Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:32 pm  

Hull have no game this weekend due to the World Club challenge matches taking place. I wonder who they'll let us have?

I hope the Dons' communications with regards to injuries and team selection are better this week than they were last week. I felt disappointed they didn't do better.

I understand that PC might want to keep his cards close to his chest but I found out more from the Hull site and the Hull Daily Mail website than I did from the Dons.

Featherstone probably feel they owe us a beating after the way recent games between us have gone but let's hope this stirs the Dons into action early, not allowing Fev to get a lead in the same way London did.

I'll have to remember it's a 2pm kick off!

Really looking forward to it. Come on you Dons!

PS. Just heard that Joe Arundel has been released by Hull and has signed a one-year deal with Wakefield

[Wanderer]

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:34 pm  

Tonight ... Fev 28 Hunslet 14 (at Wakefield).

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:29 am  

Im back home this weekend so I might pop along to this one since Hull don't have a game.

I don't imagine the list of dual reg players will be that different to normal tbh. Don't think we would risk letting a Westerman or Houghton go out in any cicumstances really. Shaul picked up an injury against Warrington so Rankin might be unavailable too if we are planning on him playing next week. Curtis Naughton looks a talent if you need a full back. He took a blow to the head against Wakefield in pre season but should be back in contention by now.

I don't really know what our policy on dual reg is tbh.

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Tue Feb 17, 2015 1:49 pm  

Looking forward to this game as it is the first proper marker of where we are at against a top four type side.
I discount the London result as I am not convinced that they are the real deal yet.

Also the game after us will show how good London are ... I expect them to get beaten by the Eagles.
I won't cry if I'm wrong though! .....lol

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:58 pm  

How will the supporters who buy a ticket for the Dons game only be prevented from staying on to watch the Eagles game?

[Jemmo]

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:31 am  

They'd have to stay and watch Sheffield, it's enough to put me off

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:43 am  

Might just stay to see how much game time Keith Senior gets.

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Wed Feb 18, 2015 12:59 pm  

scorer wrote:

How will the supporters who buy a ticket for the Dons game only be prevented from staying on to watch the Eagles game?

That will be interesting.

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:48 pm  

scorer wrote:

How will the supporters who buy a ticket for the Dons game only be prevented from staying on to watch the Eagles game?

Mark Aston asking " Are you local? Local Rugby for local people, we want no Doncaster people here"

Re: Dons V Featherstone Sunday 22nd February 2pm : Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:16 pm  

Well, it's only Sheffield that can lose out, since we play first and our money is sorted.
If Sheffield are bothered they could insist the seats are cleared and any folk hiding in the restaurant after the game produce their Sheffield ticket or season tickets for both sets of supporters.

Trouble is the overlap is very tight with Dons fans leaving and Sheffield fans coming early there will be little if any separation.

Season ticket holders can watch both anyway and just how many Dons fans purchasing a ticket on the day are going to elicitly watch Sheffield as well ... very few and even if they left when challenged, Sheffield get no revenue, so why would Sheffield be bothered, their fans will pay.
And Sheffield fans buying on the day cash watching us will know they are giving the money to the Dons, so won't do it.
Sheffield tickets bought on the day would not be admitted for the Dons game.

I think it's not worth policing for what's involved.
Unless I have not though of something, the situation is fairly self regulating and revenue neutral.
Let fans paying for the first game watch the second game too, they would only leave if challenged and Sheffield would get no extra money anyway.