Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:53 am  

Double Movement wrote:

I didn't do a head count but the turnout at the meeting was larger than most of the recent meetings held. My best guess would be around 75 people attended.


I've made my pledge and I saw quite a number of forms being filled in last night. Please get behind the club on this one if you can. Even if you can only manage £2 per month, many small contributions soon add up.

Let's just do some maths (nay arithmetic) shall we?
Let's say that there were 75 people there last night and that they all contributed to finding the £1500 per month.
That's £20 per month on average from every single person there.

Now it is highly unlikely that every single person there will pledge never mind at the £20 per month level.
But let's be optimistic and say that most will pledge and that a few people who weren't at the meeting will also pledge money.

I think that the average amount pledged will be around the £10 per month mark. Maybe slightly less (we are in Yorkshire )
That's half of what is needed.

There is some way to go then and the powers that be had better get their thinking heads on smartish as to how to raise the other half.
Where there is a will there is a way.

Get an extra game organised for pities sake at Castle Park The Dons vs The Knights all monies to the fund.
Or a sevens competition where there is little tackling so nobody risks getting hurt.
Just a bit of fun, like a training session where people pay a tenner to watch and the players get expenses only.
Don't tell me........
''Computer says .......................No!''

Get every schoolkid to bring a pound to school in return for some rugby demos/talks by the Dons.
Stuff like that .....

Have a tug of war competition.
Have a sports day where the players compete in a series of events.

Put the management in a set of stocks and let people throw wet sponges at them at a quid a time. That's my favourite.

I don't know, anything will do, just do it, is it rocket science?

[Jemmo]

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:13 am  

Put Stand-Offish in a set of stocks and let the management throw wet sponges at him!


All good ideas, all do-able and all will contribute.

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:14 am  

Good thinking S/O: There more good ideas that can be put together to raise the cash, the better.

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:24 am  

I am disappointed that the player we are after is Paul Cooke. After digesting what Tony and the board had to say, I thnk the squad builder fund is a good idea.

However, even though Paul has seemingly got his act together I don't think we can really expect much from him as a player having had 2 years out. We have signed numerous 'big name magnets' and none of them have been true to their word. I am afraid Graham Holroyd is another that this is another Graham Holroyd situation. I hope I am proven wrong and if that is the case I will hold my hands up.

As an idea for fund raising, the retro match shirts auction went down really well (I personally spent almost £200 on one). How about all fans vote for an all time, all stars dons team, then the player for that position (if still with us obviously), signs the corresponding shirt which is then auctioned for the squad builder? Who wouldn't want to buy Alex Green's signed shirt?????

[Jemmo]

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:26 am  

What people seem to forget about the "Graham Holroyd" situation is that he was almost certainly our best player for 5 years, single handedly kept us up in his first season and organised the team after that. I'd love another "Graham Holroyd situation"

But that is probably an argument for years gone by

[Jemmo]

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:29 am  

A lot of people have said this year they will not be travelling to as many away games due to the distance and extra expense. Therefore we want to get as much out of the home games as we can, with the best players we can get. So why not set aside some of the money saved from not travelling to the away game and invest in the team for your entertainment at the Keepmoat.

By my reckoning an average away game is knocking on £35 of expense

Obviously lots of people will still want to go to away games, after all that is the reason most of us are here, to watch the team. But there are those that don't

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:37 am  

Jemmo wrote:

What people seem to forget about the "Graham Holroyd" situation is that he was almost certainly our best player for 5 years, single handedly kept us up in his first season and organised the team after that. I'd love another "Graham Holroyd situation"

But that is probably an argument for years gone by

Agreed, Holroyd was class and exactly the kind of player we need now.
He only went elsewhere when the ship was sinking, otherwise he would have stopped with us.
I thought he was great, I wish we could have had him and Mansson at the same time.

The meeting was interesting for two other points.
The man who said ''What if Cooke breaks his leg after say a fortnight, what then?''
He took my crown did that man ... congrats.

Also the bit about ''Why would Paul Cooke want to come to Donny rather than Superleague?''
Reply ''Because he doesn't want the pressure and wants to work in Schools.''
Durrr?
There would be no pressure at Donny then?
And have you ever worked with kids Paul?
They're 'orrible!

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:38 am  

I thought the bloke who said stick a quid on the gate had a good idea.

Have a Paul Cooke raffle at every match and have him present the prize.

See if we can get Kingdom to make a Paul Cooke range like Warrington did for Joey.

Aution the new shirts with his autograph on them.

i will be pledging and buying what ever we knock up to bring him here, the only person i feel sorry for is China who is in his testamonial season and has to compete with the "bring Paul Cooke to Donny" fund.

[Wanderer]

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:22 pm  

Steve Hossack's report in The Star

Steve Hossack's report in The Star

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:29 pm  

It would take 400 people at £5 a month to make two grand. I would have thought that would be within the range of everyone to afford. Even with a small fanbase this is achievable.
I will be signing up for this. We need to be in the Championship in 2013 to avoid the intergalactic travel to away games on planet Zog and maybe when we are up there with increased attendances we will be able to keep hold of our better players.
The season tickets were for nothing so i don't think we can complain at being asked to cough up a few extra pounds to help build the team.
I really hope this works out.