Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 6:30 pm  

Thought we did ok for most of the game, Waterman was good when he came on
Biggest disappointment was going for 2 pints of draught lager under the stand only to be told sold out but I could have it in bottles
I asked if it would be the same price per pint and was told yes only to be charged £7.60 for two halves
He looked shocked when I told him to put them back
Come on team Donny get it sorted know wonder crowds are rubbish for the dons and rovers

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:27 pm  

How did the Hull lads get on?

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:28 pm  

Hull FC fan in peace. Anyone notice how Steve Michaels went? Pete Smith of YEP said on Twitter he caused Leeds problems and set up a try, thought he came off at half time.

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:58 pm  

didnt think we did too bad today, think we were as good as them in the first half, it was very obvious that as the second half went on that we were going to be overpowered by a stronger team, the plus side for me today was we played some good rugby in spells, one or two players really stood up to be counted, thought lee waterman was tremendous when he came on, the lads from hull played really well. Clark and pas dunn looked good. I think in patches we were alot better than last week. maybe when were playing teams in our league with not so many interchanges we will settle down into a competertive team. hope lm not being to optermistic for some peeps on here, lol. Anyway the players coach and team are what we have now so as fans we need to be supportive (as well as worried) and do our bit to make a good season. COYD

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:13 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Hull FC fan in peace. Anyone notice how Steve Michaels went? Pete Smith of YEP said on Twitter he caused Leeds problems and set up a try, thought he came off at half time.

Thought he did OK, great offload for Dohertys try. Spoke to him during the 2nd half, and he said he was feeling it a bit, but wanted to run it off. Tyson-Wilson showed up well as predicted, looked keen to run the ball in.

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:18 pm  

Photos from the Leeds match - http://r82photography.photoshelter.com/ ... aQUQCS3dFc

Photos from the Leeds match - http://r82photography.photoshelter.com/ ... aQUQCS3dFc

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:41 pm  

Donny wrote:

Thought he did OK, great offload for Dohertys try. Spoke to him during the 2nd half, and he said he was feeling it a bit, but wanted to run it off. Tyson-Wilson showed up well as predicted, looked keen to run the ball in.

Thanks for the reply - good luck this year, think there'll be a close working relationship between our clubs!

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:58 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Thanks for the reply - good luck this year, think there'll be a close working relationship between our clubs!

There were a couple of Hull FC staff members at the game, watching how your lads did, so I can definitely agree with that.

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:58 pm  

That was no better than last week...

Totally void of any creativity, fitness looked gone by 60 mins.

Tyson looked well below all expectation, so I personally on that would manage without.

Waterman had to be MOM as looked again the most interested and dangerous - and should be FB.

As for rest sorry to say that even taking injuries into account we were way of pace and those saying OK are going to be in for a long season.

Many of the youngsters we have signed were playing against the level they were playing against last season today and were nowhere near the Leeds lads.

Doherty being only exception.

No specialist players in most of positions and tbh entering prob toughest season in memory having yet to have won in 4 friendlies - not going to bring back many stay away fans.

Oh and same as every bl*ody season penalties...... we gave away a penalty that lead to at least 4 trys...even in own possession if front of sticks, many by our MOM...

I hope proved wrong but we are in for a serious hammering in those first 2 games ahead..

Re: Dons pre-season matches : Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:20 pm  

Oddly enough, I don't think London are that clever, and much as I have despaired, the Broncos are there for the taking.
But ... how do we mend the damage done so far to enable us to beat them?
We are quite simply nothing in attack without Wilko, and our defence(the backbone of our success in the last few seasons) is shot through.

If the (new) Dons have any pride at all, I expect the Broncos to suffer a backlash.
My chief reservation is that we look like quitters.

Now prove me wrong you Dons.
COYD