The Belles’ Toll – Update and Points of Action

On Sunday night I wrote an article for this site about the Doncaster Belles and how they had been ‘relegated’ one game into the current season as part of the FA’s plans to expand… Read More →

The Belles’ Toll; On The FA’s ‘Relegation’ of the Doncaster Belles

When you enter the Belle Vue Bar beneath the Keepmoat  Stadium, on the wall to your left, you’ll find a huge picture of one of Doncaster’s most famous footballers in action for England.… Read More →

It Was Ten Years Ago Today; Point of Return

In a corner of South Yorkshire the 10th May is Sir Francis Tierney Day. He won’t mean much to many who reside more than ten miles from the chimney at Peglers Works (except… Read More →

Happy Tristram Whitman Day

Thanks to popular STAND subscriber Wayne Tomlinson who emailed us today to remind us that the 1st May is of course Tristram Whitman Day. Sometimes you forget how far Doncaster Rovers have traveled… Read More →

“I Cannot Believe What We’ve Just Witnessed” On How Doncaster Won the Title

Up high in the Main Stand at Brentford’s Griffin Park at about 5pm yesterday, as I tried to regain my breath and the feeling in my hands and legs I uttered those words… Read More →

Brentford vs Doncaster Rovers; A Few Pre-Match Thoughts

I had a good night last night; half-price drinks, food, good company and I didn’t think about football once. Then this morning, the moment I stepped outside into the South London sunshine and… Read More →

Talking a Good Game; On Becoming a Football Commentator

A couple of years ago, in London for the weekend, I was invited to a house party somewhere in the middle of the city where I knew no-one bar the guy I had… Read More →

Doncaster Rovers Belles – 2013 FAWSL Season Preview

It’s that time of year again. League tables are starting to be annotated with Ps and Rs, play-off dreams are being shrugged off and put down to the cheddar eaten before bed, and… Read More →

Stadium Tedium; What Modern Stadia are Missing

I’ve mentioned this before in these pages, but a couple of years back I was in a pub when I noticed the television above the bar showing a Rugby League match. There was… Read More →

Tea & Biscuits with Sean O’Drsicoll & Dean Saunders

Former Rovers managers Sean O’Driscoll and Dean Saunders come face to face today as Bristol City and Wolverhampton Wanderers meet in the Championship. In issue 62 of popular STAND Jack The Miner imagined… Read More →