The road to here ....

[Donnywolf]

Does anyone have - or can anyone point me to - a summary of the whole series of events from Richardson to now please

A short concise piece will do - bullet points even ! I tried to explain MY understanding to Mrs DW because she had asked about the 4 Directors resigning but I knew I was missing bits out and could not answer her pertinent questions *

Cheers DW



* That is nothing new as I have often found when coming in late !

[Rovin Reporter]

You may have wait until J/R writes his memoirs . Should make for good read!

[keyser_soze]

Here's my take. Some bits might be in the wrong order if memory hasn't served. Please feel free to interject/correct!

- Richardson arrives as the saviour of DRFC
- Ian Atkins replaces Steve Beaglehole as manager
- Ian Atkins is sacked as he doesn't want to relocate to Doncaster
- Sammy Chung appointed as manager
- Sammy Chung promises first division football within 5 years
- Richardson brings in some good players under Sammy Chung
- Richardson puts Belle Vue up for sale in local press (not his to sell)
- Leaflets showing a new mainstand behind the town end are circulated in the matchday programme as Richardson pledges to develop Belle Vue
- Chung arrives for pre-season training to find Kerry Dixon has been appointed manager
- Rovers finish near the bottom of the League and the good players start to leave
- Fire at Belle Vue trashes the mainstand
- Dixon leaves and reveals Richardson is picking the team
- Dave Cowling is appointed under the proviso that he has full say on team selection
- Dave Cowling resigns after 1 match stating meddling in team affairs by Richardson
- Richardson announces he wants nothing more to do with Doncaster Rovers and stops attending matches
- Mark Weaver (a man with no football experience) appointed 1st team Manager
- Danny Bergara appointed coach
- Danny Bergara asked to 'fcuk off back to Uruguay' by the fans
- Danny Bergara misquotes Churchill to great effect 'Nevah fackin giv ap'
- Danny Bergara resigns and f**ks off back to Uruguay
- Alan Brown chains himself to the goalpost
- Rovers get relegated to Conference
- Richardson sells DRFC to Westferry
- Westferry sell the playing side of DRFC to John Ryan for a nominal fee and maintain control of the lease on BV
- Ryan appoints Ian Snodin as manager
- Rovers win Conference League Cup
- Richardson sent to jail for arson
- Ryan sacks Ian Snodin
- Dave Penney & Mark Atkins appointed caretaker managers
- Ryan appoints Steve Wignall
- Doncaster Council stalling over move to new stadium. Ryan threatens 'blood on the streets' if something is not sorted
- Ryan resigns as chairman
- Steve Wignall sacked in 'cost cutting' measures
- Dave Penney appointed as manager
- Rovers win first every Conference play-off final against Dagenham at Stoke
- Rovers win 3rd division title at first time of asking
- Rovers beat Aston Villa and Man City and lose to Arsenal on penalties on the way to League cup quarter finals
- Dave Penney sacked
- Sean O'Driscoll appointed
- Bramall and Watson appointed to board
- Rovers move to Keepmoat stadium
- Rovers win JP Trophy at Cardiff
- Rovers beat Leeds at Wembley to reach the Championship
- Rovers consolidate in the Championship
- Donny Dog is fired for flashing its tits at a national newspaper photographer
- Donny Dog is reinstated
- Dean Saunders appointed manager
- Sean O'Driscoll sacked
- Mckay 'experiement' beings
- Bramall and Watson resign
= present day

[jonnydog]

You missed out the Donny Dog scandal  

[keyser_soze]

sorted!

[vaya]

...and Bergara's masterstoke of changing the shirt numbers to confuse the opposition, but tragically also confusing himself in the process.

[Donnywolf]

Thanks for the above but I am now hoping for a bit of \"expansion\" on the whole BV Land / Lease issue ... rather than the playing side.

Many thanks to KZ

[wilts rover]

wasnt Ian MacMahon in there somewhere?