With confidence hopefully restored following the comeback win over Keighley Cougars, next up for the Dons is a trip to Cumbria to face Workington Town at The Zebra Claims Stadium, Derwent Park to the rest of us.

Workington suffered a heavy defeat at York (40-icon_cool.gif last weekend but had previously won three on the trot scoring 150 points in victories over Hemel Stags, Coventry Bears and Newcastle Thunder.

Potential banana skin, possibly but hopefully not.

Let's not get carried away ... the Dons had a hard fought win at home with plenty of rubbish discipline on show.

Now they are away to an half decent side, I expect them to revert to being shoite again.
Sorry but I do.

Remember only positive comments are allowed mr s-o, carl and his cronies will be on you like a ton of bricks! we won our last game so all is forgotten.

We definitely need the win, if we're good enough on the day that is!

Everyone around us should win their fixtures with the exception of Whitehaven who are playing Bradford.
So the win is doubly needed. COYDs

Always a tough place to go.
It will be interesting to see the team selection if all our players are fit and we have the same lads on DR.

They have a few big middles and im confidant with the right attitude we can control the likes of Moi Moi on a narrow pitch and get the win.

Squad for this week

Lewis Bienek (loan), Ryan Boyle, Kieran Cross, Sam Doherty, Brad England, Jordie Hedges, Jordan Howden, Aaron Jones-Bishop, Kyle Kesik, Jordan Lane (D/R), Jack Miller, Jason Muranka, Richard Owen, Jack Sanderson (Loan), Cameron Scott (D/R), Connor Scott, Russ Spiers, Jason Tali, Brandan Wilkinson.

Anyone know what’s up with Charlie Martin and Ross Osborne.

If they have an injury even slight RH will not risk them, just my guess. Cameron Scott a welcome addition IMO

I really don’t get why the club won’t let the fans know if a player is injured or not. Every other club does so why all the secrets. If it was to stop opposition gaining an advantage then no other club would do it but they all do. I just find it frustrating not knowing why certain players are missing week after week. Frankie Mariano is another one who’s been missing for a few weeks now but zero information from the club as to why.

Been a bit of strife off the pitch at Workington this week .Assistant coach left over selection issues with Leon Pryce , allegedly .

It will be tough , hope we can come away with the points .

COYD

Very black and white this (no pun intended), the coach will not allow this information to be made public.

We have a coach?
Perhaps he wants to keep that a secret too.
All fans need to be tagged and brain microchips fitted at the behest of 'the management I hear.
All independent thought will be banned.
Fans, as a condition of being so, will have to sign a legal contract to play nice on the forum at pain of litigation.

Charlie Martin has an elbow injury. Ross Osborne pulled a hamstring in training. Richard Owen and Connor Bower are both injured.

HOW do you know this, when in a previous post it's stated that all is TOP SECRET and nothing is divulged to the public.

The man is delusional.

But that is all we fans need to know thanks for that, how on earth does that help out the opposition?

How do I know this?

I search round to try to keep everyone on here as informed as possible!



This news is courtesy of Peter Green in the Donny Star:

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Articles like this are what are needed to keep the fans informed. It’s nice to actually know why players arnt playing. But after asking this question several times only to be told Richard will not release any information regarding injuries, to suddenly read pete green giving updates on our injury situation is strange.

This is the point I’ve been trying to make. How does for example letting the fans know Osborn is out with a hamstring injury give an advantage to our opponents.... every club in super league and the NRL inform the fans on players availablity, injury’s etc but we’re acting like we’re working for MI-5.

Interesting that Richard Owen is included in the 19 man squad despite being ruled out according to the above report.

If he is missing, it's 18 from 19 with possibly Jack Miller missing out?

I'd guess Jack Sanderson could go to full-back although he may play Jordan Howden there and include Jack Miller in the halves?

Given the circumstances, it does seem very strange that Richard Owen is included in the squad.

At 10.40 on Sunday, no bookmakers have prices for the game.

Dons +4 @ 10/11 with Bet365.

I also think Sanderson at FB and AJB on the wing but we'll know soon enough.

6 mins Workington 4 Dons 0

25 mins Workington 10 Dons 0

The Sun will come up tomorrow, England will not win the World Cup and the Dons are shiite ... three certainties almost!