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Published Date:
27 March 2008
TWO more wins should be enough to guarantee a promotion play-off place for Doncaster - and Sean O'Driscoll intends to get them in the next two games.
The fact that Rovers will have to overcome the two biggest names in League One to clinch a top six place in a hurry makes no difference to the Doncaster boss.
Rovers entertain former European Cup winners Nottingham Forest tomorrow night and Leeds United visit the Keepmoat for a rearranged sell out clash next Tuesday evening.
O'Driscoll said: "It's not often you get to play back-to-back home games like that and it's great for the fans and the players.
"We are looking forward to both matches and I'm sure the supporters are as well.
"We've gone three games without a victory after having a terrific run and it's important that we get back to winning ways.
"But I just hope we can put in a performance on both occasions so the fans and the players can enjoy themselves."
Despite successive away defeats and a 1-1 home draw against Oldham on Easter Monday the Doncaster boss is showing no sign of the pressure and is totally confident his players are up to the task ahead.
He said: "You'd be concerned if we weren't playing well or looked jittery but I don't think that's the case at all.
"We deserved to beat Oldham but we hit the post, had efforts cleared off the line and had a definite penalty turned down.
"Sometimes these things happen and it's how you react that's important.
"We could have lost our rag but I thought we handled ourselves really well and kept going to the finish.
"All we can do is keep trying to win games.
"I've no idea how many points will be needed to finish in the top two or the play-offs - other people like to speculate on that.
"All we can do is concentrate on performing to the best of our ability and go out to try and win every game.
"If we do that the results will take care of themselves and I have no doubt that if we are on song we can take six points from the next two matches."
Rovers have injury doubts about James O'Connor (sore groin), Mark McCammon (knee) and Paul Green (hamstring tendon) and all three face fitness tests today.
O'Driscoll is also hoping that Brian Stock, Steve Roberts and Stuart Elliott return from international duty with Wales and Northern Ireland fully fit and raring to go on Friday.
Injuries could determine whether Rovers dip into the loan transfer market on deadline day today but the likelihood is that they will stick with what they have got unless the right player becomes available.
The full article contains 460 words and appears in Doncaster Free Press newspaper.
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Last Updated:
27 March 2008 9:45 AM
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Source:
Doncaster Free Press
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Location:
Doncaster