As a former fan no longer attending here are a few thoughts.



I have been a rugby league fan since the mid eighties but I have stopped following the sport over the past year.

I used to follow the Dons home and away, go to finals and internationals etc.

As with many Dons fans I first became interested during the Sheridan era and really looked forward to a Sunday afternoon down at Tattersfield. The whole buzz and atmosphere under the old tin roof was great.

As time has gone by things have changed, the sport sold its soul to Sky and the whole SL closed shop, franchising, money troubles at virtually every club, inept administration by the RFL and cost of attending games has really put me off. The worst thing for me though over the past few years, and this probably relates to most of society and not just RL, is the general aggressive, angry attitude which now seems so common amongst opposing sets of supporters. By all means shout for your team, but do we need all the anger?

I have now started watching Doncaster Knights.

The main reasons for this are:

I can pay on the gate the full adult price of £10

Although the car park costs £3 there are often offers such as this weekend where if you arrive more than an hour before kick off it is free, obviously hoping early birds will spend in the bar and food concourse.

The quality of food and drink is excellent. The cow pie is grand.

It is a pleasant experience watching a sporting event without people falling out with each other over every refereeing decision.

Generally speaking RU seems to be more professionally run than RL.



These are my reasons for not attending any longer.

Interesting points, Rupert, providing food for thought both metaphorically and literally.



Paying at the gate does seem to be a common point raised. Sometimes it might not always be the obvious things to the club that are creating barriers.



The actions of the RFL are beyond what the club can control but this does seem a point regularly raised.



Quality of food and drink, paying on the gate, costs compared to rugby union, and the atmosphere inside the ground are probably things the club needs to review.

Hi peeps, l have to agree with most of the points that our long lost fan "Rupert bear" has put on here, every season going way back we have had concerns about falling attendances, But in my opinion we need to stop looking at ourselves ( the club, the players, the fans)n that's not where the problem is, the issues are with the whole of the structure of rugby league, everything is centred around SL, but even the big clubs are struggling so the lower leagues have no chance. We have to stop looking over our shoulders at rugby union and making comparison we will never compete with them at club or international level. The rugby football league attendances across the board are poor terrestrial TV coverage is non existent. sky only care about SL.

The RFL are responsible for OUR demise not the club or the fans.

Rant over going to the pub, I will be there Sunday and l recruited a new fan last week who had a great day and is coming again this week..

Well I am at the Knights tomorrow, so I will review the facilities and compare them with the experience at the Dons.

Good stuff S-O. Can you print off a few flyers and hand them out at the game? Only kidding. Looking forward to hearing what you make of it.

Let folk in FREE



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You are a clown Charlie

That's a cross I have to bear ,anyway im over the moon with Donnys success , its my Favorite away game , I love the Keepmoat , I call it Little Wembley , and cant wait for our game there later in the Season .

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hope to see you there.

Hope plenty of fans get down from both sides for what should be a cracking game.

Thought i would put in my two penneth, i know some won't like it but here goes, the club needs to have something to capture the imagination of young kids, something they can identify with. I thought Doncaster Dragons was a good name, and a good marketing opportunity, just badly done at the time. Something needs to be done, we are all aware of that, the club cannot rely on an ageing fan base, it needs younger people to get involved, so give them something that they can talk and get excited about, and gives the club an opportunity to cash in on merchandise that kids want to wear etc. Just my thoughts.

I can tell you what won't help. Been today and found out that the bar upstairs is open to season ticket holders only from the official start of the season. Well that's one punter less as I'm not getting my massively overpriced half time pint from the dinghy bars on the concourse. I have to work some weekends so a season ticket isn't viable, but when I do attend I want to spend my hard earned in a nice comfortable setting. It's not as if the bar is ever heaving anyway!

Who the fook thinks up these ideas? You couldn't make it up.

Car Park one is also now only for Pass Holders (not the same as season tickets) which is a pity as its the nearest Car Park to the main East Side entrance. PS the burger from the concourse wouldn't have been allowed in had I brought it - deemed a dangerous heavy object..