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Title: Tony Donaldson
Post by: The Red Baron on August 10, 2017, 01:56:33 pm
Any idea what has happened to him? He's not been involved in pre season and isn't listed on the website.

Anyone heard about him leaving the club?
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: GazLaz on August 10, 2017, 02:01:16 pm
He signed a 2 year deal from memory.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: The Red Baron on August 10, 2017, 03:08:50 pm
He did, but he's disappeared completely off the radar.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: RedJ on August 10, 2017, 03:28:01 pm
Wouldn't be shocked if he never makes an appearance.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: godlike1 on August 10, 2017, 04:00:36 pm
?????
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: Jonathan on August 10, 2017, 04:48:15 pm
There were high hopes for him when he signed. He went out on loan shortly after (somewhere like Telford?) but not heard anything since? He's only very young I think so wouldn't expect to see him in the first team picture yet, but you'd hope he's progressing with us.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: GazLaz on August 10, 2017, 06:01:05 pm
He will be 19 or nearly 19 now I think. You'd have thought he'd be around the first team in the friendlies at that age. Too old to play for the kids.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: The Red Baron on September 23, 2017, 06:46:20 pm
Answering my own question to a degree, he seems to be playing for Widnes FC.

Looks like he has left Rovers, although I have heard nothing.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: The Red Baron on September 23, 2017, 07:14:39 pm
A small update. He started the season with Runcorn Linnets, the club from which he joined us. At the beginning of September he joined Widnes.

There's a story there, because his contract with us ran to the end of this season.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: balbyrover on September 23, 2017, 10:38:34 pm
A small update. He started the season with Runcorn Linnets, the club from which he joined us. At the beginning of September he joined Widnes.

There's a story there, because his contract with us ran to the end of this season.

Strange one. Maybe a question for a journalist to ask DF next interview.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: CrippyCooke on September 24, 2017, 01:57:48 am
A small update. He started the season with Runcorn Linnets, the club from which he joined us. At the beginning of September he joined Widnes.

There's a story there, because his contract with us ran to the end of this season.

Strange one. Maybe a question for a journalist to ask DF next interview.

He was most probably rubbish.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: balbyrover on September 24, 2017, 06:58:40 am
A small update. He started the season with Runcorn Linnets, the club from which he joined us. At the beginning of September he joined Widnes.

There's a story there, because his contract with us ran to the end of this season.

Strange one. Maybe a question for a journalist to ask DF next interview.

He was most probably rubbish.

You would think that yes.
Still Strange that nothing seems to have been published about his departure.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: The Red Baron on September 24, 2017, 09:17:42 am
A small update. He started the season with Runcorn Linnets, the club from which he joined us. At the beginning of September he joined Widnes.

There's a story there, because his contract with us ran to the end of this season.

Strange one. Maybe a question for a journalist to ask DF next interview.

He was most probably rubbish.

He was loaned out two or three times and it's fair to say he didn't seem to make much of an impact.

I don't suppose he was on huge money so probably not expensive to pay him off, if indeed that is what happened.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: i_ateallthepies on September 24, 2017, 01:52:01 pm
Never heard of him... and he was one of ours???
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: DonnyOsmond on September 24, 2017, 02:21:35 pm
Never heard of him... and he was one of ours???

Yes. Young lad we signed from non league in January after trials with us. He was loaned straight out to Tamworth then disappeared.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: i_ateallthepies on September 24, 2017, 02:23:19 pm
Ok, thanks D.O.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: kieranDRFC on January 26, 2018, 07:30:27 pm
Saw he got sent off playing for Marine on Tuesday night in Evo Stick Northern Prem, so he's been on the move again.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: balbyrover on January 26, 2018, 09:43:05 pm
Saw he got sent off playing for Marine on Tuesday night in Evo Stick Northern Prem, so he's been on the move again.

Alot of clubs for a young player at his age. Seems strange.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: The Red Baron on January 27, 2018, 11:03:50 am
Terms finally agreed with him. I was told he left in the summer as it was clear he wasn't going to make it in the professional game. Now his contract has been settled.
Title: Re: Tony Donaldson
Post by: South East Rover on January 27, 2018, 01:11:49 pm
Goalkeeper Ross Etheridge has left Rovers after the club agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent

Midfielder Tony Donaldson, who signed on professional terms in January 2017 after previously training with the club, has also left the club.