Darlo Uncovered

Why do threads always descend into personal point-scoring? I don't really care if someone thought Gowling should have been given more time, or if Martin Gray was the only man to get us out of the mess, or if the signing of an injured Asante was an egregious assault on our very existence as a fan ow...

Darlo_Pete wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:59 pm

Aren't the semi=finals played at a neutral ground?

Yes.
The venue has not been named yet but I would be shocked if we don't play at Headingley again.
Saints and Udders will possibly be at Wigan or that area.

It would have been a hell of a shock if Widnes beat Saints !!!! You said we struggled. Did you watch our game? Leigh shaded the first half, yes, but 5 tries were ruled out, 3 of them dubious and even Leigh fans said that we won it well in the end. Not exactly the 3 easy games you were predicting !!!...

Darlo_Pete wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:43 am

Challenge Cup Quarter Final's this weekend. To me 3 of the ties look clearcut, but the St.Helens v Warrington game could be close as Warrington have a habit of winning at their old rivals.

Na Pete. Kendle is our ref. We have no chance.

It’s those Fred Bloggs putting in their £20 a game that are the lifeblood of a football team, and will be the ones picking up the pieces after the chancers, crooks and grifters have moved on. They have every right to question the motives and integrity of the people taking over - as any Darlo fan wi...

Things have fallen apart on and off the pitch at Blyth since the takeover. The takeover has yet to go through so we've been hamstrung in terms of recruitment. The old Chairman has been reluctant to invest while he's selling the club and the new chairman unwilling(or unable) to do so as he doesn't o...

Yes a win at last for Tigers, and well deserved too, table looks slightly better this weekend! Just looked at your entire squad and you have 7 ex-KR players on the roster, and in truth, the only 1 who would get anywhere near our squad now is George Lawler, but even he would be just about the last m...

Posting this at half time. Tonight's game at CP is NOT Superleague. When we won the Championship in 16 we 50'd a few sides. If we keep the intensity up this could hit 100. Don't want to see it and genuinely hoping they can put up a bit more of a fight in the second half. We even gave them a try and...

Posting this at half time. Tonight's game at CP is NOT Superleague. When we won the Championship in 16 we 50'd a few sides. If we keep the intensity up this could hit 100. Don't want to see it and genuinely hoping they can put up a bit more of a fight in the second half. We even gave them a try and ...

Great to see that Bevan French has signed a contract extension for a further 4 years at Wigan. That was on top of Matty Peet and his assistants signing 7 year contract extensions. Lots of silly talk about French and his contract. Running from no NRL side wanted him to "He is not that good"!! Person...

I wasn't there but maybe Peter Clarke misheard and thought he'd said: "Break his legs." Clarke's getting on a bit and may have had his hearing aids switched off. This is (or so I heard at the time) what is alleged to have happened. I was over that side but several yards away from the supporter conc...

How about having worked as a football secretary and having had to mark refs week after week for years and having to try to remove the club bias? Been there done that albeit at a lower level. If a ref made a horrendous decision I would mark him down but wouldn’t be daft about it either, if in genera...

How about having worked as a football secretary and having had to mark refs week after week for years and having to try to remove the club bias? Been there done that albeit at a lower level. If a ref made a horrendous decision I would mark him down but wouldn’t be daft about it either, if in genera...

You really are a scandalous windup merchant. As I am sure you are well aware the position of the post is completely irrelevant as the photo is taken from an angle. It would only be relevant if the photographer had been stationed on the corner flag. The photo is also taken from higher than the ball,...

We've been very badly let down by the officials there. We had been more than holding our own and causing them problems. We have every right to feel aggrieved that the officials couldn't come to the correct decision and it cost us big time. We should have been able to stay in the game despite the bu...

https://x.com/stretcha75/status/1773742834958418251?s=46&t=2m9CmwiYznyen20mEeKYTA We've been very badly let down by the officials there. We had been more than holding our own and causing them problems. We have every right to feel aggrieved that the officials couldn't come to the correct decision an...

https://x.com/stretcha75/status/1773742834958418251?s=46&t=2m9CmwiYznyen20mEeKYTA We've been very badly let down by the officials there. We had been more than holding our own and causing them problems. We have every right to feel aggrieved that the officials couldn't come to the correct decision an...

Wiseacre wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:02 pm

There is a Quakers connection to West Ham's 1975 cup-winners - Tommy Taylor was our manager for a while - did he do anything noteworthy with us?

As a player, TT was 1 of the most cultured CB's West Ham ever had.
As a manager he was a good plumber.

Even though we made the final last year I have lost a lot of interest in the cup. A couple of nice draws and you are in the final without much effort. The nearest we had to a "shock" this weekend was the manner of Dulls thrashing at Huddersfield, who are not exactly great at the moment. I still thin...

Think my first port of call would be Sunderland to see if we can keep Young for the entirety of next season. He and they may prefer him getting a full season in men's football rather than go back to kids games. I know they think he is their next number 1 but I doubt he will replace Patterson just y...

Shutty was brilliant with my lads when we travelled to Feethams for them to be mascots. He has a first division winners medal too. Fair enough - I might have been confusing him with Tom Kack. I am 1 of the admittedly few who actually liked Tom. Built up by our revered chairman as the next Jimmy Gre...

Think my first port of call would be Sunderland to see if we can keep Young for the entirety of next season. He and they may prefer him getting a full season in men's football rather than go back to kids games. I know they think he is their next number 1 but I doubt he will replace Patterson just ye...

The threads about Asante are like his time on the pitch - elusive and easy to miss. This new soccer ombudsman could look at this one. Has there been a bigger waste of money at Quakers? Even Bernie Slaven jogged around a match and scored sometimes. Nick Pickering? Biggest disappointment ever for me.

Not sure cash reserves will touch the sides on the capital investment we need. All the more reason to use them wisely e.g. by leveraging grant funding and/or making targeted investments with a view to increasing revenues. This discussion has certainly given me some food for thought as to whether it...

I wonder who from Darlington they talked to, ( I hope it wasn't whoever told South Shields there would be 200 travelling, which is what the stewards told me while waiting in the long queue to get in :D ). The Darlo must have given Rushall a fairly high number are going to travel? I personally didn'...

Either way I think he is done, especially if Watson stays. Moke and Sukar will be gone at the end of the season. We do need a big clear out. Not so sure it will be that massive really. During the end of AA's reign and Gowlings mess we all thought that, but since the new management got their feet un...

accounts out Not my speciality, but I've just been having a look. A couple of pieces of good news amongst it - well done to those who've contributed to increased commercial revenues, which is no mean feat given the constraints down at BM. Also to Quaker Retail (up by a similar percentage) and to th...

I think that they relaxed the Saturday embargo but that this was only a temporary move and stopped some time at or near the beginning of this month. I know that it does not have the same profile as an FA cup game but for me it is beginning to feel a bit like the trip to Walsall in terms of importan...

Yes, we should be able to be competitive in this division. What didn't help was the previous policy of lowering of expectations by the powers that be - talk about shooting yourself in the foot. :( It reminds me of that Ratners jewellers thing, when Mr Ratner said that his products were total crap. ...

Only disagreement is I think Kings Lynn will drop instead of Blyth. Hi EDJOHNS, It's a good place we are in when we're deciding who we think will be fourth bottom at seasons end, and Darlington isn't one of the teams. 100% agree. I don't want Rushall to drop for personal reasons, and always back No...