[Jemmo]

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:05 am  

I don't know what we've learned, players can't get to know each others moves etc when we're getting battered each game. I totally get playing Hull (for DR and attendance) and Leeds (for testimonial and attendance) but London is a bizarre friendly. There was never going to be anyone there, and the team was never gonig to get ball in hand. I'd much rather us play the combined Doncaster amateur team (players are coming trough from those, attendance is reasonable, get to support all the lcoal sides, get a realistic chance of practising attacking play etc)

Luckilly we have a few weeks before the season starts to see if we can get our pre season injury crisis resolved before the tough start to the season. Newcastle beat a team of toddlers yesterday but they'll be buzzing with excitement now

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:10 am  

One player who has stood out is Matty Beharrell.
He has never stopped trying, has put his head on the block and luckily not had it removed yet.
His distribution was excellent and it wasn't his fault that few of the others knew what to do next or ran into a brick wall.

So that gives me reason for some optimism, although it is not my style, for the games ahead.
At least we have one pivotal player who knows what he is doing.

As for our playing as a team, with everyone sure of his role and confident in our defence as a unit, I worry.

Newcastle and Hunslet WILL be ready however and we are a house of cards at the moment.

If we beat Newcastle none of this will matter ...

[Jemmo]

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:12 am  

Beharrell was a revelation for us last year and definitely one of he first names I look for every time. I'd pick him ahead of Harris every day.

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:19 am  

He is our own Lee Briers ...

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:29 am  

We're still 26 days away from our first league game. Hopefully, many of the injuries will have cleared up by then.

I think we have five key players of our own: Beharrell, Tali, Douglas, Kesik, and England. Add five Hull players from the likes of Harris, Miloudi, Litten, Lane, Logan, Cameron Scott and Bienek, (all of whom we had at some point last season) and then fill up the other seven spots with players from the rest of our squad, and we've got a half decent side.

I share the worries of others in that we need to be out of the starting blocks quickly considering our tough start. It would have been nice to see our intended starting line up against Newcastle (including Hull players) have a run out against London. With injuries and Hull playing St Helen's it wasn't to be.

Yesterday was nothing more than an exercise in improving fitness levels.

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:43 pm  

Double Movement wrote:

We're still 26 days away from our first league game. Hopefully, many of the injuries will have cleared up by then.

I think we have five key players of our own: Beharrell, Tali, Douglas, Kesik, and England. Add five Hull players from the likes of Harris, Miloudi, Litten, Lane, Logan, Cameron Scott and Bienek, (all of whom we had at some point last season) and then fill up the other seven spots with players from the rest of our squad, and we've got a half decent side.

I share the worries of others in that we need to be out of the starting blocks quickly considering our tough start. It would have been nice to see our intended starting line up against Newcastle (including Hull players) have a run out against London. With injuries and Hull playing St Helen's it wasn't to be.

Yesterday was nothing more than an exercise in improving fitness levels.

Do you honestly believe we’re going to be getting those Hull players you have listed there.. this is from the Hull daily mail


The Black and Whites were without eight of their first team due to injuries. Fetuli Talanoa, Chris Green, Josh Bowden and Joe Westerman will definitely not start the season, while Radford threw Albert Kelly and Lewis Bienek’s chances of making the round one clash at Hull KR into doubt with his post-match comments.

I predict will be getting young kids like we had yesterday. Add to that brad England and Mariano are both out for the next 2/3 months, were in terrible shape for the start of the season. Then you have players like Tali and Hedges who have hardly featured pre season so there hardly going to be ready to go come round one.

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:11 pm  

We will be lucky to cobble a strong side to play Newcastle.
A right set of misfits it will be.

I forecast we would lose at Newcastle BEFORE any of this injury and D/R nonsense kicked in ...

Hull are mirroring our progress too ... haven't won a game.

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:22 pm  

But its an improved deal with Hull FC......

I have to be wary of what I post now as I don't want to be accused (falsely) again of and I quote.

So your now having a pop at loyal club sponsors who put 5 figures into club every year.

We don't have enough players, we are banking on being propped up by Hull FC as it's "cheaper" than signing players of our own, Club Doncaster doesn't want to invest in the Don's to any degree it seems.

There is the question of cup tied Hull FC players I suspect they will be less forthcoming with players during cup games, and what happens should we draw Hull FC in the cup? Do you think they are going to send us 5 quality players then? more to the point who's bench will our coach be on???

In the unlikely event (IMHO) that we get promoted this year what are we going to do for players next year, I doubt Hull will be as keen to lend players of Championship level to us and we'll not have many who we have developed and grown via our promotion push. DR is not providing a stable base for growth and development it's a short term fix that has been shown to be flawed over the past few seasons.

We shouldn't be hopefull that Hull will send us 5 players every week, they should be named, signed up and part of the Dons setup for the entire season.

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:30 pm  

Two camps ...

We have to get behind the lads and question nowt.
That is the mark of a true supporter.

Re: where were at ??? : Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:27 pm  

Returning Don wrote: Do you honestly believe we’re going to be getting those Hull players you have listed there.. this is from the Hull daily mail The Black and Whites were without eight of their first team due to injuries. Fetuli Talanoa, Chris Green, Josh Bowden and Joe Westerman will definitely not start the season, while Radford threw Albert Kelly and Lewis Bienek’s chances of making the round one clash at Hull KR into doubt with his post-match comments. I predict will be getting young kids like we had yesterday. Add to that brad England and Mariano are both out for the next 2/3 months, were in terrible shape for the start of the season. Then you have players like Tali and Hedges who have hardly featured pre season so there hardly going to be ready to go come round one. I don't know which Hull players we're going to get but we ought to be getting some players of decent quality or else the 'new arrangement' we have with them will be pointless. I suspect Liam Harris will have limited opportunities in the first team as Jake Connor is likely to be the replacement for Albert Kelly. I'd have him down as a good bet to come. Jack Logan won't be a 'first reserve', I wouldn't have thought. Failing that Cameron Scott could be an option. Lee Radford hasn't been Miloudi's biggest fan in the past. It remains to be seen where he stands in the 2019 Hull pecking order. There are 16 players at Hull who are outside their first choice 1 to 17. Have a look at them, some of these guys should be on our radar.... https://www.hullfc.com/team/first-team I've not heard about Mariano being a long-term injury. Do we know what's wrong with him? I thought Jordie Hedges had been out through suspension (carried over from the end of last season?).

Returning Don wrote: Do you honestly believe we’re going to be getting those Hull players you have listed there.. this is from the Hull daily mail The Black and Whites were without eight of their first team due to injuries. Fetuli Talanoa, Chris Green, Josh Bowden and Joe Westerman will definitely not start the season, while Radford threw Albert Kelly and Lewis Bienek’s chances of making the round one clash at Hull KR into doubt with his post-match comments. I predict will be getting young kids like we had yesterday. Add to that brad England and Mariano are both out for the next 2/3 months, were in terrible shape for the start of the season. Then you have players like Tali and Hedges who have hardly featured pre season so there hardly going to be ready to go come round one. I don't know which Hull players we're going to get but we ought to be getting some players of decent quality or else the 'new arrangement' we have with them will be pointless. I suspect Liam Harris will have limited opportunities in the first team as Jake Connor is likely to be the replacement for Albert Kelly. I'd have him down as a good bet to come. Jack Logan won't be a 'first reserve', I wouldn't have thought. Failing that Cameron Scott could be an option. Lee Radford hasn't been Miloudi's biggest fan in the past. It remains to be seen where he stands in the 2019 Hull pecking order. There are 16 players at Hull who are outside their first choice 1 to 17. Have a look at them, some of these guys should be on our radar.... https://www.hullfc.com/team/first-team I've not heard about Mariano being a long-term injury. Do we know what's wrong with him? I thought Jordie Hedges had been out through suspension (carried over from the end of last season?).