The Doncaster Rovers Post
Market25 Feb 2036
Tommaso Mola has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Doncaster Rovers they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The dugout25 Feb 2036
Miguel Mota: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Doncaster Rovers have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom25 Feb 2036
Doncaster Rovers to lose Tommaso Mola for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Tommaso Mola has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad25 Feb 2036
Tommaso Mola in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Doncaster Rovers this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad25 Feb 2036
Joel Ndala falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match23 Feb 2036
A bad afternoon for Doncaster Rovers against Norwich City
1‑2 to Norwich City, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout25 Feb 2036
Interim Coach faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Interim Coach after 1‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Squad25 Feb 2036
Robert White stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Robert White and Doncaster Rovers agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout25 Feb 2036
Doncaster Rovers keep their word to Nick de Groot
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
In brief
- The dugout Gnadou Gohi gets it from the manager
- Squad A first team debut at 18 for Paul Wright
- Market Talks stall between Doncaster Rovers and Nick de Groot