I too am clinging too that

The other way round the Dual reg problem is to get their parent club to change it from Dual Reg to a loan for the rest of the season as Whitehaven did with one of their players on Dual Reg!!!!

Hugh can we do that after the deadline has passed.

According to RL Express Dons hopeful China will be available for the playoffs .

Is it just £1 to get in on sunday? Looks likes Gateshead havin a funday or sumot

Confirmed by Gateshead £1 .

No reductions

Information from the Gateshead website states it will be a family fun day with admission of £1, please click link below for information. This makes for a very good day(hopefully) The day starts at 10.30am and entry is only a £1 donation per person with all donations going to the Thunder Community Trust. For more information, simply contact the Thunder Office on 0191 4335710 or email info@thunderrugby.com http://www.thunderrugby.com/

Information from the Gateshead website states it will be a family fun day with admission of £1, please click link below for information. This makes for a very good day(hopefully) The day starts at 10.30am and entry is only a £1 donation per person with all donations going to the Thunder Community Trust. For more information, simply contact the Thunder Office on 0191 4335710 or email info@thunderrugby.com http://www.thunderrugby.com/

According to the Star(Thursday on line), Butterfield expected to be fit for Sunday.

No mention of China or the Chris Green situation .

latest from the Star www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league

latest from the Star www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league

Dons need to win by 81 clear points over Gateshead to come 4th after Rochdale beat Swinton 34 - 28.

League Table Saturday 3rd September:


1. Swinton are champions.
2. Keighley Pld 19, Pts 40 Points Diff +243
3. Workington Pld 19, Pts 40 Points Diff +220
4. Rochdale Pld 20, Pts 40 Points Diff +154
5. Dons Pld 19, Pts 37 Points Diff +74
6. Whitehaven Pld 19, Pts 35 Points Diff +149
7. Oldham Pld 19, Pts 33 Points Diff +104

Fixtures: Gateshead v Dons
Keighley v Whitehaven
Workington v Oldham

Possible play-off scenarios:

Worst outcome: Dons lose at Gateshead and Whitehaven win at Keighley - Dons finish 6th. We would be away to Whitehaven.

If Whitehaven lose at Keighley, we are assured of a 5th place and would be at home in the play-offs to either Whitehaven or Oldham.

Dons win at Gateshead, regardless of other results, we will be 5th or better, and have a home game next. This would be against Team 6, which will probably be Whitehaven, unless they fail to get a bonus point at Keighley, and Oldham win at Workington.

If the Dons win by at least 81 points at Gateshead, we must finish 4th. We would play Team 7 at home, which will probably be Oldham.

There is no realistic chance of us getting higher than 4th due to the points difference situation.

Summary:

The most likely scenario is that we win at Gateshead by less than 81 points and play Whitehaven at home in the play-offs.

If we win by 81 or more we will probably be at home to Oldham in the play-offs.

I think we'd fancy our chances a little more at home to Oldham than Whitehaven.

We might win by 81 points and still end up playing Whitehaven if Whitehaven draw a blank at Keighley and Oldham win at Worky!!!

What is best for the Dons?

The most important result for the Dons is probably that Whitehaven lose at Keighley. This guarantees a home play-off place for us regardless.

See you all at Gateshead!

Good luck to the boys!