I was pretty much talking about the first three plus Brambani, irrespective of their heritage they are the stars of your side and we have nothing that can compare.
Without them you would be not much better than us.
Which is not meant to be disrespectful.
I think that you have got it right and we haven't.
And I can't for the life of me think why that should be, based on the size of your fan base.

I have said it before the Eagles are a very entertaining side to watch, and I am slightly jealous, not that I could be a fan mind.


Please don't say the Dons are a decent plucky side and to keep my pecker up.
Spare me that.

I'm in crisis. Luckily I am on holiday until the the Leigh game.

Well that's good news , should give us a break .

Enjoy your holiday Stand-Offish. Life will look a lot better after a spot of rest and relaxation!



The Dons were second best and Sheffield deserved to win. We shouldn't be too downhearted because the effort was there from Donny and we were playing a very good team who were in very good form.

There are areas of our play that can be improved on and I'm sure Tony Miller will work with the lads to make things better.

We've come a long way in a relatively short space of time as a club. Winning the league last season was a great achievement and adapting and coping in this league is a big step up.

Of course, we all want to win every game and have flair players playing for us, but we've got to trust the club to use its money as wisely as possible. The quality of players Sheffield have compared to their attendances and perceived income means someone there needs a huge pat on the back for their achievement.

The Dons are moving forwards and we should be positive about the future.

Let's hope Paul Cooke's injury isn't as bad as we might have first feared. I've been a critic of Craig Fawcett this season but I thought he played very well with the added responsibility after Cookie went off. I agree with the earlier posters that Matt Carbutt had one of his best games for a long time.

I'm a big fan of Mick Butterfield and thought he did well on the wing but I'd like to see him at full-back with Lee moved back to centre.

Let's hope for a positive run of results for the rest of the season to build some confidence amongst the players and supporters!

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So now we've played a game at our "other" ground what did everyone think?

obviously there's no comparison , but it was better than giving up home advantage . Thought it was ok.

With the exception of the wind, I quite liked it.

I thought it was a pain in the backside from start to end

totally agree

its just not big enough, the seating and cover aspect. we would have been soaked if it had rained

there was no atmosphere to it either

O/K as a one off ive never been in a ground so early to make sure i got a seat

I sat in the directors bit in the first half ... lol.
Important I am ... NOT!
But then I needed the loo and couldn't be faffed to get back in, so went round the other side to annoy other folk.
Only saw five minutes of the second half ... I would sooner be in the pub rather than watching the Eagles drub us.
A big let-down I thought.
Still I have got over it and am looking forward to the Leigh game.
Hats off to the Eagles.
COYD

I have a smartphone, so will be in touch from Rhodes matey.

Well for a start his posts hardly encourage new or old fans to return.
I could come up with more.

Couldn't fault effort for most part, but the direction around park and team spirit was lacking.

Eagles were better no dispute BUT we needed to hit the legs to stop the likes of Yere, who to be honest when it comes to anything other than running hard and the odd big hit, is very average at best. I think Lee's run at him showed that.
I think Edwards as always made a big difference in work load and handling - and created plenty when he moved in to cover Cooke. Cooke by the way was getting more and more irate at how the guys were making errors - it isn't a case of just having another great half back with him for flair, but to also take focus off him.

2nd Half Respectable, 1st half poor - Lee, Butts, Carbutt, Cowling and Waller all put a decent shift.

MOM - probably cowling for me - but Stu ran close for effort alone.

Still the second best ground we've ever had....

I thought atmosphere was good fun.

Are you talking about me in the third person?Please do go on.

Not going to respond sorry .

I wish I had your tact.
Fair play matey.
Just for the record I don't think any of my whitterings have any bearing on the Dons progress on or off the field.

The 'home' turnout for the match was a concern for me - Official attendance given as 611.

Even allowing for the change of venue and the fact that we played on a Friday evening, 611 minus a bigger support from Sheffield than I expected has to be viewed as incredibly disappointing given that this was a Cup Semi-Final against our South Yorkshire rivals.

Brambani ? Non-domestic ? Is he Italian or summat ?

Wasn't he born in Bradford?

Hope we're not suggesting that's non-domestic ......



He's as Yorkshire as a flat cap.

You are correct he was born in Bradford

It's always good to overlook the actual point of post and quibble a detail