Darlo in The Guardian

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Darlo in The Guardian

Post by polam » Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:16 pm

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... r-pressure

Nice to read a DFC article in the national press that doesn't trot out the usual stereotypes

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Re: Darlo in The Guardian

Post by Fat josh » Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:10 pm

I particularly like this section

Eight years have passed since financial calamity led to Darlington being demoted four divisions, from the Conference to the Northern League, and a fans consortium stepped in to buy the club. The long process of repairing the ruinous legacy of the vanity project otherwise known as the Arena – a 25,000-capacity white elephant on the edge of town, overseen by the former owner George Reynolds – had begun.

And yet Arena worshippers still want to go back to the rusting elephant arena.
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Re: Darlo in The Guardian

Post by biccynana » Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:55 pm

Fat josh wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:10 pm
I particularly like this section

Eight years have passed since financial calamity led to Darlington being demoted four divisions, from the Conference to the Northern League, and a fans consortium stepped in to buy the club. The long process of repairing the ruinous legacy of the vanity project otherwise known as the Arena – a 25,000-capacity white elephant on the edge of town, overseen by the former owner George Reynolds – had begun.

And yet Arena worshippers still want to go back to the rusting elephant arena.
Fools
A really positive and complimentary piece in a national newspaper and that's all you can come up with? Bet you're a scream at parties.

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Re: Darlo in The Guardian

Post by Old Git » Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:25 pm

biccynana wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:55 pm
Fat josh wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:10 pm
I particularly like this section

Eight years have passed since financial calamity led to Darlington being demoted four divisions, from the Conference to the Northern League, and a fans consortium stepped in to buy the club. The long process of repairing the ruinous legacy of the vanity project otherwise known as the Arena – a 25,000-capacity white elephant on the edge of town, overseen by the former owner George Reynolds – had begun.

And yet Arena worshippers still want to go back to the rusting elephant arena.
Fools
A really positive and complimentary piece in a national newspaper and that's all you can come up with? Bet you're a scream at parties.
Ignore the flaming idiot. Think he must be someone with a massive chip on his shoulder. Perhaps a whole chip shop full hence his name is Fat Josh 😅

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Darlo in The Guardian

Post by Darlogramps » Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:32 pm

biccynana wrote:
Fat josh wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:10 pm
I particularly like this section

Eight years have passed since financial calamity led to Darlington being demoted four divisions, from the Conference to the Northern League, and a fans consortium stepped in to buy the club. The long process of repairing the ruinous legacy of the vanity project otherwise known as the Arena – a 25,000-capacity white elephant on the edge of town, overseen by the former owner George Reynolds – had begun.

And yet Arena worshippers still want to go back to the rusting elephant arena.
Fools
A really positive and complimentary piece in a national newspaper and that's all you can come up with? Bet you're a scream at parties.
He’s looking for the bites and you’ve obliged.
If ever you're bored or miserable:

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Re: Darlo in The Guardian

Post by theoriginalfatcat » Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:17 pm

A better than usual article.

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Re: Darlo in The Guardian

Post by Old Git » Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:46 pm

theoriginalfatcat wrote:
Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:17 pm
A better than usual article.

A.A. 8 sons, 1 daughter!
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