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Old 08-02-2006, 23:17   #12
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Re: New signing

Doncaster Star Sport
Any time, any place, anywhere . . . Rigoglioso all set for pastures new
DONCASTER Rovers' midfelder Adriano Rigoglioso doesn't know where he will plying his trade next season, but he does know that it won't be at Belle Vue.

The 26 year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has already been told by manager Dave Penney that he doesn't feature in his future plans.
Rigoglioso had considered cutting his loses at the end of last season after finishing the 2004-2005 languishing in the reserves.
"I decided to stay on and I hoped to have a good pre-season and force my way into the squad.
"But I started to have problems with the knee I had a bit of trouble with at the end of last season and I ended up having to have an operation and that kept me out for nearly four months.
"By the time I got myself fit against I was well down the pecking order.
"I decided to go to Conference club Southport on a month's loan to get some games under my belt, but I only played one game due to picking up a hamstring injury.
"They wanted me to go there on loan for the rest of the season but I didn't fancy it."
There was speculation that Conference leaders Accrington Stanley would come in for Rigoglioso before the end of the January transfer deadline.
"Their manager knows me from my Conference days and he has asked me to keep him informed of the situation at Doncaster," said Rigoglioso. "I also understand that one or two other club have been sniffing around.
"I want to stay in the Football League if I can, but with Accrington 11 points clear at the top of the Conference it looks as though they will be playing in the Football League next season so I would be interested in talking to them.
"But really it is just a case of seeing what happens and what offers I get at the end of the season; I still feel that I have something to offer."
Rigoglioso played in "the hole" behind the front two in his days at Morecambe before being snapped up by Rovers October 2003.
But since his move to Belle Vue he has played mainly in midfield - particularly at first-team level.
He said: "I don't think the manager recognises the position and has always favoured 4-4-2. In view of the success he has achieved playing that way you can't knock him.
"I still think that is my best position and I felt I did well there when playing in the game at Blackpool last March, but I wasn't even in the 16 for the next game and I was disappointed at the time.
"But I am prepared to play anywhere an interested club want me to play.
"With little prospect of playing in the first team again this season unless the club have a lot of injuries, I will have to use the reserves as my shop window.
"But it can be dificult to impress in the reserves when you aren't playing in a settled team.
"That is often the case when the team contains trialists or a lot of youth teamers as opppososed to other squad players, which was the case on Tuesday against Scarborough."
Despite the fact that things haven't worked out for him at Belle Vue as well as he hoped following his move from the Shrimpers, Rigoglioso says that he has no regrets about moving to South Yorkshire.
"It was an easy decision to make at the time because Doncaster were offering me full-time football, which is what I wanted.
"I would have liked to have been more involved at first-team level, but knowing what I know now I would still make the same decision.
"I have learnt a lot while I have been here and I will leave a better player."
03 February 2006
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