The Start Of The Dons Troubles : Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:14 pm  

Dons troubles started mainly due to the fact that John Desmond sold Tattersfield to Brian Waldron without the knowledge of the clubs other directors,shareholders & supporters and the club as never recovered from the loss of its ancestral home,at Tattersfield the club had income from the bar & car park and the bulk of the clubs supporters lived on that side of town.
To be fair to Brian Waldron he offered to let David Prime & his other directors the use of the ground for the newly formed Doncaster Dragons but they couldn't reach agreement over the rent and opted to play at the Meadow Court stadium hence the reason the stands etc were demolished so quickly.
To date no planning permission as been granted to re-develop the site of Tattersfield but there could be good reasons for this

: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:38 pm  

If Tattersfield cant be used for anything other than sport would playing there again be an option in the future if the club had to be re-launched or re-born Geoff?

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:09 pm  

da doo don don wrote:

If Tattersfield cant be used for anything other than sport would playing there again be an option in the future if the club had to be re-launched or re-born Geoff?

I would think the cost to build a stadium there would be prohibitive

Re: The Start Of The Dons Troubles : Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:10 pm  

GeoffRoebuck wrote:

Dons troubles started mainly due to the fact that John Desmond sold Tattersfield to Brian Waldron without the knowledge of the clubs other directors,shareholders & supporters and the club as never recovered from the loss of its ancestral home,at Tattersfield the club had income from the bar & car park and the bulk of the clubs supporters lived on that side of town.
To be fair to Brian Waldron he offered to let David Prime & his other directors the use of the ground for the newly formed Doncaster Dragons but they couldn't reach agreement over the rent and opted to play at the Meadow Court stadium hence the reason the stands etc were demolished so quickly.
To date no planning permission as been granted to re-develop the site of Tattersfield but there could be good reasons for this

totally agree with you geoff.i think the rent mentioned at that time was around the£600 a week +,which im sure the fans would have gladly stumped up if any one had bothered to ask.im sure there was a little more to it than that, sure it may have had something todo with others parties .

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:16 pm  

One of the reasons is it's so boggy, isn't it ?

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:27 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

One of the reasons is it's so boggy, isn't it ?

I understand that when Len Tattersfield bought the plot of land where Tattersfield stands he put a covenant on the deeds which stated the plot of land could only be used for sporting activities.
I have spent many hours trying to trace Len Tattersfields daughter who I understand is a solicitor to see if she could confirm this.

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:56 pm  

wait till saturday it gets worse lol your getting it

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:03 pm  

Jiffy Davies wrote:

:lol: wait till saturday it gets worse lol your getting it

If you are some gloating Widnes fan ......then you know what you can do.....

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:04 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

One of the reasons is it's so boggy, isn't it ?

at the end of the final season it had a better playing surface than a lot of 1st division clubs.keith hudson i think was the goundsman had done a brilliant job.i believe he,s at castle park now or was.

: Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:07 pm  

Jiffy Davies wrote:

:lol: wait till saturday it gets worse lol your getting it

good god they get everywhere, like rising damp