriously and wants to ensure the enjoyment of the match for all. If you experience anti-social behaviour close to you, please report it to the nearest steward or police officer. We also offer and anonymous ‘safe text’ service to enable supporters to report their concerns quickly and easily by text message.

Please send a text with your location and the location of the offence – e.g. block, row, seat - to 07825012850 with one of the following:

• • • •

STAND (standing up) HPH (homophobic chanting) DRINK (drinking alcohol in view of the pitch) PYRO (use of or intended use of any pyrotechnic or smoke bomb)

• FOUL (language & behaviour) • SMOKE (smoking in the stadium) • RACISM (racist chanting & shouting)

Each message costs one standard text at your local rate.