The four summer signings that are starting to unleash their potential at Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers secured their first victory of the season at the weekend and suddenly fans have more reasons to feel optimistic about the team.

While nobody is going to be dancing on the ceiling after one win in seven league matches it does very much feel like something that could be a turning point - and three points that very much felt like a fortnight in the making.

Rovers appear to have turned a bit of a corner from their poor performance against Plymouth - producing a dominant display in a hugely frustrating 1-0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon - when on another night they could have had two or three - before finally getting that much-needed win at Peterborough,courtesy of goals from Alfie May and Isaac Hutchinson.

May, who had barely slept the night before after his partner gave birth to their fourth child, produced arguably his best display since returning to DN4.

He was in the right place at the right time to open the scoring in typical May fashion after just 15th minute. He showed a willingness throughout the game to make things difficult for the opposition by closing them down and leading the press.

“He was running on adrenaline there already for 50, 60 minutes, so I'm pleased he's scored and he can celebrate with his little boy later,” said Grant McCann.

May’s goal came from a fine bit of wide play from Leon Ayinde, with the winger running Harley Mills ragged with his pace during the first-half, particularly in the build-up to the first goal.

Ayinde didn’t hit the ground running on his debut against Stockport County after being subbed off at half-time in the League Cup. He also failed to make an impression in the five substitute appearances that followed.

However, since scoring against Huddersfield Town in the EFL Trophy, he’s been able to keep his place in the starting lineup and is showing that he’s not just extremely quick but also able to create in the final third.

Speaking of creativity, and it's worth also touching on Jordan Thomas - a player, who like Ayinde impressed in the EFL Trophy against Huddersfield without making the same sort of impact in the league.

That, however, changed against Peterborough when he produced a fine turn to cruise past David Okagbue with ease before finding Isaac Hutchinson with a perfectly weighted assist.

It’s a combination that Cheltenham Town fans would have become accustomed to last season in League Two - and something that Rovers fans will now hope they can see more of this term.

“JT knows me and knows I’ll be in there, so it was a good-quality ball and it allowed me to finish it,” Hutchinson said.

Hutchinson’s goal now takes his tally to three across all competitions this season.

The big summer signing from Cheltenham was taken off at half-time in both of his first two appearances for the club, but is gradually showing more and more signs of what he can offer particularly in front of goal

“I feel like I’ve found my feet, for want of a better word,” he said. “I’ve found my fitness has got better with that every week and every day, really. I’ve had a lot of help from the staff and I feel like I’ve been getting better as it’s gone on. I’m hoping to keep doing that.”