Rovers’ return

DONCASTER’S Carling Cup heroes will pick up less if they beat Premiership Arsenal in tomorrow’s quarter- final at Belle Vue than they would for knocking League One Port Vale out of the FA Cup next month.

Manager Dave Penney, who masterminded a 3-0 win over Aston Villa in the last round, has revealed Rovers’ players will pocket just ‘a few hundred pounds’ if they reach the semi-finals.

WATFORD have

given manager

Adrian Boothroyd a new contract as reward for guiding the club to third in the Championship. He has signed a deal until 2010 to replace a 12-month rolling contract.

WHICH

struggling

Premiership side consoled themselves after a recent defeat by hiring a luxury limousine to take them down to Bournemouth the following day? The players were in good spirits, or lagers, for the Christmas

He said: ‘We thought we might have a cup run but we were thinking FA Cup when the bonus arrangements were made. They will get more for winning in the third round against Vale.’

Penney goes into the tie with confidence despite getting the shortest and most demoralising scouting report ever on Arsene Wenger’s team.

‘ Our man saw them play Ajax and just said “ Good luck”,’ admitted the manager.

T H E FA w i l l

delay charging

Stevenage coach Lionel Perez, who was arrested after poking Northampton’s Dave Watson in the eye during an FA Cup-tie, until they know if he is to be prosecuted. get-together but were a bit Scrooge-like when it came to the whip round for the poor driver. He received £5 from each of them for his troubles.