Search found 1040 matches

by Yarblockos
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Tommy Taylor
Replies: 137
Views: 42729

Re: Tommy Taylor

Far too many incomings for my liking. Getting 09/10 vibes from this season so far. Another kid who has had very little football experience. This isn’t going to get us out of this hole. Gowling is taking a massive gamble with all these short term loans and allowing some decent,experienced, contracte...
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Wouldn't it be ronic
Replies: 4
Views: 1533

Re: Wouldn't it be ronic

The article does not say that. It was a tongue in cheek tweet by Jamie Carragher.
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Blyth
Replies: 65
Views: 15446

Re: Darlington V Blyth

I know people keep saying that Hazel needs to be alongside a big man, but given that effective big strikers are hard to find, it would seem better to try and offload Hazel and replace him with someone who can play as a focal point, or at least can hold the ball up, lay it off, and link up with his ...
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Blyth
Replies: 65
Views: 15446

Re: Darlington V Blyth

However, I just cannot see where the goals are going to come from. We are devoid of any creativity. The strikers in the first half were far too isolated. It improved slighlty in the second half with the tweak in formation, with Ngandu and Hatfield getting pushed up behind Hazel, but I just cannot s...
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Parallels
Replies: 20
Views: 3451

Re: Parallels

Sadly I am forced to agree with the comments above. I am very much reminded of the Staunton situation when I think we ended up fielding a record number of players in a season. I think after just 13 games we have already used around 23 players and possibly another one to come in on Saturday. Having ...
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 25, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Parallels
Replies: 20
Views: 3451

Re: Parallels

Staunton did win a few games if I recall, Gowling is paralleling Paul Futcher at the moment! For those of you old enough to remember, Futcher took over in the latter part of the 94/95 season and didn't win any of his first ten games before getting the push. I do think November and December will see ...
by Yarblockos
Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Blyth
Replies: 65
Views: 15446

Re: Darlington V Blyth

If Hazel isn't served up with chances then he contributes absolutely nothing. Can't hold the ball up, can't lay it off, looks nowhere near good enough, gives us nothing up front.
by Yarblockos
Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Kings Lyn
Replies: 111
Views: 27798

Re: Kings Lyn

Really solid performance all round, working as a team, everyone knowing their role, left feeling really optimistic for the future. The Q&A I mean.

The football not so good.

Another good performance at the fans forum and we should be safe.
by Yarblockos
Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Hypothetical ownership structure
Replies: 35
Views: 9982

Re: Hypothetical ownership structure

Nobody is going to put in six figures per annum without wanting the controlling share. Why not? There’s loads of minority shareholders further up the food chain that do that. Their funding doesn’t just come from sky and one other person otherwise the majority shareholder would just take over all th...
by Yarblockos
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:44 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Engage with the Football Club Board event this Wed. @7.00pm
Replies: 57
Views: 17634

Re: Engage with the Football Club Board event this Wed. @7.00pm

For those of you who missed it... :arrow: https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/2023-dfc-fans-webinar-oct-2023 Listened to it all of it tonight which as I said earlier was refreshing and honest. My big fear is that if we did go down god forbid then DJ would imo call it a day which would likely lead t...
by Yarblockos
Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:09 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Engage with the Football Club Board event this Wed. @7.00pm
Replies: 57
Views: 17634

Re: Engage with the Football Club Board event this Wed. @7.00pm

For those of you who missed it... :arrow: https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/2023-dfc-fans-webinar-oct-2023 Listened to it all of it tonight which as I said earlier was refreshing and honest. My big fear is that if we did go down god forbid then DJ would imo call it a day which would likely lead t...
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 11, 2023 10:43 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: POLL: Mid-Season Boost the Budget?
Replies: 21
Views: 6676

Re: POLL: Mid-Season Boost the Budget?

I mean, if you don't want to contribute you don't have to, but if other people want to why stop them? Was that aimed at me? Based on my answer of "no"? Aimed at anyone who doesn't want another BTB You know my opinion, I don't think it's a great idea to have a mid season BTB after just having a reco...
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:45 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: POLL: Mid-Season Boost the Budget?
Replies: 21
Views: 6676

Re: POLL: Mid-Season Boost the Budget?

Ghost_Of_1883 wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:33 pm
Yarblockos wrote:
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:30 pm
I mean, if you don't want to contribute you don't have to, but if other people want to why stop them?
Was that aimed at me? Based on my answer of "no"?
Aimed at anyone who doesn't want another BTB
by Yarblockos
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: POLL: Mid-Season Boost the Budget?
Replies: 21
Views: 6676

Re: POLL: Mid-Season Boost the Budget?

I mean, if you don't want to contribute you don't have to, but if other people want to why stop them?
by Yarblockos
Mon Oct 09, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Engage with the Football Club Board event this Wed. @7.00pm
Replies: 57
Views: 17634

Re: Engage with the Football Club Board event this Wed. @7.00pm

I hope that everyone who has something to say, has their say and doesn't go mute when they got their chance to voice it to David Johnston and Josh Gowling. The Q and A event is with the board only. I suspect the main questions will concern why we are where we are as a club and what can we do about ...
by Yarblockos
Sun Oct 08, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Tamworth V Darlington
Replies: 115
Views: 24792

Re: Tamworth V Darlington

No, we don't do another BTB. We already had a record one and there is only so much you can squeeze out of 1,000 fans. It's a tiny amount of people in reality. The only way to increase income is better commercial revenue and better gates. The people of Darlington never supported the club in large en...
by Yarblockos
Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:15 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Tamworth V Darlington
Replies: 115
Views: 24792

Re: Tamworth V Darlington

Yarblockos' point was the one we were debating on the way back from the game and is key to whether we stay up or not. Do we have a decent enough squad who have been badly coached and therefore Gowling can get enough out of them, or is the squad so poor that a new manager couldn't get much our of th...
by Yarblockos
Sat Oct 07, 2023 10:34 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Tamworth V Darlington
Replies: 115
Views: 24792

Re: Tamworth V Darlington

Just seen the goals. That second goal really sets alarm bells ringing. Clearly, Gowling wants us to play a certain way, playing out from the back and inviting the press. You might see it in the PL but not often at NLN level. I'd settle for a win by any means at the moment but it seems Gowling has a ...
by Yarblockos
Sat Oct 07, 2023 4:40 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Tamworth V Darlington
Replies: 115
Views: 24792

Re: Tamworth V Darlington

I have lost count of how many times I have worked with people over the years who have had a good CV (OK Gowling's CV would not be great - granted), can talk the talk at the interview but when it came to the job did not perform. I would hope DJ is experienced enough to see through it. However, for m...
by Yarblockos
Fri Oct 06, 2023 3:56 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New signing
Replies: 37
Views: 8652

Re: New signing

Anyone who can improve us going forward is a bonus, I wish the lad all the best Since people like a few stats, 6 starts, 5 sub appearances and one goal suggests that he may not be the answer. Hope I am proved wrong though. You wouldn't have been too impressed by Sousa's stats before he joined us ei...
by Yarblockos
Sat Sep 30, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scarborough Fa Cup
Replies: 147
Views: 36823

Re: Scarborough Fa Cup

Getting relegated to the NPL would not be catastrophic. Yes we'll probably lose a few off the gate but if we retain our core support we'll find our level again which I believe at this moment is actually the division below. We need cup runs as this is really only our other opportunity during a seaso...
by Yarblockos
Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scarborough Fa Cup
Replies: 147
Views: 36823

Re: Scarborough Fa Cup

Thought we were the better side second half but no FA Cup income stream coming in this season. At least when we come to sell our players in January no one will actually want to buy them. hospitality good today but some very glum faces, come on DFC board do something anything to improve the squad fo...
by Yarblockos
Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scarborough Fa Cup
Replies: 147
Views: 36823

Re: Scarborough Fa Cup

LoidLucan wrote:
Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:06 pm
Finlay Barnes has joined Scaboro. He can play tomorrow.
Yet he couldn't play for us in the last round!
by Yarblockos
Wed Sep 27, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scarborough Fa Cup
Replies: 147
Views: 36823

Re: Scarborough Fa Cup

Just to finish off the negativity. Surely we should not have to find out via social media if a key player has been transfer listed? Also, have not seen any communication about Mustoe who just seems to have disappeared? Also don’t think our club liaison person or whatever called should be posting an...
by Yarblockos
Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:12 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Scarborough Fa Cup
Replies: 147
Views: 36823

Re: Scarborough Fa Cup

When it's also obvious that AA trecked down to Wrexham for his son's £500k transfer and decided to not fulfil his duties as manager of the club against Buxton, it probably then isn't best for our Head of Media to open up an interview a few days later with 'Alun, hope all is alright with you', as if...
by Yarblockos
Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Gloucester
Replies: 81
Views: 21905

Re: Darlington V Gloucester

Barns last game, back to York, Not been that impressed with him tbh, hopefully scope to bring a new signing in.Same with Felix, personally would let him go and bring someone else in. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Hopefully a tall talented striker! Yeah. Haze seems in a permanent daze. He doesn’t...
by Yarblockos
Sat Sep 23, 2023 8:53 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Gloucester
Replies: 81
Views: 21905

Re: Darlington V Gloucester

We are in a bit of trouble. Gowling needs to learn, and he needs to be ruthless, quickly. Moke needs taking out of the side. Weak in the challenge in the build-up to the first goal and then set-up a really good chance for Gloucester in the second half. Booked for the third time today (all down to p...
by Yarblockos
Sat Sep 23, 2023 4:08 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Gloucester
Replies: 81
Views: 21905

Re: Darlington V Gloucester

That first half proved one thing - you can’t polish a turd. Lots of possession, little creativity or goal threat, and the usual defensive frailties. I’m sure it will all change in the second half, following a rousing team talk from the new man, and some astute tactical substitutions. Poor result, w...
by Yarblockos
Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Josh Gowling...
Replies: 115
Views: 27886

Re: Josh Gowling...

We are also a part-time club with a small budget. We aren't going to get a manager with 1.75PPG. That's funny, the last manager we appointed had exactly that :lol: OK, well maybe we would have got a 1.75PPG manager if we'd found someone who managed at a lower level and had success, but either they ...
by Yarblockos
Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Josh Gowling...
Replies: 115
Views: 27886

Re: Josh Gowling...

We are also a part-time club with a small budget. We aren't going to get a manager with 1.75PPG. As AA's cup record was often taken into account it's also worth remembering that Gowling took Hereford to the FA Trophy final in 2021 and the FA Cup first round last season.