Who would win?

[Reg of the Rovers]

All the TSL v TLT talk has got me thinking about the teams they played for - so I'm asking which of the Donny teams they played for would win in a hypothetical multi-verse clash. Donny in their prime when we came back to beat Barrow in the turning point of 23/24 season, or the huge win v Bradford in 24/25 with a a big crowd and all the pressure to get over the line?

Line ups were:
v. Barrow (4-2) 2023/24   v. Bradford (2-1) 2024/25
15 Thimothee Lo-Tutala   19 T. Sharman-Lowe
6 Richard Wood              4 T. Anderson
5 Joseph Olowu              17 O. Bailey (c)
3 James Maxwell      3 J. Maxwell
2 Jamie Sterry         2 J. Sterry
24 Zain Westbrooke      8 G. Broadbent
37 Matthew Craig      27 C. Crew
17 Owen Bailey              15 H. Clifton
20 Joe Ironside         9 R. Street
47 Hakeeb Adelakun      11 J. Gibson
7 Luke Molyneux      7 L. Molyneux

Subs (who got on the pitch)
10 Tommy Rowe       B. Sharp
4 Tom Anderson       J. McGrath
14 Harrison Biggins       Z. Westbrooke
21 Kyle Hurst          J. Sbarra
8 George Broadbent       E. Ennis

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Dedfo go with Bradford line up. We hardly gave Bradford a sniff v XI men with Teddy having very little to do. Until the penalty save and his very next goalkick!

Barrow was a comeback win from 2-0 down when we were less than convincing until we got our first goal.

[Spud]

Agree with Baz there, though, for memorable moments, that Biggins goal is right up there with any, probably due to the circumstance of us being pretty dead & buried, seemingly.

[drfchound]

Close vote so far.

[Reg of the Rovers]

I felt we had more swagger in 23/24, Haks, TLT, Craig and full-pomp Ironside the difference, and I never though we were going to lose. We'd all literally or emotionally booked our tickets to Wembley, but we just couldn't get it over the line.

24/25 not quite as flamboyant or free-flowing, but those boys got the job done when it counted, Street the main man, but I've never felt such zen at a penalty against as I did v Bradford - and I know others on here shared the same feeling.

23/24 got my vote for swagger and dominance reasons, but not surprised it's so close!

[sedwardsdrfc]

Very close but I went the Barrow side. There was a lot of goals in that side. Yes Street was brilliant but as a whole we had more threat.

Worth saying on the individual games Bradford were awful. Yes we pressured them but they were very poor and had a 5’7 striker who was never going to hold anything up. Then their man lost his head.

Barrow were very good amd would have beat this Bradford team imo

[LincolnDonny]

Craig just turned it for me

[drfcsteve]

For me out of the players that were different in those starting line ups, every 2023/24 beats every 2024/25 player (peak Ironside vs Street very close) so I’ve gone for the 2023/24 team.


6 Richard Wood              4 T. Anderson
5 Joseph Olowu              17 O. Bailey (c)
24 Zain Westbrooke      8 G. Broadbent
37 Matthew Craig      27 C. Crew
17 Owen Bailey              15 H. Clifton
20 Joe Ironside         9 R. Street
47 Hakeeb Adelakun      11 J. Gibson

[Stocksbridge Owl]

Slightly off topic I know, but I was fortunate enough to attend the Barrow game and it is right up there, probably in my top 5, atmospheres at a football match.

[Padge_DRFC]

Rob Street turned it for me.