Darlo Uncovered

Some of our fans would do well to remember exactly who is putting us in this position the next time they come to vote. And how exactly would we go about voting down the Chinese government? In hindsight, it begs the question of whether or not it is appropriate for public money to be used to finance ...

Agree wholeheartedly with you. August is a realistic date for the new season given the rollout of the vaccine should be well advanced by then. Suspending the season and restarting not an option given that we would have a minimum of 32 games still to play. The only sensible thing is to cancel the se...

Scandalous doesn't even begin to describe this, it's beyond a joke. It would seem both parties have apparently failed to differentiate between a grant and a loan and in doing so it would seem they have allowed this season to begin under the false pretence of financial assistance being provided via g...

I've held back on commenting recently but after that debacle between the police and those two women in Derbyshire and then seeing the scenes in Chorley's dressing room at full time yesterday I can't help but feel there is something fundamentally wrong somewhere. Apparently it's against "the spirit o...

theoriginalfatcat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:25 pm

quaker4life wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 08, 2020 6:48 pm

Jamie Chandler comes to mind....

Playing for Spennymoor.........

Indeed, but he is an ex Darlo player and his behaviour could have been described as "unsporting".

Jamie Chandler comes to mind....

I can see PPG being used at the end of this season, with a similar number of games being played to last season. On another note, is it wrong of me to admit I'm quite enjoying the break from watching the torture of us at home tonight? I'm writing this at 9.22, so in an alternative universe we are 1-...

theoriginalfatcat wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:26 pm

Feethams was best, in the new stand you could get height but still remain relatively close.

As you can see at around 2:50 in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH7xhvs9NWw

I still find it a bit difficult to watch.

I know Blackwell was designed at very short notice, but it really should've been kicked down the road a few months to think about smaller things. Unfortunately we didn't have that luxury BM was built to tick ground grading boxes for minimal cost and had it not been ready and up to Category B gradin...

Only Darlo would rent two stadiums and have fans in neither.

Surely it was easier to leave us as we were until December 16th?

This tier thing really is a load of old b*llocks. Agreed, all it does is create confusion. As horrible and soul crushing as these two full scale lockdowns have been I'd rather there was a set standard in which we all knew where we stood. And on the related subject I will never change my mind about ...

Darlo_Pete wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:33 pm

The sooner we get back to the Arena the better.

You might be waiting a while.

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/ ... next-week/

This will be a massive boost for so many clubs especially in non league, despite the reduced numbers in many cases having supporters back in grounds is absolutely vital for the survival of many teams lower down the pyramid I was fearful back in October that resuming behind closed doors could well fo...

Well that’s cheered me up no end😒.Its the way things are fella so why not try adapting.There are people at our club who have busted a gut to put on a fantastic service in Quaker TV but you can’t be bothered to try it!.Strange. At what point did I suggest I was unappreciative of Kev Luff and all tho...

If we can open a cinema was can open a safely distanced stadium. I've had this discussion before re: "If it's safe to go to the pub/cinema it's safe to open a stadium" etc and in principal I agree, however there can be no comparison drawn between cinemas and pubs to football, with football you are ...

Darlo_Pete wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:59 am

Can't wait to move to the Arena once the crowds are allowed back, at least I won't need to worry about Fat Josh attending!!!!!

I hope by then you are left disappointed and a move there will not be necessary.

The arena is where we start the season if we get a start, social distancing not a problem there. Fat josh trilling clown stay away, :thumbup: Is that a fact or a opinion? Indeed, you have to be careful here I recall Darlo_Cockney stating with some confidence we'd be playing at the Arena in the 2012...

Ghost_Of_1883 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:22 pm

Dial A QM2, Dial A.

Good to be back at the home of Darlington football.

You mean Darlington rugby?

The FA Cup game could serve as a test event in itself, although it makes little sense admitting supporters for FA Cup games and not League games. Trial game should be no problem.First team v the academy with free admission to season ticket holders and everyone on their best behavior should take care...

Possible development- https://mobile.twitter.com/BroadcastMoose/status/1309182126307373057 change of league elite status- if you believe it? If that is correct then as things stand that would align us with Step 3 and downwards in which case it would probably be more practical for us to play at BM, ...

No surprise to see York (who championed NLN receiving "elite" status to begin with) have wrote to the League stating their support for beginning the season on schedule behind closed doors. From what I've read elsewhere being stripped of elite status could, at best, see us levelled up in terms of res...

I have been to many northern league grounds over last month, with 300 max crowds, I suspect a few games the official attendance of 300 a little over although not at West Auckland last night. Apart from taking your name and a small bottle of sanitizer available I see no distancing or controls inside...

darlo2001uk wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 3:40 pm

empty ground with no players and no match will be a tad boring don't you think?

Sounds a lot like a normal matchday in the Staunton era.

The thing I feared most has happened, I said back in August that fans returning in October seemed optimistic but it was absolutely essential spectators were able to return to grounds there was simply no way the season could resume behind closed doors and nor should it. There could well be be further...

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.