'It's difficult to play on' - Bolton boss critical of Doncaster Rovers' pitch after draw
Doncaster Rovers and Bolton Wanderers played out a 1-1 draw on New Year's Day.
Glenn Middleton opened the scoring for the hosts only for the Trotters' sub Kyle Dempsey to strike late on and ensure spoils were shared.
Rovers enjoyed the better chances but couldn't force a victory. Their run now stands at just one win in the last 17 in League One.
As for Bolton, they've won just one of their last four but continue to hold on to the final play-off spot.
"Not the best game of football you'll ever see, not one that we'll remember forever," concluded their boss Steven Schumacher after the draw in South Yorkshire.
"When I saw in the week their (Doncaster's) pitch, it's difficult to play on. When I saw this morning when our website put up a picture of it, I'm thinking, ‘You know what, maybe it's a game where we've just got to grind it out’.
“The third game in six days is obviously a challenge physically so we went a bit more direct, which obviously isn't pretty. In the end, for probably the first time in God knows how long, they've had more shots and more shots on target than us. We didn't have our best attacking play, but we haven't got beat which is in the end a positive.
"When they (Doncaster) get the goal early in the second half, then we've got to change."