so if rovers buy ground...

[Norfolk N Chance]

Would you kick the rest of tenants out?

[River Don]

Not the Belles.

Don't know about the rugby, in my mind there's no doubt they do damage the pitch.

[RedJ]

no, rent money init guv?

[Norfolk N Chance]

I dont think we should but very sad watching the Dons at the KM with about 5% full!

Should never have moved from the north side Tattersfield

[drfc1951]

I dont think we should but very sad watching the Dons at the KM with about 5% full!

Should never have moved from the north side Tattersfield

They never had any choice really.

[wilts rover]

Not the Belles.

Don't know about the rugby, in my mind there's no doubt they do damage the pitch.

Ospreys play at Swansea, Saracens at Watford, Hull RL at the KC-yet these pitches always seem in good condition

[Mr1Croft]

Unfortunately I don't think the Rovers will be buying the ground, not in our lifetime anyway.


Once we have a lease to control the ground why would we want to buy it outright if we had a lease that ran until 2111?

[silent majority]

Here we go again, the Rovers are not buying the ground and the lease will have clauses in it that stops them kicking anybody out.

[Norfolk N Chance]

Here we go again, the Rovers are not buying the ground and the lease will have clauses in it that stops them kicking anybody out.

I thought it was near a done deal?

Are we saying longer lease or what?

[silent majority]

Yes its a long lease, not a purchase.

[niteowler]

No, i think they will need every penny they can get + more and if they  kick off the rugby,  car boot etc they will also alienate the people of Doncaster. Lets not forget it was built as a community stadium.

[RoversAlias]

Shame that we can't find the Dons and the Belles alternate facilities. There is absolutely no need for either of them to play at the Keepmoat with the miniscule crowds they get. I can't imagine it's a lot of fun for them playing in an empty stadium every week either.

[lee.j09]

let everyone still use the stadium.

the rugby doesnt do as much damage as people make out having been a season ticket for both rovers and dons since the start of the keepmoat 'era' i would say the pitch takes as much wear from rugby as it does football.

up the reds

[vietaff]

let everyone still use the stadium.

the rugby doesnt do as much damage as people make out having been a season ticket for both rovers and dons since the start of the keepmoat 'era' i would say the pitch takes as much wear from rugby as it does football.

up the reds

'let everyone still use the stadium.' -    On Thursday i did a coaching course through work at the Doncaster Rovers Education Centre and we had a tour of the ground. The bloke who did it Liam was talking us through various parts of the ground and informed that if we wanted to use the pitch we could just turn up and as long as we had £2k we could play a 90 minute game on the pitch not a problem.
So hypothetically speaking what your saying is true....anyone want to shell out £100 for a game on the KM pitch???