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by The Rovers Review

Rovers head to local rivals Rotherham this Saturday aiming to earn back-to-back league wins for the first time this year.

Darren Ferguson has hyped up this week’s derby game against Rotherham as he relishes the atmosphere,
“I feel that the players who played on Saturday have earned the right to go again and I feel that their performances warrant another start. These are the ones where I wish I was playing again because honestly I would love to play on Saturday. Full-house, two-and-a-half thousand fans of ours, proper game, the early part will be blood and thunder.

“We know how important it is [the game]. They’re in a different position to ours because they’ve found a form that allows them to win games. It’s very effective the way they play and they’ve got six on the bounce. We’re obviously in the middle of the pack but looking to continue from last week but what it would do for us [a win] is give us great momentum and belief going into the last eleven games.”

There will be an assessment on Luke McCullough who picked up a knock during the win against Fleetwood Town but he’s expected to come through his test okay.

Ferguson himself has also confirmed that the 18 who featured in last Saturday’s win will be involved in the derby this weekend.

The last time these two local sides met was back at the Keepmoat in November which finished in a 1-1 draw following a late equaliser from Kieffer Moore – who has since left the club – following Richard Wood giving Rovers an early lead after an own goal.

This will be the first time Rovers have played at the New York Stadium, otherwise known as AESSEAL. The last time they visited Rotherham was in 2006 and it finished in a goalless draw.

Only one player remains in the side from that result 12 years ago and that is the veteran James Coppinger.
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