Roden takes charge at Oldham

Oldham caretaker coach Martin Roden will not pick himself for Sunday's Co-operative Championship One fixture with Doncaster.

Roden, 32, will take charge of Oldham's last three league fixtures - against Doncaster, Workington Town and Gateshead Thunder - following Tony Benson's sacking, and wants to have a clearer view of the action by not being directly involved.

Roden will check on the fitness of Danny Whitmore (illness) and David Cookson (dead leg) before finalising his squad to face the Dons.

Doncaster coach Tony Miller is urging his team not to let their standards slip, despite last week's 25-18 defeat at Whitehaven virtually ending their title hopes.

Miller said: "Whatever happens we'll keep going because I want us to take some momentum into the play-offs."