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Is anyone acting on this guys & gals?
I've just been reading your posts regarding the fortunes of Doncaster RL and wondered if you had considered the possibility of setting up a Supporters Trust at all? My name is Laura Harrison and I am the Rugby League Development Officer for Supporters Direct, an organisation set up to develop and assist supporters trusts across football and now rugby league.
I am not aware of the current community activity at the club but perhaps a shift in focus to the community, whilst being a slow-burn' method of building the club, can actually be one of the safest methods of helping the club to survive and a Supporters Trust could have a huge influence in setting and running these programmes.
Whilst the example of Rochdale Hornets is an extreme one, with the trust now in ownership of the club, there are several other examples of supporters trusts in rugby league working hand in hand with the professional club to develop the profile of both organisations and ultimately strengthening the game in the area. A supporters trust could work to build links between the club and local community regardless of what happens in the future (whether this be a takeover or administration).
The forming of a trust may also help to galvanise supporters who may have fallen away from the club due to the recent circumstances.
If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please feel free to give me a call on 07985 628 215 or via email at laura.harrison@supporters-direct.org and I will be happy to provide more information.
Kind regards
Laura Harrison
Is nt it time we stopped pitying ourselves? I ve been to enough meetings over the years to know we have the skills & contacts that have often been overlooked by previous administrations over the years to believe that between us we could make the Dons a succesful community club.
Of course this would mean giving up dreams of being a Super League club and concentrating on at least 5 years of building a stable base and trust within the community again providing local players the opportunity to realise their ambition of playing for their home town club.
I know that I would prefer this future rather than this yearly doom & despair. |
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Is anyone acting on this guys & gals?
I've just been reading your posts regarding the fortunes of Doncaster RL and wondered if you had considered the possibility of setting up a Supporters Trust at all? My name is Laura Harrison and I am the Rugby League Development Officer for Supporters Direct, an organisation set up to develop and assist supporters trusts across football and now rugby league.
I am not aware of the current community activity at the club but perhaps a shift in focus to the community, whilst being a slow-burn' method of building the club, can actually be one of the safest methods of helping the club to survive and a Supporters Trust could have a huge influence in setting and running these programmes.
Whilst the example of Rochdale Hornets is an extreme one, with the trust now in ownership of the club, there are several other examples of supporters trusts in rugby league working hand in hand with the professional club to develop the profile of both organisations and ultimately strengthening the game in the area. A supporters trust could work to build links between the club and local community regardless of what happens in the future (whether this be a takeover or administration).
The forming of a trust may also help to galvanise supporters who may have fallen away from the club due to the recent circumstances.
If this sounds like something you may be interested in, please feel free to give me a call on 07985 628 215 or via email at laura.harrison@supporters-direct.org and I will be happy to provide more information.
Kind regards
Laura Harrison
Is nt it time we stopped pitying ourselves? I ve been to enough meetings over the years to know we have the skills & contacts that have often been overlooked by previous administrations over the years to believe that between us we could make the Dons a succesful community club.
Of course this would mean giving up dreams of being a Super League club and concentrating on at least 5 years of building a stable base and trust within the community again providing local players the opportunity to realise their ambition of playing for their home town club.
I know that I would prefer this future rather than this yearly doom & despair.
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I really hope more fans pick up the phone and give Laura a call or make that e-mail.
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The thing is with this supporters trust lark is that it will be the same 30 or 40 who want to get it started.It will be the same 30 or 40 who set up a meeting for the trust and it will be the same 30 or 40 who will attend the meeting.
Everybody harps on about how our average attendance is around the 800 mark, so where then is everyone when its time to dig ourselves out of the 5h1t.
Im afraid it will be the same people trying to do their best for the club (the vast majority of which are on this forum on a regular basis), and until some of the other 760 or so fans decide to get involved it wont be enough.
It needs ALL the fans to get together on this one not just the die hards.The reality and the seriousness of the situation should be enough to get the rest of the fans involved.If it doesnt, then do they really care anyway!!
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| Quote: Karlos "The thing is with this supporters trust lark is that it will be the same 30 or 40 who want to get it started.It will be the same 30 or 40 who set up a meeting for the trust and it will be the same 30 or 40 who will attend the meeting.
Everybody harps on about how our average attendance is around the 800 mark, so where then is everyone when its time to dig ourselves out of the 5h1t.
Im afraid it will be the same people trying to do their best for the club (the vast majority of which are on this forum on a regular basis), and until some of the other 760 or so fans decide to get involved it wont be enough.
It needs ALL the fans to get together on this one not just the die hards.The reality and the seriousness of the situation should be enough to get the rest of the fans involved.If it doesnt, then do they really care anyway!!'"
Understand completely were your coming from Karlos--.
I'ts crunch time for The Dons and if those 760 or so fans can't be persuaded somehow to become involved----
then the harsh reality is that the 30 or 40 die-hards will have to find other things to do on a Sunday afternoon.
Let's hope it dosn't come to that. |
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| Quote: Karlos "The thing is with this supporters trust lark is that it will be the same 30 or 40 who want to get it started.It will be the same 30 or 40 who set up a meeting for the trust and it will be the same 30 or 40 who will attend the meeting.
Everybody harps on about how our average attendance is around the 800 mark, so where then is everyone when its time to dig ourselves out of the 5h1t.
Im afraid it will be the same people trying to do their best for the club (the vast majority of which are on this forum on a regular basis), and until some of the other 760 or so fans decide to get involved it wont be enough.
It needs ALL the fans to get together on this one not just the die hards.The reality and the seriousness of the situation should be enough to get the rest of the fans involved.If it doesnt, then do they really care anyway!!'"
If the same 30/40 raised 1K each the Dons would be OK for now. |
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| Quote: Marshland "If the same 30/40 raised 1K each the Dons would be OK for now.'"
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| Quote: Marshland "If the same 30/40 raised 1K each the Dons would be OK for now.'"
How do you know some of them haven't already?
And the same amount could have been raised if the 800 had contributed £50 each. |
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| Quote: Marshland "If the same 30/40 raised 1K each the Dons would be OK for now.'"
If that 760 raised £100 each Donny would be up and running again. |
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| Quote: Marshland "If the same 30/40 raised 1K each the Dons would be OK for now.'"
My point is its always the same 30 or 40.The other few hundred or so just seem to want to sit back with their feet up, do nothing and hope somebody else sorts it out.And in the meantime come on here and moan about everything.
Also regarding your above quote, I along with quite a few other people have monthly direct debits paying into an account to help out.I have been doing for the last 18 months or so.So dont start questioning the efforts of the die hards my friend.  |
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There is no point in throwing good money after bad.
If the club can exist until next season, hopefully unsaddled by a punitive points deduction to run from next season......anyone interested will come in then.....not now. Why give money to the Inland Revenue.
If they can't last until then.....better they go out of business......simple as that.
I would have thought that the club could have coped financially this year.....even though it was difficult. Without a backer it was obviously not possible with the level of management we had..
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Surely it would be better for those 30-40 people to act now rather than accept the club potentially being lost forever? Growing the trust is a longer term project and from this growth you will find new people willing to be involved and help out. If the club disappears for good then nobody will have the chance to be involved.
I would strongly urge anyone who is interested in forming a trust to contact me as soon as possible on the details above and hopefully we can find a solution to this problem that doesn't involve rugby league disappearing from Doncaster.
Cheers
Laura
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I m sorry folks, but rather than analysing another collapse of the club should nt we be looking at ensuring that it never happens again.
We can argue between ourselves on this site forever with the hope that another consortium or knight in shining armour comes along to save the club. Arguably if this happens there is a very good chance that some of the people who may have got us into this position would still be around.
And I believe we the supporters would find ourselves in this position again, after all, the likelihood is that these people will either not have club's best interest at heart or be capable of promoting the club properly and repairing its tarnished reputation.
I believe we should look at the possibility of a Supporters Trust either to take club forward alone, or as an independent body to work with any potential new owners to ensure some stability to make sure this never happens again.
So lets stop contemplating our navals or planning what we will do next summer on Sunday afternoons.
So come on you Dons
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| Quote: Trotsky "I m sorry folks, but rather than analysing another collapse of the club should nt we be looking at ensuring that it never happens again.
We can argue between ourselves on this site forever with the hope that another consortium or knight in shining armour comes along to save the club. Arguably if this happens there is a very good chance that some of the people who may have got us into this position would still be around.
And I believe we the supporters would find ourselves in this position again, after all, the likelihood is that these people will either not have club's best interest at heart or be capable of promoting the club properly and repairing its tarnished reputation.
I believe we should look at the possibility of a Supporters Trust either to take club forward alone, or as an independent body to work with any potential new owners to ensure some stability to make sure this never happens again.
So lets stop contemplating our navals or planning what we will do next summer on Sunday afternoons.
So come on you Dons'"
I admire your enthusiasm....but it won't happen.
As the meerkat says...'simples'.
There is no appetite for it anymore.
And I don't say this lightly.....if this is the level of governance of the Dons....what's the point?
I want the Dons to continue....but this 'rally round lads' stuff is just words. |
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| Quote: Stand-Offish "Starting with you? ![]()
Don't worry about me I raise about 5K for Moorends before the start of every summer season.
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| Quote: DRAGONFAN "How do you know some of them haven't already?
And the same amount could have been raised if the 800 had contributed £50 each.'"
I don't and I'm talking now and not the past. SO organise the tickets for the raffle and show me the evidence that you have sufficient numbers selling tickets and I will sell my £100.00 worth as long as if the scheme does not work the money raised goes to the development of Rugby League (Dave Marshall already has a development project) within Doncaster and does not sit in a bank account for ever and a day. |
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