Come on you Dons
Forget the team talk Ellery. Coach Hanley need only play his Doncaster side the video below and they'll be inspired in Sunday's Northern Rail Cup final against Salford - unbelievably the club's first ever final. I defy anyone with rugby league in their marrow not to be moved in some way by this wonderful compilation by Doncaster fan Craig Horne, featuring a club that has plumbed the depths, had to reinvent itself time and again, and 31 years ago starred in the unforgettable documentary Another Bloody Sunday, a time when the Dons really couldn't win a match. A club, indeed, that once made it into the Guinness Book of Records for sustained failure - and look at them now. Watch out for clips (and a classic commentary) from 1994 of Doncaster winning 29-20 at St Helens - they even led the old Championship for 48 hours that year - and of them coming down to earth at home to a Leeds side containing a certain Mr Ellery Hanley.
No disrespect to Doncaster but I feel the Reds are going to really shine on Sunday in Blackpool.
I predict a win by at least 28 of course by the Salford City Reds.
Posted by: Mrs Norma Rowley | 4 Jul 2008 13:32:19
Dons fan, now living in Kent, I lost touch with the great game, very surprised with achievement!.
Well done Dons...Dragons....Lakers...Well done Ellery! All the best for Sunday.
Posted by: Baz Smiggy | 3 Jul 2008 22:31:31
salford by 20 for me. now go and prove me wrong ellery.
Posted by: lee churchman | 3 Jul 2008 20:11:47
i think it would be a major shock if donny beat salford,but in 1 off game anything is possible.
Posted by: martin ryan | 3 Jul 2008 20:09:29
EEE naw then I went to Donny last week for't Ferret dawn't trawsers competition, I came fourth, at least dam things didn't bite mi nackers this time, any road up competition wor near't Donny stadium, So I went dawn and ad a look. Its reet good, hope t'tigers is as good as that, reet then sither good luck to em tha's gor a good coach tha nos!
see thee
Posted by: harry Sunderland | 3 Jul 2008 16:28:37
Yeeeers marvellous brings it all back Tattersfield and Tony Fisher, thats what Rugby league is all about grit and determination and the will to survive, good on yer Doncaster hope you win this weekend.
Posted by: arthur snott | 3 Jul 2008 15:46:01
Chris - Another Bloody sunday was shown in 1980- not 31 years ago
it ended with them beating Huyton at Tattersfield in Feb 1980
Posted by: Griffo | 3 Jul 2008 15:22:52
Great memories there (If your the Donny fan) It's only about 7 minutes to long.
Its nice to see they now have a three piece suite an all seater stadium at last!
Posted by: mike Hunt | 3 Jul 2008 11:28:23
Alas Cumberland Ashes, I missed the Origin decider. But I was pleased that Queensland won, again. My preference for Queensland is based on:
(i), my first ever visit to Australia was to Brisbane at a time when Origin was on. I loved Brisbane and loved the Maroons shirt;
(ii), Mal Meninga;
(iii), I've some very good friends in Brisbane and Queensland winning makes them happy bunnies.
PS: Will you be getting to watch the Northern Rail Cup final on Sunday ?
Posted by: Chris Irvine | 3 Jul 2008 08:39:15
Interesting... but the more important question is, Chris, did you watch SoO III last night? Wrong result but a classic match nonetheless.
Posted by: CumberlandsAshes | 3 Jul 2008 04:16:49