Dead Atmosphere About The Club

[WheatleyRover]

Everything about the club right now feels stale and dead, the match day experience is absolutely dreadful, and not just talking about the football.

Who's in charge of creating a bit of energy about the place, everything feels stripped back, no proper dugouts anymore, the tunnell is gone,
we don't even come out to any music anymore to get the togetherness and ready for war spirit going.

Why not also have a count down to kick off with a list of selected songs to build the anticipation even if there is nothing happening on the pitch to get excited about right now, everything around the club just feels flat, and seems to be a reflection of the people running the club.

[vaya]

The dugouts got in the way of anyone sat behind them. There were complaints from fans when they were initially installed.

We currently come out to Metallica, even if it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

[Lifelong supporter]

Not sure I agree with everything you say but you're making a very good point.
Obviously poor performances contribute to the lack of anticipation but the excitement we once had is somehow missing.

[Padge_DRFC]

It's always going to when 3500 are turning up despite what the sold tickets attendance says.

[Bessie Red]

It's always going to when 3500 are turning up despite what the sold tickets attendance says.

Third highest home attendance this weekend.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

It happens when we're not getting results.

If we get the performances, we get the results then we get the excitement and atmosphere. Everything would seem so much more vibrant.

There's nothing worse than trying to impose a false energy, with music or whatever, as it would just fall flat.

[monkeytennis]

Plus no working scoreboard and we don’t seem to get replays on the big screen anymore, not that here’s been much worth seeing again lately I suppose.

[vaya]

Plus no working scoreboard and we don’t seem to get replays on the big screen anymore, not that here’s been much worth seeing again lately I suppose.

Can't speak for the replays, but I believe the scoreboard is apparently getting replaced rather than fixed.

[Filo]

It’s getting a real effort these days to get motivated to go to games, the lethargic approach to everything on and off the pitch is gradually grinding people down

[Leedsrover]

The faded and worn-out posters on the outside of the South Side stand of our past heroes Alick, Duggie etc are further indicative of the seemingly irreversible decay that our club seems to be in.

[scawsby steve]

There's nothing wrong with either the owner or the CEO at our club. The appalling demise of our football operation over the last 3 years is down to one man.

That man is our Chairman.

[selby]

  I would say the players Steve, and recruitment not now at the club. The selection process for a manager even came up trumps, his team are top of the division.
  Anyway, one chink of light, the under u18s beat Barnsley yesterday morning 2-1 to top the group of Barnsley, Lincoln, and ourselves and progress onto the next round of the cup, and most of the age group teams in the academy are doing well, with a good number of players from the local area.

[Campsall rover]

There's nothing wrong with either the owner or the CEO at our club. The appalling demise of our football operation over the last 3 years is down to one man.

That man is our Chairman.

I think you are right SS to be honest.
Yes he runs a tight ship and that’s good but other than that as a Chairman he is a total non entity.
He is the total and complete opposite of what JR was.
We need a figure head running the club who has some personality and who is going to get the supporters enthused.
We hear absolutely nothing whatsoever from him. Zilch. ( Other than Meet the board meetings ) He bores the life out of me in those.
So it comes across that he isn’t interested in the fans. It then also comes across due to so much silence that he has very little ambition for the club to be successful on the field of play.
Now I am not saying he has no ambition for footballing success but because of his reluctance to be a positive voice as JR was that is the way he is perceived.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

I don't want to be excited by the chuffing chairman, I want to be excited by the players.

[scawsby steve]

All the managerial appointments and transfer deals are signed off by him.

The buck stops with him.

[Campsall rover]

I don't want to be excited by the chuffing chairman, I want to be excited by the players.

Your missing the point DBR.

[Arsenal Of The North]

The match atmosphere is woeful, maybe exaggerated because of how poor the club have been over 2/3 years now.

It’s starts from walking into the stadium, only 1 gate open, the upon entering, the music blaringly loud, you can’t have a conversation with the person next to you

Then the catering, or lack of, nothing open, poor selection, overpriced rubbish.

To the pre match and half time entertainment, again music to loud, it’s hard to work out what is being said in any interview, I didn’t have a clue who got interviewed at HT last week.

The score board, I know this is being looked at, and just something as simple as checking how long has been played, having to wait 5 minutes for the adverts to clear to see the screen for what seems like 2 seconds before adverts start bombarding again.

Despite all the above, last week was the first time in ages I was exited and looking forward to returning to the eco, to be let down by the above and preformances

[Barmby Rover]

"Close backs Rovers to bounce back from Walsall loss", how many more of these sort of headlines are we to get from the club this season? We are working to get better would be a better one

[Donnywolf]

.... and DS bemoans lack of killer instinct . That to me seems to suggest we didn't convert multi chances into goals or even a couple of good chances into goals , but I think we actually lacked "intent" all over the pitch

Not helped by a small crowd* , a cold grey day either

* It was a Lottery free ticket game so I wonder if they get added to the theoretical attandance and that inflates the declared gate ?

[Donnyjim]

There has been an omnipresent sense of decline at the club for some time. This is reflected both on and off the pitch. It is time for the hierarchy to do a bit soul searching and ask themselves some serious questions.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

There's nothing wrong with either the owner or the CEO at our club. The appalling demise of our football operation over the last 3 years is down to one man.

That man is our Chairman.

I think you are right SS to be honest.
Yes he runs a tight ship and that’s good but other than that as a Chairman he is a total non entity.
He is the total and complete opposite of what JR was.
We need a figure head running the club who has some personality and who is going to get the supporters enthused.
We hear absolutely nothing whatsoever from him. Zilch. ( Other than Meet the board meetings ) He bores the life out of me in those.
So it comes across that he isn’t interested in the fans. It then also comes across due to so much silence that he has very little ambition for the club to be successful on the field of play.
Now I am not saying he has no ambition for footballing success but because of his reluctance to be a positive voice as JR was that is the way he is perceived.

No, I'm not missing the point. If we were winning games consistently, nobody would give a toss about the Chairman and how he's perceived to operate.

[pib]

There's nothing wrong with either the owner or the CEO at our club. The appalling demise of our football operation over the last 3 years is down to one man.

That man is our Chairman.

I think you are right SS to be honest.
Yes he runs a tight ship and that’s good but other than that as a Chairman he is a total non entity.
He is the total and complete opposite of what JR was.
We need a figure head running the club who has some personality and who is going to get the supporters enthused.
We hear absolutely nothing whatsoever from him. Zilch. ( Other than Meet the board meetings ) He bores the life out of me in those.
So it comes across that he isn’t interested in the fans. It then also comes across due to so much silence that he has very little ambition for the club to be successful on the field of play.
Now I am not saying he has no ambition for footballing success but because of his reluctance to be a positive voice as JR was that is the way he is perceived.

No, I'm not missing the point. If we were winning games consistently, nobody would give a toss about the Chairman and how he's perceived to operate.

But if we had a chairman who operated differently, maybe we would be in a healthier place as a club and in a position to win more games.

[selby]

If he didn't have the money to put in this one doe's he would be a disaster, be careful what you wish for, we cannot afford just a character.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

There's nothing wrong with either the owner or the CEO at our club. The appalling demise of our football operation over the last 3 years is down to one man.

That man is our Chairman.

I think you are right SS to be honest.
Yes he runs a tight ship and that’s good but other than that as a Chairman he is a total non entity.
He is the total and complete opposite of what JR was.
We need a figure head running the club who has some personality and who is going to get the supporters enthused.
We hear absolutely nothing whatsoever from him. Zilch. ( Other than Meet the board meetings ) He bores the life out of me in those.
So it comes across that he isn’t interested in the fans. It then also comes across due to so much silence that he has very little ambition for the club to be successful on the field of play.
Now I am not saying he has no ambition for footballing success but because of his reluctance to be a positive voice as JR was that is the way he is perceived.

No, I'm not missing the point. If we were winning games consistently, nobody would give a toss about the Chairman and how he's perceived to operate.

But if we had a chairman who operated differently, maybe we would be in a healthier place as a club and in a position to win more games.

If, maybe? So this is not based on any factual evidence of what he does, doesn't do or knowledge of him as a person?

It's bizarre folk start looking for scapegoats when the scrutiny should be on the players, head coach and Head of Football.

[Chris Black come back]

I don’t know what is the cause and we could be the unluckiest club out there, but time and again we have the same problems of poor recruitment, dreadful and ineffective football, players with no desire or heart, laughable defensive unit, all while the club has dropped down the leagues and presumably millions are pissed away on wages. It’s not just this manager or this season, it’s now repeated managers and repeated seasons. Same issues, only the decline is accelerating.

[Campsall rover]

If he didn't have the money to put in this one doe's he would be a disaster, be careful what you wish for, we cannot afford just a character.

I agree Brian. Just to clarify my earlier post.
Yes I am very happy how the club is run regarding the financial aspect.
We are not going to go belly up and see administration happen at DRFC.  That’s great.

All I am saying is the Chairman is very very quiet. There is very little dialog coming from him. 
Yes JR was a one off and I am not asking for DB to be another JR.
But the contrast between them could not be greater.  It would be good for supporter morale to hear something from him to suggest the club really are serious about Championship football once again being the goal. We are an awful long way from that at present.
The club seems to be treading water at present and supporter malaise is setting in.  Maybe Copps needs have more dialog with the fan base.

I have always backed the board 100% but even I am concerned about the current situation on the field of play. We take one step back, one step forward and another back again. This has gone on for 3 years now.

The supporters need to start believing the club are on an upward curve. The vast majority feel the opposite is happening. 

[no eyed deer]

The chairman needs to go now, he has overseen what can only be described as  shambolic

Football managers lose their jobs for far less.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Everything about the club right now feels stale and dead, the match day experience is absolutely dreadful, and not just talking about the football.

Who's in charge of creating a bit of energy about the place, everything feels stripped back, no proper dugouts anymore, the tunnell is gone,
we don't even come out to any music anymore to get the togetherness and ready for war spirit going.

Why not also have a count down to kick off with a list of selected songs to build the anticipation even if there is nothing happening on the pitch to get excited about right now, everything around the club just feels flat, and seems to be a reflection of the people running the club.

Wait a minute, the dugouts haven't been there for sometime. That area around the entrance tunnel has been revamped with new seating in the subs area. If memory serves it's now more of a 'neutral' area where we don't need the dugouts or tunel. Isn't that a good thing

I think recently the tunel was done up with the LNER branding, so maybe money is being spent.

Also this..

https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2022/november/new-sponsor-announced-for-elite-performance-centre/

Crikey, we used to walk around in sh*te at Belle Vue for long enough but we didn't care if we were winning. We didn't even have a proper training ground back then.

If we're going to have a sensible debate, say we were given £1m to spend, tell me where you'd want that money spending in order of priority? How much on cosmetics, off the field facilities, training ground, stadium etc, and how much towards the playing budget?

Who's contributed to the 'Have your say on catering' by the way?

[ForsolongaRover]

I know it’s risky to mention Mr Baldwin, but he seems a far more dynamic character than the Chairman and it does not make sense that (if I understand it correctly) his job description excludes involvement in the  football.

Rovers are the mainstream activity of Club Doncaster, so surely he ought to feel compelled to seek organisational change to become more active.

Considering the Blunt role, he, as Chairman, may well feel obliged to defer to the HoFO on football matters in which case, if Copps is not willing to put himself up, it is for Blunt to make sure he does. He is effectively Schofield’s mentor.

[keyser_soze]

I've not been for a while and it was marked how little atmosphere there was about the ground. Too noisy on the concourses and couldn't hear to talk to each other. Also agreed on the lac of instant replays of goals/chances etc, they appear to have disappeared off the big screen that seems to be nothing more than an expensive advertising board now.