Hull have no game this weekend due to the World Club challenge matches taking place. I wonder who they'll let us have?

I hope the Dons' communications with regards to injuries and team selection are better this week than they were last week. I felt disappointed they didn't do better.

I understand that PC might want to keep his cards close to his chest but I found out more from the Hull site and the Hull Daily Mail website than I did from the Dons.

Featherstone probably feel they owe us a beating after the way recent games between us have gone but let's hope this stirs the Dons into action early, not allowing Fev to get a lead in the same way London did.

I'll have to remember it's a 2pm kick off!



Really looking forward to it. Come on you Dons!

PS. Just heard that Joe Arundel has been released by Hull and has signed a one-year deal with Wakefield

Tonight ... Fev 28 Hunslet 14 (at Wakefield).

Im back home this weekend so I might pop along to this one since Hull don't have a game.

I don't imagine the list of dual reg players will be that different to normal tbh. Don't think we would risk letting a Westerman or Houghton go out in any cicumstances really. Shaul picked up an injury against Warrington so Rankin might be unavailable too if we are planning on him playing next week. Curtis Naughton looks a talent if you need a full back. He took a blow to the head against Wakefield in pre season but should be back in contention by now.

I don't really know what our policy on dual reg is tbh.

Looking forward to this game as it is the first proper marker of where we are at against a top four type side.
I discount the London result as I am not convinced that they are the real deal yet.

Also the game after us will show how good London are ... I expect them to get beaten by the Eagles.
I won't cry if I'm wrong though! .....lol

How will the supporters who buy a ticket for the Dons game only be prevented from staying on to watch the Eagles game?

They'd have to stay and watch Sheffield, it's enough to put me off

Might just stay to see how much game time Keith Senior gets.

That will be interesting.

Mark Aston asking " Are you local? Local Rugby for local people, we want no Doncaster people here"

Well, it's only Sheffield that can lose out, since we play first and our money is sorted.
If Sheffield are bothered they could insist the seats are cleared and any folk hiding in the restaurant after the game produce their Sheffield ticket or season tickets for both sets of supporters.

Trouble is the overlap is very tight with Dons fans leaving and Sheffield fans coming early there will be little if any separation.

Season ticket holders can watch both anyway and just how many Dons fans purchasing a ticket on the day are going to elicitly watch Sheffield as well ... very few and even if they left when challenged, Sheffield get no revenue, so why would Sheffield be bothered, their fans will pay.
And Sheffield fans buying on the day cash watching us will know they are giving the money to the Dons, so won't do it.
Sheffield tickets bought on the day would not be admitted for the Dons game.

I think it's not worth policing for what's involved.
Unless I have not though of something, the situation is fairly self regulating and revenue neutral.
Let fans paying for the first game watch the second game too, they would only leave if challenged and Sheffield would get no extra money anyway.

And the weather will play a part IMO. I am not able to sit in a cold stadium for the best part of four hours, summer would be a possibility but this time of year, not a chance.

I'm gonna watch the first half of the Sheffield game at the very least, possibly all of it if they're getting beat. ......lol

PS
I've just realised that this a cunning plan to stop me walking out of Dons games ....lol

Two DR players definitely lined up for the Dons this weekend:

[urlhttp://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC-Iafeta-Paleaaesina-Stuart-Howarth-benefit/story-26048973-detail/story.html[/url

Some news about Jordon Rankin:

[urlhttp://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Jordan-Rankin-given-time-decide-Hull-FC-future/story-26054400-detail/story.html[/url

Featherstone's 19 mans quad:

Alex Foster
Andrew Bostock
Andy Ellis
Ben Blackmore
Thomas Minns
Mikael Simon (DR)
Matt Ryan (DR)
James Lockwood
Jamie Cording
Jordan Baldwinson
Jy Hitchcox
Matt James
Nathan Chappell
Paul Sykes
Paul Wood
Remy Marginet
Sam Irwin
Tim Spears
Will Sharp

Hally talking about the Featherstone game with BBC Sheffield - https://t.co/lKBDF9kSPy

Hally talking about the Featherstone game with BBC Sheffield - https://t.co/lKBDF9kSPy

Thats not a bad squad at all. Looking forward to this game because it should show both Coaches how the respective squads are shaping up (and better than friendlies for that aim) Fev should be stitched on for a top six pog IMO

dons team for sunday, 1 dont know, 2 dont know, 3 dont know, 4 dont know, 5 dont know. just keep repeating till you get to 19. DR players ,dont know. injuries ,dont know. any info from the club NO, oh well ,one day the fans may get to feel they are part of the club. Not just someone who turns up pays his hard earned cash at the gate. Whinge over teas ready and Im looking forward to the game. COYDs

Think the 19 will be probably much the same, just maybe without Rankin...

So no decent halfback, bar Cooke then?
We deserve better than this!
Yours
Mr Outraged of Scawsby.

Can someone kindly explain why Dons News posts on TotalRL.Com - Doncaster site and not on here?. There are 55 topics on that site without one reply and yet it still persists. This fact cannot have escaped the clubs attention. Hello we are here not elsewhere. I guess after that little rant we would love an update or two on the Dons fans chosen forum regarding Team news, injuries and such like. Thank you in anticipation

scott , sanderson , cowling ,micheals ,Doherty ,rankin ,cooke, fekka ,cunniingham , carbutt, snitch ,dunn , emmitt. subs dunn ,waterman ,spiers ,howarth

This Dunn chap must be a good player. He's on the field and on the bench too!

Only teasing! I presume you probably meant Mitch Clark on the bench, Dons89? It looks like a fair team to me. If this is the team, I'd feel a bit sorry for Brett Waller, Liam Welham, and Mike Kelly possibly missing out.

With this line up, we'd technically have five players playing from Hull. That's possible but one of them would officially have to be a loan player, rather than DR as the most we can have on DR is four.

I get a feeling that we're all a little unhappy at the lack of official team news being put out by the club at the moment. As I mentioned before, I'm picking up more bits of info from Hull than I am from this neck of the woods.

yes double movement dunn is a good player but not good enough to play on the bench as well. you are correct in saying Clarke on the bench. I will talk to carl 2moro re the issue of more info on team selection and injurys etc

That would be appreciated.