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by Paul Williams

There’s been a mainly positive reaction to the appointment of Darren Ferguson as the new Doncaster Rovers manager on social media and Viking Chat. You certainly can’t argue with his win ratio or his record at Peterborough, where he achieved promotion three times to the Championship playing mainly attacking football.

He knows he will be allowed every opportunity at a stable club to carry out the board’s aims and we, as supporters, need to give the Scot time to get the players on his wavelength and start turning things around. Fergie Jr won’t take charge of team matters until Monday, however, and it will be Rob Jones who picks the teams and decides the tactics against Bradford City at the Keepmoat this Saturday.

Overall fortunes haven’t taken a massive upturn under The Corporal’s leadership but the last two home matches have provided more entertainment than under the previous managerial incumbent.

The players have had a week to get over that dismal JPT defeat at York and are still defending an unbeaten record. They also have a score settle with the Bantams for a  wretched 3-0 defeat at the Keepmoat last season which more or less ended all hopes of the play-off.

City have had a big turnaround in staff over the summer but, like us, have only shone intermittently, though did win at Rochdale on the same day we beat Barnsley when loanees Lee Evans and Devante Cole were on the score-sheet.

Luke McCullough has returned from international duty and should be available to renew his partnership with Andy Butler at the heart of the Rovers defence while Curtis Main and Harry Forrester scored for then U21s in midweek and could also feature.

Let’s hope for a strong performance to impress the new boss in the stands and three points.
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