ok, there are usually a few links, but generally not till just before the games start.google is your friendicon_smile.gif

A Workington supporter has claimed on facebook that 2000 Workington supporters are coming tonight. Very much doubt that as there were only 500 supporters at a home game. So a 3 1/2 trip on Thursday night really does not suggest this level of support.

In any case we really need to be loud and proud Dons supporters tonight. Lets hope that there is a strong turnout.

However I don't want to see lots of red and white stripes. I want to see the Blue and Gold.

I can't see that many from Workington coming on a week night either - any with work on a Friday morning I'd say definitely wouldn't be there.

I think this will be the hardest game all season.

But if the guys put the same effort in as they did against Barrow, I see no reason why we wouldn't win it.

Good luck to the whole squad and club tonight you have had a brilliant season so far.

4 of us will be there tonight.

Handicap Betting ...

Dons -4pts 10/11
Workington +4pts 10/11
Handicap Draw 16/1
(all the major bookmakers quoting the same handicap and same prices with exception of Stan James who have the same handicap but have the draw at just 12/1).

Match Betting ...

Dons 8/13 (Bet365, Paddy Power & Ladbrokes ... elsewhere 4/7)
Workington are best priced at 7/5 (Boylesports) but generally 11/8 or 13/10
The Draw generally 18/1 (with one or two exceptions).

looking forward to seeing the lads play - best wishes to all from me & the missus

Good Luck to the lads

For info, obviously the not so legal methods can not be discussed on here, however Premier Sports now have a PPV streaming service here: www.premiersports.tv/top/streaming/ I have never used it, so don;t know the quality, but I will probably be giving it a try tonight

For info, obviously the not so legal methods can not be discussed on here, however Premier Sports now have a PPV streaming service here: www.premiersports.tv/top/streaming/ I have never used it, so don;t know the quality, but I will probably be giving it a try tonight

they,ve never had 2000 fans nevermind take that amount away.they only took 300-400 to their dismal grand final last season.

Maybe not in your short life time sonny but they used to have good crowds back in the 90's. Quite a bitter first post of yours though.

I've been told by a mate in Cumbria that Town have 2 coaches and a few cars making the journey from Workington.

I appreciate that cases are different, but I would have thought that players with leg injuries lose their match fitness much quicker than those with hand injuries, simply because the latter can still run about and get the old cardiovascular thing going for stamina.

So on that basis I rather hope that Cowling is playing tonight (broken finger) rather than Cunningham (ankle) Edwards (knee) or Lawton (back). Because this game will find out not fully fit players fairly quickly. IMHO of course.

I can see another holding on exercise coming up, especially if our main strike player is wasted at full back. Which I don't expect by the way.

COYD

you may well have had good crowds in the early 90s sonny but they wernt town fans they were visiting super league fans.a couple of buses and a few cars hardly amounts to 2000 now does it.both buses are less than half full also.im just correcting a incorrect post.

I understand what you're saying, but I'd be quite interested to see Waterman at full back, given the attacking freedom that offers, enabling him to chime into the line at different places instead of limiting him to one channel. But I also don't think he will be full back or he would not have been mentioned as an option in the Stir report

At centre Waterman has scored about three times more tries than Butterfield has at full back. These are two very good players. That suggest to me that the way Dons play Waterman would be diluted by two thirds.

I also think, and I know I shouldn't , that Waterman's defensive skills and his ability to turn and go backward are nowhere near his ability at going forward.
I refer the right honourable gentleman to one or two calamities down our left flank in defence, notably against Rochdale.

That's why he should stay at centre.
I also believe that the combination that yields the fewest players playing out of position is best. Or at least not moving far. Wingers have to field balls like full backs do.

To me that means Sando at full back.

2.7 times more..

Managed to watch most of the game from a 'not so legal' source. A few observations;

a) Fattest Dons team I have ever seen in my lifetime. Both a weakness and a strength. Strength when it comes to games like today which was won around the ruck, will become a weakness higher up the leagues.

b) Mark Calderwood was a joke today. Worst of all the ex-super league players on show.

c) I am not neutral but I must say the ref was quite biased towards us tonight.

d) I also learned that the top 4 go up yet there is still a play-off system. Is this right? I only half caught it on the commentary? I think the RFL generally run the sport very well but they must of come up with this on the back of a fag packet.