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Title: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on October 03, 2017, 07:53:47 pm
Marosi
Alcock
Fielding
Garratt
Toffolo
Mason
Tyler Walker
Jacob Fletcher
Ben Khemis
Mandeville
Williams

Subs
Jones, Townrow, James, Morris, Prior
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: DRNaith on October 03, 2017, 07:56:35 pm
Good effort, Bristol.  :aok:
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Dutch Uncle on October 03, 2017, 08:21:01 pm
HT 0-0, Mandy hit the woodwork with a freekick just before HT
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: dknward2 on October 03, 2017, 08:39:22 pm
Williams gone off as a half time sub
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: eastender on October 03, 2017, 08:45:11 pm
Williams gone off as a half time sub
Starting Saturday may be.  :unsure:
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: dknward2 on October 03, 2017, 08:47:33 pm
Maybe or injured lol
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: drfchound on October 03, 2017, 08:59:19 pm
Still no score I assume.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Guernsey Exile on October 03, 2017, 08:59:50 pm
Gooooooaaaaalllll
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: drfchound on October 03, 2017, 09:00:31 pm
Maybe not.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Mac the hooped man on October 03, 2017, 09:00:40 pm
Ggooaallllll
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: jonnydog on October 03, 2017, 09:00:54 pm
1-0
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Guernsey Exile on October 03, 2017, 09:01:42 pm
Ben
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Guernsey Exile on October 03, 2017, 09:02:33 pm
2 more kids on. It's great to get some more kids on. Good stuff
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: drfchound on October 03, 2017, 09:03:14 pm
Tap in or twenty five yarder?
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Guernsey Exile on October 03, 2017, 09:03:56 pm
Better from the edge of the box apparent
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Guernsey Exile on October 03, 2017, 09:04:24 pm
70' A brilliant left-footed curler leaves Mika Domingues with absolutely no chance, belter from Issam Ben Khemis. 1-0 #DRFC
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on October 03, 2017, 09:23:16 pm
Good result whatever the competition  :scarf: :scarf: :scarf:

Reasonable attendance too.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Mac the hooped man on October 03, 2017, 09:24:20 pm
What was the gate? 
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: eastender on October 03, 2017, 09:24:55 pm
What was the gate? 

1520
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: drfchound on October 03, 2017, 09:25:10 pm
Just read that only 480 went to Cambridge v Southampton.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: eastender on October 03, 2017, 09:35:40 pm
Looks like we have qualified with Scunny winning and into injury time.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: idler on October 03, 2017, 09:36:10 pm
According to ifollow the young lads played really well.
Fletcher seemed to be running our midfield judging by the commentary.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on October 03, 2017, 09:36:59 pm
DID anyone actually go? Any thoughts?
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: Metalmicky on October 03, 2017, 09:56:51 pm
DID anyone actually go? Any thoughts?

Bit of detail...

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/matchnight-blog-doncaster-rovers-1-sunderland-u21s-0-1-8785968
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: jonnydog on October 03, 2017, 10:44:14 pm
What was the gate? 

1520

Only 93 Sunderland fans there
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: RobTheRover on October 03, 2017, 10:56:52 pm
I wrote this at half time and my phone battery died just as I was about to post it...

Even game. Sunderland have more pace but our young team is looking after the ball well. Jack Rodwell is a shadow of the player I remember at Everton. Man City have proper ruined him.

Fielding has been immense. Rovers packing midfield and playing 3 at the back. We've had the best effort, from a free kick we hit the angle of bar and left hand post. Williams missed a sitter after a sharp turn in the box too. Marosi  has had very little to do.  Ben Khemis has looked very good in fits and starts.

Then for the 2nd half....

Well. I really enjoyed that. We played so excellent football at times and the buildup to Ben Khemis's superb strike was excellent. We controlled the half for 35 minutes and had a couple of sighters. Mika in the Sunderland goal made a vital fingertip save to his right and the Rovers pushed on and took advantage of our crisper passing and movement.  A well deserved win for our youngsters. Ben Khemis"s exuberant celebration after scoring was worth the admission price alone.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: bobjimwilly on October 04, 2017, 11:52:06 am
So, should Ben Khemis be given a start on Saturday?
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: glosterred on October 04, 2017, 03:07:57 pm
I wouldn't necessarily start Ben the Chemist but I'd bring him on as sub for Copps


P.S. is the going to be a MOTM vote?

COYR
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: RobTheRover on October 04, 2017, 05:00:58 pm
So, should Ben Khemis be given a start on Saturday?

I agree with GlosterRed.  Ben Khemis is Copps' natural successor.  I would have him and Copps working together every day at the training ground, and in matches I'd let Copps have the first hour and Ben Khemis the last 30 mins.  Slowly bring him more into the game as we go with more time and save Copps legs.  We'll get another 2 years out of Copps if we use him like this and Ben Khemis will be ready to fill his boots
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: niteowler on October 04, 2017, 05:20:56 pm
To say we didnt have any old heads in the middle of the back four, i thought the two that played there did really well.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: drfchound on October 05, 2017, 08:37:16 am
They were playing against a team mostly made up of young players though weren't they.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: steve@dcfd on October 05, 2017, 11:39:11 am
They were playing against a team mostly made up of young players though weren't they.

You mean our average first half of 21 years 8 months and 19 years second half were playing against even younger players from Sunderland!!

I think majority were the same age.

Their  U18 play in the premier u18 league and their U21 play in premier league 2 both better leagues than our youngsters play.

So the result was good for the young lads that played.
Title: Re: TLO Doncaster v Sunderland
Post by: drfchound on October 05, 2017, 11:44:16 am
They were playing against a team mostly made up of young players though weren't they.

You mean our average first half of 21 years 8 months and 19 years second half were playing against even younger players from Sunderland!!

I think majority were the same age.

Their  U18 play in the premier u18 league and their U21 play in premier league 2 both better leagues than our youngsters play.

So the result was good for the young lads that played.




Did i say they were playing against players younger than themselves ?

No, of course not.

Yes it was a good result for us.

Niteowler had said we didn't have any old heads in the back four and i was making a point of saying that we weren't playing against old heads either.