It was widely reported yesterday that Stephen Robinson, the former Luton Town midfielder and current Motherwell manager is on the shortlist of candidates for the vacant job at Doncaster Rovers.

The Daily Record suggests that Robinson is a candidate by virtue of his achievements with the Steelmen. After an unremarkable spell as Oldham manager, he moved to Fir Park and guided them to two cup finals in a single season for the first time in 60 years.

The 44-year-old has eight months left on his Motherwell contract and it's believed they're keen to hang on to him as well.

Doncaster finished last season in sixth placed in League One, setting up a thrilling play-off semi-final against Charlton, whom they beat at the Valley. They were agonisingly eliminated on penalties and then lost manager Grant McCann to Hull.

If they do tempt Robinson to the Keepmoat, what changes can fans expect in terms of tactics? We give you the lowdown on their approach last season and how that might change.

Doncaster played with a number of formations under Grant McCann, but one of the more regular line-ups saw him go with a 4-3-3 formation. It made use of a holding midfielder, usually Ben Whiteman, who protected the back four and helped break up play in the middle of the park. Mallik Wilks and James Coppinger could tuck in, or whoever he chose to play wide of the front three.

Behind them the midfielders could offer width, Tommy Rowe certainly a useful out wide as he was in the centre of the park. Herbie Kane would often probe through the centre too, but with added attacking flexibility.

Whilst the line up we've shown is only intended to be reflective of the approach taken and that they did vary their line up from week to week, 4-3-3 was the most commonly used approach, with 67% of their time on the pitch in this particular set up.

Motherwell were far more rigid in their approach, rarely varying from the 4-1-4-1 formation above. again, much of their play depended on the influence of Alex Gorrin in the middle of the park. He had terrific ball winning stats, making 23 duels on average per game, compared to 19 won by Ben Whiteman.

The 4-1-4-1 isn't unlike a 4-3-3, depending on how the wide midfielders operate. Robinson tended to have them a little less advanced than Doncaster, making this a more defensive formation. However, the approach wouldn't be totally alien. John Marquis might not be staying put, which means the hunt for a striker capable of holding the ball up as well as carrying it forward could be on, as Robinson clearly veers away from a two-man strike force as much as McCann did.

On the whole, Doncaster fans could expect a more rigid, predictable approach each week, but no less effective.