Darlo Uncovered

That would be a great signing for central midfield, something different to Moke, Rose. I think Lowe's based in Wigan and obviously he's been on a full-time deal at Shields. The player that the Shields fans seem most disappointed to see released is Danny Rose's brother Mitch. Sounds quite versatile ...

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Fri May 13, 2022 6:17 am

Darlogramps wrote:Interesting to see that Rose has tweeted he’s joining as a player-coach (something not mentioned by the club).

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No, just bad communication again.

Whitby confirm they've rejected a bid from a National North club for him. No idea if it's us or not Not sure that will be from us. Perhaps more likely to be York or even Spennymoor. I’d be surprised if York or Spenny start their transfer activity until they know what division they’ll be in next sea...

It's the small things of reporting/asking questions about injuries/contract length etc - it's almost like a secret he likes to smugly keep for himself. Or it's stuff the club don't want to be public. He asks questions, gets answers, tapes it and then publishes the recording. The main criticism of R...

Tommy Taylor was tripped by a Boston player when attempting to collect the cross that led to a header being cleared off the line in the second half. It was clear as day and he waved play on. Seems to have gone unnoticed.

Lambert was outstanding yesterday. I will be very surprised if he is still here next season as it wouldn't surprise me if he is the next one off Alun's production line. Cassidy was also excellent and showed exactly what he brings to the side without having to score. He just needs somebody next to hi...

Firstly, a great 3 points on Saturday. That was a different type of win to the ones which we tend to experience under Alun, dominant throughout and nabbing a scrappy goal whilst keeping the door shut at the back (the Lawlor & Wheater effect!). Secondly, the referee, deary me. We should have had a pe...

I saw that the rugby team played on the pitch on Friday evening and you could tell by the state of the pitch yesterday. It's amazing that we could play our passing game, given the state of the pitch. Ahhh so close I went with the singular missing bulb that would the gripe despite a 4-0 win. Should ...

No, an official should be professional enough to just laugh it off, not reply with things like “fuck off silly b******” which this particular one has done before. Why? He's not even close to being a professional haha is being a referee a free hit for idiots in the stands? Surely if fans give it the...

Having some of the floodlights out is amateur, just like all of that mess that was/still is around the dressing rooms/other turnstiles. The pitch is also shocking. The club should invest in a portable sprinkler system. The likelihood is we are going to me at BM for quite some time, so we might as we...

Is there any evidence that Martin Gray can work on a restricted budget? Failed to get promoted from Evostik Div One at first attempt despite the biggest budget in the division. Failed at York despite being full time in NLN. I won't stop my BTB or anything like that. I am after all an owner and putt...

The main thing is not get drawn into the bottom of the table and just stay up this season. We need to regroup next season but unless something fundamentally changes next season will be the same. We need to bring some investment to increase the playing budget in ASAP. Yes, because there are dozens o...

Sorry, I can’t see the parallels between DFC and the Iraq war. I can, however, see the parallels between the club asking for food bank donations, high levels of food bank usage, high levels of deprivation in some areas of Darlington, cuts to Universal Credit, child poverty etc. More than 25% of chi...

I would have (genuinely) felt the same way if we had pimped ourselves out to Chapman when Darlo was red. But we did! Please help us save our club Jenny. Please help us get back to Darlo Jenny. I didn’t see anyone complain about her involvement as it was for the benefit of the club. However if a Tor...

I would have (genuinely) felt the same way if we had pimped ourselves out to Chapman when Darlo was red. But we did! Please help us save our club Jenny. Please help us get back to Darlo Jenny. I didn’t see anyone complain about her involvement as it was for the benefit of the club. However if a Tor...

Do wonder if we go for someone to come in and plug the huge gap that we’ve got not Charman, do we look to the loan market from the big 3 northeast clubs, or maybe even Yorkshire way? Or do we go out and try and pinch someone? Names that could be of interest could include: Jacob Hazel Adam Boyes Dyl...

Looking at Yorks scoreline so far tonight seems to show that sacking or changing a manager mid season and having a nice big full time budget, doesn’t always make a difference. Sometimes it’s better to stick with what you know for all his faults, the good stuff outweighs the bad with AA. In summary....

Having watched the full highlights, even the fourth goal was totally avoidable, following on from needless & petulant challenge by Hatfield on the edge of our own box. Wheatley’s challenge was a shocker. I agree with the calls for the players to step up and take some responsibility. We have had 5 re...

I was fairly laid back on Saturday evening, but having watched the highlights, I am absolutely livid at some of the defending. The players have let Alun down there. That isn’t organisation, structure or tactics. It’s a bunch of players not doing the basics right and defending like a junior side, and...

Gramps, 5/6/7 on loan was done with some poetic licence and pent up frustration I agree. The likes of Beedon, Taylor, Hope, Mondal, Beauchamp, Sangyang ( who the heck is he by the way!) , Martin have all been part of his squad sent out on loan and a number of them were poor decisions or knee jerk r...

I’m not saying it is guaranteed to end well at Poolie because Singh seems to have a self- destruct button. However at this moment in time I am envious of how well they are doing, especially the cup success. I would not be surprised to see them struggling in the League next season with Lee and Nelso...

Jesus, what do we want, a breakdown of where each penny will be spent? The club operates on a model where it puts as much as feasibly possible into the playing/management budget. We elect individuals (that are volunteers) to carry out their roles responsibly, and this includes supporting Alun as muc...

Good luck to Luke Charman, he fully deserves his move.

Now, how do we replace someone that has scored over a third of our goals this season? Jacob Hazel at Whitby hopefully.

Great to have Lawlor back. The slight disappointment is that he is only on a contract until the end of the season.

Taylor, Ellis, Lawlor, Hatfield, Rose, Purver, Cassidy; we need to try and build the squad around these next season. A fully fit David Wheater would be a bonus.

I understand that we can not hold him back but if he is allowed to leave for £40k with no potential extras it will be daylight robbery and those that have allowed it to happen have been very naive. Hypothetically what if Charman had said well if you won't agree to £40k I'll just take my chances on ...

It'll interesting Lo's take on it because it appears the ref just got it wrong and would have been in more focus if the game had finished 0-0. I have absolutely no idea, well no idea about one part of it... At its core Tommy Taylor has done him no favours. I think he makes the decision to blow the ...

I think yesterday proved why we are where we are in the league really. Lacking a cutting edge upfront without Charman and a defensive lapse that cost us right at the end. We need another centre half to come in (would Singh turn down a fee for Lawlor?) and for Charman to be replaced with a more poten...

Whilst I agree with a lot of the lower expectations here. However one team possibly interested is Rochdale, manager is Robbie Stockdale who was at our home game v Spenny (he still lives local so could have been just taking in the game). However they have just sold Beesley to Blackpool for an allege...

Campbell was very, very good for us. There is a reason why every manager he has played under (including Alun) eventually shifted him out wide (due to his lack of physicality/clinical streak) but out wide and behind the centre-forward (a O'Neill/Charman type) he was excellent. A full season of Adam C...

York were a well run club up until recently, now they don’t own their own stadium and have to rent. Other clubs rent and it’s not a problem in itself but you can only sell the family silver once. I wouldn't say so. Up to 30 June 2020, they made a £700k loss and were £12.3 million in debt. I'm not s...