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Belfast Telegraph
6 days ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Former Northern Ireland star ‘couldn't be more proud' after his side humbled Middlesbrough in League Cup
The ex-Linfield midfielder, who made 11 changes, labelled his side's performance as 'top class', with goals from Ben Close, Damola Ajayi, Robbie Gotts and Tom Nixon seeing Rovers comfortably into the second round. 'There was energy, bite, togetherness and quality,' said the Northern Ireland international, who led Rovers to promotion to League One last season after arriving back at the club for his second spell in charge in May 2023. 'For 20 to 25 minutes in the first half I thought it was one of the best performances I've seen since I have been back at the club in terms of how we controlled the game. 'It's always good to test yourself against top Championship managers and coaches and from my team, I couldn't be more proud. 'I said to them in there, we don't have a second team, we have a full squad of 23, 24 first-team players – and we showed that.' The defeat is a first at Middlesbrough for head coach Rob Edwards, who described the heavy setback as 'painful'. He said: 'I've spoken to the lads, they know exactly how I feel. The first thing I want to start with is acknowledging our supporters, how they were with us tonight. We didn't hold our end of the bargain up. 'Doncaster have come here and played extremely well but made loads of changes, a whole team of changes and deservedly won the game. That's not acceptable.'
BBC News
24-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Doncaster sign Tottenham forward Ajayi
Doncaster Rovers have signed Tottenham Hotspur forward Damola Ajayi in a season-long loan 19-year-old scored on his competitive debut for Spurs against Elfsborg in the Europa League last season."This is a top club that has just had a great season and I'm ready to kick on," he told the club website., external"I feel like I can see what Rovers are trying to build and I feel like they're heading in the right direction.
