Well where do we start ...

No win all season.

Coach and assistant now departed.

As D:Ream said over 20 years ago ... Things Can Only Get Better!

Wonder if we'll go without the DR players this weekend?

All the best to those hardy souls making the trip.

Driving over with the family and I'll just nip off to watch the Dons game, more in hope than expectation. As for DR, do we have the numbers fit without them?

Assuming the following are all fit (and based on recent reports they are expected to be) ...

1. Scott
2. Fox (or Doherty)
3. Cowling
4. Dunn (or Welham)
5. Hodson
6. Wilkinson
7. Nicklas
8. Groat
9. Kesik
10. Spiers
11. Kelly
12. Snitch
13. Emmett

14. Carbutt
15. Walton
16. Foster (or Wilson)
17. Leaf

Haven't included Clark (suspended?)

Dosen't look too bad to me?

If they are all fit, great, I'd much rather that side than see x amount of dual reg, who don't look like they have a clue what the rest of the team are doing, but we have needed them in the past, won't say they looked disinterested, more lost.

hi peeps, the team listed above ( I know its imaginary) is the type of team / players, most of us have been asking / hoping, for all season, I firmly believe that with a team similar to that (also throw in lee waterman and brett waller)playing week in week out would have produced a far better set of results. Ive heard for DEFINATE Noble is the next coach,,,,,,, David Noble one time Dons super hero...only kidding lol. I for one would like to see Webster in the camp. Hope whoever plays on Sunday plays well and gets us some points. COYDs

forgot to ask did anyone see what Mitch Clarke actually did to get himself sent off (says an aggressive tackle) what we playing netball ????

Reporting as ... Punching.

Clarke can play Sunday.

Referee: Jamie Bloem.

oh no not Bloem.by far the worst ref we,ve had this season,and we,ve had some corkers.fingers crossed for the lads.COYDS

No DR players in the Dons squad for the weekend:

Doherty 1 Walters
Carbutt 2 Finigan
Clark 3 Keinhorst
Cowling 4 Briscoe
Dunn 5 Maun
Emmett 6 Aggoro
Foster 7 Kain
Welham 8 Flanagan
Groat 9 Yates
Hodson 10 Mvududu
Kesik 11 Mackay
Kelly 12 Haley
Leaf 13 Martin
Nicklas 14 Mulhern
Scott 15 Lyons
Snitch 16 Ward
Spiers 17 Ansell
Wilkinson 18 Casey
Wilson. 19 Houston.

Handicap Betting ...

The Dons generally have 8 points start at odds of 10/11 (although Skybet offer 10 points start).

Match Betting ...

Mainly 2/1 but slightly better odds with Bet365 (9/4) & Skybet (5/2).

Hunslet not short of Leeds DR players. No Fox for us but think Doherty will be up to it and would be my preferred choice.

Scott
Hodson
Cowling
Welham
Doherty
Wliko
Nicklaus
Groat
Emmitt
Clarke
Kelly
Snitch
Dunn

Subs from
Leaf
Spiers
Kesik
Foster
Wilson
Carbutt

Keinhorst, Briscoe, Yates, Mulhern & Ward in the 19.

Could be wrong, but for Hunslet I reckon Walters is actually Watson?

Skybet now in line with the rest, Dons +8 10/11 on the Handicap and 2/1 in the match betting.

Bet365 still 9/4 in the match betting market.

After yesterdays workington result we now need to win 5 matches to be safe.
the first hopefully today, but can't see it with all the Rhinos players in the hunslet team,
is it Tom Briscoe & Steve Ward!

Luke Briscoe & Robbie Ward.

Team;

Scott
Doherty
Welham
Cowling
Hodson
Nicklas
Wilkinson
Groat
Emmett
Clark
Snitch
Kelly
Dunn

Spiers
Carbutt
Kesik
Leaf

Watched the game on TV. Thought the forwards had a decent game - Groat, Leaf (when he came on) and the other lad. On the other hand, there seems to be no leadership in attack. Our backs are also very small physically which leaves us defensively weak on the wings and vulnerable to kicks. Couple of additions and you could see the squad winning games again.

Gonna post after what seems like a long time waiting for a win.
But it won't come!!!!!!
My logic is, that if I say what I am about to say, the ONLY chance for the Dons is that I am wrong.

We are relegated, not mathematically, granted, but we are USELESS and I can see no alternative.
Us winning five or six games is a pipe dream ... and it would need to be more than that.

We were effectively doomed many weeks ago at the time that I stopped posting.

The management of this club this season has bordered on the criminally negligent ... not criminally of course, but that's how it feels.
Destroying the club, granted not intentionally, despite bigger crowds really runs counter to what was promised.

We are effectively back at square one .... nobodies .... Hemel Stags .... Gloucester Gold ....at the just starting off level.

Happy days, I shan't be back next season ... goodnight!

I am too old for starting all over again.

COYD

Welcome back!

That bad? What happened from last season? It looked so promising.

I have a feeling you'll be back whatever league we're in.

Welcome back S/O!

The forwards competed well. All four props played really well and made good yards. Shaun Leaf looked good when he came on. Pas Dunn looked effective too.

After the Workington defeat, I pointed out that I thought our weaknesses were a lack of creativity in the half backs and an inability to defend around the half-back/centre area of the pitch. The same applied today.

Richard Wilkinson tried hard to get us going but was probably a bit rusty after his injury.

Until we can be more threatening in attack, rather than relying on one man plays to get over the line, we're going to struggle to record enough points in a game.

The lads tried hard but we weren't good enough. We're all but relegated now and it is a crying shame that all the good that has been done over recent years has come to this.

The bottom line is that the winter recruitment policy was wrong and we've suffered accordingly.