MK Dons v Doncaster Rovers: Flynn may seek loftier view to oversee Rovers’ run-in

League One leaders Doncaster Rovers have suffered a double injury blow to midfield duo David Syers and Paul Keegan.

Former Leeds United youngster Keegan, 28, has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a thigh injury, while former Bradford midfielder Sayers, 25, misses tonight’s trip to Milton Keynes and is expected to be out for a fortnight.

Rovers manager Brian Flynn now plans to speak to Everton counterpart David Moyes about extending John Lundstram’s loan deal and hopes to bring in another midfielder later this week.

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“Unfortunately, the bad news is David Syers picked up an ankle injury and the early diagnosis is he will be out for a couple of weeks,” said Flynn.

“It isn’t good because we are getting a little bit bare in the midfield department.

“I just have to worry about the ones who are fit.

“The players have to heal, we just have to get on with it and deal with it.

“It must be devastating for Paul (Keegan) because he was in a good groove of form and an important part of the team structure. It’s a blow for Paul.”

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After back-to-back defeats against Bury and Walsall, Rovers steadied the ship with three draws before going top of League One thanks to wins over Shrewsbury and Hartlepool.

“I am delighted with things at the moment,” admitted Flynn.

“We had those three draws after two defeats, which were important draws for us, because it gave us the chance to get back to the performance levels we know we can get.

“We just needed to stay calm, knowing it was only a temporary blip in terms of performances and results.

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“But I still think the best is yet to come. I don’t think we have hit the heights yet, and I’m looking in the last 11 games of achieving that.”

Former Wrexham and Swansea manager Flynn – who as a player had spells with Doncaster, Leeds United and Burnley – may even take less of a hands-on role during the season’s climax so he can assess his team better.

“As you get older, you do get calmer, able to assess things in a clearer way,” said the 57-year-old. “When I was manager at Wrexham, I watched every game from up in the stand.

“I watched it from above and may do that here in the last few games.

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“Sometimes you can see things better from a higher angle, and you are not involved in the intensity of the dugout. In the heat of the battle, you get carried away, kicking every ball.”

Last six games: MK Dons LDLDDD, Doncaster Rovers LDDDWW.

Last time: MK Dons 2 Doncaster 3; December 10 2005; League One.

Referee: K Stroud (Dorset).