Swansea next up...

pkt_drfc wrote:Nope not heard a thing but the lads seem to want to right tuesday night but Swansea is a bad game to try and right at that

You never know, the taffs will think we are an easy touch at the minuite and a walk in the park, maybe tommorow is the day our luck will change, if we can get anything out of tommorow it will do the lads confidence no end of good, and then its onto another hard game at Norwich..

VixDRFC wrote:

Neither of them seem to tweet, and I know Billy's got an Iphone They should educate him

Well i wrote Billys FB yesterday because he was wanting to get rid of FB but could not on his phone told him to try twitter he said he had only just worked how to do FB

pkt_drfc wrote:


Nope do not follow him but anything i suppose to make you forget Tuesday night

www.twitter.com/KaiWayne

when he talks about being on his Carlos Tevez potty you just have to laugh then again might just be my sense of humour

KaiWayne Kai Wayne Rooney
Just asked daddy what he thought about the Egyptian crisis. He replied saying Tottenham are a better side without Mido anyway. Christ.

pkt_drfc wrote:


Well i wrote Billys FB yesterday because he was wanting to get rid of FB but could not on his phone told him to try twitter he said he had only just worked how to do FB

We could be in for a long wait then

VixDRFC wrote:

We could be in for a long wait then

We'll get that dee daa out of him...

Cmon Donny.....get it sorted and get back to getting some points!

Love too, quite happily take a point from today but I can't see it in honesty.......the injurys just get worse

I am going for a 3 or 4 -0 to Swansea

Doncaster Rovers travel to Swansea City today hoping for a dramatic upturn in fortune, still smarting from the 6-0 hammering at the Keepmoat Stadium at the hands of Ipswich Town on Tuesday. The oft-talked about injury situation at the club seems to have got even worse, if anything, but at least Rovers should have one striker on the pitch today, which is progress from Tuesday. Blackpool striker Jason Euell will make his debut for Rovers this afternoon after joining on Thursday afternoon, and provides a welcome boost to a Rovers squad who face a tough test at Swansea's Liberty Stadium, which is always a tough place to visit. Euell's experience will, hopefully, provide an outlet for Rovers' play which was sadly lacking on Tuesday.
However, the troubles that affect the Rovers defence continue - with both James O'Connor and James Chambers looking unlikely to play today. Chambers went off with a hamstring injury at half time on Tuesday, and O'Connor left the ground on crutches after it was suspected that he had broken a bone in his foot. An X-ray failed to show a break but he was due to have a scan to make ‘’doubly sure.”’ Should a break prove to be the case, it will probably be the end of his season, so let's hope that the initial diagnosis is not as bad as first feared. DROS has provided no updates, so we presume both will be out, meaning that Sam Hird will probably have to move across to play at right back. Wayne Thomas made a return to the side on Tuesday, and looks certain to retain his place - through lack of any alternatives, as much as anything!
Goalkeeper Neil Sullivan looks very likely to return in goal after being named on the bench on Tuesday - his experience at this time could prove vital, as much as anything, especially if, as expected, Rovers have to shuffle their defensive line-up again. With only Preston having shipped more goals in the Championship this season, any strengthening of the defence is vital.
The likelihood of Brian Stock playing are shrouded in mystery - he missed out with an apparent reocurrence of his back injury, but no mention has been given by the club as to whether he is expected to play or not. Again, we have to hope that he will, as his inclusion increases the chances that Rovers have of posing any real threat to the Swansea defence today. Ryan Mason also missed Tuesday's game due to a hamstring injury, and his chances of playing look to be in the balance.
Up front, the hints given this week suggest that Billy Sharp will not play today, hence the signing of Jason Euell - but the official line seems to be that he will be assessed once they have the results of a scan on his groin injury (unless he's really suffering from the bruised ribs that was also mentioned the other day!).
Still missing will be James Hayter (calf), Shelton Martis (ankle), Mustapha Dumbuya (knee), Adam Lockwood, Simon Gillett (knee) and Martin Woods (groin). And then there's Steve Brooker, who missed Tuesday's game with a 'niggle', but has not been mentioned in dispatches since.
Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has called on the supporters to back the side in numbers and volume as they remain in the battle to win promotion to the Premier League. The Swans go into today's game in fifth place, with boss Brendan Rogers calling each remaining game as a "cup final". Jenkins said of the promotion challenge: "Considering the club's we are up against, what we are doing at the moment is not far off a bloody miracle. I think the players and Brendan deserve to be recognised for that. Every game between now and the end of the season is going to be huge, and I believe the players and the management staff deserve to see the stadium full every week."
Swansea welcome back Neil Taylor to the side after missing the last seven weeks with an ankle injury, and is likely to replace Ashley Richards in the side. Garry Monk (knee) and Andrea Orlandi (thigh) continue to be absent, but the Swans have no now injury concerns ahead of the game. They will be without defender David Edgar, who had joined the club on transfer deadline day, after they were denied international clearance by FIFA this week due to a slight discrepancy in the paperwork between Swansea and Burnley. As a result, the player has returned to Burnley.



from doncaster rovers.co.uk

Coppinger on todays game...


http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster/copp_that_1_3099059

Nearly time to be taught another footballing lesson and to prove SOD needs more of the board

pkt_drfc wrote:Nearly time to be taught another footballing lesson and to prove SOD needs more of the board

Need to see what the line up is and if anyone has returned from injury, if we are forced to play a team like tuesday then we will most likely get beaten , but it will be by a full strength swansea team, as long as they go out there and do there best i won't complain..

Who is complaining i am just saying i think we are gonna get battered 2 games i did not want after an heavy defeat

Well we are not doing 2 good app Copps was injured in the warm up and now Hird is injured App oh and we are losing 2-0

pkt_drfc wrote:Well we are not doing 2 good app Copps was injured in the warm up and now Hird is injured App oh and we are losing 2-0

Its like been on a kamikazi mission, when the hell is this injury list gonna stop...

Jesus those stats don't make pretty reading...

Where was the new lad today Burge , his he injured as well....

app Dumbuya can play with an injection so i have heard

pkt_drfc wrote: app Dumbuya can play with an injection so i have heard

Thats good news, i thought he was out for the season..

So i have heard so DON'T quote me on it could be a case of chinese whispers

pkt_drfc wrote:So i have heard so DON'T quote me on it could be a case of chinese whispers

Surely some of the injured must be due back , its a good job we have this sports scientist or we would be in a mess..

Well i am afraid the physio must be to blame

pkt_drfc wrote:Well i am afraid the physio must be to blame

Can't blame it all on the physio, he doesen't get em injured...the only thing he can do is make a mess of the players once he gets his hands on them..

Well i now make that 16 players out now including Waide out on loan

pkt_drfc wrote:Well i now make that 16 players out now including Waide out on loan

Whos the latest ones, i guess Hird is one of them...