Re: Stadium

by **yorkie64red** Sun 22 Jan - 20:21:28

RedJ wrote:wasn't there a plan to get the Dons/Lakers/whatever the bloody hell they call them these days moved off to Castle Park a while ago? could we do that if the Knights would accept it?.. save them ruining the pitch!

I remember Vix having a stadium tour a couple of years ago and the person doing it said it was the football that ruined the pitch and not the rugby...putting that aside i would think that any deal with the Rovers taking over the lease of the ground would involve the rights of the other tennants been safeguaded and so they should..we wouldn't even have a new ground but for the council paying for it wich means the tax payers of Doncaster some of whom wil be Lakers fans..also i would think the club would want all the money they can and that would include the rents paid by Belles ,Lakers and the athletics club..i assume of course that the lease would be for the whole thing not just the main ground...

by **yorkie64red** Sat 28 Jan - 2:15:25

From the Beeb..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-16760469

by pkt_drfc Sat 28 Jan - 2:50:29

Sounds like the deal will be getting closer

by **yorkie64red** Sat 28 Jan - 3:19:50

pkt_drfc wrote:Sounds like the deal will be getting closer

Yeah...i would imagine once the season is over also interesting that the SMC mentioned that Rovers were in talks with the council...just hope that once it is in club ownership that people do use it...it can help sustain the club but just as easy could ruin it...it needs to be run better which shouldn't be too difficult..

by pkt_drfc Sat 28 Jan - 4:05:28

Doubt it depends where we in terms of Champ or LG1 but one thing we will make a better Job at runing it then the lot what is there now

by **yorkie64red** Sat 28 Jan - 4:21:14

pkt_drfc wrote:Doubt it depends where we in terms of Champ or LG1 but one thing we will make a better Job at runing it then the lot what is there now

I honestly think they would need to bring some new people in...the club do have some excellent people employed like Sean Lockwood although he failed when it come to the loyalty scheme a simple email to those that went out of there way to assist the club with its setup in the summer would have been appreciated..i left work early that day if i remember right which probably cost me an hours money...but as we know they also have some dros there..pardon the pun..

by **hoolahoop** Sat 28 Jan - 6:04:44

Had it crossed anybody's mind that the Council will be able to move the stadium off their books to a DRFC with on the surface less financial clout. Wink

Remember although these Directors have resigned they have left their shareholding within the club.
That would mean that even in the long term it would be against their interests to see the club fail. Laughing

.........no/weakened club = no chance of any return on their investment.

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