Doncaster Rovers 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0: Worries for tepid Owls, but hope for Rovers - a club who are rediscovering their mojo

At the Eco-Power Stadium on a late July evening, there was commemoration first and a doff of the cap to the past before looking to towards the future as Doncaster Rovers beat Sheffield Wednesday, 1-0.

Blue and white and red and white paid their respects to Trevor Francis and Chris Bart-Williams – following their untimely passing which shocked the football community on Monday. A game then took place; it is still only a game.

To say it's not been a vintage or a convincing close season from a Wednesday perspective is not an under-statement.

For those Wednesdayites who colonised one end of the Eco-Power Stadium in big numbers, it was easy to reminisce.

Ooh for a Tricky Trev in his pomp or a Bartman patrolling the midfield with swagger.

The Owls did announce the signing of Ashley Fletcher ahead of this game. But it will take a while for him to get up to speed.

For the time being, Wednesday, who sweltered in the Spanish sunshine last week, look stodgy. They did not muster an effort on target versus Rovers.

You had to wait until the 51st minute until they carved out a clear-cut opportunity themselves in open play. It ended with Will Vaulks dragging a low shot for the Owls, scoreless in two games in Iberia.

While Wednesday have clear work to do on the singings front – they have brought in just three players so far this summer and are playing catch-up, there's renewed optimism at Doncaster.

A deserved 1-0 victory here, thanks to a precision header in the final quarter from Luke Molyneux, inset, after clever work on the left from the lively Tyler Roberts, further aides in that process.

After considerable angst and discord towards the end of last season, when Rovers looked a club who had totally lost their mojo and were devoid of direction as well as hope, there appears to have been a mood change.

The charge that Rovers were a soft touch last term was a fair one.

The class of Grant McCann know their jobs, have clarity in their play and look more robust.

Evidence on Tuesday bore that out – personified by a crunching touchline challenge from new captain and ex-Owls defender Richard Wood, 38 years young, on Callum Paterson.

Up top, Rovers have a powerful leader of the line in Joe Ironside and a presence up front again. They also have a bit more bite in the engine room in Owen Bailey and George Broadbent.

It may be an interesting season at Rovers after a few seasons in the doldrums. They are ones to watch again.

Elsewhere on Tuesday, Rotherham United trialist Andre Green, the former Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa forward, provided another timely nudge towards Matt Taylor with his second goal in successive games in a 1-0 win over Sheffield United.