Season 2018/19 prologue
Posted: Sun May 13, 2018 12:05 pm
It seems people quite like having all the new season info about transfers, friendlies etc in one place, so could this thread be stickied please.
I think there's plenty to look forward to in the new campaign, even for an interminable doom-monger like myself. Last season was possibly the most important we've had, in terms of the club strategy - ditching the "Spend to win at all costs" mentality of MG and opting for a more sustainable strategy. I'm looking forward to seeing how we develop on and off-the-pitch.
Roll on pre-season!
Pre-season games
Sunday July 8th - Motherwell (H) - 2pm
Tuesday July 10th - Sunderland (H) - 7:30pm
Saturday July 14th - Jong PSV (A)
Saturday July 21st - Middlesbrough U23s (H) - 1pm
Wednesday July 25th - Northallerton Town (A) - 7:30pm
Saturday July 28th - Darlington RA (A) - 1pm
Sunday July 29th - Legends XI (H) - 2pm
New signings
Liam Hughes - Billericay Town
Simon Ainge - Harrogate Town (undisclosed fee)
Jordan Nicholson - Barnet (free)
Alex Henshall - Nuneaton Town (free)
Jonny Burn - Bristol Rovers (free)
Jonny Maddison - Yeovil Town
Tom Elliot - Nuneaton Borough
Departures
Josh Heaton - St Mirren (£75k)
Gary Brown - South Shields (free)
Chris Hunter - South Shields
Phil Turnbull - South Shields (undisclosed fee)
Josh Gillies- South Shields (undisclosed fee)
Leon Scott - Scarborough Athletic (free)
Tom Portas - West Auckland (free)
Kevin Burgess - Scarborough Athletic (free)
Liam Marrs - Released
Greg Mills - Stourbridge (free)
Dale Milburn - Released
Lee Hume - Released
Current squad
Jonny Maddison
Luke Trotman
Ben O'Hanlon
Terry Galbraith
Dom Collins
Jack Vaulks
Jonny Burn
Joe Wheatley
Mitchell Glover
Liam Hughes
David Syers
Tom Elliot
Stephen Thompson
Jordan Nicholson
Alex Henshall
Simon Ainge
Reece Styche
Harvey Saunders
James Caton - Transfer listed
Not contracted, invited for pre-season:
Matthew Bancroft
Harry Gill
Bradley Moncur
Jamie O’Brien
Key dates
League allocations - already announced: http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/may/10/n ... son-100518
Fixtures released - Wednesday July 4th.
FA Cup - Opening round draws released in early July (Darlo enter in 2nd qualifying round - Sat Sept 22nd)
FA Trophy - Opening round draws released in early July (Darlo enter in 3rd qualifying round - Sat Nov 24th)
First weekend of new season - August 4th/5th.
I think there's plenty to look forward to in the new campaign, even for an interminable doom-monger like myself. Last season was possibly the most important we've had, in terms of the club strategy - ditching the "Spend to win at all costs" mentality of MG and opting for a more sustainable strategy. I'm looking forward to seeing how we develop on and off-the-pitch.
Roll on pre-season!
Pre-season games
Sunday July 8th - Motherwell (H) - 2pm
Tuesday July 10th - Sunderland (H) - 7:30pm
Saturday July 14th - Jong PSV (A)
Saturday July 21st - Middlesbrough U23s (H) - 1pm
Wednesday July 25th - Northallerton Town (A) - 7:30pm
Saturday July 28th - Darlington RA (A) - 1pm
Sunday July 29th - Legends XI (H) - 2pm
New signings
Liam Hughes - Billericay Town
Simon Ainge - Harrogate Town (undisclosed fee)
Jordan Nicholson - Barnet (free)
Alex Henshall - Nuneaton Town (free)
Jonny Burn - Bristol Rovers (free)
Jonny Maddison - Yeovil Town
Tom Elliot - Nuneaton Borough
Departures
Josh Heaton - St Mirren (£75k)
Gary Brown - South Shields (free)
Chris Hunter - South Shields
Phil Turnbull - South Shields (undisclosed fee)
Josh Gillies- South Shields (undisclosed fee)
Leon Scott - Scarborough Athletic (free)
Tom Portas - West Auckland (free)
Kevin Burgess - Scarborough Athletic (free)
Liam Marrs - Released
Greg Mills - Stourbridge (free)
Dale Milburn - Released
Lee Hume - Released
Current squad
Jonny Maddison
Luke Trotman
Ben O'Hanlon
Terry Galbraith
Dom Collins
Jack Vaulks
Jonny Burn
Joe Wheatley
Mitchell Glover
Liam Hughes
David Syers
Tom Elliot
Stephen Thompson
Jordan Nicholson
Alex Henshall
Simon Ainge
Reece Styche
Harvey Saunders
James Caton - Transfer listed
Not contracted, invited for pre-season:
Matthew Bancroft
Harry Gill
Bradley Moncur
Jamie O’Brien
Key dates
League allocations - already announced: http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/may/10/n ... son-100518
Fixtures released - Wednesday July 4th.
FA Cup - Opening round draws released in early July (Darlo enter in 2nd qualifying round - Sat Sept 22nd)
FA Trophy - Opening round draws released in early July (Darlo enter in 3rd qualifying round - Sat Nov 24th)
First weekend of new season - August 4th/5th.