Richard Wood on why Doncaster Rovers missing club record could be blessing in disguise.
Rovers had won 10 League Two matches on the trot before going to Gillingham on Saturday. They missed out on an 11th but not the play-offs, and that is all that matters to Wood.
Instead, the 38-year-old former Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United centre-back saw his team come through a big test of character, seeing a 2-0 lead disappear within five minutes of goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala’s red card, but claim a draw.
It followed victories over Barrow and Colchester United where the opposition went in front – something which had not happened in the previous eight games.
“It didn’t really happen until late in our run but when it did I’m glad it happened,” admitted Wood, set to lead the team in Monday’s semi-final first leg at Crewe Alexandra
“I didn’t really want us to always be in front so it was nice then to go behind and know we’ve got the character and the people in the dressing room to sort it out.
“It means we’ve had a bit of everything now.
