This weekend sees the first competitive South Yorkshire derby for 7 years. Just a reminder that Season tickets do not count for this cup game, tickets can be bought in advance from here: https://tickets.clubdoncaster.co.uk/en- ... s/donshome

This weekend sees the first competitive South Yorkshire derby for 7 years. Just a reminder that Season tickets do not count for this cup game, tickets can be bought in advance from here: https://tickets.clubdoncaster.co.uk/en- ... s/donshome

Squad

Boas
Briscoe
Burns
Ferres
Foster
Guzdek
Hall, Craig
Halliday
Hepi
Hey
Holdstock
Johnston
Knowles
Lovodua
Mafi
Matagi
Pauli
Robinson
Smeaton
Sutcliffe
Tali

Burns, Hepi and Mafi in for McConnell, Lyne and Keng

I imagine the team will be

Hall
Halliday/Guzdek
Hey
Tali
Brisco
Johnston
Robinson
Matagi
Lovodua
Mafi
Smeaton
Sutcliffe
Knowles

Burns
Hepi
Pauli
Holdstock

Lets the two coming back from injury come back off of bench. Only difference I can imagine is if Horne wants to get some minutes into Ferres legs but if he was going to do that i would have thought it would be last week.

Hope Lyne is ok since he is not in squad but this may help answer our centre conundrum of Hey vs Tali.

Looks about right to me, Adam. I'm sure Tom will play on the wing after last week's performance.

It's a big game in that it'll give us our first real chance to see how we fit into the Championship hierarchy.

I’m never sure whether we’ll do 3 props and hooker in the bench; or 2 props, back and hooker

My guess was

Guzdek
Halliday
Hall
Hey
Briscoe
Johnston
Robinson
Matagi
Burns
Knowles
Smeaton
Sutcliffe
Lovodua

Pauli
Holdstock
Boas
Tali

I did think that was more likely at first but then remembered Sheffield were Josh's former club and sometimes ex players have blinders against their former clubs so wasn't sure if that would swing it.

Anybody know whether the Car Park passes we bought are valid for tomorrow's game? The club said they could be used at the Hull friendly, although ironically I had to pay then as I hadn't collected it earlier.

What an absolute cock up announcing the change to a cashless car park at such short notice. I don't have a smart phone so if the Car Park passes aren't valid I'm going to be in a proper mess.

Just been on the Parking Space App to book a space for tomorrow and guess what, it' not working. What a load of rubbish. Typical Dons. States can't book this space. Try different time or different space.

Looks like they've rushed this through without much thought. Seems as though we're being used as guinea pigs tomorrow so they can iron out the flaws. It is beyond belief that they could think notifying us less than 24 before a match is remotely acceptable.

I can't get any sense out of the PC version of Parking Space.

I wonder how the car park passes fit in with this set up? The two don't seem compatible. I wonder why the club never thought to mention this in their communication?

Poor show, I'm afraid.

DM, Rovers put this out prior to their home game against Newport County on 13/01/24. I thought the Club Doncaster umbrella would have covered this. Like Tatty, I have just tried to use the online site and its bloody awful,and didn't recognise the Eco Power stadium on the search box. I suggest you ring the Box Office and see if they can assist https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/new ... ing-trial/

DM, Rovers put this out prior to their home game against Newport County on 13/01/24. I thought the Club Doncaster umbrella would have covered this. Like Tatty, I have just tried to use the online site and its bloody awful,and didn't recognise the Eco Power stadium on the search box. I suggest you ring the Box Office and see if they can assist https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/new ... ing-trial/

Call the ticket office on 01302 762576 after 12. I can't imagine this is going to run smoothly! It is working for me, I have added some filters to this one so should take you to the Keepmoat and give parking between 1pm and 7pm for £5. As far as I am aware passes are valid but I will try ad find out. https://www.yourparkingspace.co.uk/sear ... z9mMZKh5iA

Call the ticket office on 01302 762576 after 12. I can't imagine this is going to run smoothly! It is working for me, I have added some filters to this one so should take you to the Keepmoat and give parking between 1pm and 7pm for £5. As far as I am aware passes are valid but I will try ad find out. https://www.yourparkingspace.co.uk/sear ... z9mMZKh5iA

That does need ironing out Jemmo. Gives car park 3 which might as well be in Hyde Park and car park 1 which is for Stadium staff I understand and is strictly taboo to park in there. Not a pop at you (as if) but it wont affect the people running both arms of Club Doncaster why should the give a monkeys. I can see some private car park fines being dished out as a result of this.

I agree, it's been done very badly. I very rarely use the car park but trying to help people out. Not sure why Car Park 2 (which is the main one people use) isn't even listed.

Someone has posted on Facebook that passes can be used

Thanks for everyone's help. My Car Park pass is for Car Park Two. I didn't have to give my car reg when I bought the pass so I've no idea how the car park company could differentiate between me and others. I presume when payments are made through the app you have to enter your reg number for camera recognition purposes?

Until this year, I've always parked near Lakeside and walked round but I thought that with bigger attendances I'd get a car park pass to take the stress out of the situation. It had crossed my mind that Car Park Two might be full a short while prior to kick-off on busy days so I had wondered whether they'd got designated spaces for pass holders. As a pass holder, in theory, I should be able to turn up five minutes before kick-off and get a place. I have full confidence (not) in Club Doncaster to have their finger on the pulse here!

Just seen your post on here Jemmo about a post on Facebook saying passes are valid. Thanks for that. I gather those who are buying by the phone app aren't going in Car Park Two? Maybe, just maybe, there may be a human on this gate checking passes?

As previously said, this could be a right circus with half the fans not in the ground by kick-off. I'm still not sure whether to take the safe option and park round Lakeside and keep clear of this fiasco.

Once upon a time, sellers would try to make life easier for buyers. Nowadays, the buyer has to conform to the wishes of the seller whether they like it or not. I feel as though society is bullying me into buying a Smartphone that I do not need other than to pay the likes of car park charges on a bloody app!

Be interesting to see what everyone thinks regarding the handicap for the game, I'd have us as slight favourites perhaps-4pts

I think the bookies would probably give us 10 or 12 points start. Sheffield are proven at Championship level. We've not proven anything yet. They'd be cautious and side with Sheffield.

Here are my thoughts:

1) If we win, we should feel quite confident we'll be at least good enough to stay up.

2) If we win by 16 or more, that's probably top 8 form.

3) If we lose by 12 to 20, welcome to life in the Championship - nothing is going to be easy.

4) Lose by more than 20, and it'll be a serious reality check.

Okay, we shouldn't read too much into one game but these are the markers I've got in mind.

I'm hoping for a six point win for the Dons.

If i saw anything close to us getting 8 or 10 I'd sell both my kidneys and stagger to the bookies! Last season maybe 12 or 14 but the recruitment and the fact we're at home i really fancy us, man for man i wouldn't swap our team for theirs.

Yep, I'm very hopeful of a win. I'm not sure the bookies would be convinced by our potential until we've won a few. What's your score prediction? Do you think it'll be tight or open?

I'll take a stab at 18-12 to the Dons.

Bet365 ...

Dons +8 10/11
Sheffield -8 10/11
Handicap Draw 16/1

A Dons win is 2/1

HT Dons 6 Sheffield 8

FT Dons 18 Sheffield 22

Couldn't make this one due to illness, how does everyone think we did?

I saw the line up and honestly was baffled. No Hall or Knowles and playing Ferres?

If we were getting minutes into peoples legs I could understand it but then surely we would have played Mafi and Burns?