I appreciate that.

It reads as if the Rovers board would want to take on the Stadium itself and the car parking facilities . No mention of the running track and the other facilities that the general public have access to. May be that they want to aquire the Stadium to prevent damage of the playing surface that concerts bring. It would appear that there has been a breakdown of trust/communication between the Rovers and the SMC that now appears to be at an all time low. Not sure how the Don's would be effected, there has to my knowledge never been any undue critcism of RL having an adverse effect on the pitch. We always accomodate our fixtures to the summer maintainance of the playing surface, the announcement of the Keepmoat being a RL world cup venue would help IMO.

Football ruins a pitch far more than RL does. Wear and tear in the winter is easliy seen around the six yard line and the centre circle but RL is played on firmer grounds and the spread of the wear and tear is across the full width of the pitch and not as concentrated as it is with football.

I wouldn't worry too much. Donny Rovers are on thier way back to where they belong-in the fourth division of the football league and John Ryan and his cronies wont be interested when they are back down to crowds of 2000.
They've had their day in the sun and they wont have the clout with OUR COMMUNITY STADIUM when they are back where they belong.

John Ryan and his cronies are you for real. The bloke has done more for sport in this Town than you can shake a stick at. You are entiltled to your opinion and your post but for fecks sake this post take the biscuit. This is not Football versus Rugby (either code) this is the Doncaster sporting set up and that comment Sir, is IMO not well thought out.