Darlo Uncovered

Announcement expected tomorrow from the PM today with CMO and CSO doing theirs today. I think today is a scene set and tomorrow is going to be the what it means. In a nutshell hospital admissions have gone up as have the number of deaths, the rate of infection is doubling every week and if it conti...

Any news coming from the club friendlies, interviews, player fitness updates. Nothing like keeping supporters engaged. As far as I'm concerned the most important piece of news we are waiting for is from the government regarding crowds, there must surely be an announcement soon with only a fortnight...

quakerste wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:26 pm

Have we got a friendly this weekend?

I hope you weren't planning on attending.

/quote] Covid secure is an utter myth. Covid security comes from individual behaviours which no one but the individual themselves can control. Agreed, in part the only time we'll ever be truly "covid secure" is when the virus is out of circulation, for as long as it is here all we can do is do our ...

quakerste wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:51 pm

Only three weeks to go before our first home game. Are the club going to have any test events as I'm sure these have to have taken place before the season starts.

They won't be necessary if what has been suggested in the statement above comes to pass.

Just become aware of this, apparently it was posted 4 days ago and does't appear to have been mentioned on here. A statement from the National League: The Chairman of the National League, Brian Barwick, has today written to The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Me...

poppyfield wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 15, 2020 3:41 pm

It will be interesting to see inside again, so i'll make the effort, just got to find a bucket.

You may be surprised (and not pleasantly).

Some short memories me thinks. Can no-one else remember FatJosh/WasteAucklandgate? Showed his class then. You're thinking of Big Tim, later became the club's photographer! Still a classic though. :lol: http://www.darlofc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22038&p=281967&hilit=West+Auckland#p281967

Interesting, wonder if we'll see a similar roll out for the National League? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54014149 Supporters will be allowed back into two games in English Football League competitions next week as test events. Cambridge United's home matches with Fulham Under-21s in the EFL...

And that proves my point Arena worshippers don't care if we can get more fans in the Arena than Blackwell meadows they just want to go back.This has been planned by shady characters for years. The Arena will not pass a safety inspection as its a rusting shithole I have already informed the relevant...

It's obviously meant to say taken but I couldn't be bothered to edit it.

I'd say Glen Naylor is spot on!

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/gl ... d650562060

I have to admit I'd totally forgotten what he looked like!

Picture take from a match against Hull City circa 1998.

splinter wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:36 pm

any news on this yet ?

Rumour has it, it has been approved by the National League.

Of course it is just that though, a rumour.

Minimum figure at our level is 3,000. So if the same figures were applied - a 15% cap would be 450, and 30% cap would be 900. In short, moving to the Arena would be a waste of money, if this is how they end up doing it for Step 2 as well. We shall see. I would imagine the NL/NLN/NLS will follow a s...

This makes no sense. Any club could arrange to play at a suitably sized venue for the period of the restrictions if they feel it necessary. The suggestion isn’t just for Darlington. For many (probably most) clubs at our level this won’t be necessary. Using a %age of the minimum capacity required fo...

Double post.

So by your logic all grounds should exactly equal in size post lock down? Just so not to be seen as unfair? This is total stupidity by the league and may be the end of some clubs. No. Personally I'd have curtailed the league until such a time it was safe for grounds to reopen at 100% capacity, howe...

If I read your post correctly, even if a club in NLN/NLS were to play home games at say Wembley Stadium they are still limited to 450 spectators That seems bizarre and illogical. It also means there is unlikely to be a financial case to play at the Arena until those restrictions are limited Indeed,...

https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/31394/the-fa-confirms-return-of-limited-crowds-at-steps-3-6-of-non-league-football/ If this is correct then a move to the Arena would be pointless. Stage one: From 22 August 2020 to 30 August 2020, spectators are permitted to attend fixtures at S...

From a personal point of view I already decided I will not be attending while restrictions are in place so whether it's at BM or the Arena makes no difference to me. Also from the League's perspective it makes little sense in allowing us to move to a bigger venue thus increasing crowds when the con...

From a personal point of view I already decided I will not be attending while restrictions are in place so whether it's at BM or the Arena makes no difference to me. Also from the League's perspective it makes little sense in allowing us to move to a bigger venue thus increasing crowds when the cons...

Is this a bad time to mention it was opened illegally? :silent: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6954032.council-found-guilty-reynolds-arena/ It should never have got planning permission. I spoke with a guy who worked on the infrastructure design. Plans/recommendations for access roads were p...

Going back to H1987’s point about the Arena almost killing the club, I think it’s unfounded. No it isn't. If you look at the link I posted further up it very nearly killed the club at the very beginning, the council claimed had they not allowed it to open (despite being in breach of planning condit...

Is this a bad time to mention it was opened illegally?

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/ ... lds-arena/

BUSHEAD wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:32 pm

Erm Feethams several times

The new East Stand aside, list them.

I'm intrigued.

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18630909.darlington-housing-development-approved-despite-array-concerns/ The Arena is in the vicinity! Nothing is decided options are just being explored. I'm not sure the fans need to be consulted if the question is play at the Arena and survive, play at BM a...

Bet not many teams have lost their ground twice to housebuilders! There's only one club who I've known lose their ground twice to developers and that is Northwich Victoria their old Drill Field ground was sold for housing to fund the construction of their new stadium which was then taken over by a ...

Apparently the arena is to be demolished to make way for housing and will replaced with a 7,000 capacity stadium for DMP. Obviously I have no idea how genuine this is but it will be interesting to see what comes out of their EGM. I thought I heard that the land immediately opposite the Arena (owned...

Apparently the arena is to be demolished to make way for housing and will replaced with a 7,000 capacity stadium for DMP.

Obviously I have no idea how genuine this is but it will be interesting to see what comes out of their EGM.