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Title: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 08:43:17 am
Just thought we might streamline all thoughts on Fixtures in the one Thread. Will it work ?
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post all your points / comments here from 9am
Post by: bobbymax on June 21, 2018, 09:01:11 am
Saarfend away first up
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post all your points / comments here from 9am
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on June 21, 2018, 09:01:49 am
I doubt it, some people insist on starting a new thread even when there is one already!
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post all your points / comments here from 9am
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 09:03:34 am
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/doncaster-rovers

All here
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post all your points / comments here from 9am
Post by: Retdon1 on June 21, 2018, 09:04:32 am
Long away trips Boxing Day and 29th dec isn’t great
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 09:05:24 am
Saarfend away first up

and Fleetwood away Boxing Day
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 09:06:23 am
Last game v Coventry (Home) ... Championship decider ?
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Retdon1 on June 21, 2018, 09:08:48 am
Sunderland home is midweek and away on good Friday
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Rich_The_Conisbrough_Rover on June 21, 2018, 09:09:19 am
Good Friday.. 5,000 rovers fans celebrating promotion to the championship at the stadium of light 🙄 can always dream can’t we.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on June 21, 2018, 09:11:14 am
I see the usual suspects have got TV games straight away. Scum on Sunday. Sunderland 12:30, and Blades 5:30.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 09:12:30 am
Good Friday.. 5,000 rovers fans celebrating promotion to the championship at the stadium of light 🙄 can always dream can’t we.

We would have to rename the day to Great Friday if that happens !
Is PvO open for business yet BB ?
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: DonnyNoel on June 21, 2018, 09:13:36 am
Sunderland away on Good Friday a decent one.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: NickDRFC on June 21, 2018, 09:23:00 am
Those Christmas fixtures are a disaster - Fleetwood away on Boxing Day and Gillingham on the 29th?!
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: DD on June 21, 2018, 09:25:32 am
Apologies - on other thread I predicted Boxing Day - away to Walsall or Coventry...but Fleetwood is even worse! what a waste! I appreciate that (in theory) it should be a 50:50 chance of being away from home (in fact - I would introduce "an agreement" that teams should alternate home / away each year) - but we certainly don't seem to get an even hand.
At our level Boxing Day is the key day for revenue - surely a bit more thought / planing could go into this fixture
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 09:36:40 am
Fixtures from DRFC Site - more user friendly of course

https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/matches/fixtures/
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: legendslounger on June 21, 2018, 09:37:53 am
fleetwood away on boxing day...  :thumbdown:
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: essexrover on June 21, 2018, 09:39:58 am
Sarfend will do me nicely for starters  :)
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 09:40:05 am
Apologies - on other thread I predicted Boxing Day - away to Walsall or Coventry...but Fleetwood is even worse! what a waste! I appreciate that (in theory) it should be a 50:50 chance of being away from home (in fact - I would introduce "an agreement" that teams should alternate home / away each year) - but we certainly don't seem to get an even hand.
At our level Boxing Day is the key day for revenue - surely a bit more thought / planing could go into this fixture

Got to agree with you on the alternating each Year on Boxing Day. It is a chance for a good gate and much needed cash input - and even Fleetwood Home would have been better than what we have

Will EFL take it on board ? Well it is sensible / reasonable so probably not !
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Copps is Magic on June 21, 2018, 09:54:53 am
I think the fixture list is fairly dreadful in general in terms of revenue for the club. Away the first game of the season, away boxing day. Sunderland at home on a Tuesday night, Scunthorpe at home just before Christmas, and the home fixture on the easter weekend - Accrington!
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Post by: GazLaz on June 21, 2018, 10:02:03 am
I think the fixture list is fairly dreadful in general in terms of revenue for the club. Away the first game of the season, away boxing day. Sunderland at home on a Tuesday night, Scunthorpe at home just before Christmas, and the home fixture on the easter weekend - Accrington!


Sunderland will sell out whatever we give them whatever day we play them. Definitely some poor ones there though.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Draytonian III on June 21, 2018, 10:18:04 am
When are the international weekends ? Are the opponents of those likely to have international call ups
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: The Red Baron on June 21, 2018, 10:36:43 am
December's fixtures are horrific, but otherwise not too bad. I would have liked Sunderland early doors so maybe we could have done a number on them like we did on Blackburn.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: RoversAlias on June 21, 2018, 11:29:03 am
The Christmas fixtures being poor just means we can all spend the holiday without families instead! Wonderful ey?

To be fair we're away opening day, boxing day and Good Friday but at home New Year's Day, Easter Monday and the final game so that is quite even.

I've never been to Roots Hall so will be looking at going to that one to start us off.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: The Red Baron on June 21, 2018, 11:34:15 am
The Christmas fixtures being poor just means we can all spend the holiday without families instead! Wonderful ey?

To be fair we're away opening day, boxing day and Good Friday but at home New Year's Day, Easter Monday and the final game so that is quite even.

I've never been to Roots Hall so will be looking at going to that one to start us off.

If you go on the train don't make the mistake I made on my first visit. I got off at Southend station and had a long walk on a roasting hot day. Get off at Prittlewell, which is very near the ground.

My favourite memory of Roots Hall is the FA Cup First Round in 1998-99 when non-League Rovers beat League club Southend 1-0 with a Dave Penney goal. A rare bit of giant killing for us!
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: GazLaz on June 21, 2018, 11:35:59 am
Just booked the Southend hotel, can’t wait now.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: CoventryRed on June 21, 2018, 11:40:14 am
Last game v Coventry (Home) ... Championship decider ?

Oooff, not sure I’d like that being married to a Coventry girl and live there too!
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Cantley Rover on June 21, 2018, 12:21:36 pm
Has anyone managed to convert the fixtures into a file to add to Google calendar yet please?
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: GazLaz on June 21, 2018, 12:32:53 pm
Has anyone managed to convert the fixtures into a file to add to Google calendar yet please?

You can do it through DROS.
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: RedJ on June 21, 2018, 12:39:30 pm
The Christmas fixtures being poor just means we can all spend the holiday without families instead! Wonderful ey?


b*llocks to that :laugh:
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Pancho Regan on June 21, 2018, 12:48:58 pm
I'll miss the first 2 weeks of the season as I'm away on holiday.
I've been awaiting the fixtures with baited breath, hoping we didn't play Sunderland while I'm away because I really don't want to miss either game against them.
 
So I'm relieved - I'll only miss the home game against Wycombe. No grumbles from me!
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Cantley Rover on June 21, 2018, 02:37:18 pm
Has anyone managed to convert the fixtures into a file to add to Google calendar yet please?

You can do it through DROS.

Sorry for being a bit thick but how do you do it?
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 02:59:30 pm
On the Fixtures Home Page towards the top right there is a link that says "Add Fixtures to Calendar"

Sure I just did that last Season and it just did it
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on June 21, 2018, 03:39:12 pm
The Christmas fixtures being poor just means we can all spend the holiday without families instead! Wonderful ey?


b*llocks to that :laugh:

Come on, RedJ, if you insist on starting a sentence with the word b*llocks, then please ensure that it starts with a capital letter!   :lol:
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Scooter on June 21, 2018, 04:27:32 pm
Gutted - I really wanted to go Sunderland away but I will be in America. Bloody typical
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: RedJ on June 21, 2018, 05:19:45 pm
The Christmas fixtures being poor just means we can all spend the holiday without families instead! Wonderful ey?


b*llocks to that :laugh:

Come on, RedJ, if you insist on starting a sentence with the word b*llocks, then please ensure that it starts with a capital letter!   :lol:


I did, bloody forum swear filter changes it to a lower case b :P
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: coventryrover on June 21, 2018, 07:02:15 pm
Last game v Coventry (Home) ... Championship decider ?

Oooff, not sure I’d like that being married to a Coventry girl and live there too!
I'd love it :)
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Donnywolf on June 21, 2018, 08:12:57 pm
Just thought we might streamline all thoughts on Fixtures in the one Thread. Will it work ?

Looks like it DID !

Streamlined indeed !
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on June 22, 2018, 08:20:34 am
The Christmas fixtures being poor just means we can all spend the holiday without families instead! Wonderful ey?


b*llocks to that :laugh:

Come on, RedJ, if you insist on starting a sentence with the word b*llocks, then please ensure that it starts with a capital letter!   :lol:


I did, bloody forum swear filter changes it to a lower case b :P

😀
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: karldew on June 22, 2018, 07:38:08 pm
The good Friday fixture against Sunderland won’t change will it? Thinking of booking a hotel in advance?..
Title: Re: 2018/2019 Fixtures - post your points / comments here from 9am ALL FIXTURES HERE
Post by: drfchound on June 22, 2018, 07:58:40 pm
Kick off time might change.