Ex Doncaster Midfielder speaks about his nine years at Rovers.

It will be strange going back and a bit weird walking into the away dressing room. I must remember not to turn left into the home changing room.

I was at Doncaster Rovers for nine years in total and won three promotions. The club will always be close to my heart and I look for their results first after we have played.

They gave me a trial after Sheffield Wednesday released me for being too small and I took my chance. I got a scholarship and never looked back.

I've got plenty of good memories from my time there. The best is the League One play-off final victory over Leeds United at Wembley last season. That was fantastic.

But it is also difficult to beat your first promotion and it was memorable when Doncaster went from the Conference to the Football League.

I was only 18 at the time and helping the club to get back in the League was great. The Conference play-off final was at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke. It was a fantastic experience and I managed to score.

Quite a few of my family and friends are going to the game tomorrow and I'm trying to sort out tickets. I also know most of the Doncaster players because the team has not really changed much. I still speak to many of them, like Adam Lockwood and Brian Stock.

They have got some good players and their midfield is strong with Richie Wellens, James Coppinger and Stocky. That is their main threat and it should be quite a battle in there, one I am relishing.

Richie is suspended and that is a blow for them and a plus for us because he is a key player. Everything goes through him or Stocky.

Copps is a talented player.

When I was there, the two of us had bets on who would score most goals in a season. Last season I was 6-3 up before the play-offs and then he banged in a hat-trick in the second leg of the semi-final against Southend.

It was a stunning hat-trick, probably the best I have seen.

I've had a bit of banter with Copps this week. He said "watch your legs" and I've been telling him the same and to make sure he's got his cricket pads on!

Doncaster have been doing well. I think they won seven out of eight League matches before losing at Swansea last weekend. That's promotion form and a good recovery after the bad start they had to the season.

They are being rewarded now for their football. I spoke to a few of the lads earlier this season and they were saying that the team were playing really well but could not score. Now they have started scoring and although they are not prolific scorers, they have been keeping leads and collecting points.

But we are in good form.

We are one point above Doncaster and we want to keep climbing the table. Our sights are on getting a good result at the Keepmoat.

Doncaster's new stadium, compared with the old ground, Belle Vue, is like chalk and cheese.

I've got loads of memories of Belle Vue.

Doncaster had some great days and nights there - the giant-killings against Manchester City and Aston Villa in the Carling Cup and we also ran Arsenal very close only to lose on penalties.

Teams did not enjoy going to Belle Vue. The changing rooms weren't the best. Even in the home dressing room I think there were only two showers working. There was a queue for the showers and being a young lad I was always at the back of the queue.

Moving to the Keepmoat was a sign that the club was moving forward. It is a great place to play although some people are telling me the pitch is not the best at the moment.

Will I get a good welcome from the Doncaster fans?

Players going back to their old clubs always wonder about that. I would like to think I'll get a good reception. I was there nine years and did my best for the club but you just never know