League Two

DONNY’S JOB ALMOST DONE

by
The LeaguePaper Team
2 April 2017

By Ricky Charlesworth
JOHN Marquis’ first hat-trick in the EFL moved Doncaster to the brink of an instant return to League One as Grimsby were ruthlessly dispatched.
Barring an historically catastrophic collapse, table-topping Rovers will be promoted, as they now lie 16 points ahead of fourth-place Stevenage with just 18 left to play for.
Last April, Donny were on their way to being relegated to the fourth tier for the first time since 2004 but fast forward 12 months and they look a different side, as proven by this dismantling of Grimsby.
If other results had gone their way, they wou...

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