Looking forward to this ... it should be a try-fest.

What Keighley did to Gateshead last Sunday was effectively to earn themselves an extra point over the Dons.
Their points difference is a massive 229 compared with our 80.
We need to try to emulate them on Sunday.
Try a few practice ground moves on them etc.


Jy-Mel Coleman was the gamestar for Keighley ... looks like they have strengthened at the right time.
I bet he was poached when Skolars beat them recently.....



Which shows how well we have done keeping our players ... unlike other years.

Finally, I don't see Miller getting praise now we're winning......

Why is this thread about a game that was played on the tenth of June 2011?

My God Mr Holmes how do you do it.

Look again.

According to the free press , china & fawcett are doubtful for Sunday.

Gives Tony a chance to play some squad members .

It's a miracle of biblical proportions.

Can we improve our points difference significantly? We should.

The bookies are asking us to concede between 48 and 52 points on the handicap betting.

I'd like to think (despite struggling away at Gatehead recently) that we are capable of winning by 60+ points.

They should treat the match as a game, with a target to aim for.
A point a minute average would be my target.
Throw it about, see how many hat-tricks we can get.
Entertain the crowd.

I think the key to beating Gateshead by more than 22 - 6 is to get on top early doors !

Honestly speaking I dont give a monkeys about the score tomorow.I just want a good solid performance from the lads in defence and attack and 3 points at full time. If we win by a hundred or win by ten im not bothered.

Winning is the main aim but a good win would be a plus.

Asmuch as I'd like to say just win I'd really love the lads put a big score past them tomorrow as were good enough to and we could do with it for our points difference.

Apart from some injury disasters, the win is a gimme.
That means that the only sensible aim is not a win but a landslide.
We need some confidence going into the Swinton game.
We should certainly try to nil Gateshead ... I mean they only got 6 on their patch.

We ought to note that they were down about 11 fit players against Keighley ... hence the scoreline.

They finished with 12 and had moments in the last few minutes where they were briefly down to 11 (according to League Express).

Yeah I know ... I read it in the League Express.

You read it or did someone else read it to you?

as one game ends anyone else in the same mind as me and my son cant wait for the next game especially after a good performance,roll on next sunday

Team today;

Butterfield
Coady
Morrison
Spurr
Sanderson
Spaven
Kesik
Bovill
Ely
Crawley
Scott
Carbutt
Edwards

Emmett
Hughes C
Dee
Sampson

Tries: Edwards, Spurr 2, Kesik 2, Hughes.
Goals: Spaven 4.

HT Dons 18 Gateshead 0
FT Dons 32 Gateshead 0

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Other C1 results today;

Keighley 35 Swinton 30
Rochdale 45 Workington 20
Whitehaven 34 South Wales 14

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We now have the best defence in the division (although only Gateshead and London have scored fewer points).

The referee was a joke , allowed Gateshead to slow the play the ball all 80mins.

Well a wins a win , we have gone 6 unbeaten , will be happy if we are unbeaten on the 1st of August 2011.

You wouldn't have thought that was the same outfit out there today as last week.
Well it wasn't because of a few changes, but essentially it was.
Very disappointing..........

I was always coached from when I started playing that once the ref called 'Held' you had a couple of seconds (enough to count 1-2-3) to get off the player and stand at the marker. I'd like to see the DVD to see how long the time given was...

Thought we looked sluggish but Gateshead weren't as poor as expected and were probably reeling a bit from last week..

Not sure with Fawcett out we had a great solution for Scrum Half just wonder if Edwards could have filled that role or even Emnett (who was solid the minute he came on).

Mick had a great game but for me Carbutt was MOM as he never stops...

Forwards look solid Crawley, Hughes (who I think is great) and Dee all delivered, not Scotts best game but will let him off...

Swinton is a must win game and based on today we would have a lot to do.

Finally Spurrs first try was excellent and Ely was great for Spurrs second.

6/6 can't be bad!!!!

Cannot see how Swinton is a must win game , not even if we want to finish top. Its an important game yes .

Not our best performance but a solid win. A good defensive display again and i dont think the win was ever in doubt. A couple of things that really annoyed me; firstly the Gateshead tactics were obviously to commit 3/4 defenders into ever tackle and slow the play of the ball down. Well that worked a treat as the ref allowed this to happen at every play of the ball, i lost count of the number of times an additional defender came into the tackle when it was complete. Secondly, what the hell has happened to Mike Coady? When he went to Leeds i was dissapointed as i thought he was going to be a big assett to the Dons. Since we've had him on loan he has been totally inaffective and his bodly language is awful, todays game was a case in point.

Anyway, another solid win. Next week we will need to have much more intensity to push Swinton.