When you think about how it all started ... the goodwill, the anticipation surrounding the Dons.
That has ALL been dissipated and that goodwill will not be there at the start of next season even if they do the cheap season ticket offer again.
They have little substance and don't deliver ... unlike pizza takeaways.
A house of cards.
Smoke and mirrors.

Now where did I put my Pro Plus Pretty Potent Positivity Pills?

It is a good point is that about the goodwill. I call it smile back on your face, the optimism, the upsurge in confidence regarding the team and the season. I hate the thought of grumbling and being dragged back into the negativity, but one thing is certain. it is down to the selected seventeen not us on here. I posted at the start of the season about Doing it for Don. What happened to that because the bloke deserves have a season dedicated to him to remember and certainly not one were we finish just above the emerging clubs.

The erosion of my positivity towards this season started with the Lane/Litten on loan for the season to oh there dual reg now and the whole Albert brother fiasco.

The sale of Harris to Hull was the final straw, despite Carls comments that it was the best deal for the club.....I can see no evidence it was on the pitch.

While RH is "employed" by both clubs his loyalties are going to be towards whoever pays him the most...ie Hull FC. Though I cannot blame him fully for the current situation it has been proved over 3 years now that low investment in the team and an over-reliance on DR doesn't work from DRLFC.

It didn't work for Paul Cooke
It didn't work for Gary Thornton
Its not working for Richard Horne

I cannot see us making the playoffs this season, if we do by some fluke it will only be a fleeting visit, maybe then Club Doncaster can review there the entire policy regarding DRLFC and we can actually be realistic about our aims and recruit accordingly rather than promises of "jam tomorrow".

Every season that passes without gaining promotion does threaten the goodwill of the fans. There's no doubt about that. It becomes harder to sell a vision if you've not succeeded with a similar vision previously.

What happens this season is still in the players, coaches, and club's hands. Are we good enough to get in the play-offs if we have our best 17 players on the pitch week-in, week-out? We should be! We looked much better than Whitehaven at the start of the season, Newcastle were much inferior in the cup game, and we could have beaten York in a close game. We can do it. It's obviously harder to do it when the pressure is on, or when you're seemingly out of form, but that's the challenge facing us now.

It's time for everyone to show some grit and determination, not to feel sorry for themselves.

Yeah but the players know they ain't going anywhere.
I suspect.
If we do ... they do.

I agree with Double Movement the best team available has to play.DON'T use squad rotation it doesn't work

I totally agree that we should be playing our strongest 17 week in week out... the problem is Horne has said repeatedly that he won’t pick any player if their not 100% fit or even carrying a slight knock. As the season goes on most players will be carrying some sort of niggling injury or not be 100% fit so be interesting to see if he sticks to that policy.

Horne said recently he would play the strongest side with no unnecessary rotation.
So presumably that side that went to Worky was that!
He must have cringed if that was his strongest team of those available.

And now further injuries to a couple of our more consistent players to contend with.

Crucially Cross is a halfback ...
So I predict freefall ...

Some positive news from Jason Tali from the Free Press:

“Hopefully I’ll still be at Doncaster next year as I’m really happy here but it obviously depends on the club,” he said.

[urlhttps://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/bradford-bulls-v-doncaster-rlfc-jason-tali-relishing-trip-to-league-one-leaders-1-9219049[/url

That tranlsates as 'if they offer me enough dosh I will stop.'

It also translates into, 'I'm not unhappy playing for Doncaster or Richard Horne and would like to commit to the club for next year."

Or could be I’m happy to stay at Donny until Hull have some injuries in the centres and then I’m off there.

Prefer this version of the Tali situation. If CH and RH are committed to this guy the money should be factored in.

Quote ="Moonshine"Prefer this version of the Tali situation. If CH and RH are committed to this guy the money should be factored in.'" With the club likely to have more liabilities than they show in there 2016 accounts will they have the money ? https://companycheck.co.uk/company/0713 ... financials

Quote ="Moonshine"Prefer this version of the Tali situation. If CH and RH are committed to this guy the money should be factored in.'" With the club likely to have more liabilities than they show in there 2016 accounts will they have the money ? https://companycheck.co.uk/company/0713 ... financials

The fact is that Tali is the best strike player in the side and as such the club would want to keep him.
But this is Steptoe and Son we are talking about ... a perfect complement to the Steptoe and Son Rovers.
Don't hold your breath ... he could be a wow in a decent side.
So he is very marketable.
Why would he be committed to also-rans.

Quote ="GeoffRoebuck"With the club likely to have more liabilities than they show in there 2016 accounts will they have the money ? https://companycheck.co.uk/company/0713 ... financials'" I do not know Geoff, if they have none then Tali will no longer be wearing a Dons shirt, supply and demand.

Quote ="GeoffRoebuck"With the club likely to have more liabilities than they show in there 2016 accounts will they have the money ? https://companycheck.co.uk/company/0713 ... financials'" I do not know Geoff, if they have none then Tali will no longer be wearing a Dons shirt, supply and demand.

It maybe another season of Tonto dealing with the Lone Arranger at Hull FC.

Are we are out with the washing?

York hammer Keighley at Keighley and the bloke who was much maligned at the Keepmoat last year is turning Hunslet around - good win against Oldham.

We are 9th .

As I stated we would be on the Workington match thread last week.

We still have to go to York and Hunslet in the next few weeks too.

Nothing to come out of both those away games. We have fell off the pace in a quite spectacular way.

Well guys where do we go from here,? Ive gone from being one of the most possitive supporters to one of the most dissapointed in the space of a few weeks. As a fan I cant see what more I can do for this club, I bought a season ticket, I pay to park, I buy halftime draw tickets and a program. How can I as a loyal fan make the two guys at the top understand how bitterly dissapointed I am ?. We are at half way point in the season 9th in the league with only league 5 class teams below us (no disrespect to those teams) As for the future and the rest of the season we will either sack the coach (again) or he will leave, the few good/standout players will be off like a shot (cant blame them,) So the start of 2019 will be a new coach hardly any players and big promises. FOR HOW MUCH LONGER CAN WE AS FANS PUT UP WITH THIS BO??OX.

It's the big promises which are the problem. Time for transparency and realism.