Hi rupert bear , your description of your good self sounds just like me.

S-Offish has a point about being kept upto date re the Squadbuilder A/C , however he did go off on one, & this was taken to task .

Not everyone is going to agree , but a merry christmas to all .

COYD

NB my wife was in the Office Wed am(21/12) , she was told money & mandates still coming in , so all isnt lost.

I was bored ... get over it!
Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to everyone and a happy and [ipeaceful[/i New Year to all.

Thanks to the efforts of the club and fans we have plenty to be optimisitic about for 2012.

Thanks to everyone who has posted on here too in 2011 ... it's always good to read everyone's views.

Oh no it isn't!

oh yes it is !

very quiet on here lately ?

Office is closed , staff on holiday.

Hope we get the answer most of us want re Paul Cooke early next week . Earlier the better !

I agree there, the earlier that we get the news the better (and hopefully positive news at that).

League Weekly quotes TM as saying the Club are 'hopeful' of making the signing but that he 'doesn't know' if it will happen.

The report states that the Club appear to be making slow progress with regards to raising the funding necessary and that TM will now step up preparations for the friendly against Hunslet (Jan 15) without Cooke.

An Offical Statement from the Club might be a good idea, not just press speculation !

I don't disagree that something from the Club would be helpful. However, it's not completely speculation when it contains quotes attributed to our Head Coach.

It may be interesting to know how long the one off contributions would pay his salary & then what has been promised monthly !

The one off payments could give a breathing space so to speak !

Well my analysis is this ..........
Sorry it's not an analysis, it's a guess ........


The one off pledges will keep Paul in work for about a week and the monthly ones will pay about 40% of his requirements.
So unless the club finds the difference ... he's toast.
But don't despair, I have been known to be wrong.

I'd save your money, if I were you. Cooke is nowt but trouble, and is so in demand as a RL player that his career over the past year has consisted solely of writing a column for the local rag. He was a very good player in his day, but that day is long gone.

it seems to me that the club is relying solely on us the fans to raise the money,the dont seem to be pulling out the stops to get any new monies in,they not said a word since the meeting i not holding my breath re us getting P C .

There is an update on the Paul Cooke situation on our website - [urlhttp://www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk[/url

Thanks for the update.

Yes it's nice to know.........


The more the communication, the less the speculation.
That rhymes that does.

Right I can go to sleep until next week, happy and content.

after the update from the club i shall have to eat my words,unless my post prompted them to give us an update!!!!!

Latest www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague Paul Cook ?

Latest www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague Paul Cook ?

It looks like Paul Cooke has already slimmed down by about 11% ....

If the club want him that much then IMO it's for the club to pay the difference between the amount the supporters have paid in and the target figure. The means of the difference is for the advisory group to figure out. Again IMO thats what it was set up for. This is my first posting on the Cook signing and I have no real opinion on the bloke other than trusting that the Management team know what they are doing.

Quote ="weighman"Latest www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague Paul Cook ?'" Awful journalism ... not only can they not get a recent Super League players name right, they also screw-up on the name of our latest signing ... who is Sam Welsh???

Quote ="weighman"Latest www.thestar.co.uk/rugbyleague Paul Cook ?'" Awful journalism ... not only can they not get a recent Super League players name right, they also screw-up on the name of our latest signing ... who is Sam Welsh???

Agreed, but not really suprised when it comes to the Star/Free Press.

Its big call for the club next week . Lets hope there is no shortfall by next week.

The signing of Cooke would be a big boost to the club, it would be a statement if intent.