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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:45 am  
I haven't made a comment since the Whitehaven game, which I went to.
I left after 70 mins in disgust, but just in time to hear their final score as I walked away, to which I though GOOD a wise decision Mr Stand-Offish!

I thought feck the Dons!
And ten days later I still think ...feck em!

They blew the chances of top spot and blew their chances in the 1895 Cup at Fev, playing at home ..NOT!!!

Incompetence of the first order ... all games were winnable at the Keepmoat.

I hope they get promoted via the play-offs .... but apart from that ...feck em!!!

I will see my season ticket out and that's it.
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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:58 am  
Stand-Offish wrote:
I haven't made a comment since the Whitehaven game, which I went to.
I left after 70 mins in disgust, but just in time to hear their final score as I walked away, to which I though GOOD a wise decision Mr Stand-Offish!

I thought feck the Dons!
And ten days later I still think ...feck em!

They blew the chances of top spot and blew their chances in the 1895 Cup at Fev, playing at home ..NOT!!!

Incompetence of the first order ... all games were winnable at the Keepmoat.

I hope they get promoted via the play-offs .... but apart from that ...feck em!!!

I will see my season ticket out and that's it.

I always felt that this league was more winnable this season than for the last 3 or 4 seasons and could also be easier than future seasons with further Clubs reportedly waiting in the wings. If we fail to get promoted this season, I fear for attendance levels next season.

TBF If we could get third place we'd have a reasonable shot at promotion via the play offs (be happy to be proved wrong but I think first or second is beyond us).
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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:01 pm  
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I always felt that this league was more winnable this season than for the last 3 or 4 seasons and could also be easier than future seasons with further Clubs reportedly waiting in the wings. If we fail to get promoted this season, I fear for attendance levels next season.

TBF If we could get third place we'd have a reasonable shot at promotion via the play offs (be happy to be proved wrong but I think first or second is beyond us).

Whitehaven and Newcastle would have to implode not to win enough of their remaining games to stay in front of us, even if we were to win all our of our games.

To have a chance of finishing third, we'll almost certainly have to win at Oldham. Based on the way we've already beaten them twice this season, it's quite possible we could do it again.

Hunslet, who have two games in hand and the same points as us, are harder to predict as they have some tough games left.

Finishing 5th really needs to be avoided as the play-off route would be:

Round1) Home to Team 6
Round 2) Away to Team 3 or 4
Round 3) Away to Team 2, 3, or 4
Round 4 Final) Away to Team 2, 3, or 4

Finishing 6th would have the same pathway except Round One would also be away. In effect, to go up from 5th (or 6th) we'd need to win three away games against the teams who finished above us.

Finishing second, third, or fourth does allow for a second chance should you lose a game.

The best case scenario if finishing third would be:

Round 1) Home to Team 4 ... If winning...
Round 2) Away to Team 2 ... If winning... straight to the final, playing at home.

Losing either of these two games gives a second chance.

Team 2 really does get the best of it:

Round 1) Bye
Round 2) Home to 3 or 4 ... If winning... straight to the final, playing at home.

A loss in Round 2, means a home game against 3,4,5,or 6 to make the final.

It's shame second place looks beyond us as I'd quite fancy our chances given that scenario.
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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:58 pm  
Stand-Offish wrote:
I haven't made a comment since the Whitehaven game, which I went to.
I left after 70 mins in disgust, but just in time to hear their final score as I walked away, to which I though GOOD a wise decision Mr Stand-Offish!

I thought feck the Dons!
And ten days later I still think ...feck em!

They blew the chances of top spot and blew their chances in the 1895 Cup at Fev, playing at home ..NOT!!!

Incompetence of the first order ... all games were winnable at the Keepmoat.

I hope they get promoted via the play-offs .... but apart from that ...feck em!!!

I will see my season ticket out and that's it.


I thought exactly the same but for an off the field issue. I was going to stop posting, thought sod the lot of it.

Had a change of heart, brought back my username from happier times and lets see.
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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:01 pm  
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I always felt that this league was more winnable this season than for the last 3 or 4 seasons and could also be easier than future seasons with further Clubs reportedly waiting in the wings. If we fail to get promoted this season, I fear for attendance levels next season.

TBF If we could get third place we'd have a reasonable shot at promotion via the play offs (be happy to be proved wrong but I think first or second is beyond us).


Its my Father in Laws 90th birthday in November and like he says I hope they get a bloody move on with getting promoted. :lol:
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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Tue Jul 23, 2019 4:07 pm  
Stand-Offish wrote:
I haven't made a comment since the Whitehaven game, which I went to.
I left after 70 mins in disgust, but just in time to hear their final score as I walked away, to which I though GOOD a wise decision Mr Stand-Offish!

I thought feck the Dons!
And ten days later I still think ...feck em!

They blew the chances of top spot and blew their chances in the 1895 Cup at Fev, playing at home ..NOT!!!

Incompetence of the first order ... all games were winnable at the Keepmoat.

I hope they get promoted via the play-offs .... but apart from that ...feck em!!!

I will see my season ticket out and that's it.

Good to see you back on here S/O. I thought you'd gone off on a long cruise or something.
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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:30 pm  
Have bought a half share in a caravan at Sewerby ... so next season I won't be buying a season ticket.
And furthermore if it comes to a choice of Sewerby or the Dons come a Sunday... where one is pleasure and the other is watching people squander talent ...there will be no contest.
Now if they were to show some professionalism and sort the bloody pitch thing out I may show interest.
It ain't gonna happen though is it with this lot?
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Re: Dons Up To 4th - Review Of Promotion Race : Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:24 pm  
Result Sat 27/07/17 ,Hunslet 12 v Whitehaven 19 . Good result for the Dons .
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