No passion on the field, nothing from the fans. What has happened to our club?

Dave what do you expect from the fans when they pay to watch displays like that.

i agree, but in the past we have got behind the team in adversity.

Who would you like as the next coach?

Shaun McRae will be available soon

just someone who can coach abit of attacking rugby

Yes but to be fair..they are bunch of fatties.
But to be fair as well he picked them!
But to be fair again....what choice did he have?

Just look back to 1994 and all the things that have happened at the club since, you may well find the answers

Really got no names, just feel that the team have got worse not better........ maybe Dave Woods and no not Shaun Mcrae thank you.

what choice did he have!

where do other teams get players from year in year out? surely theres better out there? couple of old heads in and around the young lads wouldnt go a miss
pay peanuts get monkeys im not saying go spend silly money giving contracts out i think the management done well geting lads on match terms but other teams pay match terms and have better players!

Geoff that is a very astute observation.

Totally agree with whats been already said, utterley embarassing today don't like to single out players after a defeat but think its time some of our so called senior players such as Leafy, Bovill,Steen and co, started to lead by example and help some of the younger players out on the field

It would have been nice to see the leader on the field today, looking at the players you would not know who the captain was.

Think the only thing our captain led today was the error count with stupid attempts at offloads in impossible situations, constanlty putting the team under unessesary pressure keep playing the youngsters IMO, at least they have a go and leave the overweight seniors out

It's dying mate.

I expect them to be upset, angry, disillusioned etc
(quite understandably).

Its been dying for a few years Gary.
It had the heart ripped out of it on the day we moved to the Keepmoat. If we could have a little stadium that wasn't as dwarfing as the Keepmoat is for us, and still manage to compete properly then I'd be happy. We're never going to be world beaters, but if we can just compete at our level, then I'm sure other fans would be just as pleased. I've had some excellent days following the Dons, and would hate for this to end.

What about Armthorpe Welfare or Askern ?

Indeed. I don't think anyone expected a fantastic season but Saturday was dire.

I too have had some fantastic times following the Club and hope that it can continue.

Peter Roe would be a start, not as old as people think he is, and always got clubs with little money playing attractive rugby, something I m struggling to think the last time I saw regularly at Donny.

Singe only managed it because he spent a fortune.

A very good shout there on Peter Roe.

Also a very similar coach to Tony Fisher ie a hairdryer one and I think sometimes players need that, keep TM on as the good cop in the duo.

Been reading your points and following the clubs progress with interest.

As a genuine question, no trolling whatsoever, just for my own personal understanding, is it purely the fact that you've been left with little or no money that is inhibitting progress.

You looked quite lively in the pre-season friendly against us. I thought it would be a season of slight promise.

Do you feel that Tony Miller should be able to do a better job even with the meager resources at his disposal and that he is almost accepting the inevitable now and that someone fresh would be better, or is that not fair?

I never like it when coaches say 'we were out enthused'

Anyway tell me to mind my own business if you like

just interested to know what you think.

Possibly. The Club certainly doesn't have pots of money. We have however been assured that the business plan is sound and that a squad capable of competing in Championship One would be assembled.



The supporters who follow the Club week-in week-out are realistic. I think the majority felt that it would be a season of consolidation and if we won some of our home games and didn't finish in the bottom 2 or 3 in the division and got through the season with the squad in tact that would be considered a success and something to build on next season.



We have been unlucky with one or two key players picking up injuries. That said, we were soundly beaten at Rochdale and humiliated at home to Siddal. I think it is fair to say that the manner of the latter defeat certainly does cast a very large shadow over Tony and how he is perceived by the supporters.

Peter Roe and Dave Woods are of interest, more so Peter because he did a good job at his previous clubs and has a lot of contact in the rugby world, his players always played with aggression and passion, but that decision is out of our hands.

Whilst I accept that people will speculate, to the best of my knowledge we aren't currently in the market for a new Coach and as has been stated above it is out of the supporters hands anyway.

If it turns out we are in the market for a new Coach then yes there are some possibles out there already who spring to mind.