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—
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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.

Cheers

Laura

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.

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

Agreed, though this cycle can't keep going on forever until the RFL have had enough.

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.

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.

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.

now andreas has gone that must free up alot of money?

does anyone actually know what the extent of the debt or money troubles are?

Might I suggest you contact the Trust in Widnes committee for advice on this? We never had the desire to run the club but they can point you in the right direction. It isn't easy and our committee members have taken a lot of flak, but it could be what the Dons need.