Town boss Paul Jewell was unsurprisingly delighted with his side’s 6-0 thrashing of Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium. Rovers boss Sean O’Driscoll’s post-match comment was over somewhat quicker than usual.
Jewell said: "It’s a great night when you win away from home, any win away from home is a great result and winning by six doesn’t happen too often.
"It’s great for us to do it and a big thanks to the fans that came down on a horrible Tuesday night. Travelling all this distance to watch us was great.”
The Blues boss admitted that he felt for his opposite number: "I feel a bit sorry for Sean now that the game is over because with the injuries they had it was tough for him, but let’s not take anything away from our lads, we took all our chances.
"I’ve been beaten 6-0 at home before, so I know how it feels. I don’t think I’ve won 6-0 away from home as a manager before.”
The Town boss thought everything went his team’s way: "It was one of those nights. To win 6-0 everything’s got to go right, our goalie has made two very good saves at the end.
"Doncaster are a very, very good team depleted by injuries. For the first 20 minutes they edged it and once we scored you could see the confidence ebb away from them and flow through us.
"We had to get through periods in the game where we got a bit sloppy at times and it looks like we’ve won at a canter but that probably doesn’t reflect the whole game. But I’m delighted we’ve won.”
Jewell was pleased for Connor Wickham, who claimed his first senior hat-trick: "I said to him at half-time, go out and get another goal and he said ‘I think I’ll get two more’, and he’s been proved right.
"Obviously, he’s going to get the headlines, but it’s not just a team effort, it’s a squad effort. That’s what we’re trying to build here, every one of the squad is important.”
The Town manager was similarly pleased for Colin Healy, who came into the side for injured skipper David Norris and netted his first strike for the club: "The second goal was a terrific goal and you saw the effort and the workrate that Colin’s put in today - that’s why I said the squad is important.
"It’s a team and squad effort that we’re trying to promote here but within that there will be individuals who get headlines. But we win as one and we lose as one.”
There was more good news for Jewell regarding Norris: "We had the scan yesterday and it was as good as could have expected — he may be out for between 10 and 14 days. That’s the initial prognosis. We were a little concerned but hopefully it’s just a tweak of the ankle and the knee ligaments.”
Asked about linked Aston Villa right-back Habib Beye, Jewell reiterated that he’s looking to add to his squad without making specific reference to the 33-year-old full-back: "We’re trying to improve the squad, that’s what I would say. We’ve been in Doncaster since yesterday but we are trying to improve the squad.
"We’ve won 6-0 tonight, it’s a great feeling but we know there’s a lot of work to do and the squad needs help and needs to improve.”
Rovers boss Sean O’Driscoll’s post-match press conference lasted only 30 seconds. The famously taciturn Midlander sat down and said: "First stupid question then, come on.”
A reporter responded: "Scoreline unfair on you?”
O’Driscoll agreed with him, "Definitely”, and then was asked: "How disappointed are you, Sean?”
The 53-year-old snapped back: "That’s a stupid question, how disappointed I am. I’m that disappointed [holding out his arms].”
"Come on, ask me something I can answer. No? See you.”
And with that he left.