It was always going to be a joint initiative between yourselves and Donny. Both sides fringe players will get a competitive run out and it will keep the costs down.

Didnt know that as we fans have never been informed by the club it would be a joint Doncaster HFC team that takes the field.
I thought the idea was to give our players game time.

A bit. But mostly an outlet to fast track our own. Bump 19s up a notch and use donny player to fill gaps when we can get our fringe players at champs clubs
Donny are still our duel reg so we can use them and them us for our own needs

Find this interesting given reece dean was gonna be fullback v catalans had Shaul not made it and not naughton!

How was this not giving our players gametime?

The COH academy played midweek and the first team play on Thursday. Today gave Naughton, Green, Hadley, Lancaster, Dean, Matongo, Turgut, Downs, Litten, Fash, Osborne gametime. Abdull and Yeaman play on duel registration for Doncaster tomorrow. I'm struggling to see a downside tbh.

I am not saying there is a downside to getting game time.
I thought The idea of the Under 23 comp was to have something more competitive than Champ 1 yet it seems Abdul and Yeaman are playing at Doncaster ( not seen anything confirmed by the club only the HDM)
Feka? not mentioned but needs game time
Cant see the point of sending Abdul to Doncaster as he is possibly the first team replacement for Pryce and would get more benefit playing 6 at Wakefield using the first team plays and playing with our players ready to step up to the first team.

Surely the idea for the U23's is to give players a game who aren't needed at donny. How can this comp be more competitive than the semi pro ranks?

You said "I thought the idea was to give our players game time". Apart from Feka, surely under the new set-up that's exactly what's happening, and it means players who under the previous seasons regime were at risk of being in no man's land an opportunity to step up in a format that could be better for keeping players within the club's systems and structures. There has to be some sort of reciprocity with our partner club Doncaster here. They help us with players to supplement a 17, maybe they agree a couple of players they think can help their campaign in Championship 1 on an ad hoc basis, and this could be agreed with Radford in advance for all we know. Maybe Abdul playing at Doncaster for a week is seen as equally valuable to his development as partnering Dean in the 23s. Overall we're running with a bigger squad to help more players have the opportunity of staying with the club and making the first team. We seem to be giving the vast majority a chance to play. It seems quite a positive thing to me.

watched a cd last night of grimethorpr v royston in the barnsley cup from 1985 winning player coach was ronnie wileman brought back some good memories

Ask Adam Pearson because its what he said comparing it to Championship 1

Sounds like Abdull is playing well for Doncaster, scored one and set one up with long pass to the winger

Abdull (2 tries), Yeaman and Feka all in action for Doncaster's win. Bower played for York and Whiting for Leigh.

they're at "home" this week Hull Ionians on Sunday, 3pm ko

Do. They still show these on fc live ?

Squad for tomorrow v Warrington, 3pm Brantingham Park

Abdull, Clavering, Downs, Fash, Green, Hadley, Lancaster, Lane, Litten, Matongo, Naughton, Osborne, Paleaaesina, Sanderson, Turgut, Tyson-Wilson, Yeaman.

Dean played for 19s today, Abdull and returning HTW in the halves. Decent back up set, that, 12 with SL experience.