Penney quits Donny

[Beefy]

Doncaster Rovers and boss Dave Penney have parted company.

Penney guided Rovers to promotion from the Conference to League One and their highest position in 50 years.

A statement said: "After seven years as player and manager the club and Dave feel a change is necessary. He feels he's taken the club as far as he can."

"We will not stand in the way of his ambition," added Rovers who have appointed Mickey Walker as caretaker for the game against Port Vale.

Penney, 42, spent five years as a bricklayer before becoming a professional footballer at the age of 21.

Derby County gave Penney his professional break, who went on to play for Oxford, Swansea and Cardiff, before hanging up his boots with Doncaster Rovers.

Penney holds the distinction of captaining both Swansea and Cardiff, an unusual feat with the rival Welsh sides.

[Toffee]

Looks like he will be heading to a bigger Club.

[Rufc89]

There is no big club that needs a manager at the moment though, so its a strange one.

[Jack]

i rember the good old days when he was captain down here one hell of a nice chap lol i used to be the senior steward down here for 11 years so got to know all the players very well strange why hes left doncaster all of a suddern somthing must of happened behind closed doors.

[sportbilly]

I rememeber him down at Pontefract Colls, seems a strange decision so early in the the season, and to be saying he cant take them any further

[Tabend]

He has sumat lined up thats for sure.

[citygent]

Or Donny have summat lined up.

[shortfuse0_1]

Keegan?

[Jibbers]

He could be Blackwells replacement at Leeds if Hod and his God Squad dont want job.