Darlo Uncovered

Isn't the purple Quality Street the one with smooth chocolate outside, runny toffee middle and a nut at the centre? Very apt & may be we could get in a new sponsor - Nestlé or Purplebricks

When was the last time DarloFC fielded an all English team?
BTW I don't know the answer - just asking

Surely we have a clause in Sukar's loan that allows him to be recalled when we have a defence crisis?

Finally got some attacking spirit back in the team with players prepared to go forward instead of the side to side passing game. Lots more chances were created and eventually 3 converted. Whilst Will's rocket is arguably the Goal of the Season, Lees did give our confidence a boost at a vital time th...

You know things are bad when even the Lib Dems recognise DFC needs its own ground!

At least none are blue & white vertical stripes

How often do you watch Darlo come from behind to win and we score all 3 goals?

For a long time looked like Buxton would benefit from a stupid mix-up of an OG but eventually with a couple of decent & timely subs, more attacking & forward passes, we were richly rewarded with 2 late goals to give us a glimmer of hope + 3 vital points.

Rochdale AFC under threat of liquidation too, but fear not George Galloway has pledged to save them.

Looking at the injured list, surely Sukar must be recalled. Having a young GK playing behind a scratch defence does not bode well, yet it is another game that we must win to have any chance of avoiding relegation.

The_Natural wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 21, 2024 1:40 pm

Someone tell Armstrong to get his cv in…

Gowling must be in the frame too

Will be interesting to see the outcome today of EGM at Rochdale FC where they need £2m to avoid going into liquidation. Lower league football is in dire straits (not the musical kind !)

Not so much Liaquat, more like Paraquat. Hope Blyth can survive him.

Bang on. Obviously Kev would be at most matches anyway, but he must be putting in 10 hours of graft away from the ground per match he records - decimating his weekend. He also uses up his leave from work to go shit-tips on a Tuesday night. And all of that is before we talk abou8t the fact that his ...

Darlopartisan wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:29 pm

Just watched the goals, brilliant work from the team.
No sound though, or is it just me?

None for me & just shows what a quality job our Kev & the DFR teams do. Hope someone can step into these big shoes next season.

joejaques wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:24 pm

Mught even watch the highlights this week. Haven't had the bottle to do it for months.

You may need to open that bottle!

Perhaps Ben Houchen, Corney, Musgrave et al may be looking for a club like us to invest some of the profits from STDC and a new community stadium somewhere up Skerningham? Downside, we would probably have to change our name to Darlo Tees Valley playing at the Gibson Ground.

Could have been so different if we had taken the chances we had in first 5mns, but FACT we didn't. Add in yet another poor set of officials and a side who tugged shirts, pushed & pulled, stole 10 yards every throw, simulated injury & timewasted at every opportunity and there was a poor game & poorer...

Turns out that Josh Gowling was our Liz Truss / Kwasi Kwarteng moment. Blew a load of dosh in some crazy beliefs like signing unfit players on big money which has damaged our future.

Tommy Taylor has been posting about this on Twitter, wondering what would happen if a keeper got binned for 10 minutes. Does an outfielder have to go in goal, or would there be a temporary substitution so a sub keeper could come on (if you had one) and an outfield player go off for the bin period. ...

The proposed introduction of a 3rd card will make referrees' role harder, but the idea of a sin bin is an improvement. If a player gets a yellow card, there is little enough benefit to the opposition, however a 10mn cooling off for the player & penalty of having 10 v 11 would be a better deterrent. ...

According to the club website there will be a precautionary pitch inspection on Saturday morning. Surely there is either an inspection or there isn’t, the word precautionary is a complete red herring. If you are examining the pitch to see if it is playable, then that constitutes a pitch inspection ...

An excellent service which is the envy of many other clubs. Kevin deserves some recognition from the club for all his efforts which are appreciated all around the world, like Darlo Fans Radio. Our club relies on volunteers like Kev & Mike, but time for others to step up. Thanks again KL

One step forward, two steps back. Couple of the lads looked leggy & some failed to turn in any effort but Platt, Main, Curry & Cornish put a shift in. More points dropped & a game in hand wasted.

Looks like SW got it right with Main & Cornish. Just shows what happens if you buy attackers who are fully fit!

BM may not be a fortress but it is a long way from Hereford. Got to catch them cold in 1st 10 mins by having 3 up front and getting balls into their box rather than passing sideways.

Only 4 games on today in NLN, but the 3 other teams in the relegation zone, Bishop Stortford, Gloucester and Kings Lynn are all in action. Could do with them all losing. Which they nearly did! Only a 90+1 min equalizer by King's Lynn spoiled the day. Now we need to make the most of our games in han...

Only 4 games on today in NLN, but the 3 other teams in the relegation zone, Bishop Stortford, Gloucester and Kings Lynn are all in action. Could do with them all losing. Which they nearly did! Only a 90+1 min equalizer by King's Lynn spoiled the day. Now we need to make the most of our games in hand.

Darlopartisan wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:30 am

Could work in our favour gives SW more time to bring in new players

And new players to train with & bond to the squad, not to mention more time for injuries to heal then fitness.

Quite suprised that Scarborough wanted to take him, perhaps they are short on defenders. I know some on here rate him, and I would agree he gives 100% but for me his distribution is really poor. Barrow looks a far more accomplished left back and Siddick a better left sided central defender. Spot on...