Tooley's Take

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Phil Tooley takes a look at the game and its context   Doncaster Rovers 0 Chesterfield 3 League Two Game #8 That was a blast! Two teams that have both stood at the head of the bookies' list of EFL2 favourites this season (Gillingham favourites now, Donny second, Town third) going head to head, Chesterfield with Doncaster, and Doncaster with the referee. The home side didn't come out on top in either of their battles. Opening ten in our Rovers return (don't expect any Corrie puns, I don't watch it) saw Doncaster on the front foot, but unlike the trip to Port Vale, Chesterfield looked up for the fight and they repelled the early raids and from around the 20-minute mark, Paul Cook's side began to take charge and look the most likely team to score. With the three incoming changes Madden, Mandeville and Araujo all starting their first EFL games of the season, plus fist-pumper in chief Naylor back in the engine room, the Spireites began to purr with the fluid three attacking midfielders supporting and being supported by lone-striker Paddy, Cook's side began to look like a Paul Cook side. Solid pressing, great movement on and off the […]