The only reason i can see for having all three is he thought we needed to be quicker in the middle, for a time it seemed to be working, but leigh changed tact. Im with weighman on this one.

Said it a few times now but all 3 on the pitch just isnt working! But i also dont see the point in putting one on the bench. Not sure if Tony has an option with regards to playing bobbie but then i wouldnt see based on form how he could drop fawcett. So i have a feeling the situation won't change. Regarding yesterdays game i think it showed missing spurry and waterman and when kesik went off injured we just seemed to lose all sense of control over the game. The heads seemed to go down and never really picked themselves back up. The ref was poor but in fairness he was poor for both sides. Onwards and upwards for hunslet. We are a lot better than we showed yesterday.

A bad day at the office ... it happens.

I never expected anything at Leigh, that's why I never considered going, even though it is a ground I have never been to and would have liked to,



It could be worse, we could be HKR.

That's when you know that anything can happen in rugby and nothing is easy.

How they blued that is beyond me, but strangely refreshing!



How we fair against Hunslet is a better marker.

We need to compete there and do well, and that means at least a bonus point.



It does sound like the team is imbalanced and i think the point about good, loyal, hard working servants like Butters and Co is a good one. They will get brassed off with temporary guys taking their places.

These dual reg players need to be especially classy to warrant a place ahead of such as Butters and Hughes (who I rate highly).



And are they that much better?

Marginally better maybe.



Anyway, I may have a trip to Hunslet, dunno yet.

It was very interesting that thhe overwhelming MOM on the Supporters coach was Stu Sanderson.....

As I once said .... he's got passion running through him like a stick of rock.

Exactly what is needed in a Dons player.



Players should be selected on merit (that means form and achievement) and no other reason.

If dual reg players don't perform they should be dropped.

Stand-offish wrote.

It could be worse, we could be HKR.

That's when you know that anything can

happen in rugby and nothing is easy.

How they blued that is beyond me Giving away silly penalties didn't help, but your right , quite how they lost that is amazing. Shocking defence!

Shame about a small minority of Leigh fans when Dennis had the ball near the end of the game singing "the ace of spades" this was reported to a steward but because our bus was leaving straight after the game we did not have time to make a statement.

I had to laugh when leaving the ground, one of the Leigh fans said to a Donny fan "whats it like to play in a stadium" i take it the idiot has never been to the Keepmoat.



Played well first half, dont ask about the second half. Hopefully we will learn from yesterday's game and bounce back at Hunslet.



COYD

Personally I would have Cooke at SO and Edwards as LF...Grant is creative, runs well and tackles better than anyone in terms of technique and effort. Rotate Kyle and Mike as Hookers.

IMO.

What about scrumhalf Fawcett or Goulding.

There's no doubting gouldings ability, but he could be gone at a moments notice, fawcett did well last season, no reason this should be different .

You guys are not a bad team , i think you will do OK this season , it was very close in the first half , you have a couple of decent players , and will win enough games to be safe , Charlie , Knows

, have faith .

Thanks we will keep the faith , well most of us.

I agree with Charlie, for once! When you can field a settled team, and get up to speed with Championship fitness and pace, there's no reason why you can't trouble many teams in this league- probably including us, when we visit the Keepmoat!

Shame on you Alan



you have agreed with me more than once

im sure it has been twice



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Rugbyman wrote I had to laugh when leaving the ground, one of the Leigh fans said to a Donny fan "whats it like to play in a stadium" i take it the idiot has never been to the Keepmoat.



Paul Rowley quote in League Express 18th Feb about Leigh ground "the ground is unrivalled in our division and one of the best in the game ...."



They need to get out more!

Another Rowley quote, this time from the local newspaper, previewing the game: -



[iUsually home games are seen as an advantage but the Leigh boss is not so sure this week.



“They play on a similar pitch and have fantastic facilities, so it’s going to be a pitch that they enjoy playing on when they visit us,” he said.[/i



It would seem that he has been allowed out!

He must just have a crap memory then...

I still think the "three half back" set up can be made to work. Other clubs operate it with the 9 playing a half backs role.



I don;t think the problem is what number is on whose backs (forgetting squad number for a minute) but who can play with who. For some reason Cooke hasn't been playing as well this year as last, it may be still recovering from a bad injury, or that he hasn't been given as much space, or a number of reasons. If he had been I don;t think this would be a point for discussion.



However if we were to only start 2 of the 3 regular halves I would go with Cooke and Fawcett as I think Craig has shown more than Goulding so far this season from the games I have seen.

TJ for today's Widnes v Hull SL fixture on SKY.