Re: lads from last year : Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:24 am  

weighman wrote:

I donot understand some of the posts within this thread, surely the coaching team want the best young players , no matter where they come from .

Leave it to the coaching staff or is this what its all about ? Im sure Tony listens to other peoples advice on players in different areas as well as from coaches of local teams .

Absoulutley, spot on comment, my point exactly i think Tony has done well in the off season and has put together a good squad of youngsters who are in the early stages of their development in the pro game and given time will develop into great players for the Dons.

Re: lads from last year : Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:05 pm  

I donot think everyone will agree , but I think it cannot be easy for Tony with little money to spend !

COYD

Re: lads from last year : Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:14 pm  

i have read this thread with great intrest. Do you really believe Reece Bailey could play at this level does he have the desire to want to train hard to be good enough to play at thei level. Sean Richards is a different story i believe he is without doubt the best local player Doncaster have produced for many years. What is he up to these days?

Re: lads from last year : Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:54 pm  

Sean Richards plays for Toll Bar U18's and also I believe he is with Hull KR reserves?

Re: lads from last year : Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:13 pm  

I m not as knowledgeable as many of the people contributing to this thread, but over the years I have heard of & met quite a few young Donny reserves that have gone to play for other clubs after the many different forms of Dons management have messed them about or that we have never had a consistent approach to youth development lasting more than 2 years.

Likewise it is quite depressing to go around Doncaster trying to promote the Dons and even after more than 50 years the majority of people you meet ask if we play at Armthorpe!

Re: lads from last year : Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:20 pm  

Stand-Offish wrote:

The Dons can only survive, IMHO, by harnessing every bit of local talent.
And it could be a successful club at the Halifax/Widnes sort of level....if talent is brought through in a structured way.

Quite agree with you, this must be a future priority of the current management through forming of an open partnership between the amateur clubs in Doncaster and the Dons management to offer a clear pathway for future local players.

Re: lads from last year : Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:26 pm  

its ok saying there a good squad of youngsters but how they going to develop theres no one there to bring them on no old heads and im sorry but dont tony will develop them and bring out the potential and lets say im wrong and 1 or 2 turn out to be greats then they will leave and where back to square 1!!

Re: lads from last year : Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:54 pm  

we will not be back to square on because we may get some money for them eg Gale to Harlequins.

Re: lads from last year : Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:33 pm  

Did we get any fee for Gale I thought he was on loan to the Dons?

Re: lads from last year : Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:36 pm  

Yes , we did , he signed for Dons before he went to London .