12 March 2008 marked a return to league action after the FA Cup run was brought to a halt at the quarter-final stage, when they were beaten 5-1 by West Brom. They faced a Northampton Town team which featured future Rovers loanee Daniel Jones. After the game, Rovers' first-team coach Paul Trollope criticised his team's performance, particularly in the second half which he described as 'criminal'.