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Oh dear Thimothee!

By NorfolkIAN27/7 18:14Sun Jul 27 18:14:43 2025

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https://www.skysports.com/football/video/30998/13402364/doncaster-rovers-concede-shocking-own-goal-during-their-pre-season-friendly-against-blackpool

Edit: A bit unusual to play a PSF against a team in the same division?
Looking at Blackpool forum they don’t seem too impressed by how their team played yesterday. Apparently all their wingers out injured and so played wing-backs for width contrary to how they’d planned to set up this season.

Edited by NorfolkIAN at 20:07:59 on 27th July 2025

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By RockyBottom28/7 15:18Mon Jul 28 15:18:51 2025In response to Oh dear Thimothee!Top of thread

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I'd say it's very unusual! Only time I can think of it at a level below the the Premiership money spinning cup style friendlies is is where there is a memorial style friendly with a significant link between the two clubs.

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By Pete (PeteH)28/7 13:15Mon Jul 28 13:15:46 2025In response to Oh dear Thimothee!Top of thread

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A bit unusual to play a PSF against a team in the same division?

I don't think so. Am sure we've done so a fair few times in recent years. Better a competitive game against our peers than a) getting a pumping from a strong PL team or b) a waste of time against a PL team who bring the stiffs 'cos the players are all off touring Singapore.

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By Sev28/7 13:53Mon Jul 28 13:53:56 2025In response to Re: Oh dear Thimothee!Top of thread

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On the other hand, I remember we had a friendly against Norwich (I think it was them) scheduled and the we drew them in the EFL trophy or league cup and it got cancelled.

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By Chuds28/7 14:28Mon Jul 28 14:28:47 2025In response to Re: Oh dear Thimothee!Top of thread

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That has happened a few times in recent years, as it happened twice against Watford and once against Ipswich as well I seem to recall. Which is why I hoped we would draw Swansea away in the League Cup this year.

I don't recall us having played a side from our own division in a PSF, but we tend to play L2 and Championship sides often nowadays (QPR and Swansea, Barnet and MK this season for instance) whilst we are in L1, which are solid tests to prepare us for the real stuff.

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