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Villa Welcome Full-Strength Rovers

23rd May, 2010

Askern Villa's pre-season friendly schedule will begin with a test against a full-strength Championship side.

Sean O'Driscoll will be bringing his entire Doncaster Rovers squad - including any new signings on board at the time - to Manor Way on July 7th.

Askern secretary Dave Hall is delighted, telling the Doncaster Star: "We have only been in the Northern Counties East League for two years and we've spent a lot of money in that time on the ground to meet the criteria."

"We've been scrimping and saving during that time so obviously it is a big boost to be playing Rovers. It will help give us financial stability for next season.

"I think in terms of capacity you are looking at around 1,500, but I would imagine that the police will get involved.


"It would be nice to see the ground packed and I am sure that there will be a lot of Rovers fans there on the night, especially if the club make a couple of big signings."

Hall also hopes the game can raise Askern Villa's profile and get more people through the gate.

"I've been going around the town putting leaflets through letter boxes to let people know that we are there," he said.

"We do need to increase our attendances - I think most Doncaster-area clubs at our level would say the same.

"The highest crowd we've had recently around the 400 mark when we played Scarborough Athletic.

"But our average gate last season was around the 43 mark."

(Story Source: Doncaster Star)

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NCEL Premier Division P Pts +/-
1 Bridlington Town 38 94 87
P 2 Rainworth MW 38 83 52
3 Armthorpe Welfare 38 79 54
4 Thackley 38 76 59
5 Scarborough Ath 38 70 43
6 Winterton Rangers 38 69 27
7 Pickering Town 38 65 24
8 Arnold Town 38 61 15
9 Liversedge 38 56 6
10 Long Eaton United 38 53 6
11 Hall Road Rangers 38 51 -8
12 Dinnington Town 38 49 -21
13 Selby Town 38 48 -24
14 Parkgate 38 45 -4
15 Hallam 38 42 -11
16 Maltby Main 38 42 -23
17 Lincoln Moorlands 38 38 -28
18 Nostell MW 38 35 -29
R 19 Shirebrook Town 38 27 -60
R 20 Brodsworth Welf 38 2 -165
NCEL Division One P Pts +/-
P 1 Tadcaster Albion 34 74 43
P 2 Brighouse Town 34 73 39
3 Leeds Carnegie (-3) 34 72 64
4 Staveley MW 34 68 41
5 Pontefract Collieries 34 59 10
6 Barton Town Old Boys (-3) 34 57 4
7 Hemsworth MW 34 55 13
8 AFC Emley 34 53 19
9 Bottesford Town 34 45 -4
10 Rossington Main 34 42 -14
11 Teversal 34 41 -10
12 Askern Villa (-10) 34 36 -2
13 Glasshoughton Welf 34 35 -19
14 Yorkshire Amateur 34 34 -22
15 Appleby Frodingham 34 34 -27
16 Eccleshill United 34 28 -51
17 Grimsby Borough 34 25 -34
18 Worsbrough Bridge 34 20 -50

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