WHAT has happened at Doncaster since I left is just a fairytale. When I was there we got relegated to the old Fourth Division and then - not long after - Rovers went down into the Conference.

It's hard to believe when a team falls out of the League that within ten years they could be just one step away from the Premier League - it's just fantasy.

Rovers were my first professional club and it's one of the first results I look out for.

I don't see them much live but I have watched them a few times on television and they have always impressed me.

The type of football they play is pleasing on the eye and it's nice to see - you can tell the players enjoy playing that way.

I definitely think that this style is the key to success in the Championship and the type of football we used to play under Jean Tigana at Fulham was very similar - it was a passing game.

Clearly it's much easier to play with the ball than without the ball and the way Doncaster knock it about is quality.

I've been a few times to QPR recently and they're also one of the first results I look out for.

Last season was disappointing but this time there are massive, massive expectations because of the new owners and the money they have got.

Iain Dowie has got a good record in this division but the one thing against them is the pressure, especially at home, and how they handle it.

If QPR don't start well and Doncaster manage to keep the ball and frustrate the home fans then that is the way forward for Rovers.

QPR have signed some exciting young players from abroad but it's a different ball game over here.

It's how these players adapt and bed in.

Whether the QPR fans will give them time remains to be seen - it's all good when things are going well but when things are difficult they can turn quickly.

It would great for me to see both sides do well and I think it will be a really good game on Saturday.

Although Dowie likes his teams to play football QPR can go direct but, when playing against a side like Doncaster, you've got to play football as well.

If you try and go long you wouldn't see the ball for ten minutes because Doncaster can just keep it for fun.

Prediction: I'm not going to sit on the fence - QPR 1 Doncaster 2.
Free Press Prediction: Rovers make a point - QPR 2 Doncaster 2.