Stock rises as midfielder agrees new Rovers contract

Doncaster Rovers captain Brian Stock has agreed a new deal to stay at the Keepmoat Stadium until summer 2013.

Welsh international Stock had rejected an offer earlier this season and would have been entitled to walk away as a free agent in the summer.

“Being 29 now, I feel like I am committing my future to Doncaster,” he said. “ In the back of my mind, I see it as potentially seeing my career out at Doncaster Rovers.”

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“It’s a big day for me and my family. There was interest from other clubs, but in my mind, I wanted to stay at Doncaster Rovers and that is all sorted and I can concentrate on my football.

“This is my fifth season – and every season we have achieved something. We’ve gone from strength to strength and we’ve improved as a club. We see ourselves as a good Championship side and it was an easy decision for me to make.

“It’s a promising time for Rovers and I don’t think the dream is over yet. There’s a bright future for this club.

“As a club and as a team, we work within our community and we try to give back to the fans what they give us and we want to go on to build a healthy fan base for Doncaster Rovers,” he added.

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Manchester City have shot up Europe’s ‘rich list’ of leading clubs and are expected to fight it out with Tottenham for a place in the top 10 next year, according to a new report.

The Deloitte Football Money League shows revenues across Europe up eight per cent and expected to grow even further. The top six places are unchanged with Real Madrid top followed by Barcelona, Manchester United third, Bayern Munich fourth, Arsenal fifth and Chelsea sixth. Liverpool have dropped one place to eighth.

The biggest change has seen Manchester City move up from 20th spot to 11th, one ahead of Tottenham.

Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: “Overall these figures show remarkable growth despite the recession. The top 20 clubs have a combined revenue now of 4.3bn euros and this rise is likely to continue next year.”