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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: selby on January 29, 2020, 04:05:38 pm
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Looking forward to this game tonight, and hoping to see some trialists in the line up much like the side that played at Portsmouth last week.
Only now are we beginning to see the way that Darren Moore sees us progressing, and the number of players coming in for trial at this level and below can only show his ambition to strengthen the club from the bottom up and through all age groups.
It also shows ambition of the players that they are willing to come and try and make a career at Doncaster Rovers, probably after being rejected at a higher level, but still have ambition to make it in football.
The standard of this cup competition is higher than the club played at in past seasons, and the players look to be benefiting from the experience, let's hope we can progress to the knock out stages, and a few supporters turn up to support the lads.
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Looking forward to this game tonight, and hoping to see some trialists in the line up much like the side that played at Portsmouth last week.
Only now are we beginning to see the way that Darren Moore sees us progressing, and the number of players coming in for trial at this level and below can only show his ambition to strengthen the club from the bottom up and through all age groups.
It also shows ambition of the players that they are willing to come and try and make a career at Doncaster Rovers, probably after being rejected at a higher level, but still have ambition to make it in football.
The standard of this cup competition is higher than the club played at in past seasons, and the players look to be benefiting from the experience, let's hope we can progress to the knock out stages, and a few supporters turn up to support the lads.
Will Cole maybe get a run out to get some minutes under his belt ? I think Blair would also benefit from some game time as he looked very rusty last night
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Why oh why are these games at Keepmoat.not shown on DROS
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I had no idea that this game was on tonight.
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What time was kick off
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7 pm it’s HT and 2. 0 Trialist B and Watters
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3 0 Watters superb link up from trialist B all three
Goals come from link up between Watters and trialist B
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Have you found out the trialists names
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One is apparently jack storer from mickleovrr sports
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Was he the scorer
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4 0 trialist C. (Jack)
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Are they strikers or midfielders
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You could follow it on rovers academy twitter account
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Are they strikers or midfielders
It looked like 1 mid and 2 strikers
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OK thanks
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Triallists A and C were wide in the 3 behind and triallist B was the middle of the 3 (and the pick of the 3). Good interplay between him and Watters for 2 of the goals.
Enjoyed that.
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One left one right and one behind.
Trialist A right and Trialist C left
Trialist B behind Watters
All three good players for U23 with Trialist B the best good technical player and linked up well with Watters
Jones
Walker. Horton. Blaney. Amos
Greaves. McGowan
A. B. C
Watters
Hasani for Greaves
Gibbons for Watters
Smith for B
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Watters had a terrific game.
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He did, but ably helped by triallist B’s clever set-up play.
Picked the young Villa lads off with ease and Max showed his pace and power at this level.
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Trialist B (# 10) was an American called Dion , looked a very good player , played behind Watters in center midfield.
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Agreed Alan.
All three trialists looked technically able actually but Triallist B was the pick.
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I know I’m jumping the gun a bit here, but I would go as far to say he is the best lad I’ve seen play in that position for as long as I can remember watching juniors and reserve football. The only thing missing from his game was fitness and we could soon sort that out. Someone find the pen!!
I sincerely hope we get him committed to a contract. A possible diamond in the making.
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Trialist B (# 10) was an American called Dion , looked a very good player , played behind Watters in center midfield.
Not Dion Pereira was it?
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I really think Watters could be the next proper graduate of our academy. Have we had any make it stick at Rovers since Paul Green? Watters seems to have all the tools and is close to the first team now.
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Reminds me of Neil Woods (showing my age).
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Are any of the lads who played tonight the same as those who played at Huddersfield?
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Walker possibly? Not sure.
Found the team sheet for Huddersfield game:
Team: Ben Bottomley, Elliott Walker, Nathan Dimou, Ben Blythe (C), Aziz Sankoh (Lewis Cunningham), Lirak Hasani (Josh Clemitson), Will McGowan, Liam Ravenhill, Owan Derrett (Marius Conradi), Jack Watson, Junior Smith (Luca Nelson). Unused Sub: Kian Johnson.
Elliot Walker and Will McGowan played tonight and Junior Smith came on as a 2nd half sub.
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Apparently one of them was Ethan Kaiser
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Just reading up about Jack Storer.... Looks like a massive hot head but a lad with a lot of talent... Would need to be man managed really well but could be a good player if he got his head down...
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Trialist B (# 10) was an American called Dion , looked a very good player , played behind Watters in center midfield.
Not Dion Pereira was it?
Not sure , but looking at some google images , it could be.
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Trialist B (# 10) was an American called Dion , looked a very good player , played behind Watters in center midfield.
Not Dion Pereira was it?
that Deon he is an English lad with Portuguese decent not American
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He has been playing in Atlanta, but he hails from Watford.
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https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/who-were-trialists-doncaster-rovers-u23s-their-win-over-aston-villa-1379701
Confirmation of two.
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Pereira sounds the most likely to sign out of the 3.
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Trialist B (# 10) was an American called Dion , looked a very good player , played behind Watters in center midfield.
Not Dion Pereira was it?
that Deon he is an English lad with Portuguese decent not American
I'm well aware how Google works, that's why I asked the question. As it turns out, it was him.
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what about the lad from Villa who we were supposed to be taking on loan - Ramsey was it ? How did he get on? Not too well looking at the result.
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He did not play but his brother Aaron did
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ah, ok cheers
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Villa played a very young side, proffering to have their u23s out on loan and playing lower league men's football to test their ability, as their academy sides tend to play up the age groups.
So not the biggest test we will come up against, Exeter in the next group game probably being a harder test than the young Portsmouth and Villa sides.
A couple of scouts from Blackburn and Newcastle behind me were full of praise for A J Greaves by the way and taking notes on Watters.
The knock out stages will be a much harder test of our progress, but the games I have watched have been of a good standard, and we have done very well. I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the absolutely fantastic two saves that Jones produced when we took our foot off the peddle near the end, if that is a sample of his all round keeping ability then he is no problem as a sub keeper and has the makings of a a top keeper.
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It is easy to get carried away with trialists and overlook what we have coming through in the excitement, Amos, Horton, Blaney, Walker,and a small midfielder called McGowan, (reminds me of Spriggs a Doncaster lad at Huddersfield and Cambridge way back) all played well.
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Watters now a fixture on bench.
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https://www.flashscore.com/football/england/premier-league-cup/results/
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It is easy to get carried away with trialists and overlook what we have coming through in the excitement, Amos, Horton, Blaney, Walker,and a small midfielder called McGowan, (reminds me of Spriggs a Doncaster lad at Huddersfield and Cambridge way back) all played well.
Crikey selby, Steve Spriggs. I remember him well.
Over 400 games for Cambridge.
His dad, Gordon, was a good friend of mine and was also a good player.
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Played with Gordon Hound, yes both were good players, Gynn at Coventry I think it was who was also a very good but small player.
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I have asked Luke Thornhill if these games could be shown or broadcast on DROS ,The media team has few staff and resources there are very stretched but if anyone would be interested in volunteering support Luke Thornhill is willing to give this some support subject to the resource practicalities mentioned here .
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I've heard Dion Pereira is a bit of a Champagne charlie!
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I've heard Dion Pereira is a bit of a Champagne charlie!
I watched him last night he hasn’t played since September and he didn’t look totally fit and if he is was a Champagne Charlie then bring it on the most skill full 20 year old I’ve seen at Doncaster Rovers for some time.
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Dion Pereira - Dom Perignon..
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I've heard Dion Pereira is a bit of a Champagne charlie!
I watched him last night he hasn’t played since September and he didn’t look totally fit and if he is was a Champagne Charlie then bring it on the most skill full 20 year old I’ve seen at Doncaster Rovers for some time.
It was my poor attempt at humour Steve. ;)