Darlo Uncovered

I think this whole discussion could be summed up as "relegation is not something we want to happen as it will probably create more challenges than opportunities but is an ordinary part of football experienced every year by about 15% of clubs and it doesn't have to be the end of the world". Oh, and ...

I think this whole discussion could be summed up as "relegation is not something we want to happen as it will probably create more challenges than opportunities but is an ordinary part of football experienced every year by about 15% of clubs and it doesn't have to be the end of the world". Oh, and ...

I think this whole discussion could be summed up as "relegation is not something we want to happen as it will probably create more challenges than opportunities but is an ordinary part of football experienced every year by about 15% of clubs and it doesn't have to be the end of the world". Oh, and D...

Don't think away followings are much of a money spinner. The bigger clubs all know that the facilities are crap, and there attendees reflect this. Yes, the facilities are rubbish at Blackwell Meadows. However, over our seasons at BM, we have benefitted from Scarborough, Shields, York & Gateshead al...

Relegation would be a disaster. Firstly, we would lose c£40k in central funding overnight as a result of dropping out of the National League. We would also play x2 less home league matches = less revenue. Also, as far as I am aware, there is no NPL streaming service. I’m not saying we make a lot fr...

AndyPark wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 04, 2023 3:38 pm

I'm staggered to see as many posts as I am on here, with people merely accepting going down as a potential good thing. Blimey.

Where? There are none.

Cant believe that people think relegation may not be a bad thing..... Yes it may ease the wage bill somewhat, theres less panic over ground gradings too. If that's considered a good point then lets just f**k off back to the northern league and it'll be even cheaper! Struggling to see anywhere (in t...

I'd say a lot of steam has already gone. A relegation followed quickly by a promotion could reinvigorate the club - however there are plenty of examples of clubs being relegated who don't bounce back quickly (or at all).

Probably realistic, however these things can only ever look backwards in the information they use.

Whatever the merits or otherwise of the JG / DR (et al) as a management team I don't think that I have never seen any new/relatively new manager / coaching team at DFC get quite such a raw deal from any group of supporters from pretty much day 1 as this one :clap: Its as if, for all their contacts/...

Eight. I very much doubt it was 8 :roll: Obviously you are right and i will be wrong... List your 8? Taylor, Lees, Sukar, Rivers, Nelson, Hazel, Felix, Barnes. Oh, and by the way, that's the least of the players he has sent back, sold or transfer listed to 'freshen up the squad'. There are others t...

I'll ask the question for you if you really want to know!! I was told about the number of off field staff by someone who was surprised at just how many extra bodies are turning up now that were nowhere to be seen before Gowling arrived. Do we take it this is someone within the club actively stirrin...

Ghost_Of_1883 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:52 am

What's a "fw"?

A typo.

Few.

Wtf is Gowling doing trying to creatively stretch the budget, why isn’t he throwing his toys out of the pram and giving self serving interviews about how stacked against him everything is like the last clown in charge ? Did Armstrong shag your wife? I’ve not seen a vendetta like this in years. If y...

Aside from the Kit Man and his assistant, I would expect all of those mentioned to attend training out of necessity. We have no idea who is being paid to do what, but I'd be shocked if we didn't have the Manager, Coaches and Physio attending when Armstrong (or anyone else) was in charge, and analys...

The fact we have signed an undercooked striker, yes with some kind of ability, and seems like everyone is pinning hopes on him. Isn't it more of a worry that we don't have the personnel to create the chances consistently? Yes, possibly an upgrade on Hazel but no guarantees he will bail us out on hi...

And like loan_star has said, Gowling had repeatedly tried to get rid of Sukar before bringing him back once Burton had been recalled/Lawlor got injured. Similarly, he did this with Tommy Taylor. Ironic that Gowling is now relying on Sukar who, like you pointed out, is now back in the team & playing...

As much as it opens up the possibility of two reprieves I'd sooner not see us stay up on a technicality. At least we can call it all square on when we missed out on the play-offs on a similar technicality. Beyond me why we let Hazel go knowing Asante was miles away and Nelson missing. Basically lef...

The fact Warrington, who were less than ordinary tonight to say the least, occupy a comfortable midtable berth while we are languishing in the bottom 4 speaks volumes for the sh*te we're in at the moment. I couldn't get my head around how pedestrian and negative they were in the first half against ...

Just semantics, isn't it? Pretty sure in traditional football parlance our players are considered semi-professional because they don't earn a full time living from football. They're still professional footballers though in as much as they are paid to play football. Like when people talk about a club...

We need a result on Saturday? Really? I think we need to get results against Warrington and Rushall. I honestly do not think it matters if we win, lose or go to pens on Saturday. I think we need some kind of performance, whether that results in a win or not is probably less important, but we need t...

I'm going to get pillared for this but, as bad as last night was, I don't think that result in isolation is enough to sack him. We have taken 2 wins recently and looked decent against Chester in the first half before they figured us out. We're battling at the bottom so we're going to lose games and...

Teams are not battered 8-0 from time-to-time, not even down to ten men. I'm not buying into this whole 'everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong' mantra. Southampton managed to lose league games 9-0 twice in consecutive seasons and weren't relegated in either season. It happens. 2 season...

Teams are not battered 8-0 from time-to-time, not even down to ten men. I'm not buying into this whole 'everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong' mantra. Southampton managed to lose league games 9-0 twice in consecutive seasons and weren't relegated in either season. It happens. 2 season...

Yeh those comments don't fill you with hope, but then again a level lower his loss of mobility is likely to be a bit less of an a issue - Chesterfield are top of the National League and so its no surprise that a player who might perform for us won't neccessarily be performing for them.

If JG goes, Asante decided he doesn’t want to stay because JG has gone, Hazel is sold, Nelson now on a 3 match ban. What a nightmare 😢 Yes. Lets hope the board don't panic having authorised the move for Asante. We can only hope that we get through the next couple of weeks continuing to pick up a fe...

I wonder whether Nelson's impending suspension and the fact Asante is a little way off fitness might delay Hazel's exit by a couple of weeks?

I fully accept that it was a shocking result, but I don’t think Josh should go, because there have been some green shoots of recovery in recent games, and to start again for the third time this season, when we are only in November would be daft. Everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong l...

Great video here of all his goals at Chester, a complete striker: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J0w0JwoxJHA He looks strong, composed and with a poachers instinct from that compilation. If we can keep him fit and get the ball to him in and around the penalty area, he'll score goals. Sounds like Haz...

Agree with everything you've said there. I'd rather we kept Hazel over Nelson but that does seem unlikely. There was talk of Moke being 'forced out' a couple of weeks ago, although it seems he was injured and so perhaps people putting two and two together/stirring the pot. If we are going down the r...