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Quaker85
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by Quaker85 » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:53 am
Darlington has been placed in tier 3 when lockdown ends on 2nd December. Unfortunately this means no fans at matches for the foreseeable future
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divas
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by divas » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:56 am
It’s was like the shittest cup draw ever
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quaker4life
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by quaker4life » Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:48 pm
Surely it was easier to leave us as we were until December 16th?
love it! wrote:Considering we are Darlington 1883 I'm happy that we are named correctly
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lo36789
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by lo36789 » Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:04 pm
divas wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:56 am
It’s was like the shittest cup draw ever
Haha I saw on GMB the other day they complained about the tiers not being read out the other day as the news conference.
They missed a trick not roping in James Alexander Gordon to go through them.
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JasonDeVos
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by JasonDeVos » Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:08 pm
divas wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:56 am
It’s was like the shittest cup draw ever
Sadly no team names read out in error this time unlike the first round draw!
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Old Git
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by Old Git » Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:38 pm
Was always going to be Tier3 for the North East. Looking at the NLN in general it looks like most teams will still be playing behind closed doors.
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Vokuhila
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by Vokuhila » Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:40 pm
lo36789 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:04 pm
They missed a trick not roping in James Alexander Gordon to go through them.
I'm not sure they did to be fair - I don't think he gets much work these days.

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Darlo_Pete
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by Darlo_Pete » Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:21 pm
No surprise being put into tier 3, no prospect of crowds being allowed to watch Darlo in Darlo this year. What happens of we play an away game at a club that is in a tier 2 area. Are we allowed to have take fans to their ground, I suspect the answer is no.
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Darlogramps
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by Darlogramps » Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:36 pm
By my reckoning, eight teams can have fans: Chester, Southport, Hereford, Gloucester, Brackley, Kettering, AFC Telford and Kidderminster.
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Yarblockos
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by Yarblockos » Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:01 pm
So will these teams be getting income from gate receipts and the 30K a month bailout too?
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onewayup
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by onewayup » Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:14 pm
Probably still get some funding, as limits are going to be in place.
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spen666
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by spen666 » Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:18 pm
onewayup wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 5:14 pm
Probably still get some funding, as limits are going to be in place.
its a good question about funding. Depends on how they deal with it. If its the 2000/4000 limits, then virtually no club who can have fans in will lose out.
If its the sort of limits they were talking about at start of season, then distribution of funds will be even more contentious, unless it is done in arrears and takes account of numbers actually going
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jjljks
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by jjljks » Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:46 pm
Vokuhila wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:40 pm
lo36789 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:04 pm
They missed a trick not roping in James Alexander Gordon to go through them.
I'm not sure they did to be fair - I don't think he gets much work these days.
Yep, him & Kenneth Woolsenholme. ( Both in tier 4)
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Old Git
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by Old Git » Thu Nov 26, 2020 7:19 pm
Darlo_Pete wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:21 pm
No surprise being put into tier 3, no prospect of crowds being allowed to watch Darlo in Darlo this year. What happens of we play an away game at a club that is in a tier 2 area. Are we allowed to have take fans to their ground, I suspect the answer is no.
Answer has to be no Pete as only essential travel out of Tier 3 is allowed. I believe this is an instruction not a legally enforceable rule but nonetheless it should be followed.
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bigdavethemaddog
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by bigdavethemaddog » Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:07 pm
no tier 3 fans allowed to travel and rumour is National League will be requesting clubs ask fans for proof of address when buying tickets which will only be sold online.
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polarbear
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by polarbear » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:25 am
Darlogramps wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:36 pm
By my reckoning, eight teams can have fans: Chester, Southport, Hereford, Gloucester, Brackley, Kettering, AFC Telford and Kidderminster.
York ?
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don'tbuythesun
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by don'tbuythesun » Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:21 am
But if you live in a tier 2 area? Presumably I can go to the Southport and Chester games incognito, of course. Reminds me of the old days of hiding your colours!
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Mister e
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by Mister e » Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:01 pm
I think that you still have to hide your colours at the likes of Cardiff Leeds Millwall Portsmouth and West ham.
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Old Git
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by Old Git » Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:19 pm
Mister e wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:01 pm
I think that you still have to hide your colours at the likes of Cardiff Leeds Millwall Portsmouth and West ham.
Will be hiding my scarf if we ever play Poolie away again

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don'tbuythesun
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by don'tbuythesun » Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:37 pm
Those were the days....He says with rose tinted glasses.
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don'tbuythesun
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by don'tbuythesun » Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:21 am
Well, gone is the cunning plan we'd hatched for sneaking into Southport and Chester.....Happy New Year!
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EDJOHNS
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by EDJOHNS » Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:35 pm
Mister e wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:01 pm
I think that you still have to hide your colours at the likes of Cardiff Leeds Millwall Portsmouth and West ham.
I never hide my colours at WHU.
Millwall? Now that is a different story.
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Spyman
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by Spyman » Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:37 pm
Ed, do you mind me asking where you live? I'm not far from West Ham (or Stratford/Hackney Wick) and used to live in Bermondsey so have met a lot of Millwall/West Ham over the last few years.
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On Sunday April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm, Darlo Cockney wrote:Sadly some people have nothing better to do that invent rumours.
We will be playing at the arena again next season - fact.
Quakerz - if you actually attended games and spoke to people you might actually find our facts, rather than spreading s*** on this board.
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EDJOHNS
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by EDJOHNS » Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:00 pm
Spyman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:37 pm
Ed, do you mind me asking where you live? I'm not far from West Ham (or Stratford/Hackney Wick) and used to live in Bermondsey so have met a lot of Millwall/West Ham over the last few years.
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I live just short of the Scottish border. Nearest big town is Hexham but I am out towards Kielder water.
While Darlo have always been my team I went to watch WHU at Boro in 1958 the day they won div 2.
3,000 WHU fans singing bubbles was enough to hook me. Been a season ticket holder since 1972. Pre Covid I was getting down to London about 6-7 times the last few seasons.
Over the years I have had some pretty hairy moments with Millwall fans. The 2 clubs sort of "don't get on"
