Darlo Uncovered

Darlopartisan wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:17 pm

Please keep Hazel, send Simms back and move Curry on

Spot on.

Hazel's strengths are definitely not his hold-up/link-up play, even though he did get 11 assists last season. However, inside the penalty box he is a serial goal-scorer/chance-getter, and that, if he does depart, will be very hard to replace. He scored 21 non-penalty goals last season. That is ridi...

Massive mistake to let go the only player at our club who is capable of scoring 20 goals a season. It beggars belief if we sell him. Spot on. The grief he is currently getting is crazy. He is wanted by other clubs because he is a natural goal scorer with a great track record. Honestly, how many act...

Thought Nelson was poor throughout to be honest and shows how desperate we are for a new Centre Forward. Not doubting his effort or commitment for one minute mind which was excellent as usual. No idea why JG put a quick fresh full back on right when we were getting torn apart by pace down left after...

Under Tommy Wright's reign we flirted with relegation a little bit but I thought we had the players to get us enough points. Guys, the reality is, we have one foot in the next division already. I cannot see us getting out of this. We do not have goals in our team, midfield and attack. We need to ha...

I'm sorry but I disagree with that about Hazel. He's offered absolutely nothing virtually all season, was carried by Beck last season too. He spends most of his time either arguing with officials or offside. Doesn't offer enough for me to continue being in this starting 11, I'd give Nelson a start ...

I see Hazel is getting a load of grief again across social media, but I feel quite sorry for him. Am sure if he was asked he would say he cannot play the lone forward role. Yet basically all season he has done that. Last few games JG is now playing him in a kind of right midfield role and last night...

Gowling's interview makes it sound like we had their goal under siege. Being one of the Darlo fans present last night, believe me, it wasn't. Must have been watching a different game. Rays first comment, something like “we paid the penalty for missing a hatful of chances” and then JG agrees with hi...

This guy just really winds me up, I honestly think he is clueless!! Do we go 0-2 down and brings Nelson on. Great 2 up front. No. Still playing this kind of 4231 system with a lone striker and no width whatsoever. He has our new right wing back playing left back? He has hazel playing a kind of right...

My how we need a centre forward!! Played decent for most of half but no cutting edge as usual and we concede the obligatory goal from a poorly defended cross. Hedley done for pace and not a centre half or goalkeeper in sight. We really have to be beating these teams, they are utter rubbish but beati...

Brilliant to get a win and by the sounds of it a real determination from every single player. Credit to JG, he saw the sudden freedom we played with against Spenny in last 15 when we ditched the wing backs, and played with a core of our experienced players. Let’s be realistic though, we have beaten ...

Quakerlad wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:45 pm

Looked a completely different team too when went 4 at back for last 10 mins against Spennymoor. Surely the way forward. Surely a win and a clean sheet?.?!!

Should keep my mouth well and truly shut!!!

Looked a completely different team too when went 4 at back for last 10 mins against Spennymoor. Surely the way forward. Surely a win and a clean sheet?.?!!

Odds on man of match tomorrow where we sneak a 1-0 win!! Sounds like a plan to me.

To discuss this a bit more 97 - Didn't we choose to sell Styche for the money? I remember that he was happy to stay. Secondly, you may well be right about picking local players in a perfect world, however bearing in mind that at present we are in a bit of a jam, does it matter if Rowe and Ngandu le...

Yep, agree with both above posts. Managers are one thing but to lose DJ and the board would be pretty catastrophic in my view. Thing is with JG, I personally do not know of one single fan, that wants him to stay on as manager. Even the more normally neutral types think he is not the man for the job,...

No issue with Whiltly but still another new face to get used to the players around him. At least he is used to the rough and tumble of being a keeper in non league rather than another U23 lad. Still cannot get my head around though why JG believes these keepers are a safer bet than TT. Unless Whitly...

AA would have got a couple of wins in the last 6 matches I'm sure, he just would have, and that's even accounting for everyone thinking he had mentally checked out. Yes we'd still be in trouble, and yes the majority would be wanting him out, but at least we would have avoided this catastrophe. I ca...

I don't think the final ten minutes, in which we put some players forward, should be allowed to paper over the cracks. For most of the time we were in disarray. Outplayed, outfought and outclassed and yet again handed over a gift goal. The players largely look an uncomfortable, disorganised mess an...

We all know that A big strong centre forward alongside either Hazel or Nelson is what we desperately need and my well help give us a chance of turning things around. A mid season mini BTB may be an answer but we couldn’t attract such a player when we were flying and top of the league so not sure our...

Catch 22 for the manager I reckon with no right or wrong answer. Yes TT could dominate his box a lot better but overall probably as good as we are going to get realistically. Seemed wrong at the time to bring a young kid in as we have other priorities to improve rather than a solid goalkeeper. Howev...

Good grief, getting excited at a goalless draw at home against a bang average side when we had one shot on target and looked absolutely woeful with no idea of how we want to play. Defence did ok for a change but so so they should have done. We lined up second half with 5 at back and 2 defensive midf...

Sod 5 at the back until we get 2 tried and tested players in that wing back position, as currently we have none, don’t get it at all! To get 2 forwards in I’d go a diamond kind of formation: Taylor Griffiths Lawlor Burton Hedley Platt Hatfield. Salkeld Ngandu Hazel. Simms But pretty sure he will sti...

So JG has definitely not won me over yet that’s for sure. But to be fair, Boro,s U23 captain and a keeper who excelled for another NLN team recently would seem to be fair and sensible decisions. The fact that neither have worked out and improved us is down I think to the defence around them as much ...

Yes it's easy to say in hindsight, but instead of coming in and making a couple of subtle tweaks, a couple of incomings & outgoings (because like I said, a lot of our squad aren't horrific), he's chucked a third of the squad on the transfer list, got rid of the fitness coach & pissed off Jim Provet...

Yes, it's early days for Gowling but I didn't find very much to lift the spirits. Yet again we looked very fragile and uncomfortable in defence and we could very easily have conceded more and would surely have done so had we faced a better side. King's Lynn looked a very poor side but still were he...

Yes, it's early days for Gowling but I didn't find very much to lift the spirits. Yet again we looked very fragile and uncomfortable in defence and we could very easily have conceded more and would surely have done so had we faced a better side. King's Lynn looked a very poor side but still were he...

On the plus side I thought there was no lack of effort on show today, but sadly very little quality in possession. Defensively we were very poor, and the sooner we ditch the 3 at the back and wing backs system the better. Both goals came from where a conventional right back would be, and again in t...

Hazel is a “natural goal scorer” and that doesn’t disappear. What he isn’t and never will be is that loan striker who closes down, wins headers, comes short, links play and brings others into the game. Nor do you need him to be if the right types of players are around him. He’s proven that for what ...

On reflection, if you break us down player by player, there aren’t many who you would single out as not being good enough for NLN football. TT - solid keeper Griffiths- good RB Lees - solid CB Lawlor - mostly solid CB Sukar - mostly solid CB or LB Mustoe - mostly solid LB? Platt - very good DM Hatf...