The month of February held many surprises for Doncaster. The start of which was by losing 2-1 to relegation threatened Torquay in a humiliating defeat.

Penney then made a mistake which I am hoping will not cost us.

Due to the loan-singing of Andy Campbell, Simon Johnson returned to Leeds United. In my opinion, Johnson had played well in his time at Belle Vue. True, he wasn’t scoring many. 2 goals in 9 games was the figure if I remember correctly. But he was playing well and setting up his team-mates.

But Penney was after a goal scorer so he loaned Andy Campbell from Cardiff. Now most Rovers fans have a lot of respect for Penney. Who wouldn’t? This is the man who got us prmoted twice in a row and then this year, pushed for a 3^rd successive jump.

But I question his judgement of replacing a player who was playing well. Not only that, but replacing him with a player of Andy Campbell’s history!

He failed at Middlesbrough, he failed at Cardiff and now he’s failed with us. THE MAN IS A FAILURE, yet Penney still signs him. He got injured while he was with us so he only started ONE match before returning, leaving us with only 2 forwards.

The dreary, snowy month of February continued with us losing to Chesterfield. 2 on the trot now. Playoff hopes slowly fading.

On Valentines Day, Simon Marples found out he was out for the season, devastating him, the fans and the club. A serious hole was left in the defence. Then a failed bid for striker, Fagan, really got the players morale down. Things were not going well.

We finally picked up a result away at Peterborough, after a fine 2-0 win which left confidences high for the Barnsley match.

Then, a moment that will stick in the minds of every Doncaster fan for a few years to come. The hammering of Barnsley. The 4-0 thrashing we gave them. The humiliation they must have felt as they left Belle Vue, and we celebrated in the Rovers return afterwards. What a feeling…

We then got Guy on trial as Campbell left, an excellent prospect I think and will be one for the future.

A sraw with 7^th placed Swindon followed which although was a good result, I was a little disappointed we didn’t get all 3 points which we really deserved.

But we are still 9^th placed, just 4 points off a playoff spot…GAME ON!!!

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