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Sergio Peter, David Yelldell, Sebastien Pelzer and Javi de Pedro, just to confuse everybody, Rovers fans included.

I always say, the utmost respect you can have for something is to expect standards from it.

Go full Super League; the traditional once at home, once away is just to award a shield. The actual trophy goes to whoever wins a knockout competition based on those standings... Interestingly, the National League model turned into a farce last year as the 2nd/3rd placed teams had so long off between the end of the league and their play off fixture that they were both disposed by the teams who had played in the 4th v. 7th / 5th v. 6th play off who were more match ready.

Just make sure the suncream isn't above about 10ml, else you won't be allowed to take that in no doubt.

For this 90s kid, yes, it is. Appreciate for the older members of this parish one from one is a bit much 😁

They could avoid such absurdities by only allowing three subs from five like the good old days.

It's telling that if I hadn't first seen these now, in the context of that post, I would never have realised that was meant to be for our 150th birthday. If I scroll or walk past that anywhere else I'd think it was some Pep&Co job. Except for the detail of the two roses in each top corner nothing at all about that is Rovers - it being blue and white is hardly a meaningful, bespoke acknowledgement. The logo looks like the kind of shite you knock together in five minutes on a wedding invite card.

I am so sorry to hear this SC. You give a lovely write up and there is something so wonderful about them meeting at a school dance and never looking back.

Don't Watford know they can save a tenner over four years if they get rid of it?

Edit - fuck it not worth it

Indeed, 1-0 to Doncaster Rovers Belles at Millmoor. Not that you'd know if you don't have social media as the last two Women's news pieces on the Rovers website were the appointment of the manager and a match report for their first defeat to Cheadle Town. Seemingly they didn't bother for last weekend's loss at Durham Cestria. If you look at the Fixtures page on the Rovers website, it lists that first game of the season v. Cheadle Town and nothing more. No further fixtures and certainly no Results. I also note you can no longer purchase Rovers Women tickets online. A tremendously half-arsed approach all round. Mind you, it's not as if English women's football is booming. Oh, hang on-

If Rovers extended him no wonder he got taller 😁

I for one cannot understand why someone would want to trade in East Lancashire for Southern California... 😁

Indeed. I wonder how many people outwith a WN postcode (suitably smaller than the much-discussed BB one 😁) will choose Rotherham v. Wigan as their Saturday lunchtime viewing tomorrow?

Reckon that's where the staff will be told to bring torches, soap, water and a coat in future as we've switched off utilities to save money.

Might deed poll my name to Fuckoff Venkys and see how far I get.

On a similar note, it seems we still haven't updated the Women's fixtures on the website either, despite them being released four weeks ago.

Yeah, I just don't understand it. We'll have been sitting on that information for a few days at least, and only think to mention it at literally the eleventh hour. All it needs is five minutes to copy, paste, tart up and publish it as a News article online and a picture of it on socials. Literally every football club, from Champions League to Sunday League, can do that. The first team playing last night won't have helped but I would love to know how many Rovers fans were at the u21 game last night...

Yeah but Man United have at least had a very funny fall from grace this past decade or so. It's nice to see Newcastle still being gnawed away at despite all their riches and triumphs of late. I prefer if the carousel of dejection and misery passes from club to club every so often. Arsenal are on a very long spell, Man City had a very funny meltdown last season, Newcastle are currently being ridden like a derby winner... all good, inclusive, fun for the rest of us. I remember Harry Redknapp telling a tale once of when he was at Portsmouth and they wanted to cash in on Benjani when Man City offered x amount for him. Apparently the poor lad was at Southampton Airport refusing to move as he was happy and didn't want to leave. The club got their way and the poor bastard was out on his ear.

I was scrolling through the BBC Football fixture pages this weekend and it was only then that I realised all our National League Cup games were confirmed, just that the Club hadn't bothered to tell us, and didn't until about 8 hours before the first one. It's a shame as I probably would have made an effort to do Brackley had I had a bit more notice; it's unlikely we'll come across them again in a hurry (wait until we play them with the senior side in League 1 in October 2028...!). Thankfully Moors and Tamworth are doable on the night for me and with a lot more notice.

It makes no sense. According to literally every Newcastle fan ever they have such illustrious history and loyal fanbase that Yamal himself would crawl over broken glass to sign for them. Tremendously pleasing series of events. Get it right up the bastards.

With a big paint brush 🙂

If you can, I'd recommend Birmingham or Wolves if you fancied a few pre match, then train / tram as needed. No Wolves / Villa / Blues about on Saturday either.

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'Middlesborough' ffs