Joined: Feb 25 2004 Posts: 2874 Location: Sometimes Workington, Sometimes Warrington, Often on the M6
There was a lot of money went on Siddal yesterday, they started the day at 7/2 off scratch and ended up at 6/4. Also the handicap was reduced twice and eventually they stopped taking bets. Some people somewhere had a nice result financially.
I wish i had stayed at home, being a donny lad living in the Land of the Giants Watch both teams and more ofton than not Attend two games a week, this week chose Dons live and Giants on sky so including travel and beer etc worst £50 i have spent in my entire life. I also was at the 72-drubbing by Halifax and never felt like this, I remember John Bentley FAX wingman saying the ref had lost it because some of that score was down to the ref but not yesterday.
When I don't go I rarely comment as it would seem unfair.
I fully expected to get beat this weekend and I am not prepared at the moment to keep putting money that is tight to spare on this.
Our team IF all fully fit and MOTIVATED correctly can perform at this level.
I do not know who would come rushing in to take over the coaches position should TM leave, however anyone with passion could fire a young team up, and we would have to fair better than this.
I said it last week TM showed little interest last week and this, regardless of situation is not what can be expected from any coach. Carl I feel sorry for as this must be hitting him every bit as hard as us, but we need better direction and fast as I just cannot justify the expense for this, especially when their are so many local amateur sides to watch (and indeed SL)...
I would be keen to see some sort of announcement from the club on what happens next,
There's no I in team......but there is a me!
'It is not enough to be interesting, you must first be interested'
Unfortunately I was like you all a few years ago when Batley lost to one of the Hull amateur teams at Mount Pleasant.
After the game I tore up my season ticket in front of the coach and told him that he could "Stick it, and I had done with em" Two weeks later I was asking the club for a replacement season ticket.
In recent seasons you have at least had a small degree of success.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 927 Location: Doncaster
Sorry guys and gals, i forgot to upload the teams on saturday, seems that sums up the day, as the players also forgot to turn up.
Kept a low profile at work today (work in leeds), and there are two Siddal fans, didnt see them which surprised me, thought theyd have been straight over this morning. prob got day off to recover!
commiserations guys - although well done to the non-league guys from Siddal.
However, please don't give up. In answer to your question -
Does doncaster want rugby league?
- well, not many of us really thought Wrexham wanted it, yet there are 1 or 2 signs we may be proved wrong. There isn't a lot that doncaster is known for being successful at (sorry), so i think you'll find if the team can somehow be turned round, then yes, the town will want Rugby League, particularly in a stadium like yours.
I am one of the stay aways this year and last, only saw a handfull of games last year and wasn't massively impressed with what I saw and the direction the club headed. This year with the troubled off season I have felt less and less inclined to go, the current results and the restricted off season recruitment has seen me in a position of only paying a passing interest to even the scores.
I think Sunday has to be the darkest day for the Dons within in my tenure as a supporter (started 1986). I was there when we lost to Halifax and they were a professional club of the same level as us, Siddal are technically 2 tiers below us in the RL pyramid and clearly are a well coached and well drilled side. I would like to congratulate them on an excellent result for amateur rugby. I think the failure to score is the most damming part of the result.
We have lost to a amatuer side in the past - Featherstone Lions in 1997/8 but it was in no way as damming a result as this.
We seem to be in freefall on the pitch now and its approaching the anniversary of our last victory. The comments from people I read seem to lean towards the fact we are playing one out barge rugby, well all I can say to that its that the coach wasnt known for his passing ability during his playing days, infact I think I fainted when I saw him pass once.
We missed out on getting a good coach on board last year in Karl Harrison, who as really turned around Batley again with limited resources, we need to fine someone similar who can work the same magic with us and who has good contacts in both the professional and amateur game so we can move on Saturdays result. We need someone who is used to working with small amounts of funds and getting the best from what he has, these coaches do exist we've had one before....Tony Fisher and Ian Brook crafted a very good side based on a very low budget and they always played with some fire in their bellies. Thats the kind of coach we need at the moment not a "clipboard tactician".
As an outsider to the club at the moment I hear nothing from the club on how its going to address what can only be seen as one of the most embarrassing results in the clubs troubled history.
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