FT Dons 16 Hunslet 35

Season over?

Well folks, I think there maybe some questions to ask after this weeks game. Please post or email me at bazzer1962@hotmail.com. Baz

Well folks, I think there maybe some questions to ask after this weeks game. Please post or email me at bazzer1962@hotmail.com. Baz

Dire performance .

Carried on where we left off in the second half last week. Little or no creativity, no game management and generally, very poor defensively.

I said after last week that we would struggle if these things weren't addressed and they haven't been.

That was tough to watch.

When we went 16-14 up after 44 minutes I thought we might be turning the corner but two Hunslet tries and a drop goal put the game out of our reach by 69 minutes.

I thought the first of those tries had a forward pass in it, and the second had a clear knock-on near the half-way line that neither the linesman or ref could spot.

We struggled with injuries too and on a hot day like today, it affected us.

Having said that, we looked blunt in attack with little cohesion and our defence didn't resemble the side that was defending so well early season. We were allowing Hunslet to run onto us without going to meet them. We got our numbers well and truly wrong when they had 12 men as they had a 3 v 2 overlap to score.

Once Hunslet got some momentum and took the lead, they looked much the better side.

I hope this is a "one off" bad day but as Wanderer said, today may have been a continuation of what happened last week. There are lots of things that need to worked on or we could fade into mid-table very quickly.

Baz

Questions for ITD this week:

1. Does Richard Horne know what his best 13/17 is?

2. If Aaron Jones-Bishop has scored in his last 5 matches, why is he left out?

3. What is the situation with injuries? Zac Braham, Liam Welham, Kieran Cross - are they injured? Are they close to a return? Are they just out of favour with the coach?

4. When will Boyle actually have an impact on a match?

I’m staggered that someone sitting in front of me today criticised me for moaning. Perhaps they found something positive from the game but I’m afraid I’ll have force myself to watch the highlights(?) to see if I missed something.

At least the MOM went to the only player who looked as though it mattered. Well played Kes.

I didn't go today and will not go again this season.What I said before the season even started was that Horne isn't the man for the job and the link up with Hull is a farce solely to save the club money.The Dons will never do anything until signings are made up of players who want to play and give their all for Doncaster.
I have put this post on here because once again you can't see what is happening before you and made excuses for the defeat including the heat which is correct me if I'm wrong the same for both teams.
Last week it was the journey to Wales that caused a less than expected performance but once again having sat on a bus for five and a half hours wouldn't the players have wanted to have a good run around after such a rest.What is Hall going to blame in this weeks ITD.
The crowd of 597 shows what the public of Doncaster think as there couldn't have been many paying at the gate bearing in mind season ticket holders and fans from Hunslet.
The whole set up is a disgrace from Club Doncaster down including Hall and Horne and they should really take take time to think about their positions and what their true ambitions really are.
However whilst ever their are people like you who just will not come to terms with the lies and false promises that year on year are put before us, nothing will ever change and the club will carry on towards mediocrity if not there already.

Liam Harris played for HULL FC from start,steady game so far,made a try and scored one in first half.today was absolutely Dire,no leadership,no direction and no idea.and a thank you to Tatty Field for the repeat of his usual ,it was nearly word for word of your last rant,boring.

Absolutely rubbish !!!!!
We have needed a good half back for three years plus and when we finally get one we sell him.
Our priority now is to find a replacement ASAP as Miller is clearly not up to the job in hand.

The club has been found out yet again ,with Carl’s bargain basement buys.
Gary Thornton had Hunslet fired up and ready for the fight .
It does make you wonder what the real issue is with our club , could it be that the coaches are not the issue and Club Doncaster need to look a little higher.
I await the excuses on this weeks dug out followed by Carl,s brown nose brigade coming on here in his defence.
You can’t excuses the inexcusable.

Tatty, the injuries we got reduced our subs options. Without having all our subs, the heat took more of a toll on us. You weren't there so I presume you missed the context of what I wrote.

I have not made excuses for the defeat. I pointed out that Hunslet got two tries that I thought shouldn't have been given and that made the difference to the outcome.

I also said we looked blunt in attack with little cohesion and our defence didn't resemble the side that was defending so well early season. We were allowing Hunslet to run onto us without going to meet them.

I concluded by saying: There are lots of things that need to worked on or we could fade into mid-table very quickly.

I have my eyes firmly open, thanks, and I think I have summed today up in a fair and balanced way.

I didn't go because we are on our hols.
Glad I missed it ... would have probably have walked out on about 70 mins.
We are what we are and why folk can't see it I don't know for the life of me.
We have a bunch of people saying shut up and support the club through thick or thin ...
Well we have thus far .... bought the T-shirt and season ticket.
But it does NOT add up!
The last article from the production line of unreasonable nonsense was Richard Owen saying we have to make the Keepmoat a fortress.
Really?
We have already lost three times in the league and once in the cup.
Nice!
Richard Horne is teaching the lads new tricks from Hull they say.
Bull!
I would sooner have Thornton's chinos and he got the sack.

The sad fact for the positives is that the neg-heads were right all along.