TLO Donny Rovers VS. Rothers**m

[Copps is Magic]

Anyone in lucky pint today?

[wing commander]

Yep me unfortunately, any idea of the team

[Bristol Red Rover]

I'm here. Team is:
Steer
Wabara, Evina, Jones, McCullough
 Bennett, Keegan, Furman, Coppinger
 Tyson, Robinson

No idea of formation

[IDM]

http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/doncaster-rovers/live-doncaster-rovers-v-rotherham-united-1-6764530

Rovers: Steer, Wabara, Evina, Jones, McCullough, Coppinger, Keegan, Furman, Bennett, Tyson, Robinson.

Subs: Wakefield, Lund, Whitehouse, Peterson, Middleton, De Val, Forrester, Main, Trialist.

[IDM]

You beat me to it, Bristol...

Any idea who the trialist GK is on the bench?

[Copps is Magic]

Rotherham had a corner and a freekick but came to nothing. Rovers pressing well and looking lively in attack.

[bedale rover]

Is he 6'6" and speaks polish?

[goalkick]

We may take a shine to him.

[Bristol Red Rover]

Good to have Jones back - sounds like he's solid, as was last time round. Though we're not sounding that great yet overall.

[Copps is Magic]

Tyson goes close - just wide.

[Copps is Magic]

Decent penalty shout for rovers after tug on Tyson turned down. Rotherham go up other end and score disallowed goal.

Dickov blowing his load on the touch line.

[graingrover]

Jones heading everything.. and impressive .. of course .. Tyson too

[IDM]

Dickov blowing his load on the touch line.

Are the One Call girls there? 

[graingrover]

hope Curtis Main , de Val and Forrester get on second half

[Bristol Red Rover]

hope Curtis Main , de Val and Forrester get on second half

Hoping that's from the start of the second half, and that's all of the subs we use. Important to get this side playing together so we hit the ground running at Yeovil.

Main on for Robinson, de Val on for Keegan/Furman, Forrester on for Furman/Bennett?

[Belle-Vue-Ghost]

Sounds like we're doing ok so far 

[Dutch Uncle]

I think Jones will come off after 45  - pushing it to expect much more. If so Wakefield on I guess

[graingrover]

fromFree Press
Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United went in goalless at the break at the Keepmoat Stadium.


The headline team news was the return of Rob Jones - back in the starting eleven for the first time since October.

Chances were thin on the ground during the early exchanges, although the lively Tyson just failed to connect with a teasing Bennett cross.

Jones was settling in nicely on his return, heading several balls away and constantly communicating with his young defensive colleagues.

Rovers’ back four was caught flat footed just after the quarter hour mark, however, when a long ball over the top sent Bowery clear but he fired just over.

A neat Millers passing move then saw Frecklington fire over when he had time and space to do better.

Doncaster had faded slightly but Tyson came close to a spectacular opener, firing just wide from 30 yards.

The free transfer arrival was causing Rotherham’s back four one or two problems with his pace.

And he appeared to have a good case for a penalty when he crept up on Morgan and the defender responded by checking the striker’s progress with an outstretched arm.

At the other end Derbyshire had an effort ruled out for offside, before Green latched onto a loose ball and fired just wide of the far post.

[Belle-Vue-Ghost]

Great to hear that the corpral is back!

[Copps is Magic]

We definitely need Jones back and fit. Defense sounds shaky without him.

[graingrover]

Steer..

[Copps is Magic]

Rotherham 1 - 0. Sounds like an Evina mistake.

[DearneValleyRover]

Our away kit is minging

[Belle-Vue-Ghost]

And there we have it - soon as Jones is off, its 1-0 Rotherham 

[Copps is Magic]

2 - 0.

[Belle-Vue-Ghost]

Just shows the value of needing to have Rob Jones fit

[dknward2]

Can we but him back on please ffs

[ian1980]

This is what friendlies are all about. Trying different things out, see what happens in certain situations etc. it's just a shame we really wasted the other friendlies with all the take over crap and this is now the last chance to get things sorted prior to the proper season starts

[DRNaith]

Can we but him back on please ffs

It sounds like it's these defenders that need the game time!

[IDM]

Couldn't agree more ian1980.  I wonder if the club will arrange a behind closed doors practice match during the coming week?