Well thanks for that personal attack.............I hope you feel a lot better for it.
I won't dignify it by responding to it.
Apart from this...... this a fans forum where we can say what we like....stick to running the club eh?
I don't slag the club off....so don't say I do.
And do you seriously think that anything I say has one iota of influence on the success or otherwise of the Dons??

Right

First of all i think Carl has some valid points, i also think Stand Offish has some valid points, but having a go at one another is not the answer.

I have not been to game this year..mainly due to finance..but I have been a paying supporter for 10 years and a fan for 20. I shall go to the Workington game and hopefully get a ticket for next year.its cheap and a good deal....but...

Whilst i wouldn't speak for SO.and i should clarify right now for anyone who didn't know..i have to sit next to him at every game..(work it out)that back before the Keepmoat we did a 2 year season ticket deal for £120...what happened was we spent all the money up front an then were screwed for the remaining 18 months. So what i am saying is its easy to be sceptical.

I defense of SO he doesn't want to see the club go up slack alley, as far as am aware we live in a free country and if he wants to leave before the end its up to him (i personaly wouldn't) but its his choice.

I think when crowds are dipping to 300 we shouldnt have a go at the people who actually bother.

I tell SO all the time to be more positive and maybe he just might... but I think it's time everyone came together rather than what has just been said...it's the first time I have ever stuck up for him on this forum...so there you have it.

Although i must add what Carl is doing for the club is top notch, i just think anyone on planet earth must realize this is not utopia, and we need to work together no matter what the opinions.

Shut up and get to bed!

Though i can understand the postings made over the years by Stand-Offish
may put other posters backs up,(myself includes on some occasions )-the vast
majority of what he posts is i believe relevant and heart-felt and shows he does
care about The Dons--

He speaks his mind, has knowledge of the game and though he sometimes winds
people up he was one of the few who raised money for the club on the sponsored
walk to Castleford a few seasons ago, and having spoken to the guy i know he would
like to see the club succeed with a passion.

Over the last five years the club has lost at least 60% of its fanbase,some of whom
i personally never thought would stop supporting the club.
I'd be very surprised if a single fan has left due to postings made on here by anyone.

The £50 season ticket offer made by Carl does appear to be a great offer to bring the
fans back to the game and i hope it succeeds-- but it's not surprising that some of the
fans are sceptical-------That's due to how the club has conducted itself in the past
not due to anything written on this forum.

Gee thanks DRAGONFAN......I owe you a pint.

On a personal basis, I have done my utmost to not criticise anyone at the club by name over the last year or two.....certainly under Carl's reign....I slip up once in a while if I get angry.
But I certainly do want the Dons to do well and if disagreeing with policies or strategies is seen as a hindrance to that aim by some...then the news is I won't change giving an opinion on the way things are going....right or wrong.

And if anyone thinks I am always knocking the Dons and looking to do so at every possible opportunity...then they only have to look through my posts to see lots of praise along with any criticisms.
I made the post because I was worried the Dons would lose income........not for my sake.......but for their sake.
ENOUGH!!

If I remember correctly a lot of the games where S.O . has left early he has stated it is due to the standard of OFFICIALS . I can say that he was one of the few people who tried to get me to start attending matches again very early in the season.
I do not know the man personally but respect him for his views and for his continued support of the club!

The whole point of this page is a FANS FORUM for fans to have their say whether it be good or bad.
The min we start telling fans(who have been supporting the club for many years) that they are no longer welcome when just asking a question is very sad day for my club.

I will be putting my spare fifty quid towards a years worth of lottery subscription as soon as i've been paid. this way the club don't loose out and i might win two hundred!

It was a very sad day indeed and a couple of us who attended yesterday preferred to pay the £12 rather than accept a complimentary ticket from the Club based on that statement. Reading the comments on here and talking to other supporters the statement has had quite a negative effect.

That's a good idea.

In current climate affording games has been a struggle,

Previously I have bought season tickets where they have become technically void except for the Club honouring them in goodwill. During that time like many, I still chose to pay on the gate as better than seeing club struggle.

It is fair to ask how this is being funded, but I think it also fair to understand that presently we do have a club that is being run far better and within its means for arguably many many years previous...

Worth everyone trying to keep postings balanced, yes hard to do at times but we are on same side, so let's not let a good gesture go to waste...I think off the back of the reduced price we are likely, if marketted right to see more lottery sales (great idea) and replica shirts...that's where the challenge lies

Looks like a knee-jerk reaction post to me and I hope Carl is now regretting it.

S-O, like the rest of us, just wants a little stability for the club. I can understand his concerns and, as has been said, his chief concern has been the standard of officiating, not how the club is being run. Congratulations to you on turning the club's financial fortunes around, Carl and team.



My grouch was and still is the one-man rugby we were, and apparently are still, dishing up.

I'm tempted by the offer, although am a bit reticent because I've failed to ignite the enthusiasm of my offspring and haven't attended for some considerable time now.

I will pencil 22nd August down in my diary now though and, just for once, they may have to indulge Dad



Is anything going to be done as regards a collection for Gary Purdham's family at the game btw?

Maybe also us fans can help make the occasion by turning up in our oldest shirt and lets see as many different Doncaster shirts as possible even the dragons and lakers ones.

I'll probably have one of my old Dons ones on, and, I'll have a wander round pre-game to see how many shirts there are that I can get a photo of.

The last game of the season is always our traditional suited and booted game!

I am liking the old shirts idea...

Darryl - what about 50's style suited and booted??

A suit over a Dons shirt would be cool.

so has a decision been made about sundays attire?

Come as you like this Sunday

Great idea. I've been an infrequent visitor in recent months, but a £50 season ticket might get me and our kid back in the habit. When I had the 2 year deal I tended to buy more lottery anyway so the club still got its hands in my pocket!

This game, and the offers, has been highlighted on this weeks Boots n All

Good idea. Do we have any supporters with allotments who could come dressed like that.

Don Cauli only.

Saw that ...

Were did that come from --The Secret Policemans Ball