'Always been an admirer': The Mansfield Town star Grant McCann warns Doncaster Rovers 'must be mindful' of
Doncaster Rovers will make the trip to the One Call Stadium for their League One opener this weekend.
Nigel Clough has already stressed the need for Mansfield Town to be sharp against Rovers on Saturday but Grant McCann is also keeping a close eye on the opposition’s attacking threat.
Speaking ahead of his side’s visit to Mansfield, Doncaster manager Grant McCann had a lot of praise for Stags’ summer signing David McGoldrick.
“I've always been admirer of David's. I've spoken to you about him a few times before, when I mentioned him and Luke Molyneux were probably the two best players in the division the year we got promoted (2024/25 season), from an attacking point of view anyway.
“His career has been outstanding. What he's done – everyone you speak to about David is singing his praises because of how he is, first and foremost, as a human being and also what he's done in his career.”
McGoldrick became a free agent this summer following the expiration of his contract with Barnsley. There was plenty of interest shown in the 38-year-old but Mansfield Town beat the competition for his signature.
The striker joins Stags as a major part of their attacking rebuild. McGoldrick scored 15 League One goals for Barnsley last season and McCann is expecting him to play a similar role in Clough’s system.
“He's a top, top player for this level,” the Rovers boss continued. “Even though he's 38, he's still got the ability to change a game in an instance. And I don't think he's got any dissimilar role at Mansfield as he did at Barnsley.
“He's got the licence to go and be free and drift and find the ball. So, we need to be mindful of that. But we'll be making sure that we get our plan right first and we'll take it from there.”