Pre Season Friendlies

[swintonrover]

https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/rovers-202223-pre-season-schedule-confirmed/

Saturday July 2 - Armthorpe Welfare (A) 3pm

Saturday July 9 - Nuneaton Borough (A) 3pm

Wednesday July 13 - Spennymoor Town (A) 7pm

Saturday July 16 - Huddersfield Town(H) 3pm

Tuesday July 19 - Rotherham United (H) 7pm

Saturday July 23 - FC United of Manchester (A) 3pm

[DearneValleyRover]

Well that’s inspiring

[Sammy Chung was King]

As inspiring as pulling teeth out.

[silent majority]

Really?

I would have thought the FC United game would be high on anybody's list.

[karldew]

At least Barlow will play well in 4 of them.

[GazLaz]

I’d be interested to know why we have chosen to play friendlies mainly against non league clubs. I’d imagine the response would be that “pre season is just for fitness”. I’d argue that every decision should have thinking behind it. A reason for playing each team that will help us prepare certain things.

[Donnybax]

A dreadful bunch of fixtures

[EasyforDennis]

Maybe the thinking is that by playing teams well down the pyramid we might just win a few and instil a bit of confidence in the side.

[swintonrover]

What do people expect from pre-season? Makes a change from Gainsborough and Retford again.
Every club in the league plays non-league teams in pre season.

[rich1471]

would rather play these teams than championship teams and lose , we will be able to play different formations and players and build confidence something we have very little of ,FC united will be a good one to go to

[bigallan]

Absolutely inspiring eh ?????
All we ask for is something to inspire and this isn't it sorry but this is
GARBAGE

[Spilsby Red]

It happens every year. We play non league clubs and a couple of league clubs. We also promote money for non league clubs. People need to get of their high horses. And mostly it is about fitness. Let’s play all premier league clubs, get trounced, then people will moan. OMG. It is what is, Pre-Season

[Batleyred]

It happens every year. We play non league clubs and a couple of league clubs. We also promote money for non league clubs. People need to get of their high horses. And mostly it is about fitness. Let’s play all premier league clubs, get trounced, then people will moan. OMG. It is what is, Pre-Season

So so true

[River Don]

It looks like July 16 will be the showcase then. AC Milan? Sheffield United? Alfreton Town???

[roversdude]

FFS no pleasing some people any excuse to moan

[Darren]

Absolutely inspiring eh ?????
All we ask for is something to inspire and this isn't it sorry but this is
GARBAGE

In your opinion, which clubs should we be playing?

[roversdude]

Personally I’m disappointed we’re not playing Rosso

[scawsby steve]

I'll have a word with BB, see if his team, Toll Bar Raggy Arse Wanderers, can fix a friendly up with us at their ground.

It'll need a few volunteers though, to pick all the dog sh*t up before the game.

[Upton Rover]

Non league clubs, because we have a Non league manager and Non league players

[roversdude]

Nuneaton gives a chance to go to Binley Mega Chippy

[Padge_DRFC]

Liverpool at home on the 16th so half this forum becomes neutral for a fixture.

[drfchound]

Padge, or Man Utd so the other half can become neutral. 

Seriously though, Liverpool are my second team and have been since they beat Leeds in the cup final back in the mid sixties but whenever we have played them Rovers have still been my first team.

[since-1969]

Well that’s inspiring

You should play pre-season against teams who could make you look competitive. But Rotherham Wtf ? Calculator required

[Darren]

Well that’s inspiring

You should play pre-season against teams who could make you look competitive. But Rotherham Wtf ? Calculator required

No way are you a Rovers supporter, absolute WUM   

[selby]

  Oh I don.t know 69 Gary will change the team and put the kids on when we are three up.

[eastender]

First Pre Season game is 3 weeks  on Saturday, so i presume that they will be reporting back for training soon.

[Campsall rover]

What a pathetic load of posts from some.  Moan Moan Moan.
Professional moaners, not real supporters. Embarrassing.

Good set of fixtures imo. Well thought out. We have Rotherham and Huddersfield. Are they non league? News to me if they are.
Who do people want to play? Top Premier league sides and get beat 6-0 what will we learn from that?

It is a steady progression of games ending in a game at FC United which is a decent game to finish pre season.

[Campsall rover]

First Pre Season game is 3 weeks  on Saturday, so i presume that they will be reporting back for training soon.

Would think they will be back on Monday 27th June.

[Draytonian III]

Absolute rubbish, we should arranged pre season fixtures against, Boca Juniors,Malmo,Rossington Main,Bayern Munich, Porto, Worksop Town, Man City,Stenhousemuir,Inter Miami,Burnley,Kaiser Chiefs,Melbourne City,Shamrock Rovers and countless other teams, but play them on successive days alternating between home and away.

[Drover]

Absolutely inspiring eh ?????
All we ask for is something to inspire and this isn't it sorry but this is
GARBAGE

In your opinion, which clubs should we be playing?

would rather play these teams than championship teams and lose , we will be able to play different formations and players and build confidence something we have very little of ,FC united will be a good one to go to

Who said it should be Championship clubs?For me,ideally we would play a third of frendlies against local non-league to link with the community and a third against league two level teams who we will face week in week out next season,but thats not possible/plausible so the next level is league one(which we,surprising too me have no frendlies against)and which where we aspire to reach at the end of next season,and the final third against Premiership/championship for them give a little back down the pyramid like we will do.