There will be a fans committee meeting around the 9th September. If you want a question asking then please email me and i will raise the questions and hopefully answers. Email me at bazzer1962@hotmail.com

There will be a fans committee meeting around the 9th September. If you want a question asking then please email me and i will raise the questions and hopefully answers. Email me at bazzer1962@hotmail.com

Could you ask them why a jaffa cake is called a jaffa cake when really its a biscuit?

Shan't be posing any more questions, they have already answered all my questions ... thanks.

Just noticed the committee meeting is going to be around 9th September. The last match is on Sunday 12th September. We'll probably already have details released by the club regarding match day prices for next season, season ticket costs, and info on whether season tickets will be available to buy at the final home game.

My original questions four and five will probably have already been dealt with before the committee meeting.

Quote: Another Penalty "There will be a fans committee meeting around the 9th September. If you want a question asking then please email me and i will raise the questions and hopefully answers. Email me at Baz, Has a date been agreed for this Meeting? I did e-mail about my availability ... If it's when I'm unavailable, I will let you have some questions. Gary.

Quote: Another Penalty "There will be a fans committee meeting around the 9th September. If you want a question asking then please email me and i will raise the questions and hopefully answers. Email me at Baz, Has a date been agreed for this Meeting? I did e-mail about my availability ... If it's when I'm unavailable, I will let you have some questions. Gary.

No date has been given yet Gary, i will contact the club and try and find out.

Hi Gary, Sorry to tell you it is on the 9th Sept at 6pm.

Please email me the questions, you have my email address.

Cheers Baz.

Please email your question and i will try and get them answered. I will be at the fans committee meeting next week. Please email me at bazzer1962@hotmail.com If you dont give me questions then i cannot ask for you, so please email me. Thanks Baz

Please email your question and i will try and get them answered. I will be at the fans committee meeting next week. Please email me at bazzer1962@hotmail.com If you dont give me questions then i cannot ask for you, so please email me. Thanks Baz

Baz,

In view of the time that’s past since I posted my original questions, some of which have already been answered, I thought I ought to re-write them1) The Dons have lost the confidence of many supporters due to the bad decisions made by the club this season. In the Batley match programme, John Scarrow suggested that the speculating about what went wrong this season should end and we should all look forward to the future.

The fans won’t stop speculating about what went wrong until the club say exactly what went wrong. If the club don’t tell the fans, the fans will continue to speculate that the club don’t know, and will remain unconvinced that the club has learned from its mistakes.

It is in the club’s best interest to deal with this issue properly if it wants to stop the haemorrhaging of fans away from the club.

2) Sponsorship money, RFL funding, and gate receipts will all be lower next year. Will Club Doncaster be investing money into the Dons, or will the rugby club have to be self-sufficient?

3) What are the club's ambitions for next season?
(a) Stabilise and finish mid-table
(b) Challenge for promotion
(c) Win the league

4) What are the match day attendance targets for next season?

5) Hull have announced they will be running a second team in 2016. Will this affect our Dual Registration with them?

6) At the end of last season, we were told we had a plan to get the Dons into Super League and become full-time. Do we still have this ambition? If so, what is the time frame? What attendance levels would be needed in order to sustain a Super League team in Doncaster?

Thanks for asking the questions. I’ll look forward to hearing the replies.

Mike

I think in theory that these kind of meetings ought to be fruitful, but in practice I am not so sure.
As a vehicle to let the club know the concerns of the fans I think they serve a purpose, if the club then listens, considers and reports back in a measured way and the liaison person (Baz) then gets back to us with the responses.
Instant responses are useless, just as fans forum questions and answers are useless.

What you get is stock answers like ... we are thinking big, going for it, are committed etc etc .....just words basically to keep people sweet.
Meaningless drivel really.
But I like Baz and wish him well.

I've tried to frame my questions so we get proper answers. I agree, it's easy to give sound bite answers that sound good but lack substance,. Hopefully, the club will see this as a proper opportunity to address our concerns.

Baz is a good guy. I think we all appreciate what he does.

When G Thornton was in charge of York City Knights in 2014, there were really only three teams capable of fighting for promotion from Championship 1 – York City Knights, Oldham and Hunslet Hawks.

In 2015, there are eight strong teams in League 1; Oldham Roughyeds, Keighley Cougars, York City Knights, Swinton Lions, North Wales Crusaders, Rochdale Hornets, Barrow Raiders and Newcastle Thunder.

For 2016, two of the five top teams will be promoted. Donny and one of Hunslet Hawks or Whitehaven or Batley will come down. Also, Toulouse may enter League 1.

Clearly, there will be some movement of players and coaches. The financial status of some clubs may be better than others allowing them to offer more competitive financial deals to get better players. So some teams may strengthen and others may weaken. Given that our financial position is good, let’s hope that the club spends the money wisely.

However, this year we struggled to compete with Hunslet, Whitehaven and Batley. We were soundly beaten by North Wales Crusaders – currently fifth in League 1.

If Donny’s aim is to come straight back up to Championship, then it is clear that Donny needs to build a team that can compete for the top slots in League 1. This year, Donny’s management admitted to making mistakes. The management problems of this year must be resolved fully so that they are not carried forward as a burden into 2016.

It will be good to see the complete player picture when it is released. Given the numerous comments of the importance of the spine of the team, it will be of particular interest to know which players will fill the 1, 6, 7 and 9 positions.

Only by selecting good players who can be moulded by the coaches into a strong competitive team, will we have a chance of succeeding in achieving promotion.

The challenges of League 1 should not be underestimated.