Darlo Uncovered

We're not that Blyth team though. Just because it happened once for Armstrong doesn't make it a certainty it's going to happen again. And we don't have a Maguire. Blyth didn't have a Thompson or a Hatfield. We don’t have Jameson or Maguire. Sounds obvious, but Blyth had a goalkeeper that is probabl...

Mister e wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:59 pm

Just double checked my Curzon Ashton programme according to the team sheet Paul brown was the referee.

It was Nathaniel Cox, he did the York away game last season when he had a shocker.

Paul Brown wasn’t the referee against Curzon Ashton.

http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/club-licences-granted-for-national-league-football-58369 Darlington one of the founder members. Seems to be a mixed list of clubs, some NL and NLN sides. Its not clear why other NL clubs like Stockport & Barrow are not involved I have no idea why they are not inv...

Paul Brown - think people can judge for themselves.

For what it’s worth, I don’t think the ref had a bad game on Saturday. A few decisions which were not given for both sides but that happens at this level.

QUAKERMAN2 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:17 am

Darlo_CR wrote:Just been made available for loan at Spenny, worth bringing him in short term?

Got enough wide men so a no from me.

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Holmes is out for 6 months.

From the Northern Echo: He elaborated after Saturday’s match, during which Laing enjoyed a solid game, saying: “People were ringing me and sending me stuff they’d seen and it’s unbelievable. Two games. Laingy was getting the brunt of it and I was absolutely flabbergasted. “Things happen off the fiel...

What a blow, especially so early on in the season with the games coming thick & fast. I expect Liddle will move over to right-back and Watson will fill-in at left-back. Galbraith can be used to cover LB if needed and Atkinson to cover RB. We really need to get Atkinson & Wheatley somewhere near to f...

I like Holness, but I really don't think he's an attacking player.

tdk1 wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:37 am

God I hate 352. You lose all your attacking width and nobody knows who is marking who.

I'd go...

Elliott
Watson - galbraith - laing - liddle
Atkinson - Hatfield
Thompson - holness - rivers
Campbell

Holness playing just behind Campbell?!

AA mentioned in his post-match interview that Donawa has played wing-back before.

3-5-2 could be an option, AA has used this before at Blyth but to shore things up away from home.

I'd like to see a similar shape again. Liddle in for Trotman, O'Neill in for Holmes.

Of course Gateshead centre-half’s dealt with Campbell better. Williamson was outstanding and so he should be - 2 years ago he was a Championship player and the season before that he was in the Premier League. We shouldn’t be comparing their defence to ours because of that very reason. Of course it’s...

Laing is the new whipping boy I see. Did very little wrong yet his partner alongside him is exempt from any form of criticism. Laing was abysmal tonight. Was I watching a completely different game tonight? Yes there's a few stray passes which will happen when you're trying to play out from the back...

Laing is the new whipping boy I see. Did very little wrong yet his partner alongside him is exempt from any form of criticism. "Error prone" is Laing's middle name. He has a history of giving the ball away, game after game. And we were warned. Hartlepool fans say he was the worst defender they'd ev...

Laing is the new whipping boy I see. Did very little wrong yet his partner alongside him is exempt from any form of criticism. I hope he doesn’t become a whipping boy but looking objectively on his performance tonight he was very poor. Got the absolute runaround off their lone centre forward and pa...

Laing is the new whipping boy I see. Did very little wrong yet his partner alongside him is exempt from any form of criticism. "Error prone" is Laing's middle name. He has a history of giving the ball away, game after game. And we were warned. Hartlepool fans say he was the worst defender they'd ev...

So did Liddle.

Laing is the new whipping boy I see. Did very little wrong yet his partner alongside him is exempt from any form of criticism.

TW didn’t have to sell until match 14 of the season, by which point we were out of the FA Cup and our form was 4-4-5 from our opening 13 games.

Incidentally that works out at a PPG of 51; we finished on 50.

TW had to sell, but we were hardly doing well before he had to.

Wheatley is 3 weeks away from full fitness according to the Echo.

Very well put, LoidLucan.

Heaton, Holness, Donawa & Bell all agreed terms.

Really wondering where tez fits into this equation mind. Pretty sure liddle will be our starting left back. Nice problem to have though. Can imagine Laing, Heaton & Galbraith being rotated. Liddle & Watson to cover LB, Trotman at right-back (but bare in mind that we have no cover for Luke meaning o...

Really wondering where tez fits into this equation mind. Pretty sure liddle will be our starting left back. Nice problem to have though. Can imagine Laing, Heaton & Galbraith being rotated. Liddle & Watson to cover LB, Trotman at right-back (but bare in mind that we have no cover for Luke meaning o...

Incoming from a Championship club on loan according to the Echo. Trained last night and will be involved tomorrow.

Joe Wheatley is also returning from injury and will play part of our U23’s game against Richmond Town.

Great news all-round.

Glover gave the ball away too many times last night, we also weren’t as disciplined in the middle second half than first. Decent technically but we have at least 3 centre midfielders ahead of him at the moment with AA looking to bring another in. I think thats sightly harsh, he gave the ball away j...

Glover gave the ball away too many times last night, we also weren’t as disciplined in the middle second half than first. Decent technically but we have at least 3 centre midfielders ahead of him at the moment with AA looking to bring another in.

We can’t just go around demanding statements from the board about minor things. The pitch was dry and knackered looking for one pre-season game. I’m sure it hasn’t escaped the boards notice, and would trust they are actively seeking to rectify it. Presumably by trying to cultivate a positive relati...

Thompson is fairly decent in the air, believe it or not. Armstrong wants to play him centrally, but I wouldn't be adverse to Thompson drifting out wide on set-pieces and move Rivers in-field temporarily.

It just looked in dire need of some watering. Surely they have sprinklers anyway, get someone in to turn the things on every day at the state it is now, and it might recover a bit for the seasons start. I’d imagine that’ll be a lot worse to play rugby than football on when it’s dry, so it’s in thei...