Doncaster v Norwich City match thread

[Pete Raven 276]

Another game followed from the armchair for me.Join our man at the ground tonight herePredict the score hereTeam news when we have it.....

[Pete Raven 276]

Not sure if it''s been posted but Chris Martin wasn''t in court today and travelled to Doncaster for tonight''s game.

[Chris. 0]

You posted it Pete !!

[shefcanary 2,377]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]Not sure if it''s been posted but Chris Martin wasn''t in court today and travelled to Doncaster for tonight''s game.
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So, does this mean anyone can go and smack someone on th chops, get arrested, get sent to trial, then don''t have to turn up because one''s too busy at work, even if there is a plea of not guilty?   Does it mean it was just a techincal hearing and with the not guilty plea will now transfer to the High Court?  Or is the case being dropped.  ''As a rummon ole bor.  Doesn''t really seem to make sense to me, but glad Chrissy boy got away with it, and hope he''s on target agin tonite? 

[Road to Nowhere 0]

Hope we win but feeling pessimistic.

[I am a Banana 0]

2-2

[I am a Banana 0]

Doncaster    v    Norwich

Npower Championship

Venue: Keepmoat Stadium Date: Tuesday, 14 September Kick-off: 1945 BST

Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio

TEAM NEWS

Doncaster Rovers midfielder Byron Webster is still struggling with a foot injury and is likely to miss out again.

Forward James Hayter is sidelined with a hamstring complaint.

Norwich City boss Paul Lambert is waiting on the fitness of goalkeeper John Ruddy, who missed Saturday''s 2-1 win against Barnsley with a leg injury.

Full-back Steven Smith is yet to make his debut since suffering an ankle injury in pre-season and Zak Whitbread is still out with a calf problem.

MATCH PREVIEW

The fact that Norwich, who are seventh after their first five matches, are the lowest placed of the clubs promoted last season shows how well all three of them have adapted to the Championship.

The Canaries do not lack fighting spirit, as they have showed by bouncing back from an opening-night defeat and on Saturday when they came from behind to beat Barnsley 2-1 with goals in the final 19 minutes.

Doncaster Rovers pulled off their own comeback at Watford, where they rescued a deserved point courtesy of George Friend''s dramatic equaliser two minutes into injury time.

That 2-2 draw denied Watford a first home win of the season and left Doncaster with eight points from their first five games - a steady start for Sean O''Driscoll''s men, who will go above Norwich if they win.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Norwich have won six and Doncaster one of the previous eight matches between these clubs.

606: DEBATE

Have your say on this match

• The 1-1 draw at the Keepmoat Stadium in 2009 was the first time in 74 years that Norwich dropped points against Rovers.

Doncaster

• Doncaster have lost only one of their five league matches so far and are unbeaten at home.

• Victory would give the South Yorkshire club their best start to a league season in 15 years.

• They have secured eight points, scored eight goals and conceded eight this term.

• Midfielder Brian Stock is set to make his 250th career league start.

Norwich

• Victory would give Norwich 13 points after six games for the first time since accruing 14 in 2002/03.

• The East Anglian club, promoted as League One champions last season, have picked up 60 points since the start of 2010.

[shefcanary 2,377]

Sheff contingent now off to the match

COYY

[Coelho 0]

Ruddy, R.Martin, Barnett, Ward, Drury, Crofts, Smith, McNamee, Hoolahan, Martin, Holt.

[Lincs CR 0]

4231 based on the selection.

Martin on the left, McNamee on the right and Hoolahan central, very attacking lineup

[Captain Holt 518]

Got a lot of faith in that team. 2-0 Holt double.

[morty 0]

Wow.Lambert really has balls of steel.

[Canary_on_the Trent 0]

Seems a very open side, just hope we have enough ball winners in there to snuff out the Donny passing game.

[WeAreYellows49 0]

Good luck lads, never give up, never give in, give ''em'' hell [:D]

COYY

[city till i die 0]

decent start by chrissy martin

[WeAreYellows49 0]

Sounds like a bright start by the lads

[Rudolph Hucker 0]

I have to admit I never imagined Lambert would go with this line up. He has really built a squad with all kinds of options.

[SUPER YELLOW CANARY 0]

1-0Bollocks.

[Christov 3]

Keep the updates coming I''m following via my phones WiFi in me hotels bar!

[WeAreYellows49 0]

Oh bugger, come on City, get em

[ron obvious 1,495]

Oh dear. Never mind. Long way to go.

[bloodwagon 0]

ok 1-0 down, lots of time to get goals

[Lincs CR 0]

Come on lads, close that lad Copinger down!

[Lambert is King 0]

O dear

[John 0]

We''re going to have to create something special to get the better of Doncaster tonight. Not a side to be taken lightly.About time Holt and Hoolahan really performed this season.

[pennywise 0]

russell martins fault should have closed him down [:D]

[bloodwagon 0]

[quote user="Lambert is King"]O dear[/quote]Now you know we like going a goal down before we start to play !

[city till i die 0]

is wes and macca playing??????

[Largey 0]

Russell Martin bandwagon will be rolling out tonight if that is the case!

[Pyro Pete 1,886]

Oh well. At least we don''t have to make a sub to bring on McNamee to change the game.I hope Wes isn''t going to be marked out of yet another game tonight.