Barry Eaton would have been my choice but it's possibly unrealistic. Of the popular suggestions currently, Lee Greenwood ticks boxes.

I'd be surprised if Paul Cooke was to return.

I think BE has a full time job with Leeds , or had .

Greenwood is a good call Gary .

I think BE has a full time job with Leeds , or had .

Greenwood is a good call Gary .

I suppose in many respects it would depend on who is available or wil the club poach from another club ? Can't think of too many available imediately. I would be tempted to keep Peter G on to the end of the season, I expect he will be in charge for the Hemel game though i'm sure CH will not think him capable of making the step up tho' I would be happy to see him given the chance. Maybe CH could have a chat with Troy Perkins at the Stags who has done well with little resources. They came to Toulouse last season and played some good stuff..

That was last season , this year they train in West Yorkshire with west Yorkshire based players & only go to Hemel H for matches . They have alienated local players & fans alike . would be surprised if they were jettisoned at the end of the season .

A period of deliberation is required.

We can speculate though & after waiting this long .

I hope we are patient and wait for the right man,someone who can win the respect of the players.

Mr Thortons comments on his departure. Free Press this morning www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/spo ... -1-8535733

Mr Thortons comments on his departure. Free Press this morning www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/spo ... -1-8535733

I got the impression that Gary talked his way into the job. I mean I think he was probably very convincing in his interviews.
I think Carl was too smitten by Gary's personality.

I could be well wide of the mark. But from what Carl said at the time he was bowled over by Gary's vision. Plus a good record with York clinched the deal.

I would have been more interested in why York got rid if him. Although he could have said it was a personality thing.

This time he underachieved and can't use that one.

Personally, history is more important than the gift of the gab.

I hope we don't get seduced again.

At the same time no coach can work miracles of the order expected of Cooke and Thornton.

I hope he goes on to better things and after a period of being down realises he is probably better off out of it.

He is man after all with pride and we were in some small part instrumental in getting him the sack.
Although his record and style played the major part.
Not a nice feeling ...

Quote ="Moonshine"Mr Thortons comments on his departure. Free Press this morning www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/spo ... -1-8535733'" Hmmm... looks like the "mutual agreement" wasn't true. It was rather naughty of the club to make such a statement. Well done to GT for making this clear. I wish him well for the future.

Quote ="Moonshine"Mr Thortons comments on his departure. Free Press this morning www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/spo ... -1-8535733'" Hmmm... looks like the "mutual agreement" wasn't true. It was rather naughty of the club to make such a statement. Well done to GT for making this clear. I wish him well for the future.

I sense an unfair dismissal claim going in!

He mentions that if one of the try scoring opportunities in the London game had stuck we'd have won the game. He may or may not be right,we'll never know, but what we do know if that if we had won that game by a single score it would have only papered over the obvious cracks.

I feel for the guy losing his job, but that is the industry I'm afraid. But as he virtually had no relationship with the fans (other than his chinos i know little about the guy) it made his departure too easy

To be fair, we don't know if he is the one being naughty or the club. As I say, if he wants to put a dismissal claim in he has to say that

That's true but I would have thought if his contract had been terminated by mutual consent, both parties would have had to have signed such an agreement. This wouldn't leave any room for disputes later. If GT is saying it wasn't by mutual consent, I would presume he hasn't signed anything. In that case, he would be sacked, and presumably be entitled to have his contract paid up?

That's the problem with the legal side of this kind of thing. It's quite possible, in the heat of battle, both parties said this can't continue and it might be best to go separate ways (a verbal mutual consent) but in the cold light of day the following morning nothing has been signed

A bit more in the star, last paragraph . www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/doncaster-dons

A bit more in the star, last paragraph . www.thestar.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/doncaster-dons

The Star questions whether sacking GT was the right move:

[urlhttp://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/have-doncaster-rlfc-made-the-right-decision-parting-company-with-gary-thornton-1-8544540[/url

Bald facts don't a full story tell.
Split infinitives are nice for literary effect.

Two factors not mentioned and very relevant are his dull style of play and his colander defence.

Also the nature of the games, playing in fits and starts. If they were heroic like the Leeds game(the exception) then fine, but there weren't and his reactivity seemed sadly lacking.
Like Sven Goran Erickson he sat on his hands.
So a very shallow report for me.

Have to feel a bit for GT , he was subject to some foul play at York and I was watching York regularly then , they played some nice RL.
Seems the dons have not lived upto their high standards set for this season so far. The directors will no doubt be looking at the clubs spend and making comparisons on how other clubs with less money are performing . Skolars will prob spend 50% of the dons budget on players ?? and a draw with them probably nailed GT . some of the southern clubs are over achieving this year - York and Hunslet have now both been beaten by Oxford for example , again teams like that cant spend anywhere near our northern clubs on players ?

Lost the dressing room , in my opinion, no plan b when plan a went wrong . Some dire performances v Keighley & York away .Poor recruitment ,playing injured players . No leader on the field of play .
Had to go .

www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... al-consent www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk/a ... pportunity

www.skysports.com/rugby-league/n ... al-consent www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk/a ... pportunity

I think it was the right time for a change. If GT had stayed, it would have only been a matter of time.

The club couldn't expect us to buy into a 5 year plan for 2018 with GT at the helm based on the poor on-field performances we've dished up this season. His ability to build a squad capable of going up would also have to come into question.

At least this way, Peter Green can be given a chance and the club can take their time to try to find the right person for the job if PG isn't offered the post permanently.

Hunslet have got rid of their coach as well: [urlhttps://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/hunslet-part-company-coyle/[/url

Richard Horne as your new Coach?

Tell him to bring his boots.