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Tom Morton : Tue Oct 11, 2022 4:33 pm  
Former Dons director & general manager Tom Morton as passed away today
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Re: Tom Morton : Tue Oct 11, 2022 6:39 pm  
Sad news. I started watching The Dons in the 1970s, and every week in the letters page of The Rugby Leaguer someone wrote in saying Doncaster, Huyton and Batley should be kicked out of the league. But people like Tom Morton kept professional rugby league alive in Doncaster. If it hadn't been for Tom the Dons would have disappeared many years ago.
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Re: Tom Morton : Wed Oct 12, 2022 5:21 am  
I was very sorry to hear this news yesterday. I had many a chat with Tommy over the years, at the Dons, at the Club in Bentley (Mortons) and afterwards. Condolences to family, friends and former colleagues.
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Re: Tom Morton : Wed Oct 12, 2022 7:40 am  
Blue and Golden Age wrote:
Sad news. I started watching The Dons in the 1970s, and every week in the letters page of The Rugby Leaguer someone wrote in saying Doncaster, Huyton and Batley should be kicked out of the league. But people like Tom Morton kept professional rugby league alive in Doncaster. If it hadn't been for Tom the Dons would have disappeared many years ago.

I too started watching the Dons in the 1970s and I agree with Blue and Golden Age that the Dons would have disappeared many years ago had it not been for Tom Morton.

Saddened to hear about his death. Condolences to all.
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Re: Tom Morton : Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:10 pm  
What a guy - a real character!
He was a REAL Rugby League fan, who wasn't in it for the money - just for the love of the game and the Dons.
Tom told me many amusing tales- all of which I will never forget.
He kept our club going by whatever means he could and there is no doubt about it- if it wasn't for
Tom Morton there simply wouldn't be a DONS today.
RIP Tom - my sincere condolences to Lisa and the whole family
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Re: Tom Morton : Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:03 pm  
Sad news indeed.

Who knows whether or not we would still have a team to support & follow if it hadn’t been for Tom and his fellow board members’ efforts during what were some pretty dark days for the Dons.

A true great in the history of the Dons.
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Re: Tom Morton : Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:20 pm  
Toms funeral is on 3rd Nov at 1pm at the crem.

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