Paul Goodwin DFP

[DearneValleyRover]

They are all brilliant and spending other peoples money yet not one of them has put a business plan forward

Lol... business plan !!

There are many people who put far more of their disposable income into this club
than  anyone on the board, yet expected to do it again after a disastrous season.

Nothing is expected, you have a choice, stop dragging that tripe up and before you start I put as much as any other fan does

Stop dragging what tripe up ?

Disposable income

[graingrover]

I have sent Paul Goodwin a personal twitter message regretting any hurt my comments caused him personally .He had messaged me to point out I was wrong to say he was copying a DRFC interview with Rowe when in fact that interview had been held at a press conference .
I always make a point of making a distinction between criticising people as opposed to their action ( or inaction) but unfortunately in this case I failed which I regret .

[roversdude]

Fair enough graingrover - I apologise too as I thought it was cut and paste

[graingrover]

The latest DFP article breaks new ground in my view .The interview Goodwin had with Copps was in depth and one thing stands out loud and clear .That is Copps’ statement that we are a SELF SUSTAiNING club .
Previously we have been told the importance of Club Doncaster contributions but I always understood that the Board were still having to put in a million or two each season .

[Jonathan]

I have sent Paul Goodwin a personal twitter message regretting any hurt my comments caused him personally .He had messaged me to point out I was wrong to say he was copying a DRFC interview with Rowe when in fact that interview had been held at a press conference .
I always make a point of making a distinction between criticising people as opposed to their action ( or inaction) but unfortunately in this case I failed which I regret .

Fair play to you for this acknowledgement.

Like I said before I think the DFP guys do the best they can with what’s available in the face of shrinking teams and budgets in their own departments. Working for a Local Authority I know exactly how hard that can feel at times!

For the local news outlets you can’t always provide fresh content in the close season in these circumstances. But today shows the value when there’s a chance to sit down with someone like James Coppinger, and it makes for an interesting read.

[roversdude]

Credit where it’s due, good interview well done PG

[ncRover]

By the sound of the words of McSheffrey and Copps today in terms of transfers, they’re trying to avoid another Hiwula / Dodoo mercenary type being signed.

[Sammy Chung was King]

Are they mercenaries or are they just moves that haven’t worked out?. Dodoo has been played out of position most of the time and Hiwula seemed to lose confidence and didn’t get many games after that. Dodoo scored a few goals in a very poor team. He was a free transfer. I don’t think he’s lacked in effort so maybe deserves more respect than he has received.

 Hiwula nobody really knows why a player that has scored goals wherever he has played just hasn’t worked out. He had problems with Covid, has he recovered properly. Has he struggled mentally, nobody knows do they?.

[ForsolongaRover]

I made the point about the Rowe interview originally and was duly shot down and now we have this one with Copps which does probe into his role in more detail and seems well done.

A journalist working for a local paper has a tight rope to walk. If he is seen as hostile he risks losing his contacts, so he has to carefully manage his credibility with the club as well as with his readers.

Those who contribute here don't have to worry too much about upsetting people.

[graingrover]

Forsolong ..I try when criticising to limit my criticism to an action or lack of action by the individual and not to the individual him or herself .

[roversdude]

Forsolong some posters on here thrive on upsetting people

[BillyStubbsTears]

I have sent Paul Goodwin a personal twitter message regretting any hurt my comments caused him personally .He had messaged me to point out I was wrong to say he was copying a DRFC interview with Rowe when in fact that interview had been held at a press conference .
I always make a point of making a distinction between criticising people as opposed to their action ( or inaction) but unfortunately in this case I failed which I regret .

Good on you Graing. Takes a big man to hold his hand up when required.

[no eyed deer]

Forsolong some posters on here thrive on upsetting people

Here here Roversdud

[steve@dcfd]

The latest DFP article breaks new ground in my view .The interview Goodwin had with Copps was in depth and one thing stands out loud and clear .That is Copps’ statement that we are a SELF SUSTAiNING club .
Previously we have been told the importance of Club Doncaster contributions but I always understood that the Board were still having to put in a million or two each season .

In September last year Gavin Baldwin said in an interview that the funds were now coming from Club Doncaster and the owner would not need to put money in.

[graingrover]

Come Week 3 we would hope to have everyone back.”!!!
Does that mean Close and others will not be fit to start training with the others ?

[Chris Black come back]

Usual rule of thumb applies - after an initial vaguely positive prognosis, if it goes quiet on a player, they are probably not going to be seen in anger for another 6-9 months.

[sedwardsdrfc]

Usual rule of thumb applies - after an initial vaguely positive prognosis, if it goes quiet on a player, they are probably not going to be seen in anger for another 6-9 months.

So true. If this kind of talk is going on as we enter preseason proper I'm resigned that they won't be available 1st game of the season.

[DearneValleyRover]

Come Week 3 we would hope to have everyone back.”!!!
Does that mean Close and others will not be fit to start training with the others ?

2 of them got married so it might refer to them just to put a less negative spin on things

[ncRover]

I think it’s going to be more loans than permanents now coming after that part 2 interview.

[knockers]

2 of them got married so it might refer to them just to put a less negative spin on things
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I hope they don’t have a lovers tiff mid match!

[ForsolongaRover]

As fans we understand that players are not like machines which you can forecast how long it takes to repair them. But in general the path back to fitness and playing is linked to the type of injury and standard treatment and recovery. It won’t always run to plan, but in most cases it should.

In DRFC’s recent history this has not happened in any of the long-term injured players. Mystery has shrouded almost all the injuries. Obviously, medical diagnosis is not an exact science, but experience is wide ranging and should be fairly definitive. So it is difficult to accept that it seems that not only have all the long-term player injuries at the club been misdiagnosed, but that this has not been recognised until the player has broken down in rehabilitation.

This is a question which has not been satisfactorily answered by management. Copps should be questioned about this specifically.

[ravenrover]

Reo dropping into his interview My achilles feels a lot better having had some rest, I’ve been doing a lot of work throughout the summer so I’m sure I’m good to go !!!!!

[steve@dcfd]

Surely if he had an Achilles problem since the end of last seen then he should have been checked over the summer break. Let’s hope we’ve learnt from last season from Taylor and Okenabirhie who reported back injuries

[Janso]

The latest DFP article breaks new ground in my view .The interview Goodwin had with Copps was in depth and one thing stands out loud and clear .That is Copps’ statement that we are a SELF SUSTAiNING club .
Previously we have been told the importance of Club Doncaster contributions but I always understood that the Board were still having to put in a million or two each season .

In September last year Gavin Baldwin said in an interview that the funds were now coming from Club Doncaster and the owner would not need to put money in.

Not needing to does not equal won't. But of course you have to feed your negative agenda.

[DearneValleyRover]

2 of them got married so it might refer to them just to put a less negative spin on things

I hope they don’t have a lovers tiff mid match!
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Me neither although it would be more entertaining than last season

[no eyed deer]

The latest DFP article breaks new ground in my view .The interview Goodwin had with Copps was in depth and one thing stands out loud and clear .That is Copps’ statement that we are a SELF SUSTAiNING club .
Previously we have been told the importance of Club Doncaster contributions but I always understood that the Board were still having to put in a million or two each season .

In September last year Gavin Baldwin said in an interview that the funds were now coming from Club Doncaster and the owner would not need to put money in.

Not needing to does not equal won't. But of course you have to feed your negative agenda.

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