Doncaster (H) pre-match thread

[Raj]

15 minutes ago, BigGibbo said:

Brilliant... and they're still in La Liga.

 

Just goes to show how cucked and supine our fanbase is. Still can barely muster up a few boos as we hurtle towards League Two. 

Oh you cant boo them Gibbo, its doesnt help them!!

 

I get behind the boys innit!!

[09bballer]

Will be in Leicester on Saturday, was going to buy a ticket, will go for a walk in Bradgate Park instead.

Just can't face it until he goes 

 

[ceebeefox]

I fear if he’s still in charge it’ll be the end of youth. Smallbone, Chaplin, Burns all stepping in. That will be his final swan song.

[BigGibbo]

1 minute ago, Raj said:

Oh you cant boo them Gibbo, its doesnt help them!!

 

I get behind the boys innit!!

Of course. 

 

We couldn't possibly hold anyone at the club to any kind of standard.

 

We wouldn't want it catching on locally, otherwise most of our happy clappers would probably find themselves out of the job that keeps them in their sky blue seats and full warm Thermos flasks.

[Gamble92]

I genuinely feel like I’ve come out of some shit hole like fan club and I’m just being relentlessly kicked in the gut on the floor by a bunch of Narborough Road scumbags. 
 

Thank you Rusell. That’s how I feel today. But we’ve been shit for ages haven’t we? Who gives a ****

[Muzzy_no7]

McCarthy (there’s no one else) 

 

Woyo

Souttar

Kangasniemi

Mcfarlane

 

Braybrooke

Lundstram

Page

 

Howell

Riis

Alves

 

Ravioli, Aluko, O’Hora, Smallbone, Doyle, Watson, Bristric

 

BDCR and LT In particular should not be playing another minute for this club.

[DennisNedry]

14 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

An Actual Hologram

 

Aluko  –  Souttar  –  Kangasniemi –  A Dead Dog

 

Lundstram  –  Page

 

Howell  –  Braybrooke  –  Alves

 

Riis

Aluko?

 

Couldn't find a second dead dog to play right back??

[Nolucklcfc]

Club have opened up M1 thinking they’ll sell extra seats. 

[Foxdiamond]

We can chop and change the side but nearly all of them look crap at any one time. The management and coaching and lack of fitness is the common thread. Something more serious than individual players. 

[Grebfromgrebland]

Honestly Doncaster will be licking their lips right now.

[Fox92]

Could pick 11 fans to play. I genuinely don’t see anything in any of our players. The performances they put out week after week are getting worse, especially goalkeeper, defence and midfield.

 

People chop and change with their predicted line ups on here but these players are getting worse under this manager and his staff. 

[alanf0x]

Luke Thomas plays = we lose 

[Tomo260]

Doncaster's preparation is done. Use the blueprint all teams have done on RM for the past 3 years. 

 

Let us pass aimlessly sideways and backwards. When we finally enter the final third and don't threat the goal, take the ball, hoof it up, shoot and score.

 

Rinse and repeat.

 

I hope everyone is ready for Bromley to beat us too

[adejo92]

Wheres all the melts that called us out for being critical of RM?

 

Gone awful quiet.

[Twitcher]

2 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

McCarthy (there’s no one else) 

 

Woyo

Souttar

Kangasniemi

Mcfarlane

 

Braybrooke

Lundstram

Page

 

Howell

Riis

Alves

 

Ravioli, Aluko, O’Hora, Smallbone, Doyle, Watson, Bristric

 

BDCR and LT In particular should not be playing another minute for this club.

That's the line-up. So why not yesterday?

[Gamble92]

1 hour ago, alanf0x said:

Luke Thomas plays = we lose 

Feel like everyone in Syston either went school with him or seen him having a pint of Stella with a fry up on match day

[BKLFox]

If still here for saturday he needs to revert to a back 3 with that 3 being CBs not makeshift using Aluka & Thomas & not going with the 4 & inverted FB into midfield.
We need stability at the back & quickly so Souttar, Kanga, O'Hora need to come in, settle & understand each other.

He had his best spell at Swansea playing a back 3/5 & he reverted to it with Southampton also when they started to leak goals which looked to derail the promotion season, so he does use it, even he must see something has to change.

[RoboFox]

I'm gonna say it: I want Donny to do us over and help put us out of our ****ing misery. 

 

Short-term pain for the long-term good of the club. 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by RoboFox

[murphy]

On 10/10/2026 at 19:29, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

An Actual Hologram

 

Aluko  –  Souttar  –  Kangasniemi –  A Dead Dog

 

Lundstram  –  Page

 

Howell  –  Braybrooke  –  Alves

 

Riis

Hologram 

[Happy Fox]

Grant McCann just needs to watch what Peterborough and numerous other teams have done, and it's an easy 3 points for them.

 

 

[cruzFOX]

Haven’t bothered watching any games anymore. It’s just too sad & painful

gonna switch my bbc sport notifications off too!

[Big Blue Maff]

6 hours ago, cruzFOX said:

Haven’t bothered watching any games anymore. It’s just too sad & painful

gonna switch my bbc sport notifications off too!

I agree mate , it hurts , that brighter day will come , sooner the better , HOWEVER  IT WILL COME . 

[StevieH]

Just feel the physicality of this division is too much for the youngsters. We get crucified down the sides with Thomas and Aluko totally rinsed on Saturday. Apart from Riis and the centre halves we are not a big side. Hoping Smallbone and Chaplin coming back will make a difference as we need more experience in our current situation.

[Chelmofox]

8 minutes ago, StevieH said:

Just feel the physicality of this division is too much for the youngsters. We get crucified down the sides with Thomas and Aluko totally rinsed on Saturday. Apart from Riis and the centre halves we are not a big side. Hoping Smallbone and Chaplin coming back will make a difference as we need more experience in our current situation.

The youngsters? Saturday was one of his most experienced sides with Okoli, Ohara, McCarthy, lundstrum, Cullen, Thomas, Bobby and Riis. It’s the experienced players that let us down time and time again. Chaplin has shown nothing so far and Smallbone is going to be as wank as all his mates have been so far.

Edited 6 hours ago by Chelmofox

[Chief Keef]

McCarthy 

 

O’Hora/Aluko

Souttar

Kangasniemi

 

Mcfarlane

Page 

Lundstrum

Joseph (If fit)/Aluko/Burns

 

Alves

Doyle

 

Riis