Hi Martin (username change?),

The Trust will help with marketing initiatives (as we did with the Gateshead match). However, the Club itself has to get smarter in promoting the Club in and around Doncaster and hopefully that will happen for Season 2010.

Those connected with the Club have also got to banish the mistrust that they have inherited. Many former supporters currently stay away because of how they have been treated by previous regimes.

The Club are right to want to recreate those times where the atmosphere was electric but it won't happen overnight and they need to be patient and need to communicate effectively and honestly with the existing fan base and also reach out to the stay-aways and prospective new supporters. Again this is something that the Trust can and will assist with.

Finally, thanks for the good wishes.

Gary.

Jemmo has been sorting out my old username and password for a year, I mean I only see him once a week regularly while presenting a radio show together so you can't expect him to get something done in that short a time.

The Knights gates are up again against every game last season on direct comparison, by running the standard routines. My methods are always frowned upon by people who want to throw money and razzamataz at crowd levels , but they work.

The key is to remember whatever initiatives you come up with dont lose site of the basic promotional techniques of selling rugby matches.

Be fair mate, he's a busy boy.

how's it goin' sturdy, you old queen

Still working on developing gout in Rugby Union for my sins.

to be honest i dont think the mascots are used no where near enough as they should be! i remember being at a rovers game must have been when the dons first got them and they was there and kids and parents was talking about them more than donny dog!
i say keep trying why not take them out for a couple of hours on a satday in town centre just get them seen out and about and get people talking again maybe give away afew tickets

Bring back some of the old gaurd to the games Pennant, Turner etc etc Get the youngsters involved as mascots,get into the schools and have competitions, with the winner being the mascot and invite parents to games and offer hospitality. And get the hell out of the Keepmoat saw my first game in over ten years whilst down visitig family, christ that place is far to big for the Dons. Get the Knights ground organised, sooner the better. And the Dons ARE THE DONS not the Dragons.
UP THE DONS