Doncaster Rovers v Barrow, match thread

[behind the goals]

What could have been 3pts today plus another few with the home games and we would have been looking at a Friday night second leg at home, hopefully we still can

[McMark]

Pete Wild interview 22 mins 50 in; https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hmj ... are-mobile

[olbarrafancumbak]

He didn't ask and I suspect because he could tell Wild was hurting. It was a short interview, see my summary of it earlier in the thread.

A good journalist asks the difficult questions the fans want answers to.
PW should be hurting. Do him well to accept a bit responsibility at times too.

Shit happens and yes it hurts to loose but we have TWO games to cement our place, we will make it and if we don't, I will be first to show my arse in poundland window!

Nobody is taking this away from us so long as we all stick together..this season has been amazing and there is no taking that away so it's as much down to us now as it is the team!!

Listening today, the Donny lot made a day of it, loud and proud so we must do the same at HS.. we absolutely must!

[blue nige]

A good journalist asks the difficult questions the fans want answers to.
PW should be hurting. Do him well to accept a bit responsibility at times too.

Shit happens and yes it hurts to loose but we have TWO games to cement our place, we will make it and if we don't, I will be first to show my arse in poundland window!

Nobody is taking this away from us so long as we all stick together..this season has been amazing and there is no taking that away so it's as much down to us now as it is the team!!

Listening today, the Donny lot made a day of it, loud and proud so we must do the same at HS.. we absolutely must!

Different circumstances Doncaster on an a amazing run ( we know the feeling) on Tuesday the atmosphere will be tense and nerve-racking, the player's will feel it so will Bradford's just hope we don't go a goal down then hope the fan's don't turn on the player's!

[olbarrafancumbak]

Shit happens and yes it hurts to loose but we have TWO games to cement our place, we will make it and if we don't, I will be first to show my arse in poundland window!

Nobody is taking this away from us so long as we all stick together..this season has been amazing and there is no taking that away so it's as much down to us now as it is the team!!

Listening today, the Donny lot made a day of it, loud and proud so we must do the same at HS.. we absolutely must!

Different circumstances Doncaster on an a amazing run ( we know the feeling) on Tuesday the atmosphere will be tense and nerve-racking, the player's will feel it so will Bradford's just hope we don't go a goal down then hope the fan's don't turn on the player's!

That's key Nige.. they need to feel the energy now more than ever! Book Wednesday off work cos your all out on the [SwearFilter] Tuesday to loosen your vocals!!,

Seriously though, we need support and that's all they need and that is OUR job as supporters! Least I ask if our team now is that we make playoffs.. that for me is progress and an accomplishment!

So for once, we must take some responsibility, we must be more vocal on Tuesday than we ever have been!

Do we go down as "could have beens" or do we fight til the very end and say "this is ours" ? Know what I would prefer..

[xerxes]

Stop whinging everyone, for Christ's sake. Whatever happens in the next two games, we have still advanced since last season. After waiting 48 years to get back in the FL, you'd think we'd have learned not to expect instant gratification.

No disrespect but that’s the attitude that will keep us being happy with L2 football for the next 48. So because we had 48 years playing in non league football we should just be grateful! You cannot just pick and choose when these opportunities come along so you have to grasp them when you have the chance like we did when we came up. If we’d played that season out and got caught do you honestly think we’d be in the FL now because I’ll tell you now, we wouldn’t be! Yes it’s been a good season whatever happens but can we stop this ‘we’re lucky to just be in the league’ [SwearFilter]! We’ve been more than good enough all season to potentially get out of this league so just because it’s going tits up it’s suddenly no big deal if we throw the playoffs away!!

I take your point, but a lot of the complaining on here smacks of rattles being thrown out of prams. We are still improving. If the trajectory continues, then another, better opportunity will come along.

[Bingo]

The manager isn't a winner. Its a mind set thing. This manager says we are punching above our weight and if you say that you believe that.

[andyg]

Had a lot of time to think about the game driving over the Woddhead Pass. As Hadrian said to me the manager had it spot on with the team at half time and I would go further than that probably up to 75 mins that remained the same for me. For me sitting where we were the late goals came as a bit of a surprise but one things for certain the Holker St crowd need to show the same energy and intimidating environment as the Donny fans provided on Tuesday and maybe Saturday. We can be certain the away end will be full and very boisterous.

You may say we let them back in but I thought our subs performed poorly - not just the much maligned Warren who appears to be the focus of anger of many on here - even when he plays well they are always on his back. Lets face it our breaks when we had them where pretty awful in the last 15/20 mins that does not help a defence and midfield who were obviously coming under increasing pressure as the Dons went gung ho (wish we had done at home to Swindon recently). Acquah was really good even when he was being literally manhandled by their defence - he got very little protection from the ref.

For those getting a Wild - get real - but I suppose that's why you exist just to have a moan when something happens like this. The team selection was spot on but our subs didn't do the business today which was something I was concerned about as I thought the starting 11 was excellent today. did they need to be changed is all I would say about that.

Remember one win out of the last two will do it. In the end it is the players that have got to go out there and do it - they are hurting as we all are at present but we can get over the line.

[Bluebird_john]

Too nice. Too weak. Bottled it.
We will still make the play offs but unless he’s ripping in to them now and we learn then we will once again bottle the big occasion.

[Jonty]

I’ve just seen the goals. We missed George Ray in there today.

[andyg]

I’ve just seen the goals. We missed George Ray in there today.

So true

[Iain40]

We missed george ray massively today,but why was gotts substituted,and luca bothe were two of the best players today?

[Methuselah]

Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory today by silly mistakes.Having said that Barrow never do things the easy way.I am hoping they do finally turn up on Tuesday night, defeat Bradford emphatically and book their place in the play offs.I just hope Pete Wild looks at some of the some of the substitutions he made which altered the course of the game.On the bright side though,because of the pitch invasion during which Paul Farman was assaulted and the match stopped could result in a points deduction for Doncaster.I am hoping the Barrow management do make an official complaint as that kind of behaviour cannot be allowed to happen.Keep the faith.

[boyliegladbach]

Pathetic performance,
Just weak and crumble under a bit of pressure.

[behind the goals]

We missed george ray massively today,but why was gotts substituted,and luca bothe were two of the best players today?

Something Adam failed to ask it should have been the first question couldn't care less if Wild feels uncomfortable he should face difficult questions you can't have it both ways fans are livid tonight about those subs.