Wycombe Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers As house-mates more than 20 years ago, Grant McCann and Michael Duff know each extremely well but the Doncaster Rovers manager is expecting a different test at his old friend's Wycombe Wanderers team.

Duff is a well-known quantity in Yorkshire, having managed Barnsley and Huddersfield Town.But McCann has seen signs of evolution in how Wycombe have played in the 28 games he has led them.

"Michael is a good friend of mine,” said McCann. “I played with Michael all through when we were growing up in Cheltenham or (playing for) Northern Ireland. We lived together for two or three years, so I know him really well and he's done a great job wherever he's been.

"But having watched Michael's teams over the years, they're different to what I've seen his Barnsley team look like or his Huddersfield team look like.

"They're 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3, with exciting wingers, good footballers in the middle of the pitch, full-backs that want to join in.

"They've got a good style of play, so we know exactly what we're coming up against.

"We have to make sure that we put a plan in place to, number one, stop them from doing what they want to do and, number two, try to hurt them at the other end.

"I think it'll be a good footballing game – two teams playing in the right way."

FAMILIARITY: Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

placeholder image — FAMILIARITY: Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

Although eight points separate Doncaster from the play-off chasers in the actual League One table, they are level on points in McCann's.

He has had success in the past by resetting the table mid-season, and this time he did it after the New Year's Day draw at home to Bolton Wanderers.

"The only table that we've looked at really in the building is that we're fourth in the 22-game table," he said. "There's 10 points after the first five games. We probably should have more.

"I think we deserved something at Bradford (a 1-0 defeat last Saturday). We're going to try and keep ourselves in and around that top region for the next 17 games."

EVOLUTION: Former Barnsley and Huddersfield Town coach Michael Duff (Image: Jonathan Gawthorpe)

Luton Town's reinstatement in the Football League Trophy has seen their rescheduled February 24 game at Doncaster postponed again so the last-eight tie can be played that night.

Doncaster, who play their quarter-final at Huddersfield on Tuesday, made "strong objections", and have proposed March 24, in the next international break, as an alternative.

The sides were originally due to meet on January 4, but came up against a frozen pitch.