{"id":624406,"date":"2023-06-13T13:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T17:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624406"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T17:37:25","slug":"defensive-midfielder-doncaster-rovers-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/13\/defensive-midfielder-doncaster-rovers-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Good Background&#8217;: Defensive Midfielder Becomes Seventh Doncaster Rovers Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doncaster Rovers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2023\/june\/bailey-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> the signing of 24-year-old midfielder Owen Bailey on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Doncaster Rovers Sign Midfielder Owen Bailey<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are delighted to confirm the signing of midfielder Owen Bailey on a two-year deal<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/drfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#drfc<\/a> \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cfWZgu3Yue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/cfWZgu3Yue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doncaster Rovers FC (@drfc_official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drfc_official\/status\/1668664375555633162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Promotion on CV No Coincidence<\/h3>\n<p>Bailey joins Rovers after two seasons with Gateshead that included a promotion to the National League. The former Newcastle United academy talent is the seventh signing since returning <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/12\/former-hull-city-boss-returns-doncaster-rovers\/\" target=\"_self\">Doncaster Rovers manager<\/a> Grant McCann was appointed in May.<\/p>\n<p>He is not the first signing to have either a promotion or a trophy on his CV &#8211; in fact, he went close to having both, reaching the FA Trophy final in 2022\/23, losing to Halifax Town &#8211; a club Doncaster have also recruited from with left-back <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/08\/former-luton-town-defender-doncaster\/\" target=\"_self\">Jack Senior<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a defensive player, Bailey knows how to find the goal from midfield or defence, where he can also play, scoring six goals in 32 National League games this past season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/09\/doncaster-rovers-sign-experienced-striker\/\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Superb Acquisition&#8217;: Doncaster Rovers Sign Experienced Former Sheffield United Striker<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On joining Rovers, Bailey told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2023\/june\/bailey-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: &#8220;It&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve been pushing for and really wanted so I&#8217;m delighted to be here and get it sorted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I came here two years ago on trial and got a really good feel for the place. It&#8217;s a big club &#8211; you look at the stadium and the training ground and you can see that. It&#8217;s perfect for my development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the manager rang me, I just wanted to get it done. Everything he said was the same about how I feel about football and he spoke about promotion. It was a no-brainer for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Doncaster are targeting a return to League One following their relegation in 2021\/22. They had a dismal time of things last season &#8211; finishing 18th in League Two. However, Grant McCann&#8217;s return has offered some inspiration for what may transpire in 2023\/24.<\/p>\n<h3>Bailey Will Bring &#8216;Sheer Tenacity&#8217; Says Doncaster Rovers Manager Grant McCann<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"qkOWDZ4uQjx1FiGRWAexfQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1492047700\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'qkOWDZ4uQjx1FiGRWAexfQ',sig:'ZDORpeOHaKIWwIYPIdLIEk6e4EAEB6I64JEOux0QU44=',w:'594px',h:'404px',items:'1492047700',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Grant McCann told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk\/news\/2023\/june\/bailey-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: &#8220;Owen is a lad that&#8217;s had a tremendous couple of years after leaving Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a good player with a really good background. What he&#8217;ll bring is sheer tenacity to midfield &#8211; a defensive midfield player, aggressive, on the front foot and flexible in how he plays. He will compete in that position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevneagle\/7791982096\/in\/photolist-cSxWNU-eNuGG5-8uQ3bD-8uQ5Y6-qoNmh-dfiaoj-8uQ7MD-qoNkb-ErgGsh-FecLz-qoNjM-qoNkx-qoNmY-qoNo8-8udqPY-FecLF-bPgwzR-9HeWPK-eNihCD-9HeWs2-FecLn-8ua8wi-8ua7Pp-FiEP5-FiEP7-FevmK-8uakPB-8udnYY-8ua9hR-dwSC15-xyYp8u-Fevx4-FevSB-eNiiWV-2mVQrT3-FeHfS-8ua6YP-eNihrn-F5QKF-FecLT-F63St-F63Se-F5Q5m-4LCied-48riGk-6gGCrP-F5Q1A-F5QH8-ci1rss-FeuEu\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nEco-Power Stadium, August 2012<br \/>\nKevin Eagle<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevneagle\/7791982096\/in\/photolist-cSxWNU-eNuGG5-8uQ3bD-8uQ5Y6-qoNmh-dfiaoj-8uQ7MD-qoNkb-ErgGsh-FecLz-qoNjM-qoNkx-qoNmY-qoNo8-8udqPY-FecLF-bPgwzR-9HeWPK-eNihCD-9HeWs2-FecLn-8ua8wi-8ua7Pp-FiEP5-FiEP7-FevmK-8uakPB-8udnYY-8ua9hR-dwSC15-xyYp8u-Fevx4-FevSB-eNiiWV-2mVQrT3-FeHfS-8ua6YP-eNihrn-F5QKF-FecLT-F63St-F63Se-F5Q5m-4LCied-48riGk-6gGCrP-F5Q1A-F5QH8-ci1rss-FeuEu\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Provided to Flickr under license CC BY-ND 2.0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/2.0\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doncaster Rovers have confirmed the signing of 24-year-old midfielder Owen Bailey on a two-year deal. Doncaster Rovers Sign Midfielder Owen Bailey We are delighted to confirm the signing of midfielder Owen Bailey on a two-year deal \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f #drfc \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/cfWZgu3Yue \u2014 Doncaster Rovers FC (@drfc_official) June 13, 2023 Promotion on CV No Coincidence Bailey joins Rovers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3469,"featured_media":624301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,34,28],"tags":[294],"class_list":["post-624406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-league-football","category-league12","category-transfers","tag-doncaster-rovers"],"modified_by":"Jordan Hackett, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}