I am more happy with players who come to us from Hull than I am with some that may have come from the stable that you mention in your recruitment post.

I agree that we haven't put together strong enough squads over recent seasons and that has ultimately caused us to come up short of where we'd like to be.

I think we sometimes under-estimate how difficult it is to put together a squad of part-time players who are the best players in the division. It's not just about money, it's about location. If a player's main job is in Cumbria, he's not going to want to play in South Yorkshire, even if you offered him another £200 per week to do so.

I suspect it's difficult to get players to drop down from the Championship to Championship One too, as players will be keen to play at the highest level they can even if you tried to match the wages of the Championship club.

I'm not great fan of DR either but as a coach I would have to weigh up the benefits and the drawbacks of it and ultimately do what I believed gave us the best chance of winning every match we play. If we need a touch of class from Hull to do it, then so be it.

I don't see the problems with Richard Horne being connected with Hull. He's going to be learning his trade further by being involved with a full-time club. This seems to be the better option to spending all week working in a job outside rugby. There may be a conflict of interests if the Dons play Hull in the cup but I don't think that's something to particularly worry about.

Through my untrained eye, I can see the differences Richard Horne has made to our playing style since he's been here. We're trying to play an attractive brand of rugby, rather than going down the middle all the time. I'm excited at the thought of him putting his own team together for next season. I believe we have got the right man for the job.

We have NO players on Dual Reg they are on loan until the end of the season .

RH should be judged on the 2018 season .

I can't be doing with this jam tomorrow nonsense ....

Why can't we judge people on what they are doing NOW?

OK ... so he is not far off ... but to date he is off.

Now he is saying players need to step up to the plate.
That was last week Richard!
They didn't and we lost.

Of all the games we HAD to win it was that one.

Is Hull in a parallel universe?
Get real!
And take some RESPONSIBILITY!
Is it EVER your fault?

S-O are you saying he should be sacked after a handful of games ?
Come on say what you think stop sitting on the fence mate .

Kieran Cross has his say www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk

Kieran Cross has his say www.doncasterrugbyleague.co.uk

Do I sit on fences?

A handful of games?
They sacked GT after fewer games this season.

I wouldn't want to advocate that he be sacked ... although I did say get rid after a few sherbets the other day.
I meant at the season's end of course if we don't get promoted..

Considering where he came from I do think he has been a big let down.
With his history I would have thought we would be winning most games by now.

Come back Ellery ...

Cannot agree about GT, our rugby under GT was poor & I said as much after the Keighley game away in the Cup match we had no plan B. I genuinely believe we have played a more expansive game under RH. I admit there is some way to go , lets see who is retained & who is released at the end of the season .
Just hoping the RFL give us home & away matches in 2018 .

Well the question is academic ...
RH will be here next year ... in little old League 1

S-O you are correct probably on both counts .
With regard sitting on the fence , I said it tongue in cheek .

Richard Horne was appointed on 12th June. Paul Cooke said, "Great fit for all involved with Richard Horne's appointment."

I can't believe we're even thinking of having a conversation about sacking a man who has only been with the club for two and a half months.

You have loan players from Hull not D/R
Dont get this conflict of interest.Its irrelevant.If you drew Hull in the cup Rich Horne would be your coach not helping Lee Radford.
Doncaster supporters should get real and understand your previous coach took the club backwards at an alarming rate.He didnt like D/R with Hull and was the same when he was at York so Hull pulled out of the D/R deal with York.
The priority is to get out of Championship 1 next season.
Rich Horne will do it for you but will use both D/R and Loans with Hull next season probably even more than Paul Cooke did.
It may put noses out of joint and with a necessary clear out at the end of the season but get out of that division first then you can start building a Doncaster team.

I do not like Dual Reg but support RH 100% .

I doubt Lee Radford will loan players to us next season if we are still in C1 . I am sure I have seen an article in the HDM confirming this . Anyway we only used 1 player last Sunday .

Some good points well made Bonaire.

Nine pages and one of the best posts so far. Thank you for the perspective. Richard Horne needs to stamp his authority on this club, he has a really great chance of making an impact on RL in Doncaster IMO if he does. I just hope he is allowed to crack on.