Post by scriptman on Jun 16, 2008 19:13:32 GMT 1
Pre-season, and over the last few years, the expectations levels amongst the majority of Donny fans have been high. This coming season, no one really knows what to expect. I look at Scunny and remember how they tore teams apart in League One...but yet went on to struggle in the CCC. The same can be said about Southend and Luton before them. It’s the fear of the unknown….but then it would be, being that I wasn’t even born the last time Doncaster Rovers played in the second tier of English football. It would be great if we were able to emulate Bristol City, but at this stage last year they were buying million pound players. Nottm Forest have recently spent over £2½ million on Robert Earnshaw, so where does that leave little old Donny? The only activity we’ve seen thus far on the transfer front is Paul Green leaving us to join Derby County.
The last thing I want is for us to be involved in a relegation dog fight. It doesn’t take much for Donny fans to start calling for Sean O’Driscoll’s head….but then we are no worse that any other team I suppose.
I fervently hope we can go though next season without looking too closely over our shoulder. My heart says we can do just that, but my head tells me we’ll be closer to relegation than promotion. I’m finding it hard to offer any kind of prediction, one that I can enter with any degree of confidence. Donny were overwhelmed with accolades last season in the way we played nice football….I wonder if the same level of football can achieve similar level of success in the championship? Are the players we have good enough to step up to the next level? One thing for sure, we need the likes of James Coppinger to step up to the plate week, week out….and we need to be more clinical up front. Despite my concern though, I’m looking forward to the forthcoming season like never before.
The last thing I want is for us to be involved in a relegation dog fight. It doesn’t take much for Donny fans to start calling for Sean O’Driscoll’s head….but then we are no worse that any other team I suppose.
I fervently hope we can go though next season without looking too closely over our shoulder. My heart says we can do just that, but my head tells me we’ll be closer to relegation than promotion. I’m finding it hard to offer any kind of prediction, one that I can enter with any degree of confidence. Donny were overwhelmed with accolades last season in the way we played nice football….I wonder if the same level of football can achieve similar level of success in the championship? Are the players we have good enough to step up to the next level? One thing for sure, we need the likes of James Coppinger to step up to the plate week, week out….and we need to be more clinical up front. Despite my concern though, I’m looking forward to the forthcoming season like never before.