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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.
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Laura Harrison |
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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
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Laura,
What type of IPS do you genuinely work with at Supporters Direct. Are these BenCom's or bona fida Co-op's. For me I think the future lies in the BenCom.
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Anything that will help towards Doncaster Rugby League survival is well worth looking into
and a Supporters Trust may well be one of the better idea’s that will help to move the club
forward into the future.
I know the idea has been mooted quite often in the past and as far as I’m aware there has been
little if any uptake by the fans—but the time may be fast approaching when the fans of The Dons
have to stand up and say we don’t want our club to die.
Lets not sit back and wonder somewhere down the line whether there was something else we
could have done to save the club and with hindsight wish we had e-mailed or telephoned Laura—
[size=117Lets Do It Now[/size
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| Beat me to it! 
If you would like any more information though, please don't hesitate to give me a call and I'll be more than happy to help.
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Dons meeting rescheduled
A vital meeting which will decide the future of the cash-strapped Dons has been rescheduled to take place this week.
[url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free-press-sport/Dons-meeting-rescheduled-.5321232.jpFull report[/url from the Doncaster Free Press.
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I would have thought that if there is a financial backer or a consortiom interested in taking over the Dons that they would prefer for the club to go into administation as the new owners would then start off with a debt free club & they wouldn't be resposible for paying the old clubs debts
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| Quote GeoffRoebuck="GeoffRoebuck"I would have thought that if there is a financial backer or a consortiom interested in taking over the Dons that they would prefer for the club to go into administation as the new owners would then start off with a debt free club & they wouldn't be resposible for paying the old clubs debts'"
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| Quote GeoffRoebuck="GeoffRoebuck"I would have thought that if there is a financial backer or a consortiom interested in taking over the Dons that they would prefer for the club to go into administation as the new owners would then start off with a debt free club & they wouldn't be resposible for paying the old clubs debts'"
It would certainly have more appeal to them I guess. One thought that does occur though, if it's local businessmen who get involved, might they be screwing other local businesses (perhaps not so appealing)?
Quote GeoffRoebuck="Up the Dons"Agreed, thought this cycle can keep going on forever until the RFL have had enough.'"
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| Quote WANDERER="WANDERER"It would certainly have more appeal to them I guess. One thought that does occur though, if it's local businessmen who get involved, might they be screwing other local businesses (perhaps not so appealing)?
I fear they may be close to that already.'"
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| Quote GeoffRoebuck="GeoffRoebuck"I would assume the Inland Revenue are the biggest creditors'"
You may well be right - biggest but not only? I have no idea and as the days pass, I see no happy ending to this. |
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| Quote DRAGONFAN="DRAGONFAN"Anything that will help towards Doncaster Rugby League survival is well worth looking into
and a Supporters Trust may well be one of the better idea’s that will help to move the club
forward into the future.
I know the idea has been mooted quite often in the past and as far as I’m aware there has been
little if any uptake by the fans—but the time may be fast approaching when the fans of The Dons
have to stand up and say we don’t want our club to die.
Lets not sit back and wonder somewhere down the line whether there was something else we
could have done to save the club and with hindsight wish we had e-mailed or telephoned Laura—
[size=117Lets Do It Now[/size'"
 Should this be run on a new thread?
I agree this may be the best way forward to keep professional rugby league in Doncaster. At the meetings I ve been to we ve clearly got the talent and contacts available between us to give it a go, but were never given the opportunity by the current management when actually asked for assistance in the past.
In my opinion it would involve a complete break from the past as whether we like it or not these people are discredited to many in the business community. In my humble opinion I m not sure regards Dave Marshall who I have respect for and did what seems a great job within the community, but heh ho.
The future of the Dons should be as a community club working alongside the health, education & voluntary sectors promoting the positives of rugby league for children and families.
We should start with no loftier ambition than keeping the Dons alive and providing a professional platform for ambitious players to start their career. |
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