Lack of Interest : Fri Mar 04, 2022 2:32 pm  

New prop signed and no comments made. Squad not updated.No official news other than rumours about Jordie Hedges and Watson Boas. Carl Hall continues with his Scarlet Pimpernel impersonation. Interest really is going down the pan and supporters appear to be no longer interested. The club really is on a downward spiral.

Re: Lack of Interest : Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:41 pm  

The awful structure to our league doesn't help keep people interested. Super League and the Championship are well underway and League One is left behind. It still feels as though we're in the middle of the off-season!

The performance against Whtehaven has probably further sucked away fans' enthusiasm.

I think forums like this are generally in decline too as people prefer to use Facebook groups. Wanderer, Gary, was a good contributor to the forum and I miss him being around.

Re: Lack of Interest : Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:35 pm  

i think DM is absolutely correct,here we are still 2 weeks away from our first game and SL and Championship are already 5 games in,what exactly have we to talk about.Structure is all wrong.

Re: Lack of Interest : Sun Mar 06, 2022 7:19 pm  

One good thing,about this forum, when we get some rugby to watch, is you can write what you think without the thought police descending like sharks on Facebook.
People's priorities change with age, mine have, Gary's have, Steve and Geoff Roebuck's have...and so many others have.
Once you get used to not getting your fix of the Dons then you realise it is pretty unimportant on the list of priorities....
They have lost a thousand supporters for one reason and another....net.
And they are trundling along like so many clubs talking the talk but going nowhere...
Yes they came close last season but have to do it all over again...
They have played 4 games...I haven't been to any...why?
Not competitive league games...pretty meaningless....

Re: Lack of Interest : Sun Mar 06, 2022 9:43 pm  

Interesting stuff as always from SO.

I'm 63. I see quite a lot of people around my age at games. I fully get the concept that once you stop going, you don't miss it but is the main reason people 'don't miss it' because we've not been successful, so there's not much to miss?

To open up the discussion further and to create some interest before the season starts, can people say why they stopped going and whether they could see themselves coming back at some point in the future. If you're still going to games, what is your reason for continuing to attend?

I still go to matches because I enjoy the social aspect. I see friends that I wouldn't otherwise see. I enjoy watching rugby. I'm not overly driven by the need to win, although it does make the experience a better one when we do! I would love to see the Dons be competitive at the top of the Championship at some point before my days are up but I fear the best I can hope for is to be a bottom half Championship side that will be happy to avoid relegation.

Re: Lack of Interest : Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:06 am  

My reasons...

Can't always attend since 2019, doing other stuff.

5 year plan was clearly not funded or couldn't be funded because of poor crowd numbers.

Pitch sharing on grass works against us in many ways.

Coach lives in an ivory tower.

Been relegated since 2015 in a league with few local derbies.

Away games too far generally.

Association with a failing football club.

There may be others....

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Re: Lack of Interest : Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:25 pm  

Tatty Feeld wrote:

No official news other than rumours about Jordie Hedges and Watson Boas.

News imminent on the former.

Re: Lack of Interest : Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:06 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

My reasons...

Can't always attend since 2019, doing other stuff.

5 year plan was clearly not funded or couldn't be funded because of poor crowd numbers.

Pitch sharing on grass works against us in many ways.

Coach lives in an ivory tower.

Been relegated since 2015 in a league with few local derbies.

Away games too far generally.

Association with a failing football club.

There may be others....

Looking at our squad I cant see anything other than a mid table side.
The main impact players we had are now at the Seagulls and I have not seen anything from Robinson in the friendlies or cup to warrant a change of this opinion.

Boas out for most of the season according to form and Hedges stood on the sidelines at Keighley last week now on their match day staff apparently , what the hell is going on .
As usual the clubs silence is deafening.

Re: Lack of Interest : Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:42 pm  

Season Ticket price confirmed as £60 today. The cost would have dropped to £50 had 501 tickets been sold.

Re: Lack of Interest : Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:19 pm  

Double Movement wrote:

Season Ticket price confirmed as £60 today. The cost would have dropped to £50 had 501 tickets been sold.

There's the proof. Interest really has gone down.Still paid the extra £30 though. Maybe if the club got it's act together and connected with supporters it may have been different.