Darlo Uncovered

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:06 pm**

As above

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:07 pm**

They are two divisions below and currently 4th bottom. However this doesn't mean much to us and they have just beat Bamber Bridge 3-0 (division above them) to get to this round.

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:12 pm**

Congratulations to Trafford on reaching the third qualifying round.

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:20 pm**

Darlogramps wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:12 pm
Congratulations to Trafford on reaching the third qualifying round.

Sadly this seems the only reaction we can handle

As always I really hope we can manage even just one win this season, the draw is reasonable for us however they will be well up for it.

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:40 pm**

It’s not a bad draw, although their ground is tiny. There’s a big bank for fans to stand on, rather like Heritage Park.

But given how bad our record in the Cup is, I just can’t be confident at all.

I think we’ve only won one FA Cup game sine demotion, which was West Auckland in a replay five years ago.

By my reckoning, last time we won a FA Cup match at the first time of asking was Bristol Rovers at the Arena in 2010.

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:57 pm**

On paper, a decent draw - a team struggling 2 divisions lower. But we've had plenty of 'decent' draws recently, so I'll be suprised if anyone is confident about us winning

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:34 pm**

al_quaker wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:57 pm
On paper, a decent draw - a team struggling 2 divisions lower. But we've had plenty of 'decent' draws recently, so I'll be suprised if anyone is confident about us winning

"Against all the Odds"...……………….oh hang on a minute BBC might fancy covering this one after all?

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:34 pm**

Worth noting that Stratford Town won their qualifier 7-2 so at least we've avoided them. Wright might have mastered cup matches by now so if we get past Trafford it could happen.

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:58 pm**

Whatever happens we'll get some money and don't we share gate receipts after expenses?

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:33 pm**

Do they play at the ground where we played against Nantwich or was it Northwich a few years ago.
If I remember correctly there was a cloudburst at half time?

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:49 pm**

No, that was Flixton, think it was Northwich 1874? Thommo hid in the dugout when the hail came. Horrible wasn't it? Another time we took our bikes in. Pretty sure Trafford play in Urmston, lots of pubs nearby.

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:55 pm**

don'tbuythesun wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:49 pm
No, that was Flixton, think it was Northwich 1874? Thommo hid in the dugout when the hail came. Horrible wasn't it? Another time we took our bikes in. Pretty sure Trafford play in Urmston, lots of pubs nearby.

They play in Flixton.

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 4:19 pm**

Fair enough. I put Trafford FC in a search and the address was Urmston but now I've looked again and see what you mean. Is that the same Flixton ground Dalodah is talking about then? I don't want to do a Darlo Pete!

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 4:21 pm**

I put Trafford FC and Flixton FC into Google Maps and they seem to be just 1.4 miles apart !

Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:29 pm**

Wiseacre wrote:Worth noting that Stratford Town won their qualifier 7-2 so at least we've avoided them. Wright might have mastered cup matches by now so if we get past Trafford it could happen.

We avoided them by virtue of them not being in the northern section of the draw.

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Posted: **Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:39 pm**

It's where I thought it was, an Urmston address and not that old Flixton ground.

Posted: **Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:48 am**

Here is our recent history (tier in brackets) attendence on the end
2014-15
Preliminary round
West Auckland Town (9) 1–1 Darlington 1883 (8) 1,238
replay Darlington 1883 (8) 3–1 West Auckland Town (9) 932
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (8) 0–0 Blyth Spartans (7) 1,051
replay Blyth Spartans (7) 3–0 Darlington 1883 (8) 652

2015-16
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (7) 1–3 Hyde United (7) 902

2016-17
second round qualifying
Lancaster City (8) 2–1 Darlington 1883 (6) 580

2017-18
second round qualifying
Darlington (6) 0–3 South Shields (8) 1,814

2018-19
second round qualifying
15 Darlington (6) 0–1 Bradford Park Avenue (6) 1,037

6 games:
higher tier played 1 won 0 (Blyth)
same tier played 2 won 0 (Hyde and BPA)
lower tier played 3 won 1 (West, Lancaster & South Shields)

Not great reading, but 3 of the losses did come against higher or same tier teams. The Hyde game we shouldn't have been losing, but the BPA was kind of expected as they were up the top that year.

The South Shields game, we got utterly mullered and we shouldn't have ever lost to a Lancaster side 2 tiers down

Posted: **Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:21 pm**

D_F_C wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:48 am
Here is our recent history (tier in brackets) attendence on the end
2014-15
Preliminary round
West Auckland Town (9) 1–1 Darlington 1883 (8) 1,238
replay Darlington 1883 (8) 3–1 West Auckland Town (9) 932
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (8) 0–0 Blyth Spartans (7) 1,051
replay Blyth Spartans (7) 3–0 Darlington 1883 (8) 652

2015-16
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (7) 1–3 Hyde United (7) 902

2016-17
second round qualifying
Lancaster City (8) 2–1 Darlington 1883 (6) 580

2017-18
second round qualifying
Darlington (6) 0–3 South Shields (8) 1,814

2018-19
second round qualifying
15 Darlington (6) 0–1 Bradford Park Avenue (6) 1,037

6 games:
higher tier played 1 won 0 (Blyth)
same tier played 2 won 0 (Hyde and BPA)
lower tier played 3 won 1 (West, Lancaster & South Shields)

Not great reading, but 3 of the losses did come against higher or same tier teams. The Hyde game we shouldn't have been losing, but the BPA was kind of expected as they were up the top that year.

The South Shields game, we got utterly mullered and we shouldn't have ever lost to a Lancaster side 2 tiers down

Christ that makes depressing reading. I think I’ve had Dissociative amnesia because I knew our cup form was bad but not that bad!

Posted: **Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:11 pm**

TKOA wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:21 pm

D_F_C wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:48 am
Here is our recent history (tier in brackets) attendence on the end
2014-15
Preliminary round
West Auckland Town (9) 1–1 Darlington 1883 (8) 1,238
replay Darlington 1883 (8) 3–1 West Auckland Town (9) 932
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (8) 0–0 Blyth Spartans (7) 1,051
replay Blyth Spartans (7) 3–0 Darlington 1883 (8) 652

2015-16
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (7) 1–3 Hyde United (7) 902

2016-17
second round qualifying
Lancaster City (8) 2–1 Darlington 1883 (6) 580

2017-18
second round qualifying
Darlington (6) 0–3 South Shields (8) 1,814

2018-19
second round qualifying
15 Darlington (6) 0–1 Bradford Park Avenue (6) 1,037

6 games:
higher tier played 1 won 0 (Blyth)
same tier played 2 won 0 (Hyde and BPA)
lower tier played 3 won 1 (West, Lancaster & South Shields)

Not great reading, but 3 of the losses did come against higher or same tier teams. The Hyde game we shouldn't have been losing, but the BPA was kind of expected as they were up the top that year.

The South Shields game, we got utterly mullered and we shouldn't have ever lost to a Lancaster side 2 tiers down

Christ that makes depressing reading. I think I’ve had Dissociative amnesia because I knew our cup form was bad but not that bad!

True it is depressing reading, but in the past. Gray didn't give a monkeys about cup games and Wright was always clueless.
Armstrong isn't like that, and with a much fitter and better organised squad once players return and injuries heal, this time we will progress in the cup.

Posted: **Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:32 pm**

banktopp wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:11 pm

TKOA wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:21 pm

D_F_C wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 10, 2019 11:48 am
Here is our recent history (tier in brackets) attendence on the end
2014-15
Preliminary round
West Auckland Town (9) 1–1 Darlington 1883 (8) 1,238
replay Darlington 1883 (8) 3–1 West Auckland Town (9) 932
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (8) 0–0 Blyth Spartans (7) 1,051
replay Blyth Spartans (7) 3–0 Darlington 1883 (8) 652

2015-16
first round qualifying
Darlington 1883 (7) 1–3 Hyde United (7) 902

2016-17
second round qualifying
Lancaster City (8) 2–1 Darlington 1883 (6) 580

2017-18
second round qualifying
Darlington (6) 0–3 South Shields (8) 1,814

2018-19
second round qualifying
15 Darlington (6) 0–1 Bradford Park Avenue (6) 1,037

6 games:
higher tier played 1 won 0 (Blyth)
same tier played 2 won 0 (Hyde and BPA)
lower tier played 3 won 1 (West, Lancaster & South Shields)

Not great reading, but 3 of the losses did come against higher or same tier teams. The Hyde game we shouldn't have been losing, but the BPA was kind of expected as they were up the top that year.

The South Shields game, we got utterly mullered and we shouldn't have ever lost to a Lancaster side 2 tiers down

Christ that makes depressing reading. I think I’ve had Dissociative amnesia because I knew our cup form was bad but not that bad!
True it is depressing reading, but in the past. Gray didn't give a monkeys about cup games and Wright was always clueless.
Armstrong isn't like that, and with a much fitter and better organised squad once players return and injuries heal, this time we will progress in the cup.

Very true, I have a lot of faith in Alun Armstrong and we’ve been ridiculously unlucky with injuries so far. I’m just trying not to get too hopeful because this is Darlo afterall

Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:09 am**

Time is not on our side with some long term injuries, but at least the international lads may be reinvigourated on their return.

Posted: **Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:00 am**

I think this year we have a squad with a few key players who can allow us to really go at these lower league clubs.

The trickery of Rivers, the pace of Campbell and Di was and the energy and aggression of Hatfield may prove to be too much for them.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:42 pm**

doxn'tbuythesun wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:39 pm
It's where I thought it was, an Urmston address and not that old Flixton ground.

Nah.

It's in Flixton, as confirmed by the address on their website

(Nearest station is Chassen Road, between Urmston and Flixton stations)

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:49 pm**

Nah
Pennybridge Ln, Urmston, Manchester M41 5DX
https://www.google.com/search?q=pennybr ... e&ie=UTF-8

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:09 pm**

Is this a cunning plan so they win by default when we don't turn up in time to play?
Probably another way we will not qualify for next round (again)

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:49 pm**

No, I'm just trying to confuse Darlo Pete! Some family live very close to the ground....in Urmston.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:57 pm**

don'tbuythesun wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:49 pm
No, I'm just trying to confuse Darlo Pete! Some family live very close to the ground....in Urmston.

To be fair that's easily done.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:30 pm**

grytters wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:42 pm

doxn'tbuythesun wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:39 pm
It's where I thought it was, an Urmston address and not that old Flixton ground.

Nah.

It's in Flixton, as confirmed by the address on their website

(Nearest station is Chassen Road, between Urmston and Flixton stations)

don'tbuythesun wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:49 pm
Nah
Pennybridge Ln, Urmston, Manchester M41 5DX
https://www.google.com/search?q=pennybr ... e&ie=UTF-8

Can someone just make sure the team's coach driver knows where to go?

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2019 6:59 am**

don'tbuythesun wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:49 pm
Nah
Pennybridge Ln, Urmston, Manchester M41 5DX
https://www.google.com/search?q=pennybr ... e&ie=UTF-8

That's not their website - this is, and that says Flixton

http://www.traffordfc.co.uk/index.html

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2019 7:19 am**

Given how much he dislikes me engaging in long-winded and pointless argument, it’s rather amusing to see Don’tBuyTheSun now doing just that.

As someone who lives that way and has been to the ground several times before, I can confirm it is Flixton, not Urmston. (Not that you need my word for it, as Trafford themselves say it’s Flixton)

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