Doncaster Rovers (H) - 18/08/12 League 1

[Welsh_Saddler]

Preview:

http://upthesaddlers.com/wp/archives/20 ... preview-3/

Good preview Neil, as always, but can I be pedantic and point out that Douglas Bader was decidedly NOT from Doncaster!!!!

Born February 1910 in St. Johns Wood (parents and older brother brought there from India specifically for the birth), spent his first two years in the Isle of Man before being considered fit enough for India's climate. Brought back to England when the family moved back in 1913 and lived at Kew until 1922. His mother re-married a year or so later, and her new husband (Bader's stepfather) was the vicar of Sprotborough, a small village of scattered houses near Doncaster. Packed off to St. Edward's school near Oxford in 1924, and managed to get in to Cranwell in 1928.

:wink:

[FuzzyDuck]

Hi Saddlers!

http://fuzzyrovers.blogspot.ch/2012/08/ ... t-day.html

There's a preview from the Rovers point of view.

Neil, I liked your preview so much, I've incorporated a link in mine!

Enjoy the match tomorrow (not too much mind) and all the best for the season.

Oh and the thread will also be posted on VSC (Lucky Pint, The Donny exiles site (new)and JA606 where a few of us always have a natter - feel free to join in. I may well drop in here during the match too :D

[Neil Ravenscroft]

I'm feeling less optimistic since I've heard that Donny have signed Billy Paynter. I hope for a win, think a draw is more likely, but fear a 3-1 defeat from this one, and Paynter could well be the spanner in the works for us.

A fair review by Neil on the front page, but for God's sake leave Jeremy Clarkson alone, he's got sod-all to do with football, and not everyone shares your hatred of the bloke - personally I think he's a great laugh and I could watch Top Gear all day.

I do watch it, Geoff, but it doesn't stop him being a knob!

[rusky]

I still can't decide wether to be optimistic or pessimistic for the opening game of the season. I'll stick my neck out and go for a 2-1 to the mighty Saddlers with 4422 in attendance (937 making the trip down from t'yarkshire)

[Ancient Moaner]

Can't make it down tomorrow, so the Saddlers Club entrance 'heavies' will avoid further blood spatters on thier gear....
Donny fans none to happy with the club last season, but Paynter is a 'mighty' signing..bound to get one against us...it's the law...... that all other teams star strikers HAVE to score against us..further rubbing in the salt...that "we don't need a striker"! :lol:
Expect a 1-3 defeat in front of 3,766, Hemmings to score the consolation...but the fight back towards my £1200 pay day starts on Tuesday night at Boundary Park!!!!!

[Walsall_Casual]

Walsall 0 - 1 Doncaster Rovers

Att. 4, 444.

[Ben_Hartshorne]

1-0 Win. Bowerman to Score

4,028

[saddla]

2-1 to the super saddlers

grigg and flo to score

3450 fans with 1000 from the visitors. Where are all the saddlers fans?

[geoffwhiting]

I'm feeling less optimistic since I've heard that Donny have signed Billy Paynter. I hope for a win, think a draw is more likely, but fear a 3-1 defeat from this one, and Paynter could well be the spanner in the works for us.

A fair review by Neil on the front page, but for God's sake leave Jeremy Clarkson alone, he's got sod-all to do with football, and not everyone shares your hatred of the bloke - personally I think he's a great laugh and I could watch Top Gear all day.

I do watch it, Geoff, but it doesn't stop him being a knob!

Proportionately, he's about as controversial on a national scale as you can be on UTS with your opinions. He does great wind ups and loves it, so what? Great entertainment!

[Exile]

I'm feeling less optimistic since I've heard that Donny have signed Billy Paynter. I hope for a win, think a draw is more likely, but fear a 3-1 defeat from this one, and Paynter could well be the spanner in the works for us.

A fair review by Neil on the front page, but for God's sake leave Jeremy Clarkson alone, he's got sod-all to do with football, and not everyone shares your hatred of the bloke - personally I think he's a great laugh and I could watch Top Gear all day.

I do watch it, Geoff, but it doesn't stop him being a knob!

Proportionately, he's about as controversial on a national scale as you can be on UTS with your opinions. He does great wind ups and loves it, so what? Great entertainment!

So nobodys allowed to wind him up?

1-1 Flo with our goal. 4762 including 1007 from Donny.

[geoffwhiting]

I'm feeling less optimistic since I've heard that Donny have signed Billy Paynter. I hope for a win, think a draw is more likely, but fear a 3-1 defeat from this one, and Paynter could well be the spanner in the works for us.

A fair review by Neil on the front page, but for God's sake leave Jeremy Clarkson alone, he's got sod-all to do with football, and not everyone shares your hatred of the bloke - personally I think he's a great laugh and I could watch Top Gear all day.

I do watch it, Geoff, but it doesn't stop him being a knob!

Proportionately, he's about as controversial on a national scale as you can be on UTS with your opinions. He does great wind ups and loves it, so what? Great entertainment!

So nobodys allowed to wind him up? Why not? I'd imagine he'd enjoy it, as he seems to when his two co-presenters wind him up.

1-1 Flo with our goal. 4762 including 1007 from Donny.

[Neil Ravenscroft]

I'm feeling less optimistic since I've heard that Donny have signed Billy Paynter. I hope for a win, think a draw is more likely, but fear a 3-1 defeat from this one, and Paynter could well be the spanner in the works for us.

A fair review by Neil on the front page, but for God's sake leave Jeremy Clarkson alone, he's got sod-all to do with football, and not everyone shares your hatred of the bloke - personally I think he's a great laugh and I could watch Top Gear all day.

I do watch it, Geoff, but it doesn't stop him being a knob!

Proportionately, he's about as controversial on a national scale as you can be on UTS with your opinions. He does great wind ups and loves it, so what? Great entertainment!

So nobodys allowed to wind him up? Why not? I'd imagine he'd enjoy it, as he seems to when his two co-presenters wind him up.

1-1 Flo with our goal. 4762 including 1007 from Donny.

Geoff, I'll let you into a secret. It's scripted.

[Welsh_Saddler]

Can't remember where I saw it, but Dean Saunders has apparently been moaning about how thin his squad is. Looking at the squad lists on the BBC website, we see that:

Walsall have 22 players in their squad (23 now, with the addition of James Chambers)
Doncaster Rovers have 40....... :shock:

They can't ALL be donkeys, surely?????

[Exile]

I'm feeling less optimistic since I've heard that Donny have signed Billy Paynter. I hope for a win, think a draw is more likely, but fear a 3-1 defeat from this one, and Paynter could well be the spanner in the works for us.

A fair review by Neil on the front page, but for God's sake leave Jeremy Clarkson alone, he's got sod-all to do with football, and not everyone shares your hatred of the bloke - personally I think he's a great laugh and I could watch Top Gear all day.

I do watch it, Geoff, but it doesn't stop him being a knob!

Proportionately, he's about as controversial on a national scale as you can be on UTS with your opinions. He does great wind ups and loves it, so what? Great entertainment!

So nobodys allowed to wind him up? Why not? I'd imagine he'd enjoy it, as he seems to when his two co-presenters wind him up.

1-1 Flo with our goal. 4762 including 1007 from Donny.

Except when it doesn't suit him? Indefensible.

[latviancheese]

If you get wound up by clarkson hes winning the game.


2-2 draw

[Fray Bentos is God!]

I'm feeling less optimistic since I've heard that Donny have signed Billy Paynter. I hope for a win, think a draw is more likely, but fear a 3-1 defeat from this one, and Paynter could well be the spanner in the works for us.

A fair review by Neil on the front page, but for God's sake leave Jeremy Clarkson alone, he's got sod-all to do with football, and not everyone shares your hatred of the bloke - personally I think he's a great laugh and I could watch Top Gear all day.

I do watch it, Geoff, but it doesn't stop him being a knob!

Proportionately, he's about as controversial on a national scale as you can be on UTS with your opinions. He does great wind ups and loves it, so what? Great entertainment!

So why can't Neil wind him up about his very still Korean meal?

[longdogs]

James Chambers in for Taundry, otherwise unchanged. Taundry not on the bench either.

[ChopperWFC]

Come on me babies !!!!!!

[Welsh_Saddler]

Doncaster Rovers defender Rob Jones booked after 3 minutes..... :shock:

Elsewhere, Rangers 0-1 down at home to part-timers East Sirlingshire!!!! It just means that the final score should be something like 12-1 instead of 12-0.

:mrgreen:

[Welsh_Saddler]

0-1 down after 5 minutes.... Chris Brown :(

[yoda]

Seasons over....

[BarnsleySaddler]

No, 2-0 down season now over!

[Welsh_Saddler]

Half an hour gone and we're 0-2 down :( :( :(

I'm sure it's all part of Deano's plan :roll:

[bleed_red_n_white]

Im on the verge of walking out of this pathetic shambles, absolutly nothing upfront the midfield is useless.

Cant say I should be suprised what can you expect when you sign players that cant even make the grade in league 2.

Well done Jeff Bonser & Dean Smith *clap clap*

[yoda]

Stop conceeding, you cowards!

(The players, not the UTS posters)

[pastsodull]

Abysmal

Smith Out

It's now we realise how lucky we were with Dakinah, Timm and Barrowman, this lot not fit to clean their boots

[Surrey Saddler]

David Grof? Is he any good? I think not!!

[Aldridge_saddler]

2-0 down but we have had the better o the play! 2 mistakes easily rectified.

Football is good just need more of a presence up top.

[PINNACLE]

How come we are 2-0 own after having 73% of the possession :shock:

[Welsh_Saddler]

Look on the bright side - we're only 3 points away from the play-offs, and the Dingles lost at Leeds earlier on..... :D :D