Darlo Uncovered

The recent renewals communication from dfcsg emphasise the point and even mention Bolton & Bury.

As stated previously when I mentioned it to the stewardess towards the end of last season she had been unaware of the problem and nobody had informed our SLO. They obviously tried to fix it during the summer which makes me think it might be mechanical so would be best stopping it if so.

It was also used to replace the damaged perspex in the dugouts to give a clearer view. At the dfcsg agm there is always an update on what has been spent . The rugby club will be unaware of the clock so I will mention it to the stewardess and if it is a mechanical fault can suggest that it is set at ...

Another significant step forwards for Darlington Football Club. We'll done Paul Thomas.

I understand we have O'Neill until the end of December, which is a bit different to the handful of matches that we had Nelson for.

Why should he keep an opinion to himself? If he’s got one, and it’s genuinely held, I don’t see what’s wrong with expressing that on a message board, designed for that purpose. Too many people seem to want to shut down any criticism whatsoever. I personally disagreed with Laing being described as a...

Never seen grass so long. But guess you prepare a pitch to how you play and we did not adapt to the ball from defence holding up quick enough. Grass length only matched by Lancaster a couple of seasons ago in the FA Cup. Again, had a significant effect on the outcome. But I don't remember us defend...

Nothing to stop you doing both and once come on darlo is done you don't have to remember after that.

If the stewardess has not sorted it during the break hopefully a SLO will be in place for you to contact.
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Quite a lot of people mentioned it to the volunteers but nobody had informed the SLO so I checked with the stewardess towards the end of the season. It was the first she knew of it as the rugby club do not use the stand. At present there is no SLO in place but that should be the person to inform abo...

Looking at tweets from DFC & DFCSG they have had a good response to the appeal for volunteers although it would be nice to see some younger ones (nearer 60 rather than 70 or 80) especially to push onwards & upwards.

Not quite a 'fantasy league', but I'm sure DFCSG would appreciate new additions to their 'Come on Darlo' prediction league, which has been running for 16 years (closing date Friday): https://dfcsg.co.uk/?page=comeondarlo

Quaker85 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:08 pm

Begs the question why agree the fixture in the first place?


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I'm fairly certain the Whitby match was originally down for this Saturday and then got moved to accommodate the Middlesbrough U23s match.

I know we nearly always fail in cup competitions and any money would be welcome, but is it only me that thinks it is strange for the FA to reward failure? Thing is Pete, in the qualifying rounds it is very feasible for a home team team to lose money from staging an FA Cup or Trophy match. Maybe not...

H1987 wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:02 am

100% Halifax.

I doubt many will in a rush to come back after that somewhat shambolic day.

Shambolic for who? The Halifax fans have no reason not to come back. They had so much space they were strung out along the fence like washing line!

Darlo_Pete wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:03 pm

Can't imagine our pitch is better than theirs. Bit disappointed was looking forward to going down to Halifax for this game.

I trust you will overcome your disappointment and boost Darlo's coffers by venturing to Blackwell Meadows instead.

Darlo_Pete wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:08 am

Couldn't make it tonight, what was the end score?

The final score is on the official site along with the highlights

Has anyone emailed asking for a statement? I was told goalmouths have beeb reseeded so was that obvious on Saturday or on the highlights?

Last tweet I read it was still £260 which would pay to sponsor a kit to raffle especially as Scott was looking for suggestions to create momentum

At Bishop the Trust sponsored shirts and raffled them off to pay for following season’s shirts and xmas party for stewards so could be a way of raising funds for the board as enough has been donated already. Contact details are commercial@darlingtonfc.org.

The Echo article quotes Armstrong saying that "He will be first choice and that was a big selling point for him". It seems pretty clear to me. I would expect the Academy prospect Cameron Hall to be on bench duty with a view to bringing a 'keeper in on loan in the event of injury or suspension.

Rob Duncan is the contact on DFCSG website for Fundraising so probably worth emailing him first with any future fund raising ideas but Andrew Foulds does the raffle on the away bus so could be how he got involved this time

Food has improved towards end of last season. With a near 30% rise it sounds like they have sorted out a better offering, hopefully someone from the club can confirm it either way, if not then £45 is not something I’ll be buying anymore. As a fan funded club who actually decides on pricing as a reg...

Sale Sharks play at the AJ Bell stadium alongside Salford Reds. It's the smart one you can see by the Trafford Centre. The council leases Edgeley Park to the footie club after they bought it for £2 million to prevent demolition/redevelopment apparently. It's good to see a council supporting it's lo...

Ben Clark has been sacked by Gateshead today, I think we should definitely look at him if he’s interested I don't think Ben Clark has any recruitment record (TW's poor recruitment record was one of the main criticisms aimed at him). If I'm not mistaken, Gateshead was under a transfer embargo for th...

If you look up the credentials of John Vickerman on official site i believe they are wanting the best person for the job

Dave Penney was obviously a good manager? Hodgson also made us competitive every single year - I think it's unfair to question his ability. No David Penney was not a good manager. He failed to get us promoted with a massive budget and then proved elsewhere how over-rated he was. I think lo was bein...

A fixed sign is probably not a high priority whilst SV talks are ongoing. Somebody mentioned that fans comment on negative aspects and ignore positive improvements. They recently changed bar q system so is it working better (Darlo Pete?)

Collections are for ground improvements which I believe is displayed on the buckets

For the past 2 seasons there has been a Christmas get together on a training night for the volunteers as the players join them after training.