Re: The Future Of The Dons : Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:35 pm  

At least a win against Hunslet has given us something to cheer.

Titanic Don has reported on the Hunslet thread that Mitch Clark and Matt Groat have already signed for other clubs for next season.

Who else do we reckon will be offered deals at other clubs?

Which players that we presently have should we be aiming to build a team around?

Re: The Future Of The Dons : Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:44 pm  

IMO one player we have missed this season has been Robbo. Need to get him signed up - Mr Dependable. I hope that he does not get forgotten about and talking of dependable that's what's been so galling about Shaun Leafs situation, he would have done us a cracking job next year.

Re: The Future Of The Dons : Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:27 pm  

Think I'll just wait and see who is retained, there are obviously some I would prefer were here next year, unfortunately that appears to be 2 down already.

Re: The Future Of The Dons : Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:10 pm  

They're the players we need to keep otherwise we will struggle to come back up, unless they're signing
Better players! Which I doubt very much.
What has happened to the statement we won't make the same mistakes again and get too far behind.
I'm afraid it looks like the mistakes are happening already!

Re: The Future Of The Dons : Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:18 pm  

The likes of Paz, Clarke and Groat were signed pretty much with an understanding that they wouldn't be here next year, as were coming to be in shop window.

Clarke training and playing FT could go on to be a real stand out player IMO.
Groat is probably at a level of a steady SL team player.
Paz if under different circumstances would surely have ended up elsewhere.

I think keeping Carr would be a result.

As for rest of squad all would do a decent job back in CL1 most with added recruitment and new set up could still feature in CH

Re: The Future Of The Dons : Tue Jul 14, 2015 2:52 pm  

Double Movement wrote:

The 2015 season has been awful. The club has lost all of the momentum it had worked hard to build up over recent seasons.

The supporter base is getting smaller on a week-by-week basis as defeat follows defeat. Championship 1 is staring us in the face with all its financial implications. What can the club do to turn things around?

I believe they need to make a statement of intent for next season as soon as possible. They need to reassure those of us who are left that sufficient funds will be made available to make us very competitive in the league below, and that we won't be relying on season ticket sales, sponsorship money, or RFL money (however small that may be) to fund the team.

The poor judgement of the club got us into the mess we're in and they need to show that they're prepared to invest to get us out of this mess.

If we are to operate on a self-funding basis, without extra investment by the club owners, next season is likely to be very grim and the road back to the Championship will be a slow and potentially painful one. Losing to Leigh and Bradford is one thing. Losing to London Skolars and Hemel Stags would be something else. Yes, things can get worse than they already are.

We can't allow that to happen. The club needs to show an intent to halt the decline now. They need to tell us they are prepared to invest money in the club, over and above the money generated by other income streams. This may mean supporters are prepared to give them another chance. If not, lost supporters may only return when we have a winning side again, and some may never come back at all.

I love the Dons and I love rugby. I want us to be successful. I don't want us all to endure the pains of this season ever again. To the club, I ask, "What lessons have you learned? And what are you going to do from here on to make sure we don't get it wrong again next season?" I would suggest we need a plan that goes beyond words and gestures.

A bit of good news is that Tuffour is on his way back soon!

Re: The Future Of The Dons : Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:14 pm  

Danny Nicklas has left the club. Wish him all the best. http://www.totalrl.com/forums/index.php ... doncaster/

Danny Nicklas has left the club. Wish him all the best. http://www.totalrl.com/forums/index.php ... doncaster/