Dons 12 + today

I'm hoping for a good display and a win by at least 20

Well hope on.
I have thought about the result today, and I was there and no I didn't walk out ... but I have decided NOT to slag the Dons off.
There is a first for everything ...lol

But the performance was damaging for support I feel, that's the worst outcome.

I am just going to forget today.
Andy Kain ... what a player .....

I thought todays game by the Dons was very poor, the team was outdone in every position. Credit to Hunslet thought they played a good game. As said by S/O Andy Kain rung rings around us. Lets hope our bad game is out of the way and we can kick on from here.

We were very poor today , outplayed in every department by Hunslet .

I am in my 60th year in following the Dons, the last 20 travelling from Shorpe to most home matches. After watching today's pathetic performance, unless it improves very quickly, as a 73 years old I will not be continuing to complete the 60 years.
Today they were totally outplayed in Tackling, defence line speed, positive attacking and very good tries. The only positive for the Dons was bombing what few chances they managed to create

Hi Peeps, I for one was very dissapointed with the team today,didnt see one thing that gave me hope for the season ahead. As I have posted previously the chances of us finishing any higher than eighth is very unlikely after watching today playing coventry and oxford next year is more of a reality. I excecpt that 2 or 3 of our best players (dunn / clark) didnt play today but they will not be enough to turn us into a good team. This was a game where we should have stood out and shown how good we are, instead it showed how poor we are, Hopefully next week we may put on a better show,if not come 15th feb away at London we will be like lambs to slaughter. heres hoping for better things to come,a bitterly dissapointed fan.

Well today was said we would find out where we are at.

ANSWER: Bottom of the league on that performance. Diabolical.

As SO said it's the damage it done to the fans, like scunnytrev.

What has happened to the team we have seen in the last 2 weeks. Nothing like those 2 showings.

As a Paul Cooke fan I still have to say that perhaps it maybe time to call it a day and concentrate on coaching. (which he is still great at)
Appreciate with Niklas been out options maybe limited but the opposition knows what's coming and the frequency of pay off is lessening.
On what we have seen so far only Wilko in the half backs looks at a level to compete.

Still a huge danger that our pack is going to get out muscled.

Sure the guys will re-group but Hull was a decent performance, cas dogged and today we looked beat within 5 mins.

Not one to build attendances on ...

Hay ho..

Can't understand Cookey.
Should have played best team with DUNN, WILKINSON, CLARK, SPIERS and whoever else was missing in the side
and put a MARKER out to everyone with this game.

We probably would have been better without cooke he didn't add anything today.

I've added this as now then has posted, and our thoughts are similar maybe cookey should just coach now.

Very poor inept performance today. For the MOM to be Dave Scott having a rare "off day " sums up the team performance.

What a shocking display today, went away very disappointed, however I have played and watched enough sport to know that what happens in preseason gives little indication of what happens when games count. So I will remain positive and hopeful of a successful season which is 8th for me. Wigan got beat by leigh and I still expect them to be in top 8 in super league, Chelsea get beat by Bradford but I still expect them to be in t top 2 in the premier league, so why do people think we will be bottom 2 of the championship after one shambolic preseason game.

It was confusingly bad; where as the previous weeks have been encouraging.

So while yesterday annoyed me I won't be singling that performance out to define my whole view of the team and where we are. We have the luxury of forgetting it and moving on. Cookie and the team don't

PS I was happy with Waterman, Welham, Leaf, Waller in the most part

Pre-season so far has reminded me of much of last season, performance-wise. Getting up for the big names but failing on occasions to back it up against some of the (with all due respect) lesser teams.

Leafy putting in one of his 'knocking a massive player on his backside' runs in as well yesterday was a highlight.

Well it looks like we will have to rely on the goodwill of Hull to extricate us, because with Wilko in bother with his knee we are sadly lacking in the creative department.
I thought we had a tough looking fixture list at the start of the season anyway and that was assuming we had a half decent side.
After yesterday, I think we are in big trouble.
A side runs on confidence. Our confidence was absolutely shattered yesterday.
I have got to take my hat off to Hunslet ... they are ready for the start of the season ... we are NOT!

I remember getting beat by Hunslet and North Wales in recent preseasons. They went on to get relegated and we made the play offs.

Hunslet probably won't make as few mistakes as that in a game for 12 months and we probably won't play as bad until this time next year.

It means nothing other than the players didn't get fired up for a training session and the coaching staff have a big stick to hit everyone with.

I should probably add; it has not left me without worries. There are a few players I can't imagine playing much this year based on what I have seen in the last few weeks

I was talking to a mutual friend yesterday and we knew you would spin something positive out of this debacle ... funny really ...lol
We were thrashed yesterday at home ... thrashed.

I went to both of those games you mentioned, the Hunslet one was away and we are useless at their place at the best of times and the taffs just beat us at home.
I spent the entire second half in the downstairs bar at Hunslet we were that inept, but I didn't feel quite like yesterday.
Anyway, would you care to make a prediction of how many of the first six games we might win?

I will bet you a couple pints that us against Hunslet in the league will be closer than yesterdays score. I will not on the basis of yesterdays match write us off for the season.

Well let's face it, that's a safe bet, it would have to be closer than 12-42.
You'll have to think of a fairer bet ...how about how many of the first six league games will we win?
We don't have anything without Wilko as you saw yesterday ... so it's up to Hull to loan us some skill while he gets operated on and recovers.
We'll see how we go on against Leeds under 19s.
I will be there come what may ... others won't.

having had 24hrs to ponder about yesterdays thrashing I still feel exactly the same, very dissapointed. Yesterday was NOT a training session it was a cup match for god sake, it was our only chance of getting a win under our belts before the season starts, we were rubbish. Leeds need to send their under 11s not under 19s for us to have a hope. Agree that Leafy ,Wellam, and Waterman gave 100% . I hope we can sort things out for this weekend and show more promise, otherwise were in deep s<<t .

We were dreadful, but I don't think it will have any bearing on the season ahead.

Right my bet for the opening 6 is 3 at least. Glass half full and all that nonsense. My treat if wrong Brian, but not Weatherspoons



And your best analysis is? (apart from us being relegated)