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If people expected sentiment they were sorely disappointed.
He might have spent six years in charge of Oxford but, as journalists discovered during yesterday’s pre-match media briefing, Chris Wilder does not do trips down memory lane.
“I’ve been at many teams in my career,” the Sheffeld United manager said. “I’ve had decent periods at all of them.
“So this is just another game. Another chance to try and win three points for my club which, as everybody knows, this has always been.”
Despite collecting only one since being appointed earlier this summer, Wilder was in determined rather than downbeat mood when he previewed tomorrow’s fixture at Bramall Lane. Yes, he acknowledged, United have not made the start he was hoping for. But no, the situation is not irretrievable yet.
“We have to look at all areas and see what we can do,” Wilder said. “It’s frustrating because we’ve not been smashed by anybody. I can’t think of a game where we’ve been totally ‘done.’ But, in a sense, that only makes it more annoying because, tee to green, I think we’ve been alright. It’s the individual errors which are killing us. That and failing to kill people off.”
Sheffield United is in no mood to get sentimental about tomorrow's game
Wilder’s attempts to turbo-charge an attack which, on paper at least, appears one of the best in the division were dealt a blow when Marc McNulty tweaked a hamstring during training this week. With concerns about Leon Clarke’s fitness and the form of Billy Sharp, the Scot was being considered for a starting role against Michael Appleton’s side.
“Marc will miss out,” Wilder confirmed. “He’s likely to be out for a couple of weeks. Leon was a doubt for Millwall last weekend but he said he was okay to take part and we thought it was right he led the line. He should train before this one and we’re monitoring him.”
“Marc is in my mind,” Wilder added. “He wouldn’t be here if he wasn’t. As I said during pre-season, we’ve got some good forwards here. Admittedly, they need to do better individually and as a unit. But they are good players. The forwards, when we get into the right positions, need to finish teams off because that puts a completely different slant on things. The players who haven’t been playing should be ready to say ‘this is my opportunity’ because, the reality is, we haven’t scored enough goals.”
Unfortunately, as Jack O’Connell’s last minute handball proved six days ago, United are not so penurious about gifting them to opposition teams. The visitors were on course to claim a deserved draw at The Den until the defender inexplicably punched Shane Ferguson’s cross. It was a ‘Phil Jagielka’ moment from the young centre-half.
“I’ve got to look at everything,” Wilder said. “Are the players we’ve brought in good enough to stay in the team? Are the players already here good enough to be in the team? Is the formation right? Are the combinations right? But, yes, we’ve got to stop killing ourselves with individual errors. Some of them, like the other day, you just can’t explain. What was going through his head? Jack probably didn’t know, at the exact moment, either. But I’m not going to kill careers here because the errors are uncharacteristic. We do, though, have to cut those errors out.”
“You saw what happened here with Jags (against Wigan Athletic) on the final day of the Premier League season a few years ago,” Wilder added. “It showed that players can play for England, be at the absolutely top of their profession and still be capable of doing things that make you think ‘wow, what was that.’ It was a poor decision in line with other poor decisions that have been made.”
Wilder, who won the Conference play-off final with Oxford in 2010, insisted he would not shy away from taking “big decisions” as United look to improve their results.
“We’ve made one already,” Wilder, highlighting the arrival of goalkeeper Simon Moore from Cardiff City, said. “People know that we won’t shy away from that. Equally, we won’t make knee jerk ones. We’ve taken the game to good teams like Bolton Wanderers and Millwall so we are doing something right. I don’t believe we’ve had the rub on occasions either. But I’m not going to deflect attention away from the fact that one point from four (matches) and the number of goals we’ve scored isn’t good enough. Not for me, the players, the supporters or this football club. Nobody is untouchable with the start we’ve made.”
Oxford won promotion after finishing as runner-up in League Two last term. Wilder, who lifted the title with Northampton Town before joining United, said: “The only thing I’m looking at is the game from my point of view and our point of view. Nothing else at all. We want to give our fans something to hang onto because they’ve not had much recently in terms of points and results.”

Sheffield United: Chris Wilder refuses to get sentimental about Oxford United


If people expected sentiment they were sorely disappointed.


Sir Sean Connery turned 86 yesterday ... so here's 23 facts you might not know about the actor with clipped top ten performances thrown in for good meashhhure.
1. Despite being known as Sean, the actor’s first name is Thomas, and he was referred to as Tommy in his youth.
2. His first job was as a milkman with the St Cuthbert’s Co-Operative Society in Edinburgh.
3. Sir Sean worked as a coffin polisher before going into acting.
4. He reportedly placed third in the Mr Universe contest in 1953 although there is some dispute over whether he finished third in the Junior class, or failed to place in the ‘Tall Man’ classification.
5. He turned out for Edinburgh junior side Bonnyrigg Rose in his youth.
6. He has a tattoo reading ‘Scotland forever’ which he got at the age of 16 when he enrolled in the Royal Navy.
7. Connery attended dancing lessons for 11 years under the tutelage of Swedish dance Yat Malmgren.
8. He donated his $250,000 salary from his role as King Richard in 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves to charity.
9. His film production company, Fountainbridge Films, is named after the area of Edinburgh where he was born and grew up.
10. Following his discharge from the Merchant Navy due to stomach ulcers, he worked as a nude model for art students in Edinburgh
11. He received the Freedom of Edinburgh in 1991.
12. He turned down an offer to portray Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings series claiming he couldn’t understand the novels and wasn’t keen on filming in New Zealand for 18 months.
13. His favourite Bond film is From Russia with Love, as confirmed to ABC News in 2002.
14. Connery turned down the chance to play the role of the Architect in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. The role eventually went to Helmut Bakaitis.
15. Bond author Ian Fleming was initially against the idea of the ‘unrefined’ Scots actor portraying 007, and was said to favour Cary Grant. But he later changed his mind admitting Connery was ‘ideal’ for the role after seeing his performance in Dr No - and adapted future novels to give Bond a Scots background.
16. Sir Matt Busby is said to have offered Connery a contract at Manchester United in the early 1950s, but Connery turned it down, believing that there was more career longevity in acting than football.
17. He met fellow actor Michael Caine in 1954, during a party for the King’s Theatre production of South Pacific. The pair have remained friends ever since.
18. He was once stopped by a policeman for speeding. The cop’s name? Sergeant James Bond.
19. During his time as a milkman, he delivered milk to Fettes School in Edinburgh - the same school attended by James Bond in Fleming’s novels, following his expulsion from Eton.
20. Connery was considered for a cameo in 2012 Bond movie ‘Skyfall’, but director Sam Mendes and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli felt it would be ‘too distracting’ for the audience. Albert Finney was selected instead.
21. Steven Seagal once broke Connery’s wrist in a martial arts lesson during filming for Never Say Never Again.
22. Connery was asked to portray King Edward I in Braveheart, but was too busy working on Just Cause. Patrick McGoohan took the role instead.
23. His 93rd and last film was 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentleman - although he officially retired in 2006.

The name's Connery, Sean Connery: Birthday celebration fun facts about iconic 007


Sir Sean Connery turned 86 yesterday ... so here


Let's mark American actor Gene Wilder 's sad demise at the age of 83 with a glance at his greatest on-screen moments.
Famous for his collaborations with actor/comedian Richard Pryor and director Mel Brooks, Wilder was perhaps best known for his performance as the titular character in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
Before that he had starred in Brooks’ Broadway spoof The Producers, for which he was Oscar nominated, and went on to become one of the biggest comedy actors of the '70s and 80s.
He worked again with Brooks on the likes of Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein - earning another Oscar nod - and teamed up to huge success with Pryor for Silver Streak, Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil.
As tributes from co-stars, celebrity fans and ordinary cinema-goers poured in from around the world, pop culture blog i09 put together this compilation of some of Wilder’s greatest on-screen moments.

Late great Gene Wilder’s five highlights


Portrait of Britain art exhibition, focusing on public face on an unprecedented scale, is scheduled to arrive tomorrow at Sheffield rail station.
This week sees installation of the UK-wide exhibition that puts the citizens centre stage, taking over digital screens in shopping malls and high streets as well as track-side platforms.
Martinex Family of Belize / Scotland
Underlining the "enduring power of the portrait," the British Journal of Photography event in partnership with JCDecaux showcases 100 images "confronting the public with a reflection of themselves as they go about their daily business".
To coincide and celebrate recent World Photo Day http://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/out-and-about/world-photo-day-snap-happy-call-for-all-your-inspired-images-1-8078497 share all your family and friends portriats by emailing star.readerpics@jpress.co.uk address.
Envisaged as an exhibition "by the people, of the people, for the people," it was initiated as an open call for photographs celebrating the country’s unique heritage and diversity.
Selected from almost 4,000 entries, the winning shots capture young and old, reflecting not just the multi-formity of British people, but also myriad of styles and approaches to contemporary photographic portraiture.
Grime artist Stormzy
“Public art works well when it engages with its surroundings and local population,” said Simon Bainbridge, editorial director of the British Journal of Photography. “That’s what we wanted to do with Portrait of Britain.
"We wanted to show diversity in terms of who is being photographed, but we also wanted to see different ways of photographing. These are pictures that we all take in everyday life, but raised to a higher level by selecting, editing and presenting them in such a wide-ranging public exhibition.”
JCDecaux creative director Russell Gower added: “We are delighted to be working with the British Journal of Photography to bring this powerful exhibition to a national audience, celebrating the power of the photographic portrait across our portrait network. The project will turn our digital channel into a national portrait gallery throughout September, reaching people when they are out and about, commuting, shopping and socialising.”
Most subjects are everyday people, given noble status on the screens usually reserved for models and celebrities. However, there are some familiar names among the images such as Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussein, Faithless singer Maxi Jazz, Grime artist Stormzy, and photographer Don McCullin.
Images represent varying styles of photography - some formally posed, others randomly captured, many showing humanity at play. ‘Home’ is a common theme running throughout many, as are stories of migration and integration, picking up the mood of our post-Brexit times.
Winning images from this ground-breaking September 1 to 30 exhibition can be seen at portraitofbritain.uk with many available to buy as art prints from gallery.portraitofbritain.uk site.

First class photo show set for Sheffield station


Portrait of Britain art exhibition, focusing on public face on an unprecedented scale, is scheduled to arrive tomorrow at Sheffield rail station.


A host of TV comedians will host a rally in support of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Doncaster next month.
Stars of Extras and Red Dwarf are among those who will be performing at the event at Cast next month in support of Mr Corbyn who is facing a leadership challenge from Owen Smith.
The Keep Corbyn rally will he headlined by stand-up star and former Perrier award winner Jeremy Hardy, a regular panellist on QI and Mock The Week and he will be joined onstage by Francesca Martinez (Live At The Apollo, Extras) and deadpan comic Norman Lovett who starred as Holly in Red Dwarf.
Other performers will include Phoenix Nights and Coronation Street actress Barbara Nice, punk poet Atilla The Stockbroker and singer-songwriter and political activist Joe Solo.
The bill for the September 20 show will be completed by comedian Jack Carroll, a former runner-up on Britain's Got Talent, poet Matt Abbott and Ian Saville, the Magic Circle's only Marxist magician.
Guest speakers will include Manuel Cortes, general secretary of TSSA and Dave Ward, general secretary of the CWU.
A show spokesman said: "Jeremy Corbyn needs us now, more than ever. He has shown incredible courage in the face of attack against his new brand of straightforward, honest politics.
"Come and show solidarity with him at this crucial time, as a top line up of performers and speakers join together to rally support."
The show takes place from 7.30pm at Cast and tickets are available from the venue.

TV star comedians line up for Jeremy Corbyn rally in Doncaster


A host of TV comedians will host a rally in support of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Doncaster next month.


This rather splendid-looking gentleman is A/Sgt Joseph Hawtin of the 1st Gordon Highlanders, who died during the First World War.
His nephew Victor Hawtin has sent in some details of his life and connections with Sheffield.
A letter that Joseph Hawtin wrote to the Sheffield Telegraph about a 1914 battle he fought in
Joseph, who was born in September 1888, joined the Gordon Highlanders aged just 14 and served in India.
Both he and his younger brother Henry were educated at the Duke of York’s Royal Military School near Dover, Kent as orphans.
Their father, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant J Hawtin of the Royal Army Pay Corps, died in 1896.
Victor writes: “Sometime during his time of reserve service, he was employed by Sheffield Corporation Tramways.
“Recalled to the colours in 1914, he saw action at Maedelstede Farm on December 14, a well-documented encounter early in the war.
“Joseph married a Sheffield lass in July 1915. She was Emily Pryor of Meersbrook.
“Unhappily, Joe disappeared on the Somme on July 18, 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the great Thiepval memorial.
“My father, Henry, born in 1890 and two years younger than Joe, was also a regular soldier, in the Royal Engineers.
“He must have visited Joe in Sheffield and met his friends as he married Gladys Pynor of Queen’s Road in 1921, a close friend of Emily.
“After he retired in 1947, having served continuously for 42 years, my parents settled in Greenhill Main Road and I finished my schooling at King Edward’s – my 12th school!”
The Commonwealth War Grave Commission records that Joseph died aged 29 and gives his wife’s address as in Croydon, now Greater London.
Joseph wrote a letter to the Sheffield Telegraph about the Maedelstede Farm battle, reproduced here.
Victor wrote this poem about his uncle.
Uncle Joe
Full five feet deep, does Joseph sleep,
His bones with shrapnel mixed?
His trusty rifle at his side
With rusty bayonet fixed.
He’s still out there, lost on the Somme,
Slain by bullet, shell or bomb.
His name’s among thousands, no one denies,
On a mighty monument, arched to the skies –
But who can say where his body lies?
He is but one of ‘Our Glorious Dead’
‘Known unto God’ as Kipling said.
He is also the uncle I never met -
Lest I forget, lest I forget.
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This rather splendid-looking gentleman is A/Sgt Joseph Hawtin of the 1st Gordon Highlanders, who died during the First World War.


Sheffield soldier's ultimate sacrifice at Somme


A pop-up prosecco bar is set to open in Doncaster this week ahead of the start of the historic St Leger Festival.
The bar, Prosecco Pit Stop, is opening to customers on 2 September outside Debenhams on the first floor.
The temporary addition to the shopping centre has been launched in the run up to the famous Ladbrokes St Leger Festival at Doncaster Racecourse, which takes place from September 7 to 10.
Following the festival, the bar will be relocating to a more permanent position within the shopping later this year.
Daniel Matters, commercialisation manager at Frenchgate Shopping Centre, said: “We’re really excited to be launching our pop-up prosecco bar at Frenchgate, which is a fantastic temporary addition to enhance our customers’ shopping experience.
“What better way to for people to relax during or after a busy day shopping with us than a lovely chilled glass of fizz!
“It’ll also be a great way to welcome race-goers to Doncaster for the upcoming St Ledger Festival, which is a huge event for the town.”
The bar will serve a range of proscecco, champagne, world beers and other beverages and is owned and operated by local publicans Shaun and Lucy Applegate of The Station Hotel in Blaxton. It will be open seven days a week.

Pop-up prosecco bar to open in Doncaster ahead of the St Leger festival


A pop-up prosecco bar is set to open in Doncaster this week ahead of the start of the historic St Leger Festival.


A man has been hospitalised after being freed from a car involved in a two-vehicle collision in South Yorkshire.
The collision occurred on the junction with Victoria Road and Barbers Avenue in Parkgate, Rotherham at around 8.50pm last night, and involved two vehicles.
A South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesman confirmed crews were sent out to free a man trapped in one of the vehicles.
The man was freed after over an hour, and was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg.
No-one else is thought to have been injured in the collision.

Man trapped in vehicle after South Yorkshire crash


A man has been hospitalised after being freed from a car involved in a two-vehicle collision in South Yorkshire.


Consistently ranking as Doncaster’s top coffee house and eatery on Trip Advisor, Moona Coffee House and Restaurant has teamed up with the Free Press again for a great reader offer at the launch of their new online coffee and tea store: shop.moonacoffee.com
Family business Moona, of 76/78 High Street, Bentley, offers a free coffee to go, worth £2.05, in exchange for the coupon in this week’s edition of the Doncaster Free Press. The offer runs until August 31.
Owner and barista Tahir Nazir roasts and grinds his own unique blend of coffee beans daily. This eatery would not be out of place in an exclusive city high street.
He said: “All our teas and exclusive coffee blends are available to buy online and the extensive restaurant menu includes breakfast goodies such as American pancakes with toppings, homemade scones, Swedish meatballs, beef with Stilton, Aberdeen Angus premium burgers, real fruit smoothies, Beef Adobo en Croute, milkshakes, toasted paninis and many more gems.” The menu is also online: moonacoffee.com/our-food/
With a five-star hygiene rating, Moona opens Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm and Saturday, 8.30am to 4pm.

Free and fresh ‘coffee to go’ at top Doncaster restaurant


Consistently ranking as Doncaster’s top coffee house and eatery on Trip Advisor, Moona Coffee House and Restaurant has teamed up with the Free Press again for a great reader offer at the launch of their new online coffee and tea store: shop.moonacoffee.com


The heavens opened and, amid the real-life bangs and flashes at Oakwell, there were storm metaphors everywhere.
Thunder on the face of Rotherham United chairman Tony Stewart as he watched his side capitulate in the face of a second-half onslaught from the rampant home team.
Danny Ward in possession for the Millers
Thunder in the tackling and defiance of Barnsley centre-half Marc Roberts, the bristling epitome of the Tykes’ derby-day intent and determination.
Lightning in the breaks of the men in red in a devastating 37-minute spell after the break during which the Millers could find no shelter as they were picked apart.
Alan Stubbs was forced back inside by the downpour for press duties after the final whistle, the rain hammering out a grim, forbidding beat on the roof of the players’ tunnel in keeping with the Millers manager’s dark mood as he responded to the insipid surrender.
“We have to look at ourselves, and it wasn’t good enough. It’s as simple as that,” he said.
Conor Hourihane battles for Barnsley against Rotherham
Second-half goals from Roberts on 54 minutes, Rotherham old boy Adam Hammill, 57, Tom Bradshaw, 86, and Ryan Kent, in time added on, brought a different response from Barnsley manager Paul Heckingbottom.
“I am delighted. The win is the most important thing,” he said. “We have turned a good start into a very good one.”
The first half had been an even contest, bringing few clear-cut chances and little hint of the carnage that would follow. Two goals in quick succession changed everything, leaving the rival bosses with contrasting agendas heading into the international break.
The transfer window closes on Wednesday night and Stubbs, with his side in the drop zone after the opening five matches, intends being a very busy man.
Izzy Brown on the run
Barnsley are third, with a perfect home league record, and have spirit and goals in them. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
MISSING MILLERS
In three away games, Rotherham have lost 3-0, 3-0 and 4-0. Goals not going in at one end and too many being conceded at the other.
Yet it was the midfield that was conspicuous by its absence on Saturday.
Former Millers target Tom Bradshaw celebrates at the end
Will Vaulks, after such an encouraging debut in the August 6 draw with Wolves, has yet to adjust to the pace of the Championship, Jake Forster-Caskey completes nearly all his passes but hasn’t hit a really telling one and Scott Allan, despite obvious skill and vision, has managed to look lightweight while at the same time needing to shed a couple of pounds.
Stewart, sat close to the press box, shook his head and turned away in dismay at one stage in the second half when the Celtic loanee gave the ball away too cheaply and showed little inclination to try to win it back.
Stubbs has threatened action. “I have said all along that there could be players in and players out, but on that evidence there may be more players out than I thought,” he said.
Eight of the 10 outfield starters were people the new boss has brought to the club since his June appointment.
Reds fans revelled in the occasion at a ground where they haven’t lost to Rotherham for 46 years, but the defeat, and particularly the manner of it, was hard to take for the 3,200-plus travelling Millers.
Stubbs ran the gauntlet at the end. The tunnel is right next to the away end, and abuse from some of the supporters who had stayed to the bitter end hit its target with far more venom than either of Rotherham’s two goalbound efforts, tame shots from Forster-Caskey and Jon Taylor.
REDS ON A ROLL
Barnsley were a full-on, free-flowing attacking force in the second period, and it poured salt into Rotherham wounds that two of the players who damaged them were new boys they had been keen to sign themselves.
Striker Bradshaw came off the bench to head his first Reds goal while Liverpool loan winger Kent capped a livewire performance with an emphatic strike to wrap up proceedings.
The figures who really stood out were Roberts, a physical presence in the Mick McCarthy mould - ‘You might get past me once but, by ’eck, you’ll know about for the rest of the game’ - and Josh Scowen who pulled most of the strings and mopped up every loose ball in midfield.
Debutant centre-half Angus MacDonald, in for Swansea-bound Alfie Mawson and playing his first game in the second tier, showed up well at the start, but was less assured later on. He’s not Roberts, but then not many in this division will be.
KILLER GOAL
The second goal - a deflected long-range Hammill shot, coming just three minutes after the opener - ended any Rotherham hopes of a comeback. In all three away games, the Millers have been breached again very quickly after going behind.
“When you go 1-0 down, with the players we have got with experience, then the most important thing is to make sure you don’t concede a second,” Stubbs said.
“They haven’t done that. We have had a chat about it at the end. It’s not about ranting and raving. It’s about all of the players and us taking collective responsibility. It’s what they need to do, it’s what we need to do.”
It’s early days in Stubbs’ reign and the manager talks of needing time to complete the squad rebuilding he was brought in to perform. There were signs here bleaker than the weather that it could take longer and require more transfer activity than he anticipated.
“Today is obviously very worrying,” he said.
Stewart’s frustration as the first three goals went in was evident to see, the owner imploring several times from his place among the directors for his team to show more.
As the fourth hit the net and Oakwell danced with delight, his reaction was unknown.
Like many away followers, 3-0 had been the signal for his departure and his seat was empty.
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Barnsley v Rotherham United: The Oakwell storm ... Reds 4 Millers 0


The heavens opened and, amid the real-life bangs and flashes at Oakwell, there were storm metaphors everywhere.


It’s the farcical comedy which leaves critics stony-faced. But now Mrs Brown’s Boys has been voted the best British sitcom of the 21st century, beating Ricky Gervais’s observational masterpiece, The Office.
Mrs Brown’s Boys, starring Brendan O’Carroll as the foul-mouthed Dublin widow, topped the Radio Times poll which asked readers to choose the funniest shows broadcast since 2000.
Described as “the worst comedy ever made” by one reviewer, the broad humour of O’Carroll’s creation, initially unveiled on a RTE Ireland radio series, has been labelled sexist and homophobic.
But the BBC1 show, which O’Carroll described as a reaction against the politically-correct “alternative comedy” revolution of the 80s, has become the most-watched programme on Christmas Day and even spawned a feature film.
The troupe of largely extended family members – O’Carroll’s wife Jennifer plays his fictional screen daughter – honed their characters through live stage performances, adding to the anarchic atmosphere of the television episodes, which often embrace mistakes.
O’Carroll said of the poll victory: “It vindicates the fans’ belief in the show. They have kept us on the air – it certainly wasn’t the reviewers.”
He added: “There is an audience out there that comedy forgot, that Are You Being Served? audience has been left behind. Us winning this award proves that.”
The show was rewarded with a Bafta in 2012 as critics began to accept its merits.
Radio Times readers voted from a shortlist of the 40 funniest shows broadcast since 2000, compiled by critics and experts from the British Film Institute.
When the 14,000 votes were counted, the unashamedly populist Mrs Brown’s Boys finished ahead of the understated charms of The Office, first broadcast in 2001 and widely regarded as the most influential comedy of the century.
Peter Kay has two entries in the top 20 with Car Share and his breakthrough Channel 4 sitcom Phoenix Nights
The poll suggested that the comedy audience has yet to fully embrace funny women. Miranda, the sitcom vehicle for the comedy actress Miranda Hart appears at number 8 ahead of Raised By Wolves, the loosely autobiographical Channel 4 family series written by Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline.
But the poll is dominated by male performers and writers. Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan has three entries with Count Arthur Strong, The IT Crowd and Black Books all featuring.
Armando Iannucci’s The Thick of It, The Inbetweeners and Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education are other sitcoms in the list which have been expanded into feature films.
James Corden’s hit BBC romantic comedy Gavin & Stacey, co-written with Ruth Jones, remains highly regarded and makes the top ten. ITV has a one entry with Benidorm.
Best British sitcom of the 21st century
Mrs Brown’s Boys
The Office
Peter Kay’s Car Share
Count Arthur Strong
The IT Crowd
The Thick of It
Gavin & Stacey
Miranda
Raised by Wolves
Outnumbered
Peep Show
Black Books
Green Wing
The Inbetweeners
Bad Education
Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights
Yonderland
Twenty Twelve/W1A
Benidorm
Detectorists

Mrs Brown’s Boys voted best British sitcom of the 21st century


It’s the farcical comedy which leaves critics stony-faced. But now Mrs Brown’s Boys has been voted the best British sitcom of the 21st century, beating Ricky Gervais’s observational masterpiece, The Office.


Darren Ferguson revealed he demanded more of his Doncaster Rovers side at half time after being disappointed with their early show against Mansfield Town.
Rovers were much improved after the break and scored goals through debutant Alfie Beestin and Riccardo Calder to get their Checkatrade Trophy campaign off to an ideal start with a 2-0 win.
Ferguson said he wanted his side to be a bit less nice at Field Mill but was happy with the response.
"I thought second half we were good," he said.
"First half we did ok. I didn't think we played with enough zest in our game. It was a bit too nice for me.
"We spoke about that at half time. I expected more out of them to be honest which is a compliment. I could easily have gone in and said they had done fine.
"They had one header at the end and one shot. We were solid enough, certainly.
"We just needed more going forward. Second half they did that. I felt they we really good."
READ MORE Match report: Mansfield Town 0 Doncaster Rovers 2
Ferguson named a particularly young team for the game with Reece Fielding and Liam Mandeville joining Beestin as teenage starters while Danny Amos, Will Longbottom and Joe Pugh came off the bench.
And the Rovers boss feels they justified him tipping them for successful careers.
He said: "For me, the future in terms of the players that played is bright.
"We've got a lot of young players but good ones.
"I said to them at the end they have to trust each other. They played a totally different system and it worked.
"It's not really about systems, it's about trusting each other.
"Once they got a bit more energy out wide and Matty Blair and Riccardo Calder started running their full backs a bit more, I thought we controlled the game.
"Two good goals. A debut goal for Alfie and Calder's first goal."
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Darren Ferguson revealed he demanded more of his Doncaster Rovers side at half time after being disappointed with their early show against Mansfield Town.


Doncaster Rovers: Darren Ferguson wanted more against Mansfield Town


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Yorkshire's latest Radio 1 stars The Sherlocks had a muddy great time at Leeds Festival - they drew a crowd of more than 6,000 fans then camped out with them.
The Sheffield indie four piece turned down a five star hotel and proved they are a real band of the people.
After packing out the Festival Republic stage they decided to pitched a tent in one of the muddy camp sites.
Frontan Kiaran Crook, aged 20, revealed: "We played our set then decided to camp through the night. We had an option to go into a five star hotel, with a jacuzzi and everything, but we decided to camp.
"We just love it."
He then joked: "We ended up camping next to the Red Hot Chili Peppers- I could hear Anthony snoring.
"But no, seriously, we love it. We love a bit of mud. We just thought, we might as well have the full festival experience."
Melvin Benn, Reading and Leeds Festival boss, said: "I didn't know The Sherlocks went and pitched up in the camp site. It doesn't surprise me. It's what my kids do. They want to be in the public camp site. Anybody who thinks the VIP area is the place to be, I can tell you it's a bit more boring."
Other Yorkshire bands who played at Leeds over the weekend included Sheffield's The Wired, Liberty Ship, Bang Bang Romeo, Leeds band Dusk, Fighting Caravans, York based Faux Pas and many more.
The Sherlocks, also featuring Kiaran's brother, drummer Brandon, 23, guitarist Josh Davidson, 22, and his brother and bassist Andy, 17, recently played the biggest music festival in the world, SXSW in Austin, Texas.
The Sherlocks played to over 6,000 people then camped out with fans in muddy fields at Leeds Festival.
They also played at Reading Festival at the weekend but said Leeds, their Yorkshire homecoming, was the highlight of their year.
Kiaran added: "Leeds Festival is really important to us. It's given us a chance to pick up new fans. We had a blast. The tent was packed. It exceeded what we thought it would be.We're going on tour next month, starting in Brighton and finishing in Stockton, with a sold out gig in Leeds.
"It would be nice to do the NME/Radio 1 stage next year, I think that's where we are heading."
Brandon added: "We are at home when playing Leeds festival. Now we need to get an album out while we've got momentum behind us."
The Sherlocks, who will record their debut album later this year, begin a 16-date UK headline tour later this week, including a sold out show at The Wardrobe in Leeds, on Tuesday, September 20.
The Sherlocks at Leeds Festival
For full dates and tickets visit thesherlocksmusic.co.uk
The Sherlocks on stage at Leeds Festival
Reading and Leeds Festival boss Melvin Benn
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A debut goal for summer signing Alfie Beestin helped Doncaster Rovers kick off their Checkatrade Trophy campaign with victory over Mansfield Town.
Riccardo Calder also found the net as a young Rovers side picked up a deserved win at Field Mill to top their group in the much criticised competition.
While the merits of the tournament will continue to be debated, there can be no doubt the game was a useful excerise for Darren Ferguson’s side.
Injuries have left Rovers down to the bare bones. This game was a welcome reminder of what Rovers still have in reserve of their heavily depleted squad.
Summer signing Beestin made an impressive debut alongside youth team graduate Reece Fielding who was precociously assured in starting at centre half.
The other four faces brought into the side were more familiar with Ross Etheridge, Harry Middleton, Riccardo Calder and Liam Mandeville handed starts as Darren Ferguson used all his changes permitted by competition rules.
Calder may be out of favour but provided a demonstration of what he is capable of. Constantly playing close to the touchline, he caused numerous problems with his pace and crossing.
His goal to make sure of the points late on was an added bonus for the Aston Villa loanee who certainly put pressure on the regular starters.
But the most pleasing aspects were the performances - particularly in the second half - of Mandeville and Beestin, operating as wide forwards in support of Andy Williams.
Both were brimming with energy, producing testing runs and crafted several chances for team mates.
Beestin in particular showed impressive footwork on his first introduction to Rovers supporters and looked every bit as talented, if somewhat raw, as Ferguson had hinted.
It may not have been the most thrilling game of football but the positives were plentiful as Rovers maintained their momentum.
The winning habit is something Rovers need this season if they are to achieve their ultimate goal of promotion. Whatever priority it given to a competition, stringing victories together is something that cannot be sniffed at.
The first half, in front of a larger than expected crowd at Field Mill, was an open if scrappy affair.
Rovers went close on eight minutes when Beestin embarked on a mazy run before cutting a sublime pass to Calder who smashed just wide on the angle.
CJ Hamilton produced a similar effort for Mansfield while lively forward Danny Rose drilled into the side netting with a first time effort.
Matty Blair struck the outside of the post with a deflected cross but Mansfield should have had the lead before the break when Rose sent a free header just wide.
Rovers upped their game in the second half and looked the more dangerous.
They should have been ahead on the hour when Mandeville sent in a brilliant low cross which Williams somehow failed to connect with just two yards out.
But they did break the deadlock on 72 minutes.
Middleton went for goal from distance but the shot was blocked, with the ball falling to Beestin who showed no hesitation in confidently smashing home from 25 yards into the bottom corner.
Teenage trio Will Longbottom, Danny Amos and Joe Pugh were all sent on in the late stages.
And with four minutes to go, Rovers wrapped up the win. Mandeville raced onto a Middleton pass, beat his man and squared for Calder to calmly tap in from five yards.
George Taft flashed a header wide in stoppage time but Rovers kept hold of their third clean sheet in four games.
And the positives were plentiful.
the teams
Mansfield: Shearer, Bennett, Pearce, Howkins (Collins 59), Taft, McGuire (Hurst 43), Hemmings, Chapman, Hamilton, Baxendale (Hoban 53), D Rose. Subs not used: Jensen, Benning, M Rose, Hakeem.
Rovers: Etheridge, Blair (Amos 71), Fielding, Wright, Evina, Houghton, Middleton, Calder, Beestin (Longbottom 87), Mandeville, Williams (Pugh 70). Subs not used: Marosi, Butler, Amos, Barker, James.
Referee: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire)
Attendance: 1,461 (337 away)
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A debut goal for summer signing Alfie Beestin helped Doncaster Rovers kick off their Checkatrade Trophy campaign with victory over Mansfield Town.


Match report: Mansfield Town 0 Doncaster Rovers 2


It is fair to say Doncaster Rovers and home comforts are two things that rarely appear in the same sentence.
In the last five seasons, Rovers have won just 32 per cent of their league games at the Keepmoat.
It is a figure that is even more damning when it is noted that one of those seasons finished with them at the top of the league.
Getting Rovers firing on home soil has been a task successive managers have been faced with and one that none have fully completed.
Current incumbent Darren Ferguson knows success at home will be key if he is to mastermind an immediate return to League One. After all, away grounds in the bottom tier are hardly the easiest places to go.
The issue Rovers have faced on a regular basis since they dropped out the Championship is opposing teams sitting back and inviting the hosts to attack.
It is something Ferguson is well aware he will have to deal with again this term.
It could indeed happen this weekend when Rovers host Yeovil Town.
The Rovers boss insists his players are well aware of what to expect this term and know how to combat it.
“I think we’ve had that experience now,” he told The Star.
“The key to that is we’ve got to play with a tempo and an energy at home.
“I think when you don’t it leads to frustration, the players getting frustrated and making the wrong decisions.
“We’ve spoken about that at length and I think in the Cambridge game we were far better.
“We just have to keep improving. That’s what I’m looking for and also taking positives out of the game.
“We’re giving ourselves a chance by keeping clean sheets.
“If we keep doing that, I think there’s goals in the team.”
Ferguson believes key to positive results for Rovers is not getting frustrated when they fail to turn dominance into goals – something which plagued them at times last season.
At Cheltenham Town last week, Rovers were in full control in the first half but did not score. An early goal in the second half was enough to calm nerves.
Ferguson said: “We don’t have to win the game in the first period but we can get control of it.
“Last weekend was similar to the Cambridge game. We had chances, we dominated the game in terms of being the team that looked like scoring the goal.
“I felt a bit of frustration in the last ten minutes of the half.
“We talked about it at half time. I told them to keep doing what they were doing and fortunately we got the goal early in the second half and went from there.”

Doncaster Rovers: ‘High tempo’ should lead to home comforts for Darren Ferguson’s men


It is fair to say Doncaster Rovers and home comforts are two things that rarely appear in the same sentence.


Classic examples of 'Dad Rock' - Born to Be Wild, Bohemian Rhapsody and Highway To Hell - dominate a top 40 chart of the UK's favourite songs for the open road.
Steppenwolf's rousing single Born to Be Wild - which was released in 1968 and coined the phrase 'heavy metal' - was the nation's number one choice.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, which stayed at the number one spot for nine weeks in 1975/76, was runner-up.
And the Beach Boys' surf tune I Get Around took the third spot in a poll of 2,000 UK adults by National Express.
The top 10 was completed by I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers, Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen, Highway to Hell by AC/DC, Take It Easy by the Eagles, Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd and I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper.
A spokeswoman for National Express, who commissioned the research to inspire people looking to explore Britain and beyond this summer, said: "There are few things more exhilarating than the open road and our poll shows it's the classic hits that get people fired up.
"It's interesting to see so many American rock greats, such as The Eagles and Bruce Springsteen, are continuing to provide the soundtrack to the Great British roads".
Top 40 Songs for the Road
1. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
3. I Get Around - Beach Boys
4. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
5. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
6. Highway To Hell - AC/DC
7. Take It Easy - Eagles
8. The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
9. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
10. I Drove All Night - Cyndi Lauper
11. Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
12. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
13. Hotel California - Eagles
14. Ace Of Spades - Motorhead
15. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
16. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
17. Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads
18. Paradise City - Guns 'n' Roses
19. On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
20. Drive My Car - The Beatles
21. America - Simon and Garfunkel
22. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
23. Roar - Katy Perry
24. The Passenger - Iggy Pop
25. Get Lucky - Daft Punk
26. Little Red Corvette - Prince
27. Radar Love - Golden Earring
28. Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna
29. Heart of Gold - Neil Young
30. Green Onions - Booker T. and the M.G.'s
31. Pompeii - Bastille
32. Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
33. R U Mine? - Arctic Monkeys
34. Stronger - Kanye West
35. Hundred Mile High City - Ocean Colour Scene
36. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
37. Midnight City - M83
38. Let Me Ride - Dr. Dre
39. Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
40. Low Rider - War


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Speed cameras operating in South Yorkshire this week


Mobile speed cameras are operating across South Yorkshire this week.


Planning permission for a rail engineering development has been refused after residents said it would “destroy” a Doncaster village.
Planning permission for the industrial development on land at Clay Lane West, Long Sandall was refused following a site visit by councillors.
Speaking at Doncaster Council’s Planning Committee meeting on Tuesday resident Michael Hurst said the site was not suitable for a development of this kind.
He added: “There is plenty of other land available for this kind of industrial development.
“If this goes ahead it will destroy the village of Long Sandall and cause irreparable damage.
“Long Sandall does not need further industrial development.”
The development had been planned for KRM Kingfisher Rail - a construction company operating predominantly in the rail sector.
But Mr Hurst told the meeting promises of employment opportunities as a result of the development came just weeks before the firm made staff redundant and closed the Doncaster depot.
Councillors concluded the development - planned just 65m away from four listed cottages - was unsuitable for that area and would be detrimental to the nearby properties.
The report discussed at the meeting said 13 formal objections were raised from nine households.
The main concerns included excessive noise pollution, the spoiling of the archaeological setting and fears over further development of the site.
Increased traffic in the area and harm to wildlife were also flagged up as major concerns.
The report stated: “Many of the objectors have raised concerns that they believe the land would be better utilised for residential uses. “
Members of the Planning Committee went against the recommendation to approve the plans and refused the development at Tuesday’s meeting at the Doncaster Council’s Civic Office.
KRM Kingfisher Rail were unavailable for comment.

Rail scheme plans refused in Doncaster village


Planning permission for a rail engineering development has been refused after residents said it would “destroy” a Doncaster village.


The first Scot to win Edinburgh Festival Fringe biggest comedy award for three decades, has vowed to keep performing in tiny venues to keep emotional power of his work.
Richard Gadd, whose material explores impact of suffering a sexual assault four years ago, is first home-grown act since Arnold Brown in 1987 to collect coveted Edinburgh Comedy Awards prize.
The Fife comic, who has built a cult following on the Fringe with his deeply intense and personal performances, is performing a free show in an underground cavern with just 40 seats every night.
But he fears his impact of his shows would be lost if he was appearing on stage before several hundred people.
Gadd, who latest show also explores mental health problems and masculinity, was close to tears as he collected his award at the Dovecot Gallery.
He said: “The darkness I was in, I cannot tell you how bad it felt. The worst thing my abuser did was take my confidence away from me. I feel that this goes some way to getting it back.”
A unique Scottish double win was celebrated at the awards - formerly sponsored by Perrier and now backed by Lastminute.com - when rising Glasgow star Scott Gibson was named best newcomer.
The former call centre worker’s debut Fringe show at the Gilded Balloon charts his recovering from a brain haemorrhage seven year ago and his decision to pursue a career as a stand-up.
Comic Bob Slayer’s project, Iraq Out & Loud, which saw the entire Chilcot Report read out aloud by more than 1000 performers and members of the public over 284 hours, won the “spirit of the Fringe” panel prize award.
Gadd, who wins £10,000 in prize money, vowed not turn his back on the “free Fringe” - which has produced two of the last three winners of the award - because of its anarchic, experimental and “anti-authoritarian” nature.
Gadd spends the majority of his latest one running on a treadmill, in front of an image of a man in a gorilla suit. His show - Monkey See Monkey Do represent the “very real monkey” he had on his back for years, linked to his abuse trauma.
Nica Burns, director of the awards, described Monkey See Monkey Monkey Do as a “highly-original, highly-experimental show, which combines hilarity and heart.”
Gadd’s show is one of the most sought-after on the Fringe, with audiences queuing outside the Banshee Labyrinth hours in advance to try to secure a seat and hundreds being turned away.
Gadd, from Wormit, said: “I want the message to be clear in my shows.If you’re in a room that’s too big and you’re just a dot on the stage then the message is going to be unclear.
“When you’re pressed up against 40 people in a room and you’re up in their face and they can see your facial expressions and your mannerisms and all the nuances then the comedy comes through more powerfully. Comedy isn’t supposed to be done in a big venue.
“It’s not about the numbers or the money for me. If it was I would go and get a better job that’s more stable. It’s more to do with the art.
“It’s never been the ego of filling a big room. It just doesn’t appeal to me. I like to know what I’m getting and I like to know what I’m giving and most of all I like knowing that the shows will land.”
The comic insisted he was reluctant to move into bigger venues because of the way the ‘free Fringe’ offered prioritised paying its performers.
He said: “I owe the free Fringe so much for how much it has helped me down the years. I would definitely come back to it. I’d maybe go to 80 seats at the most.
“The free Fringe has got anarchy at its heart. It is fundamentally experimental in its nature. It is anti-authoritarian. It places the artist first.
“You’ve got all these big venues which pop up around Edinburgh. They support artists where they can, but they have these massive over-heads and they take a big chunk of the ticket gate.
“The artist suffers. It’s not all about the money, but in the world’s biggest arts festival I feel the artist needs to be at the forefront and making money first and foremost before everyone else gets paid.
“The only way they can do that is if they do the free Fringe, which is philanthropic and puts the artist first. That is so important in among the PR machine that is the Fringe.”
Gadd, 26, said he was “shocked and surprised ” that he was the first nominee for the main award to emerge from the Scottish comedy scene for 23 years - when both Phil Kay and Parrot were shortlisted - and suggested it was down to the Fringe being too “London-centric.”
He added: “I think the industry is waking up to the talent that is in Scotland now.
“For a long time, Scottish comedy was seen as too parochial. Despite happening in Scotland, this festival is London-centric and is focused on and obsessed with London. Scotland has been over-looked as too parochial. These awards have probably tarred Scotland with the Scotland brush, for the want of a better phrase.”
In his acceptance speech Gibson, 32, admitted Scottish comics had had a difficult relationship with the Fringe in the past.
Gibson, the first Scot to be nominated best newcomer since Kevin Bridges in 2009, said: “We like to tell ourselves that we’re not part of it, strangely, but hopefully this will show that we can come up and tell our stories.
“The story of main show is about me having an aneurysm removed, those three weeks that I spent in hospital, getting better and starting doing comedy.
“I’ve always loved comedy and knew I wanted to do it for a long time, but I didn’t do it until I had the brain haemorrhage. It’s really what pushed me into doing stand-up.”

GOOD GADD! Fringe comedy award winner covers sex assault


The first Scot to win Edinburgh Festival Fringe biggest comedy award for three decades, has vowed to keep performing in tiny venues to keep emotional power of his work.


Boss Alan Stubbs plans to use the last few days of the transfer window to reinforce his squad and shed under-performing players as derby-day humiliation increased the urgency of his Rotherham United rebuilding.
The Millers are in the Championship bottom three as they head into the international break on the back of a 4-0 hammering at South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley on Saturday.
Alan Stubbs with Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom
Rotherham were destroyed in a 37-minute second-half blitz, leaving Stubbs to cast doubt on his players, including those he has brought to the club since his June appointment.
“We could have done better than we did. There is no substitute for hard work,” he said after the Oakwell rout.
The manager has said for several weeks he wants some players to head out to free up room for more arrivals and made it clear this weekend that some of Saturday’s squad aren’t safe.
The deadline for signings is 11pm on Wednesday, and Stubbs said on Saturday night: “We have got four days to bring people in. It has always been a big window. We have had a big turnaround and it doesn’t happen overnight.
“But if they are not prepared to work hard, then we will have players out and we will bring players in.
“The only positive is that I can bring players in before Wednesday. Nothing else.”

Rotherham United: Arrivals and exits as Stubbs responds to Millers’ derby despair


Boss Alan Stubbs plans to use the last few days of the transfer window to reinforce his squad and shed under-performing players as derby-day humiliation increased the urgency of his Rotherham United rebuilding.


Yiorkshire's latest Radio 1 stars The Sherlocks proved a big hit at Reading Festival last night and are now heading home to do it all again - today they play Leeds Festival.
They top along list of big name local breaking local bands - including The Wired, Fighting Caravans and Faux Pas - who are being showcased at Leeds.
Local talent is joining the the likes of Biffy Clyro and Fall Out Boy - who played Leeds last night - Foals and Disclosure, who perform tonight, and Red Hot Chili Peppers who will close Leeds Festival this Bank Holiday weekend.
For more about Leeds Festival and tickets availability visit www.leedsfestival.com
The Sherlocks, singer songwriter Kiaran Crook, 20, brother and drummer Brandon, 23, guitarist Josh Davidson, 22, and his brother and bassist Andy, 17, recently played the biggest music festival in the world, the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas.
But this is the biggest showcase weekend for the Bolton Upon Dearne indie quartet who have over 700 gigs to their name and have also just completed their first UK headline tour, selling out venues around the country, with their latest single Last Night getting lots of Radio 1 airplay.
Last year Kiaran, Brandon, Josh and Andy drew a huge number of fans before Sunday lunchtime at Reading, but a coveted evening slot on this year’s popular Festival Republic stage meant the crowds in the south were even bigger.
On a scorching summer evening the temperature in Berkshire was almost as high as the anticipation for the band of brothers’ 30 minute seven song set.
At exactly 5.45pm the lads, playing it cool as always, bounded on stage to kick off with single Last Night followed by favourites Escapade and Heart of Gold.
They continued with epic new song Candle Light, Live for the Moment and finished with Chasing Shadows as two giant beach balls flew back and forth across the arena.
Will You Be There?, which had one of its first plays at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, was another soaring highlight.
The huge Reading turn out for Yorkshire's latest Radio 1 stars The Sherlocks
Almost all the sides to the huge festival tent were drawn back meaning the Sherlocks’ sound carried beyond the tent poles. More and more joined the audience as the gig went on and by the end of the set the place was rammed.
“That was astonishing” frontman Kiaran told us as he came off stage.
“Last year was truly memorable, but this year Reading has taken it to another level. We’re seeing crowd reactions we'd only ever seen in the north before.
“We love it down here and now we're buzzing even more for Leeds.”
* The Sherlocks play The Festival Republic stage at Leeds Festival 5:45pm, Saturday August 27 and tour nationwide in September. More at thesherlocksmusic.co.uk.

Leeds Festival: The Sherlocks rock Reading ahead of Yorkshire homecoming


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Chance to learn how to grow your own veg at Sheffield courses


Community groups Grow Sheffield and Shipshape Health and Wellbeing are running a yearlong programme of free growing and harvesting courses.


South Yorkshire grandparents want to spend more quality time with their families as it is revealed more than two thirds only get to see their loved ones once a year or on special occasions.
Because more than three quarters (79 per cent) of grandmothers and fathers across our area want to take a break with clan members, special 3G getaways have now been launched in response to that demand. Superbreak's Grand New Collection caters for just such family dynamics.
Rising demand for multi-generational holidays prompted the short break specialist to introduce portfolio of holidays perfect for entire family to enjoy.
With short breaks to popular destinations home and away, including tickets to favourite family attractions and proximity to beaches and sightseeing opportunities, the collection aims to address factors chosen by grandparents considering a trip with grandkids.
According to the company's new research, more than a third (37 per cent) of grandparents across the region say spending more quality time with their families is top priority with more than three quarters (79 per cent) wanting to holiday with their family to maximise time spent together and create special memories.
In the survey of more than 1,000 grandparents across South Yorkshire and rest of the UK, as many as 85 per cent say time they do have with their grandchildren is usually spent helping busy parents with important childcare duties yet 61 per cent remain unhappy with current level of input because they want to do more all together.
When asked to describe the role of a grandparent within the family, most (35 per cent) said ‘generous’ with the purpose of being there to treat and spoil their grandkids whenever they can.
Superbreak's Jacquie Fisher said: “As families move further apart and our busy lives take over, it is sometimes hard to spend as much quality time with our loved ones as we would like.
"That’s why we wanted to create a unique collection of getaways that are perfect for the whole family to enjoy together. Our new collection is designed to provide plenty of inspiration to keep everyone entertained.”
For further information and 3G holiday ideas visit http://www.superbreak.com/social/3g-breaks-collection/ site.

GENERATION GAIN: Grand idea to help all family enjoy jollies


South Yorkshire grandparents want to spend more quality time with their families as it is revealed more than two thirds only get to see their loved ones once a year or on special occasions.


Models of Coca-Cola Powerbank have been recalled due to a potential fault in the units.
Halfords have recalled three models of Coca-Cola Powerbank 2200mAh with product codes 243524, 243516 and 243581 removed from sale while an investigation takes place.
Customers have been advised not to use the product but rather to return it to their local Halfords shop, where they will receive a full refund. The issue only affects specified codes with no other products or powerbanks affected.
A company statement read: “We take the quality and safety of our products extremely seriously and would like to apologise to customers affected for any inconvenience this may cause.” Queries can be made to Halfords’ customer services team on 0345 504 53 53 or customer.services@halfords.co.uk.
Home, garden and leisure products chain The Range is also recalling two models due to a potential fault - the Coke Powerbank 1a 2200 Mah, with product code 135749, and Coke Powerbank 1a 7200 Mah with code 135750.
Customers are advised to stop using the device immediately and return to their local store with valid proof of purchase to obtain a full refund of the purchase price.
Customer queries can be directed to 0345 026 7598 or help@therange.co.uk site.


Models of Coca-Cola Powerbank have been recalled due to a potential fault in the units.


Work has started to help salmon - described as South Yorkshire’s champion swimmers - to return to the River Don.
Salmon are occasionally found in the river but getting over weirs built in the 19th century is preventing many from making their way upstream to spawn.
Fish passes have already been built around several weirs in the river and now work has just started on two more in central Sheffield. Project leaders say this will contribute to the return of salmon to the River Don for the first time in over 150 years.
The works at Steelbank weir at Neepsend and Brightside weir are part of a wider programme of works to restore and improve the river called ‘The Living Heritage of the River Don’ led by the Don Catchment Rivers Trust.
Karen Eynon, project manager for DCRT said: “The rivers of the Don catchment historically provided prosperity to South Yorkshire, it’s time to recognise, restore and celebrate their contribution to our heritage.
“We hope to capture the imagination of the people of South Yorkshire with the return of salmon to the River Don. Fish passes act like watery staircases or escalators which allow fish to swim their way over a weir.”
The scheme is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Yorkshire Water, the Wild Trout Trust and Gripple Ltd - a Sheffield-based manufacturer of wire fasteners.
In addition, the Environment Agency have contributed technical expertise and funding.
Andy Gull from Gripple said: “As a local business we are delighted to help projects that conserve and sustain the local wildlife.”


Work has started to help salmon - described as South Yorkshire’s champion swimmers - to return to the River Don.


Doncaster RLFC boss Gary Thornton was a much happier man at full-time in Sunday’s League One Super 8s clash against Keighley than he had been midway through the second half.
Thornton, who had just 17 fit players to choose from, admits he feared the worst when the fifth-placed Dons trailed Keighley Cougars, the team immediately below them, 24-12.
“I never thought we had looked like scoring in the first 20 minutes of the half to be honest and I was worried going into the last quarter,” he said.
“We weren’t creating anything and we were coming up with some poor options and it looked as though we were panicking.
“But we dug really deep in the last 20 minutes and I was proud of the lads and they showed terrific character.
“I think the turning point was when we scored our third try and cut their lead to six points with fifteen minutes to go. I was reasonably confident then and in the end I thought we just about deserved to edge it.
“It actually turned out to be a good day for us because with York losing at home to Hunslet we climbed above them into fourth spot and with just three games to go it’s our position to lose.
“If we can get a couple of bodies back I don’t see why we can’t go to Rochdale and win on Sunday week.
“This week’s weekend off due to the Challenge Cup final has come at a good time for us and it gives us the chance to get second-rower Mason Tonks sorted out as well as such as Ryan Wright
“That’s the first game of three in eight days, which is going to be tough on the players, but if we can beat Rochdale then we are in the play-offs.
“I wouldn’t want to have to go into our final game having to beat London.
“I was always worried that York’s decision to call off our first game would have an impact and that’s what it has done and even with a couple of players back it is going to be a big ask for the players to play three games in eight days.
“It will be another tough game but if Hunslet can beat York at Bootham Crescent why can’t we do the same?

Doncaster RLFC: Gary Thornton feared the worst


Doncaster RLFC boss Gary Thornton was a much happier man at full-time in Sunday’s League One Super 8s clash against Keighley than he had been midway through the second half.


The emergency services have been called out to a two vehicle accident in the Isle of Axholme
The accident took place at Doncaster Road in Idle Bank, Westwoodside at around 9.38am yesterday morning.
The fire, police and ambulance services were sent to the collision.
A spokesman for Humberside Fire and Rescue said: "All persons self released prior to fire service arrival.
"Vehicles made safe by crews. Incident left with Ambulance Service and Police."

Emergency services attend Isle of Axholme accident


The emergency services have been called out to a two vehicle accident in the Isle of Axholme


Metal flakes have been ound in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
The makers of popular ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s has recalled four batches of its product after pieces of metal were discovered in them.
Unilever said it had identified a period of production where small pieces of metal may have found their way into tubs of Cookie Dough ice cream.
As a precaution it is recalling all potentially affected items.
The affected batches are 500ml cartons of Cookie Dough, with batch codes L62110L011 / L62111L011 / L62112L011 / L62113L011.
Unilever has urged anyone who bought the affected product to dispose of it immediately and contact its customer care line on 0800 146 252 to arrange a replacement.


Metal flakes have been ound in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.


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Isle folk join Bear Grylls in bid to help historic churches


Adventurer Bear Grylls is supporting this year’s Ride+Stride for churches, a sponsored bike, ride or walk between churches on September 10. All three churches in Misterton and West Stockwith are participating and a full list of others is available. Call 01636 817284 to find out more. Bear Grylls said: “Many historic churches are battling to survive. You can help.”


Doncaster rail passengers are advised to expect disruption to train services until 6pm tonight after a freight train caught fire.
A statement from National Rail said: “A fire on a freight train between Retford and Doncaster means trains cannot run between these stations.
“The line from Doncaster towards Retford has reopened and trains in this direction are returning to normal, however delays of up to 60 minutes may still occur.
“Virgin Trains East Coast and Grand Central passengers may use each others services on reasonable routes.
Virgin Trains East Coast passengers may use CrossCountry on northbound services from Doncaster, East Midlands Trains to and from London St Pancras International and Northern between Leeds and Wakefield and Retford and Sheffield.”
Passengers are also advised to get updates on the incident by following #Doncaster on Twitter.

Delays for Doncaster travellers after freight train fire


Doncaster rail passengers are advised to expect disruption to train services until 6pm tonight after a freight train caught fire.


Paul Davis assesses both teams on a day which brought joy for the Reds and despair for the Millers.
Barnsley (4-4-2)
Izzy Brown
Adam Davies 6
The Reds keeper did nothing wrong and had very little to do. An easy afternoon for him.
Andy Yiadom 7
Looked sharp and strong. Great cross to the back post for Tom Bradshaw to score.
Marc Roberts 8
The rock on which Barnsley’s excellent start to the season has been built. The leader Rotherham lacked.
Angus MacDonald 6
Some solid moments of promise but looked like he might have a mistake in him as the game wore on.
Aidy White 7
Better than he ever looked in a Rotherham shirt. Quick to move the ball forward and okay defensively.
Adam Hammill 7
A better fit at Oakwell than he ever was at New York Stadium. Quality delivery and dangerous running.
Josh Scowen 8
Had the bite, purpose and drive that the Millers’ midfield lacked and nearly always chose the right option.
Conor Hourihane 8
A class act ever since Reds boss Paul Heckingbottom dropped him a bit deeper. Hardly ever wastes the ball.
Ryan Kent 8
Young and tries the wrong thing at times, but a constant danger with his ability to beat opponents.
Sam Winnall 6
Just back from injury. Might have scored with a header early on. Will be better for the game-time
Marley Watkins 7
Showed up well and it took a brave, perfectly-timed intervention from Kelvin Wilson to deny him a goal.
SUBS
Stefan Payne
Came on for Winnall after 68 minutes but departed injured just four minutes later.
Tom Bradshaw
The substitute for the substitute on 72 minutes. First goal for the club, an excellent header back across goal.
Elliot Lee
Replaced Hammill with the job done at 3-0 and only three minutes remaining.
Subs not used: Nick Townsend, George Moncur, Callum Evans, Shaun Tuton.
Rotherham (4-2-3-1)
Lee Camp 7
The defeat would have been even heavier without last season’s Player of the Year. Some good saves.
Darnell Fisher 5
No doubting his pace and athleticism. Not the finished article as a defender yet.
Dominic Ball 6
Good in the tackle and in one-on-ones, but was left too exposed. There’s definite potential there.
Kelvin Wilson 5
Brilliant work to deny Watkins in the first half but more leadership needed from an experienced pro.
Stephen Kelly 6
Did well on his ‘wrong’ flank in the first half, less so after the break. Has been one of the better performers.
Will Vaulks 5
Never a real threat. Doesn’t shirk but needs to probe more when he has the ball.
Jake Forster-Caskey 4
Brought off, having had no effect on the game. Being neat and tidy isn’t enough.
Jon Taylor 6
Fluffed a great chance at 2-0 after doing really well to get in own goal. Lively at times but no goals yet.
Scott Allan 4
Talent, yes. Vision, yes. A player suited to a hard-fought derby battle? Maybe not.
Izzy Brown 5
Dangerous in possession and you can see his Chelsea pedigree, but not enough overall impact.
Danny Ward 5
The striker has done well this year, but not his best day. Needed to get at debutant MacDonald more early on.
SUBS
Jerry Yates 5
Ran hard in a losing cause after coming on for Forster-Caskey in the 65th minute.
Joe Newell
An 80th-minute replacement for Taylor and good to see him back after ankle surgery.
Anthony Forde
Brought on for Brown with seven minutes remaining but was unable to change anything.
Subs not used: Lewis Price, Joe Mattock, Richard Wood, Richie Smallwood.
Goals: Roberts 54, Hammill, 57, Bradshaw 86, Kent 90+1 (Barnsley).
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire) 6.
Attendance: 15,293 (3,293).
Click here for reaction and Paul Davis’s derby feature

Barnsley v Rotherham United: Player ratings from the South Yorkshire derby


Paul Davis assesses both teams on a day which brought joy for the Reds and despair for the Millers.


As many as one in three adults in England could lack skills essential to finding work or carrying out basic everyday tasks, Joseph Rowntree Foundation claims.
The charity says 12.6 million would struggle to fill out an online job application form while a further five million cannot carry out one or more of a range of tasks including using a cash machine, writing a message or understanding household bills.
In many Western countries young people outperform their older counterparts, but the JRF says that in England older adults achieve higher literacy and numeracy scores than teenagers and those in their early 20s.
The charity analysed data gathered in 2011 and 2012 by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
It found that 23 per cent of people aged 16-18 and 17 per cent of those aged 19-24 achieved the lowest score on the literacy skills scale used by the department.
The North East was among the worst faring regions in terms of both literacy and numeracy. It is also the region of England that consistently performs worst in terms of A-level and GCSE grades.
The charity said the figures painted a “troubling picture” of people being “let down” the education system or left behind in the modern economy.
The charity will next month publish a strategy aimed at eradicating poverty in the UK.
The organisation wants to see millions of pounds of additional government investment to ensure all adults meet basic skills requirements, including in IT, by 2030.
Its proposals include incentivising more adults to take night classes and encouraging employers to offer on-the-job training.
It also wants young people to be taught skills “grounded in the real world” such as financial planning and household budgeting.
Stephen Evans, deputy chief executive of the Learning and Work Institute, said: ‘’Everyone needs a set of basics for life and work in modern Britain. It’s shocking that so many people lack these core capabilities.”
A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Everyone, regardless of background or ability, should have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
“That’s why we have strengthened the national curriculum to ensure all children leave school having mastered the basics in literacy and mathematics early on. Alongside this our new gold standard qualifications and high quality apprenticeships will match the best education systems in the world and keep pace with universities’ and employers’ demands.
“To support lifelong learning and ensure we have a workforce with the skills to succeed we are investing £1.5bn in adult learning, have introduced tuition fee loans for part time students and published a dedicated skills plan so that more people gain the knowledge and skills to get on in life and help build a stronger country.”

One in three adults lack basic skills to find work


As many as one in three adults in England could lack skills essential to finding work or carrying out basic everyday tasks, Joseph Rowntree Foundation claims.


Blaming formations and systems for poor results is the easy way out according to Doncaster Rovers boss Darren Ferguson.
Much has been made of the regular switch Ferguson has made between 3-5-2 and a 4-4-2 diamond since his arrival at the club last October.
But the Rovers boss believes the manner in which players implement a system is much more important than the system itself.
“I think people look at systems too much,” Ferguson told The Star ahead of today’s clash with Yeovil Town at the Keepmoat.
“It’s the easy thing to do to say if it’s not going well, it’s the system.
“I don’t believe that. I believe that whatever system you play, it’s about whether the players know it and can carry it out.
“My players know the systems we use and we work well on it.
“It’s about implementing your system against whatever system the opposition are playing and doing it in the right way.
“Certainly, for the first game and a half this season, we didn’t do that and it caused us problems.
“It always will cause you problems if that’s the case.”
Rovers began the season with a 3-5-2 system, losing to Accrington Stanley and drawing with Crawley Town.
Ferguson has deployed a 4-4-2 diamond in Rovers last two games, which have brought 1-0 wins over both Cambridge United and Cheltenham Town.
He insists the switch was made due to the loss of Niall Mason to injury, rather than a belief Rovers were not performing in a 3-5-2.
“After Mason’s injury, there was no questions I was going to go to a back four,” Ferguson said. “Predominantly for us it’s been a three at the back or a diamond midfield.
“As long as they know both, how to defend and attack in both, that’s really what I’m looking for.
“I think against Accrington, we were too attack-minded in the three at the back and against Crawley we were too defensively minded. We ended up too lopsided which I didn’t want.
“It’s just getting the balance right and we always have a change we can make within games.
“The back four that starts on Saturday could easily become a back three without making any substitutions.
“We’ve worked on that a lot.”

Doncaster Rovers: Players determine whether a system works insists Darren Ferguson


Blaming formations and systems for poor results is the easy way out according to Doncaster Rovers boss Darren Ferguson.


Darren Ferguson admits regulations may make it difficult for Doncaster Rovers to sign free agents to cover injuries.
The Rovers boss had previously discussed using free agents to plug gaps in his squad left by the raft of injuries suffered since pre-season.
But he says signing players for a month at a time will place heavy restrictions on what those individuals can do for the rest of the season.
“The free agents thing is a possibility for us,” Ferguson said.
“The only thing with that is if we were to sign someone after the window closes, and we sign them for say a month, he can’t go anywhere else for another four months.
“It’s about getting the balance right.
“And it’s also about getting the right people in with the right character.
“At the moment we’re showing a lot of character in games. That’s important.
“We’ve got our list of players that might be possibles or probables and all the rest.
“We’ll wait and see.”
Ferguson has until 11pm on Wednesday to make any further loan additions to his squad, something he is considering following new injury issues from Saturday’s win over Yeovil Town.
For tonight’s Checkatrade Trophy trip to Mansfield Town, the Rovers boss plans to make all six of the changes to his side he is permitted to by competition rules.
Liam Mandeville, Harry Middleton, Riccardo Calder, Ross Etheridge and Alfie Beestin are all likely to start at Field Mill tonight while several youth team graduates will be handed places in the squad.
Ferguson said: “There’s players really challenging to start games.
“Certainly the ones I feel deserve to be starting on Tuesday because they’ve trained very well will be.
“Danny Amos who was on the bench against Cheltenham would come into my consideration.
“Young Will Longbottom is another one.
“There’s a couple more who I might consider.”

Doncaster Rovers: Darren Ferguson cools on free agents


Darren Ferguson admits regulations may make it difficult for Doncaster Rovers to sign free agents to cover injuries.


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UPDATE: Missing Doncaster man found safe and well


A 25-year-old man who was reported missing from his Doncaster home on Thursday has been found safe and well, police confirmed a few moments ago.


Sheffield tryathlon set to boost charity coffers


Members of the public are invited to take up a ‘tryathlon’ challenge in Sheffield.


The rail operator responsible for many South Yorkshire services continues to improve passengers' on-board experience.
The exciting upgrade, adding sparkle to food bar and standard class menu, promises to be rail deal.
Improvements trains-form dining and shopping experience for customers on East Coast regional route.
Food bar packed with new products is part of the rail operator’s £140m investment in trains, stations and commuters' travel experience.
To date this has included revamped First Class lounges, First Class menu created by James Martin, refurbished train interiors and launch of Beam ground-breaking onboard entertainment portal that streams content direct to customers’ devices.
The revamped Standard Class menu features delicious hot and cold meals and drinks that tap into popular food trends, such as locally sourced products, indulgent treats, healthy snacks and contemporary juices.
The new menu also embraces dishes and treats from James Martin’s menu for Virgin Trains previously offered exclusively to First Class customers.
Standard Class customers can now choose from James Martin’s scrumptious sausage rolls, as well as the chef’s Scottish rolled oats porridge, freshly baked pastries and hot bacon rolls made using locally sourced Beechwood bacon.
James Martin, Virgin Trains’ Executive Chef on the east coast, said “My passion for good quality locally sourced food combined with Virgin Trains’ commitment to improving the customer travel experience, have proved a perfect partnership. I’m excited to bring a selection of my hot meals and snacks to Standard Class customers following the successful launch of my First Class menu earlier this year.”
Also on offer are posh pudding, Naughty but Rice, gluten-free snack, Propercorn, Savse raw fruit and vegetable smoothies and juices, and Taking the Pea, home-grown green marrowfat peas roasted for crunch and seasoned with vegetarian-friendly ingredients.
Producers from Virgin Trains’ east coast route featured on the menu include Newcastle-based Canny Milks, a range of quality milkshakes infused with natural ingredients such as Belgian chocolate, strawberry and banana purees, and vanilla pods.
Ali Watson, Customer Experience Director at Virgin Trains on the east coast said: “We’re always striving to give our customers that added extra to make their journey with us even more enjoyable.
"Our new Standard Class menu and refreshed food bar offer feature an amazing choice of great quality food and drink options which we hope will take customer experience on our east coast route to the next level.
"This latest launch is part of our ongoing commitment to deliver the best possible travel experience for our customers whilst continuing to support local businesses from along our route.”
New products are available in the on-board food bar and on the Standard Class menu now.

THOUGHT FOR FOOD: Virgin Trains launches first class menu for all


The rail operator responsible for many South Yorkshire services continues to improve passengers


England seamer Liam Plunkett, signed by Jason Gillespie for Yorkshire three years ago, has voiced his own personal thanks for the impact the Australian has had on his fortunes.
Plunkett had endured an especially unpromising phase of his career before his move south to Headingley from Durham in 2013 at the age of 28.
Gillespie’s man-management helped him return to his best, however, and Plunkett has since added more international caps in all formats.
Reacting to the announcement of Gillespie’s departure yesterday, he said: “I’m obviously gutted – because he was good for me, and good for the team. It’s a tough decision that he’s made. But I want to thank him – he’s been great for me.
“They took a chance at the club to bring me there, and he’s been nothing but positive to me.
“He’s brought me back to playing for England. So I wish him the best, and look forward to catching up when I get back to Yorkshire.”
Gillespie quickly and rightly judged that Plunkett did not need any more technical tips, but moral support. “At that time, he was what I needed,” he said. “I was a bit raw, and struggling with my action.
“I thought it was all about technical.
“But it wasn’t – it was just about backing myself.
“When I went there, that was what he picked up straight away.”
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England seamer Liam Plunkett, signed by Jason Gillespie for Yorkshire three years ago, has voiced his own personal thanks for the impact the Australian has had on his fortunes.


Yorkshire’s Liam Plunkett thankful for help given to him by departing coach Jason Gillespie


Three is the magic number for Doncaster Rovers.
They made it three successive wins with their triumph over Yeovil Town, a result which took them into the top three of League Two.
And it came with three goals from Andy Williams.
The striker volleyed in from a tight angle after just 34 seconds to get Rovers off to a superb start.
While the physically robust Yeovil side had the better of the first half, they struggled to truly test Marko Marosi.
And Rovers doubled their lead nine minutes into the second half when Tommy Rowe picked out James Coppinger who struck a superb volley from 15 yards into the bottom corner.
Star man: James Coppinger
Yeovil hit back almost immediately when a loss of concentration saw Matty Blair head back towards his own goal where Ryan Hedges lurked before intercepting and firing low under Marosi.
Holding on to the winning margin became easier for Rovers 14 minutes from time when Yeovil centre half Bevis Mugabi was sent off for a second bookable offence after dragging back Williams as he broke clear.
And Williams certainly had the last laugh.
Coppinger waltzed through the Yeovil defence on 82 minutes and cut a pass back to Williams who slotted home from the middle of the box.
And in added time, the striker darted into space to head home Rowe’s cross
THAT FEELING? IT’S MOMENTUM
It seems a long time since Rovers had any momentum of which to speak, particularly any where there was a genuine chance of success coming at the end of it.
While it is far too early to be discussing automatic promotion from League Two, three successive wins have raised hopes and positivity Rovers are on the right track.
And the manner of the latest win backs that up.
Rovers scored four for the first time since February 2015 - which was also the last time they won three games on the spin. And they did that without playing particularly well or being deserving of such a wide margin.
After taking an early lead, they became sloppy and struggled to keep possession for any length of time - something they showed themselves capable of at Cheltenham Town the previous week. It allowed Yeovil to come back into the game and control the first half.
Importantly, and for the first time this season, they took their chances when they came, starting with a goal with less than a minute on the clock.
And while they faced periods of real pressure, they showed excellent defensive resilience once more and restricted Yeovil to only a couple of real chances.
STRIKER WITH A SMILE
There are times when it seems that everything Williams touches turns to goals.
And then there are times which bring only frustration to Williams and supporters, as his obvious qualities in front of goal evade him.
The striker struggles to hide his frustration when things are not going his way. He is a very serious character, self-critical yet quick to defend himself against any criticism from others.
So it is refreshing to see him with a smile on his face and playing in that mould.
How could he not be after netting his first ever hat-trick in senior football.
He had no time for frustration to take over his afternoon as he volleyed home with seconds on the clock.
It was a brilliant finish made even better because of how instinctive it was. Williams can be accused of over-playing and over-thinking. As the ball fell to him, he just lashed it into far corner.
And his two other goals came from a man with freshly-boosted confidence as he peeled away into space and finished with composure and conviction.
The hope now is that Williams will go on a run that will keep Rovers in the top three.
READ MORE How we rated Rovers players in Yeovil win

VIDEO: Doncaster Rovers 4 Yeovil Town 1 - Highlights and analysis as Andy Williams hits three


Three is the magic number for Doncaster Rovers.


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Doncaster Knights captain Michael Hills will be restricted to cheering from the sideline when the club kicks-off its 2016-17 Championship campaign at London Irish on Saturday.
Hills suffered a bad hamstring injury in the club’s opening pre-season game at Newcastle and is expected to be out until mid-October at the earliest.
Although disappointed to miss the start of the campaign, Hills is confident that his team-mates can build on last season’s success which saw them finish runners-up in the league and reach the play-off final.
But, like everyone else connected to the club, the Doncaster-born flanker is under no illusions about how tough the new season will be.
“Some people might say that we took teams by surprise and that maybe teams at the beginning of the season didn’t do as much analysis on us as they possibly could have done,” he reflected.
“Whether or not that was the case I certainly think teams will know what we are about this season.
“We know we’ve got to be consistent and be physical and match the sort of form which we had over last season.
“We certainly need to be playing well in every game and picking up points away from home - even if we don’t get the result we want - and being solid at home which is what we did last season.
“Any side hoping to do well in the Championship has to be able to adapt to the different conditions they will face during the season and play different rugby and we did that last season.
“You not only need a Plan A but B, C and even Plan D if you need it.
“Fortunately, we’ve got the players and coaching staff here at Doncaster to be able to adapt.
“The new rules at the maul will make things more interesting and that’s something that Kendo [Glen Kenworthy - forwards coach] has worked very hard with us on during our pre-season preparations,” he added.
“You have to make sure you’ve got a good pack and you need to have a good driving game in the Championship no matter what the rules are and that’s something we work very hard on.
“There could possibly be more open play from the scrums and lineouts because the drive might be weakened slightly by the new rules.
“But I think we proved towards the back end of last season that we don’t need to score all our points from a drive.”

Doncaster Knights aiming to build on strong foundations - Michael Hills


Doncaster Knights captain Michael Hills will be restricted to cheering from the sideline when the club kicks-off its 2016-17 Championship campaign at London Irish on Saturday.