Must win if we want to finish 6th , get a home tie & get 4k from the RL.

That'd al be nice, but I wouldn't let it define the season!

It hasn't , we have done very well !

With Sanderson , Edwards , Spiers , Hughes & Leaf hopefully available does Tony may changes bearing in mind we have 2 matches in 5 days.
Cannot see Wakefield letting us have Trout or Kay on Wednesday, but you never know.

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If we beat York, we'll definitely finish 6th providing either Dewsbury or Workington don't win their last match. Dewsbury play at Leigh, and Workington play at Halifax. Those two games look tough for Dewsbury and Workington. It's probably fair to say a win against York will be good enough for 6th spot.

If either of Dewbury and Workington do win, a bonus point for us against Sheffield will definitely see us 6th unless Dewsbury or Workington score loads of points in their last match victories, as we have a far better points difference.

A win for us against York guarantees us a play-off place of some sorts. A bonus point against York almost certainly guarantees a play off place, even if we got nothing from the Sheffield game.

Whichever way we look at it, our fate is still in our own hands.

It would be nice to finish sixth with Dewsbury 7th, so we can get our own back on them to some degree.

Team selection could be interesting gven the running on fumes comment, York have to go for it and some more, could be a cracker and an enjoyable game to watch.. Looking forward to as I cannot make the Eagles game. As for the season as a whole very pleased and would love us to finish as the top side of all those promoted. Plays offs at 6 would be excellent and a very fitting normal season end for Tony Miller.

We may well see Simon Brown, Broughton & Freer playing against us .

I assume all friends for a fiver tickets bought for the original date are still valid?

As far as I'm aware, this is correct.

Thank you.

England expects .....

expect Kes to be out with a broken nose according to love rl website

I'm not sure that will stop him. He'll find it more painful sat watching. He played on in the Dewsbury game with the broken nose, and refused gas and air at hospital.

Im sure he will want to play, but if the medical advise is not to, im sure the club will heed the advise. By the look of the injury, not really expecting him to figure, but stranger things have happened .

erhh, et la France aussi S-O !

Why do I have a particularly bad feeling about tonight?

Maybe due to teams who are desperate can be very dangerous. Dons need to be completely focussed .

Reasons to be nervous:

1) Our performance levels have dropped considerably over the last few games. A further drop could see us get well beaten.

2) If York lose they are relegated. A bonus point means they are almost certainly relegated. They are wounded tigers. We saw what Swinton were capable of when their backs were to the wall.

3) York beat us easily when the teams last met.

4) There is some pressure on us to win as we need a home draw in the first round of the play-offs.

Reasons to be hopeful:

1) The lads will want to give Tony a good send off as coach and will be more up for it than ever.

2) If we play anywhere near our best we should certainly be good enough to win.

I've got a feeling that we'll come good tonight and it'll be a good game. We'll miss Kes if he's not playing though.

No post on the York forum - unless they post elsewhere..

Must win tonight as they are the bottom club and when you talk about increasing attendances then losing to bottom club at home will not bring people back.

We may have over achieved this season which may have sent us all a bit in the sky - but in any profession if you set targets and beat them i.e staying up - you don't then say job done you press on.
Been in sales etc all my life and that's just how it is...

IMO

PS before anyone suggest sales is different - I have also been a sports coach in varying sports...

Because you went last Thursday?!

like a number of other clubs they post on TotalRL.com, there main concern is if the players have paid for a supporters coach to Doncaster.

BIG Match Preview

Doncaster Rugby League Club are in action this evening when they take on York City Knights in a vital rearranged Kingstone Press Championship fixture at the Keepmoat Stadium (7:30pm kick-off).

The original fixture should’ve taken place on Sunday 24th March but the wintery weather put a hold on proceedings and York will go into this game knowing they have to win to keep up their hopes of survival.

The game will be held in memory of fallen soldier Liam Maughan who sadly lost his life in 2010 whilst in the line of duty - he was only 18 years of age. Doncaster born Liam served with the 3rd Battalion The Rifles (3 RIFLES) and was on a tour of Afghanistan when this tragedy happened.

This will be the fourth time the club have held a game in Liam's memory in as many years, and his family will be at the game when the Dons will be hoping to book their place in the forthcoming play-offs. Please note that there will be a minutes silence before the start of the game.

Dons’ skipper Kyle Kesik could still feature tonight even though he sustained a nasty broken nose against the Rams last week. The tough tackling hooker carried on playing at Dewsbury after picking up the injury which typifies his approach to the game.

Prop Russ Spiers returns to the squad after missing last week’s game against his former club and there could also be a return for utility forward Grant Edwards who has missed the last three games through injury.

The Dons lost their last game 24-10 against Dewsbury, which has prompted head coach Tony Miller to admit his side needs to make major improvements in the final week of the regular season.

Miller said: “We went off the boil against Dewsbury and unless we dramatically improve we won’t make an impact in the play-offs.

“We’ve two home games left and we need to hit a bit of form to take some confidence into next week’s play-offs if we’re fortunate enough to be a part of them.

“York are fighting for their lives so they’ll be busting a gut to get the three points on offer tonight.

“We know we’re in for a tough 80 minutes and they’ve already beaten us once this season so we’ll need to be smart and play to our strengths at the Keepmoat.“

Under-pressure York travel without skipper James Ford, but Jack Aldous and Kris Brining could return to Gary Thornton’s side. Defeat for the Knights would confirm their relegation to Kingstone Press Championship One.

Thornton said: “It’s becoming pretty desperate for us now, there’s no doubting that.

“If we lose, then the trip to Batley (on Sunday) will be totally irrelevant.”

The club will be selling the original York match day magazine from March tonight but will come with an insert which will list the current squads. A #COYD match day magazine will cost just £1 and this edition was the very first of the new design.

We hope to see you there. Miss it, miss out!

#COYD

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Match Day Admission

Polite notice: please purchase your match day ticket from the stadium’s ticket office before entering the turnstiles.

Adults £15, concessions £12, juniors (5-16) £3 and under 5’s go free. Please note that current Doncaster Rover season ticket holders can watch the Dons last three home games of the regular season for just £5 per game.

Please call the ticket office on 01302 762576 if you require any more information on ticketing.

Last Five Results

2nd June 2013: York City Knights win 42-10 at Huntington Stadium
19th May 2013: Doncaster RLFC win 24-12 at Huntington Stadium
19th February 2012: York City Knights win 29-18 at Keepmoat Stadium
4th July 2010: York City Knights win 32-16 at Huntington Stadium
28th March 2010: Doncaster RLFC win 40-24 at Keepmoat Stadium

Referee

D Merrick

That was exactly my first thought before reaching your response. Let's hope this potential banana skin is dealt with accordingly.

Probably because we have been in simlar situations before and chucked it away. We seem to play better against the higher placed teams than the bottom ones. York have nothing to lose tonight they just have to go for it and they could be very dangerous. We need to be out of the traps early.