I admire your enthusiasm....but it won't happen.

As the meerkat says...'simples'.

There is no appetite for it anymore.

And I don't say this lightly.....if this is the level of governance of the Dons....what's the point?

I want the Dons to continue....but this 'rally round lads' stuff is just words.

Don't worry about me I raise about 5K for Moorends before the start of every summer season.

I don't and I'm talking now and not the past. SO organise the tickets for the raffle and show me the evidence that you have sufficient numbers selling tickets and I will sell my £100.00 worth as long as if the scheme does not work the money raised goes to the development of Rugby League (Dave Marshall already has a development project) within Doncaster and does not sit in a bank account for ever and a day.

I know your post was made at just after five this morning-- but don't understand the part of your post that i've highlighted in your quote.



When has any monies raised by the fans of the Dons ever sat in a bank account for ever and a day?-------Never,as far as i'm aware.

your my hero

with this or it might be too late and your last chance



All the best

Much of what you say makes good sense and I sincerely thank you for your concern but we recently called a meeting to update fans of the situation at the Club and only 40 people turned up which supports much of what Karlos has said.



The reality is that when you take off the travelling support, our regular support at home games (ignoring the Toulouse game with its freebies) is probably in the region of 600. Of those something like 40 or 50 have been involved in various activities such Supporters Trusts, Supporters Groups and other similiar committees and groups.



Each time something new is tried, you can gaurantee it will fall to some or many of those same people to try and make it happen.



The remaining 550 will attend on match day but appear to have little or no interest beyond that. Indeed a Club that once had a travelling support that was the envy of many of the lower division Clubs is lucky to get more than a handful at away games. There were about 50 supporters from Doncaster at Featherstone recently for a local derby which is 25 minutes away by road.



You make a number of valid points but the truth of the matter is that some of the things you suggest have been tried before either by the Club itself or groups of supporters and sadly it seems that [size=109the vast majority of people in Doncaster do not care if there is a Professional / Semi Professional Rugby League Club in the town.[/size

Agree with your last comment-but what's the alternative?

If a supporters trust is maintaning a RL team in Rochdale then its worth a shot-it may be your last chance.

The only proviso that i would recommend is that the existing management have absolutely nothing to do with the running of the club as i'd stake money on it been doomed to failure before its been given any chance if they are.

Keep RL going in Doncaster and every traditional RL area or else the games up.

Rochdale have less fans than Doncaster and their supporters trust has ensured that their team has survived. I would strongly urge one of you to contact the relevant people to set up your own trust whilst you still have the chance to do so.

Agreed. RL clubs have always been run by a small number of enthusiastic supporters. Some people are prepared to chip in cash but do no work.



What's the alternative ? Wait for a rich bloke to come along?

that works doesn't it???

No. Exactly my point.