Darlo Uncovered

so long as he can provide some opportunities for Beck, bit of taking on and getting past defenders, tracking back & tackling to win balls in midfield, dribbling ability, build stands and /or terracing, generate funds, win over the fans, fix broken down coaches, play on flooded pitches then he could ...

Wonder if our bus will manage to get that far or can we do a Spenny and cop out just when we have a crop of injuries? Could be useful!

TDS wrote:It is clearly the weather in mind here, good decision.

Or it could be a smart move to rest the lads before the clash with Salford on 9th Dec?

Not a surprise, but I do hope that this might mean that our defensive injury crisis will soon be over and we can get back to having a settled team. Best wishes to Kev for the contribution he made in getting the club to where it is. Agreed. Hope he can make a full recovery and back to enjoying his g...

darlo reborn wrote:So instead of that weekend being free we now have sat 2nd dec instead maybe they think the weather will be worse then

Bugger, there goes my excuse not to do Christmas shopping with our lass. Will cost me more than if i had donated enough to buy the seats!

Would it help if those who are currently paying by DD (£1.67 a month) switch to pay off the whole sum immediately? I think this would be a payment of £23.33
I would be happy to do this if it helps to get somewhere closer to cover the shortfall.

Adam B is doing double shifts every time he pulls the Darlo jersey on. How will he have time to fit anything else in. Currently he is our most valuable player

More time on our hands now we are out of the FA Cup! Hopefully time to regroup, rethink tactics & recuperate.......otherwise relegation beckons.

The problem is not just what is visible on the pitch.

Just to nip it in the bud my comments re social media weren't related to any kind of criticism - just the opposite in fact. There are a lot of good, knowledgable people out there with some great viewpoints and the clubs best interests at heart - those are the people we need to step up and define th...

Can't understand why FCUM was his debut, unless he was our 'secret' weapon to save our season. Now the covers are off, hope we see a lot more of him in the first team as he looks to be a real asset.

Perhaps we could borrow a few and sort the pitch out?

Would it help if we all brought some worms?

Cartman put in a great shift v FCUM, making space & telling passes. Worked well with Wheatley & Beck so will be a big miss v Shields, being cup-tied. At least he got the goal machine rolling but i don't think he deserved MotM. 2nd half was great improvement & should boost confidence. State of pitch ...

Missed Saved well in my opinion. Too often keepers aren't given fair credit for a good save. It wasn't a bad penalty. I just watched a clip on facebook and it was a poor penalty - very saveable. You had to be there to see the state of pitch in penalty box. Ref had to search before finding the pen s...

Think we are taking a small group down for this. Can anyone recommend some good pre match boozers? DARLINGTON TOWN CENTRE REAL ALE GUIDE The link below will open the Guide in Microsoft Word. http://www.darlo.camra.org.uk/dl.php?id=27343 Might also give the Rocket Town Brewing House Revolution in Ho...

After the display against Leamington, would be a surprise if the crowd is over 2000. Only the faithful hardcore fans turned up, so 1200 Darlo and even a full 800 Sand-dancers would just make 2k. Perhaps if we win, it will be the turning point of our season

Geographically we are at a major disadvantage when it comes to getting quality players on loan, something most clubs seem to do. In the north west there are numerous clubs that are local, from Prem to L2, to choose from while we have a mere three. I'm sure that is how teams with smaller budgets tha...

theoriginalfatcat wrote:More like Les Dawson's piano playing!!

Not really, Les D used to play bad notes deliberately - which takes skill. Several of our team were playing more like Ernie Wise!

I think our style of play is part of why crowds are dropping. While long ball style has been successful in the past it's not pretty to watch. We have got away with it so far because we have been winning the majority of our matches. Now we have been found out by more organised teams who do their res...

Only a couple of positives to take from this match (1) clean sheet - thanks mainly to Jack Vaulks contribution FROM THE BENCH - he really should be starting XI) & poor opposition. (2) more close passing along the ground & less lumping of long hopeful balls Negatives outweighed the positives with Por...

The phrase "kicking the can down the road" springs to mind. Wish we could just do this, get it paid off and crack on. There is no 'fairy god-person' although fair play to the bloke who won the draw last week then immediately gave it back to the club. He typifies the true fans who are doing their bit...

Would love to see that plus a clean sheet of course

Is this thread referring to the bus or MG ?

You are going to have good and bad days and yes the standard of this league is pretty good, but what I feel isn't helping us is this continuing playing players out of position and playing players who are simply not good enough for this level, when you have better players sat on the bench. Spot on, ...

Will be glad to have him back in the squad! Carts gives us more options than the long lump to Beck. He keeps possession better than most & much higher work rate than others. Might not be in the starting XI but Carts can be a game changer coming off the bench. Just hope we can keep a clean sheet and ...

So this means we are concentrating on the FA Cup this season?

darlo reborn wrote:So potentially could have three home games on the trot 9th,13th,16th

More like 2 free dates if recent history & form repeated! Just hope qualification isn't part of 2017/18 budget plans.....

Vaulks thrown into the deep end at Southport but sounded like he did OK, just hope he gets support from MG, team & crowd. Defence was having problems before this crop of injuries

QUAKERMAN2 wrote:Still fail to see why MG is persisting with Syers over Portas.Wrong choice IMO

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Maybe Portas not yet fit enough for 90 minutes? Hope he gets on as sub in 2nd half