Dpl v Newport

A very touching epistle Nookie. A process of consolidation is in progress and to be where we are in this yet-unfinished state is very satisfying.

Nookie, thanks for a great write-up - about the game, and amusing non-PC notes from the past. What got me going was thoughts about a wild night in Askern!
I well remember Harry and Charlie, and in the warm-up sometimes Charlie would pick-up balls and appear to shake them as if looking for coconut milk. The wonderful non-PC days!
I also remember the Darlington 10-0, but I seem to remember little Alfie scored five of them (but at my age, sometimes memories go astray).
Having watched Saturday's highlights, I think we played some good football, and with more clinical finishing, could have run away with it (why Rowe took so long to shoot and got too narrow and hit the side netting I'll never know). We were lucky with the awful miss by Newport, and Marosi had a couple of good saves, but when you are not at your best and win with a clean sheet, it bodes well for the future.
I get upset when the highlights do not show such things as when Marquis got booked for diving, but how the ref did not give a penalty when Marquis had his legs hooked from under him from behind was a disgrace. C'est la vie!
Even though I've never been to the Keepmoat, and my last time at Belle Vue was when we were in the Conference, I also will always be RTID.

Lanza, Marco had a bit more than usual to do.
The incident that nookie mentionedio wasn't quite from a Newport breakaway.
Our back four had been playing it across the back line and Butler had a heavy touch and had the ball nicked from his toes.
Marosi rushed out to try to clear it but a newport player got there first and squared to parkin who only had to hit the target from about 20 yards but he sidefooted wide of an open goal.
I wouldn't blame Marosi for not getting there because he had no other option than to go for the ball.

Mickey, Alfie got four against Darlo that day.
Incredibly enough Alick failed to get a goal in that game.

Just a few points. Alfie Hale scored 4 against Darlington. Agree no blame on Marosi for the Newport chance in the first half. There were a couple of misunderstanding in defence which other teams in the league might have exploited. But overall pretty solid.
The Rovers 'diamond' formation didn't sparkle too brightly. But the diamond just behind the front 2 makes it a Double Diamond and it seems to work wonders. The left and right sides need a bit more polish to make it last forever. I was well impressed especially with the work rate put in by everybody with special mention for John Marquis. He definitely wasn't Tent a tive. we should make it out of this league this year

PS survived on my Saturday night out in Ackworth, Askern, and Norton. I'm thinking of getting a number 26 tattoo though to really fit in when I come back again.

I nearly said I thought Alfie got 5 that day, but perhaps my memory is fading, but I did not think Alick was playing. Did he and Alfie ever play in the same team?

Yes he played in the Darlington game up front with Alfie Hale and Yogi Broadbent

Thanks hound for the info hound.a keeper usually gets better as his confidence builds. full lanza turnout next Tuesday.
Comment 25 b

Doncaster Rovers team v Darlington, 25th January 1964.
Potter, Raine, Meadows, Windross, White, Ripley,Robinson, Booth, Hale, Jeffrey, Broadbent.
Result 10-0.
Scorers, Hale 4,Ripley 2, Booth 2, Broadbent and Windross.

Rovers to win 3-1 with marquis to score first and a crowd of 5378