Darlo Uncovered

Pedro Paulo, Rui Neves. If I was picking my all-time Darlo XI, Pedro would be in it. I think he only played something like six games for us, but I loved that guy. He died on my 19th birthday :cry: José Quitongo's Angolan, but another Portuguese we've supposedly had was that Paulo Mendes lad we were...

I’m a big fan, as I’ve said before. Welcome back Omar. It’s a shame it’s a non-contract instead of a year. He may get picked off by another club if he plays well.

Anyone know what last night's audience figure was? Just over 700 according to the comms last night.Dont know how many were pubs though. Not just pubs but people at home / families etc aren't going to buy it 2 / 3 times for multiple people watching. I'd think it'd be a safe assumption at least 2,000...

Absolutely delighted for him. He's still a young lad with the potential to get better and I'm sure the rough and tumble of the NLN did him no harm at all.

If he could go on to be a superstar and we have a nice sell-on clause, that'd be real nice too

Nothing to do with Fylde and their attitude to stuff tbh and everything to do with the fact that we know that streaming is £7.99 per household per game. Whereas the average revenue per household per game would probably be in the region of £12 - £16. Appreciate we have some government funding now bu...

Hats off it was outstanding. Very happy customer.

There are some truly brilliant people involved with this football club.

If only we could produce a similar talent... That sort of money could fund our own stadium.

York will probably just waste it.

The real question is are DFR going to be there? I won't be paying into another clubs coffers while my own club's finances are in jeopardy. :roll: This is wise - and maybe a thought for some - sacrifice the visual for a donation to the club and make do with audio... While Fylde are a bit cnuty, I do...

Retires.

Fair play. I sort of respect the sheer dedication it must've taken to stay at Blyth all the time.

Christ though, Blyth will be lucky to hold on this season.

Very few stewards these days are volunteers. Probably even less so during Covid when you factor in those that are, are mainly elderly and won’t want to put themselves at risk when they don’t have to. I certainly wouldn’t be doing the role that I did and I’m much younger than many. Additional paid r...

That's sad for him. I suspect that's probably him done in football (certainly at this level). Two years of not playing are probably pretty fatal for his career.

Is the game being streamed live, and is it being shown un in the clubhouse? It takes a special kind of genius to come up with this -. https://twitter.com/FACupFactfile/status/1310938436736610304 To be fair, how many would you get in the clubhouse safely distanced? About 40 downstairs and 40 upstair...

It’s absolutely pointless having 300 fans in at this sort of level and above. It would cost the club more to put a game on with those numbers than we’d make which is why it isn’t a solution that has been implemented any higher than league where that sort of number is the norm. How? Our stewards and...

if we could do it in a safe way to let a few home fans in, hopefully we can make it happen :thumbup: Letting a few hundred watch Shields or the Northern League, in much smaller venues, but forbidding it at our level is a nonsense. We can't survive on that alone (as DJ also noted) but I think it'd b...

As per the interview - No move to the Arena if fans aren't allowed in - DJ notes 'why would we pay twice' in such a scenario - If we go to 'covid capacity' then it will be at the Arena - Has met with Darlington Rugby club and says they want to know what we need for the future (i.e. what would keep ...

- Estimates the national leagues would need 30 million to keep all clubs afloat for the season I wonder how this would work with clubs that are subsidised by a benefactor, i.e. not viable proposition without major backing? Should the government be chucking taxpayers money at a rich mans play thing?...

if we could do it in a safe way to let a few home fans in, hopefully we can make it happen :thumbup: Letting a few hundred watch Shields or the Northern League, in much smaller venues, but forbidding it at our level is a nonsense. We can't survive on that alone (as DJ also noted) but I think it'd b...

Interesting that the meeting with the new chairman and board at Darlington RFC is described as "welcoming, positive, friendly and dynamic" and they are "keen to draw a line under some of the problems of the past". Words like that used over our relationship at BM certainly sounds encouraging. Indeed...

As per the interview - No move to the Arena if fans aren't allowed in - DJ notes 'why would we pay twice' in such a scenario - If we go to 'covid capacity' then it will be at the Arena - Has met with Darlington Rugby club and says they want to know what we need for the future (i.e. what would keep u...

I’m not sure required, but it’d be nice to know roughly where we stand with the season, what support there might be, if we hold out any hope of any fans being allowed in... and what it means with the stadium as well. The directors would love to know the answers to those questions too - at every clu...

I’m not sure required, but it’d be nice to know roughly where we stand with the season, what support there might be, if we hold out any hope of any fans being allowed in... and what it means with the stadium as well.

I will be buying the game this weekend anyway. I do hope we get a season for obvious reasons, but also to ensure our players get paid. While I’d imagine most have other jobs, this will be a significant amount of their income. We need support from the higher levels, obviously, but I still think we s...

I will be buying the game this weekend anyway. I do hope we get a season for obvious reasons, but also to ensure our players get paid. While I’d imagine most have other jobs, this will be a significant amount of their income. We need support from the higher levels, obviously, but I still think we sh...

I’m genuinely surprised this is allowed? We must’ve asked the FA if it was ok I suppose, but I thought there are some pretty stringent rules with using more than one stadium. Perhaps it being the cup makes a difference. Tbh if, as it looks to be the case, we might not have fans in the stadium at all...

I have no idea what the situation is. The league are now saying it *will* start (despite 80% saying they opposed it without fans) Unless they're arguing that now they are not elite sport (as it never should have been) and can host limited crowds like the level below? (Is it 300 they're limited to?)....

Give it a rest man.

I hate the arena arguably more than anyone on here, but you're being an idiot (or, more likely, a deliberate troll... which makes me wonder why you don't have anything better to do...).

What would happen if the majority of NLN clubs simply turned round and said NO. If 50% or more teams drop out surely the league couldn’t happen. It’s a matter of the clubs sticking together to make change happen. Try telling York City that.. especially considering their 'promote two' tantrum was th...

21 game season maybe? I’m hoping maybe they scrap the plans but allow a 1,000 cap at all levels (where appropriate distancing is possible). 1,000 people rattling around a large stadium outdoors is clearly lower risk than packing people in pubs.

It’s certainly looking that way, isn’t it? I can’t see a justification for why we can’t have sub 1,000 crowds with strict distancing at all levels. I can’t imagine a full lockdown again (although god knows the figures are starting to look desperate). If you can open a pub, I don’t see why you can’t ...

Really sad and terrible timing as I assume they're now too late to compete at any level this season as a phoenix club. I really wish the FA would try and be understanding regarding phoenix clubs. It's bad enough clubs going pop, but it is a reality. This is Bury all over again, who had to sit out a ...