Quote ="Leyther_Matt"Could have said much the same about HKR in the 90's.'"Not a very fair comparrison.HKR were a real sleeping giant in the late nineties/early 000's and had a history of big crowds,top players representing them and silverware.Neither Doncaster or Rochdale could say likewise.

Quote ="Leyther_Matt"But that doesn't disguise the fact that both Donny and Rochdale have a core support as loyal as any other - in fact, with the amount of poop they have to play their way through, they're certainly more dedicated than most - and as such they shouldn't be 'got rid of' and tossed aside, purely because they're a smaller club.'"





It's not the fact they are a smaller club, they quite clearly cannot sustain a professional rugby league club

Quote ="bowes"What so you'd rather Doncaster live in a fantasy world where they go into administration every other year chasing Super League in the Championship than be a viable Championship 1 side?'"no.



i would prefer some positive comments rather than teh doom and gloom you normally spout

Quote ="MrPhilb"It's not the fact they are a smaller club, they quite clearly cannot sustain a professional rugby league club'"

That's where they've been going wrong then, as they should be trying to sustain a semi-professional rugby league club.

Quote ="GSF"Not a very fair comparrison.HKR were a real sleeping giant in the late nineties/early 000's and had a history of big crowds,top players representing them and silverware.Neither Doncaster or Rochdale could say likewise.'"



A little unkind, rochdale have produced a number of england players, had crowds of upto 19,000 and won the challenge cup.

Quote ="pyeman"A little unkind, rochdale have produced a number of england players, had crowds of upto 19,000 and won the challenge cup.'"



Sorry history is not allowed on the VT





RL as a sport cannot afford to lose any of its member clubs , we are a weak enough sport club wise as it is



What is needed is a reality check by all parts of the sport from top to bottom , and as I have said previously ' reality ' is not as cool as positive ' spin '