Feka, Thackray & Aizue playing in a testimonial game in Hull for Feka on Saturday . Hope this is not contact !!!

Feka and Jamie Thackray are on opposite sides in that match.

Keith Senior is due to play but I bet he spends less time on the pitch than he does with Sheffield when he's "not playing".

The Toronto game seems like a good marketing opportunity for the Dons. With the Rovers playing Mansfield at home on Saturday, with a good crowd expected as a win will see us promoted, are we going to try to tap into the Rovers fan-base for the Sunday match?

I'd have considered selling a Mansfield and Toronto ticket to the Rovers fans for probably £1 more than a Rovers ticket alone.

I've received no email from the Dons about the match on Sunday. This game needed promoting long before now. People can't rearrange their weekends at such short notice anyway.

19 man squad:

Makali Aizue, Tom Carr, Mark Castle, Kieran Cross, Sam Doherty, Brad England, Jordie Hedges, Jordan Howden, Kyle Kesik, Charlie Martin, Feka Paleaaesina, Connor Scott, Louis Sheriff, Russ Spiers, Jason Tali, Jamie Thackray, Mason Tonks, Liam Welham, Ryan Wright.

Zac, Barnett , Miller & Wray out.
Howden, Hedges, Aizue & LS in.

Not trying to 2nd guess GT this week .

COYD

Barnett maybe no surprise

Zac I am surprised about, unless he is injured. he had a blinder in his last game against Gloucestershire

Feka an injury doubt also according to the star .

May be some of our players will get a game for Hull u23's on Saturday .

Ryan(everyone hates me ) Baily in Toronto 19 .

I bet Jamie Thackray tries to wind him up!

My guess at GTs team is:

Carr, Doherty, Tali, Welham, Sheriff, Hedges, Howden, Castle, Kesik, Scott, England, Martin, Thackray. Subs: Feka, Spiers, Tonks, Cross.

I'd select Cross above Hedges and have Ryan Wright on the bench.

There seems very little interest in the game on here. There was only one question for Carl in this week's In The Dugout. The club don't seem to have been promoting the game very well. Should Jordie Hedges be picked ahead of Keiran Cross? Anybody got any views?

I should imagine Privet will be as rusty as an old fence nail.
UNLESS he has been working like a demon behind the scenes, he shouldn't get anywhere near inclusion.
I hope he proves me wrong when he does.

Will there be a 4 figure crowd, all the hospitality packages sold ,which is a positive .
I think Double Movement teams looks about right .
With regards to Jordie , he has been solid over his period at Doncaster without being a standout performer . Hope he proves everyone wrong on Sunday .

Discipline is going to be a big factor also , we have to limit the number of penalties away .

COYD

On merit you've got to keep crossy in as long as he's fit
and Hedges won't be match fit either i would think after his 4 match ban.

Kieran has been passed fit & I cannot see any reason to leave him out of the 17. In fact he would be among the first names to be included !
Hope all players are on top form , we need to be at our best !

COYD

I hope there is a four figure crowd but I suspect that will only happen if Toronto bring a couple of hundred with them!



Really looking forward to the game tomorrow!

It's gonna be a nice day ... perversely we don't get big crowds on hot days.
Other things to do ...

Aizue has not been pulling up trees, so I am a bit surprised that he is in the squad. Fifteen mins and he's jiggered.

Likewise Barnett has been anonymous of late ... so no surprise he is left out.

We need to feed Doherty a bit more ... has he got B.O.?
He knows where the try line is but gets FEW chances.
Too much play has been going left to a currently ineffective winger.

Need to rough the softies from Toronto up, they have had it easy so far.

Feka did not play in his testimonial game ,was a game of touch played in a friendly manner , Aizue & Thackray took part.

Lets hope Feka is fit for tomorrow .

COYD

Barrow beat Workington 26-10 on Saturday.

We'll miss Feka badly if he doesn't play on Sunday. He's been very good for us this year.

The bookies haven't got any prices yet for the Dons v Toronto game.

Dons + 32 10/11 with Skybet.

Now Dons + 34 10/11 with Skybet.

Cross /Howden at 7/6.
Feka & England miss out , Hedges & Wright on bench that is a bit of a shock .
COYD

Walked out after 30 minutes!

HT Dons 6 Toronto 34

Try - Doherty
Conversion - Carr

Is that some sort of record?

No!
Walked out after 22 mins at Rochdale after driving all the way there through roadworks.

Call me cynical but maybe the lack of marketing for this 'big' game was due to the expected pasting being dished out.