Darlo Uncovered

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.

The signs are removed by the car park volunteer and are removed at that time to ensure they are not left overnight as he has other duties after game

[/quote] Good summary above. Sort those two problems then it’s either go there at no development cost or develop BM to anywhere between £2m-£3M which we just haven’t got. The decision would lie with a vote of SG members. All fairly academic at present with crowds of 1200 and the 500 seats rarely ful...

In the entire history of DFC, the only period it owned its own ground was at the Arena (until George Houghton split the asset). So owning your own ground isn't always a success. As Mowden Park have also found out - otherwise the SV wouldn't be on the horizon.

Let's not forget that we have Will Smith to come back in and by all accounts the teenage left back did ok when he came on on Saturday.

Apparently in those days you couldn't refuse permission due to the fact that a new business would probably be a failure - only if locals objected amount could you refuse. Times have changed since then, and now you could raise an objection to something like such an over-grandiose project. I remember...

Early Bird is done by lots of clubs as it’s March/April when most clubs have cash problems. I presume it’s covering staff wages to get us to the end of the season. As a fan owned club it would be good to have a quarterly overview rather than just at the AGM, would that be possible Divas? It might a...

Half term football courses etc are great to see and involve future generations which is what we need for sure. DJ has been saying we need another income stream since he arrived but we are no nearer having one! That’s not a criticism of him at all because we all know that, and have done for 6 years ...

DJ has already stated that another income stream is needed so why is an investor a better option than a fan owned club pursuing this option. I am heartened this week by the success of the half term football course and the appointment of John Vickerman.

It’s getting to the time of year again where the club will be asking the fans to invest in the budget for next season, with crowds dropping it’ll be up to us to supplement the budget. Given last years recruitment I don’t have faith that TW can spent it wisely enough and I imagine a lot of people fe...

What were the terms of the original 500 club scheme? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I believe I paid £175 x 5 years, so £875 for a 5 year season ticket. Not sure how much a season ticket costed this season, but it was I believe in excess of £200? £240 so the savings pay for my dfcsg membership ...

What were the terms of the original 500 club scheme? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk you basically paid a lump sum and got a 5 year season ticket, the club got a wedge of money to help us through a period were we needed a good injection of cash at the time , this first offer expires in the 19/20...

Anyone know the best way to contact them? Ive recently joined and sent two emails to Neil Reaper and one via the Twitter account. All have gone unanswered. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I sent an email via link and this is reply/advice I received Contact by email not twitter and general...

I think the ownership model we have has worked well for the last five years and our current level. Perhaps now the SG should start looking seriously at bringing outside investment in to the club or highlighting they are willing to talk to any potential investors, otherwise I can only see us stagnat...

I think the ownership model we have has worked well for the last five years and our current level. Perhaps now the SG should start looking seriously at bringing outside investment in to the club or highlighting they are willing to talk to any potential investors, otherwise I can only see us stagnat...