in total agreement

i never heard of him thought he was someone we all knew? i still reckon its paul cooke so does my mate in Hull,so there

If it is Paul Cooke it will end in tears

Thanks Geoff , ever the optimist.

Batley are making an announcement today re a signing rumoured to be Keith Senior.

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Re Paul Cooke, if it is him so be it, but it is a massive gamble on a player recently quoted as having lost any desire for Rugby League.

Tend to agree with Geoff on this one i'm afraid---Re Cookie.

I guess we just need to turn up in numbers and find out more about what is in the pipeline.

Having thought about this for a couple of days, I don't think Paul Cooke is the type of player that Tony Miller would sign. TM seems to prefer hard-working, dedicated players, who have a desire to win.

Paul Cooke may have these qualities but his past record and his recent attitude towards the game suggests he would have plenty to prove in these departments.

I've had a feeling, along with a couple of earlier posters, that Mick Butterfield might be played at centre this season. We could do with him playing both full back and centre as he's probably our most consistent performer! Mick at centre with a very able full back would be a good combination.

Clinton Schifcofske would be a big asset at the back from an organisational point of view. It would be great to see him in a Dons' shirt. It wouldn't address the half-back problem though which would be a concern.

Has TM got more than one signing in mind? I presume we will be in the market for perhaps bringing in a couple of dual registration players as well?

Hope we donot go down the dual reg / loan route. Interesting piece re Mark Astons views on Dual Reg ( See Star on line ).

Regarding the signing hope I hope it resolves the 6/7 problem for next season. I & a few others have been going on about it a few times I am sure Tony will listen to us.



See you all Tuesday .

Yes very valid points made by Mark Aston about Dual Registrations - especially in that it worked well with one Super League side but badly with another.

Aston says that he will be relying on reserve players to step up if he needs extra bodies to bolster his first team squad.

If we do sign anyone on Dual Registration we don't want them here one week and gone the next, especially if they are in key positions. But Nev Morrison, Chris Green, and Gareth Potts all brought something extra to the team last year. I'm sure we would have done worse had we not had their services.

Not wanting to get away from the actual thread ...

I hope everyone turns out in their numbers on Tuesday night for the big announcement.

We may have done a lot better if Chris Green had been allowed to spend more time with us.
With regard Chris hope he kicks on and breaks into the first team at Hull !

... and not a good word about him on either the Hull or HKR boards.

Ive tried to prise a bit of info Gary but they could not give a toss about it.

The players recent history makes me think this way lets hope if he does sign for the Dons I'm proved wrong.

I think it's him they couldn't give a toss about

Ben Fisher has signed for Batley, shame !

if it is Paul Cooke then I for 1 will be delighted that a player of that high calibre wants to join us and I think it is unfair for people to judge him on his past. If he is in good condition and get him match fit then that is the kind of player who we need to progress into the championship. All these negative comments about him are unfair and I urge all DONS fans to attend this meeting as we dnt have the chance to sign players of this quality.

Paul Cooke if it is you who wants to play for us then I for one will be delighted to welcome you to the DONS

Negative , never .
Paul has been his own worst enemy over the years . However if it is him he could do a job for the Dons .

If it is Cooke then who in super league would have offered him a contract for this season?

If its Senior, i hate the bloke with a passion and believe i owe it to myself to keep hating him.

That's a question I'd have to ask too.

However, I am becoming more and more convinced that it is in fact Paul Cooke who we will be talking about come Tuesday evening.

Bring it on.Top player and just the experience the side needs.

Rumours are that we will all be pleasantly suprised by the player and he is under 30 yrs old. Dont know how true the rumours are.

so it might not be cooke then, fingers crossed its a half back tho as we desperately need one

I still want it to be Mark Lennon (but I'm probably in the minority).

Stanley Gene it is then