Source: FOOTYMAD
Rovers Jamie Coppinger - Tomorrow is a massive game for us
It will be a case of lights, camera, action when Doncaster Rovers take on Sheffield United at the Keepmoat Stadium tomorrow evening It will be the second time this season that Rovers, who feel that they have had a raw deal in recent years, will be parading their skills in front of the cameras at the Keepmoat."You are obviously aware that more people will be watching with it being on the BBC rather than on Sky but I don't think that will make any difference to what we are setting out to do," said James Coppinger. "We'll be just treating it like any other game."It's a derby and we are all looking forward to the game, especially Billy Sharp who is a former Sheffield United player."There should be a big crowd and hopefully we can turn on a good performance and get a good result for the fans."Sheffield United at home is a massive game for us because they are a big club with a big support base. It's amazing that we are both in the same league considering where the two clubs were playing when I first came to Doncaster."The expectation levels have certainly changed and people expect us to be beating the likes of Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United and other big name clubs."That shows how far the club have progressed in recent years and hopefully as the season goes on we can realise those levels of expectation."He added: "A lot of people would have expected a big club like Sheffield United to be there at this stage of the season."But they didn't get off to the best of starts and that led to the early departure of manager Kevin Blackwell and they gave the job to Gary Speed."It's a tough task for him in his first job as a manager and it will be interesting to see how he does."I think that it is a difficult job, as Gareth Southgate found out at Middlesbrough, to go from a player to manager at a club without any previous experience in management."There is certainly a lot to be said for a high-profile player interested in becoming a manager in learning the ropes lower down the league."But they (Sheffield United) have got a lot of good players and hopefully if they give him their backing, and the club give him the time, he'll do a good job."Gary may have learnt a lot working as Kevin Blackwell's No 2 and I'm sure that he will also have picked up things working under some of the top managers he played under during his long career."He was at Newcastle when I was there at the start of my career and he was a fantastic professional."
