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- Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:05 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18474
Re: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
OK it would take a lot of work and money to bring Eastbourne up to scratch, money we don`t have. It will take less money to ground share at Blackwell fact. Should long term plans and future horizons not be debated now ?. Long term plans are already in the pipeline as mentioned at the forums. Basica...
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:53 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18474
Re: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
OK it would take a lot of work and money to bring Eastbourne up to scratch, money we don`t have. It will take less money to ground share at Blackwell fact.
Should long term plans and future horizons not be debated now ?.
Should long term plans and future horizons not be debated now ?.
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:21 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18474
Re: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
Well we will see how it pans out in a couple of years. The owners of Blackwell will always have the rugby club at its heart and why not, I just want the football club to have the football at its heart, this is hardly not getting behind the club. These are longer term questions we all need to think a...
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:10 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18474
Re: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
And still ted_do gripes like fuck without suggesting a single tangible alternative. DFC fans should be thankful to the rugby club, personally I'm a bit sick of minority sports having the wip hand on a club/sport with potently many more fans. I'm am gratefull to the rugby club for a way back, with D...
- Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:27 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18474
Re: Important news coming from Darlington Rugby Club
Thursday 6th March 2014 @ 7.30pm Emergency General Meeting An Emergency General Meeting is called for the members of Darlington Rugby Football Club. After a unanimous vote from the elected Directors of the board to agree in principle a ground share agreement with Darlington 1883 FC from August 2014...
- Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:33 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: B2D
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5580
Re: B2D
Gan on then ten squid
- Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:41 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Pick the next home kit
- Replies: 96
- Views: 22152
Re: Pick the next home kit
I don't give a s*** as long as it is in stock for aug/sep if kit 2 is the easier option production wise then go with that. While love the voting on things about the club, i dont thing anyone would have grumbled too much (bar a few) if they turned round and said: "Kit 2 is next seasons strip because...
- Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:17 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Pick the next home kit
- Replies: 96
- Views: 22152
Re: Pick the next home kit
an off the shelf away top in a traditional design (not pink and fancy), something like number 2 but in red with a black band Was the pink away top this year not an off the shelf design? The on shelf designs can come in any colour they stock usually (at least that was my understanding). I always gue...
- Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:46 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Pick the next home kit
- Replies: 96
- Views: 22152
Re: Pick the next home kit
I agree with Spyman and others that getting stock availability is best served with shirt 2, its off the shelf and can be ordered in small batches keeping them always in stock in our shop. After the initial start of season rush this would also help with impulse and Christmas purchases and this is why...
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:24 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: DFC CIC News
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4683
Re: DFC CIC News
Good stuff, and puts to bed a lot of the criticism about 'unelected board members'. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Touché ;) , no seriously this is good news, I'm also surprised that so few have come forwards, but I can't complain as I have lots to say but did not put myself forward. I, like a...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:50 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: An open post to......someone, but I don't know who......
- Replies: 66
- Views: 15956
Re: An open post to......someone, but I don't know who......
I can see where you are coming from, and for me the structure has never been right from day one, all these unelected boards spending fans cash, needing cash injections to keep going ……BUT, having thought, moaned, whinged and cried I can not see a better way of operating, think about it there is no ...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:03 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: An open post to......someone, but I don't know who......
- Replies: 66
- Views: 15956
Re: An open post to......someone, but I don't know who......
Ted, whilst I agree with some of your points, I really wish you'd stop droning on about "unelected boards", as if you've got the hump about it. Or as if it's a big deal, or shouldn't have happened, or is not fair, or whatever the fucking fuck you mean when you blart on about it. Nobody should have ...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:11 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: An open post to......someone, but I don't know who......
- Replies: 66
- Views: 15956
Re: An open post to......someone, but I don't know who......
It would normally be the Chairman....but therein lies the problem and another subtext of this post. And a bit of context - I do understand what is going on with the club at the moment. I understand there are a lot of people doing great stuff, a lot of them for very little, or no, reward or recognit...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:21 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blackwell
- Replies: 243
- Views: 69950
Re: Blackwell
.... We will need pros for erecting the stands, but if cash is short even this could be delayed for a year or two leaving the seats uncovered, (not Ideal i know). I may be wrong, but I do not think uncovered seats can be counted towards the minimum ground grading requirements, so this would leave t...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:40 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blackwell
- Replies: 243
- Views: 69950
Re: Blackwell
I don't think many people will mention DFC in their linkedin. When it comes to the ground we are going to need skilled individuals. This is very different to say if the club needs a group of people to put the pitch covers on! Could be something to be done. I'll try and speak to the CIC as they prob...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blackwell
- Replies: 243
- Views: 69950
Re: Blackwell
Once plans are sorted with council then a meet is probs needed if not before, happy to attend and see what I can put together. Maybe a linkedin closed group or something for network exchange, the club have a presence on there Just looking around Linkedin and there are not many people with Darlingto...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:25 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blackwell
- Replies: 243
- Views: 69950
Re: Blackwell
Yep we could try and get a local builders supply company onboard like the RA had with MKM, who helped out a lot, although this was due to Martin, I`m sure DFC fans must have mates and companies that can help. We the fans could dig out the footing for post and paths with the pros laying the concrete....
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:38 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Blackwell
- Replies: 243
- Views: 69950
Re: Blackwell
lo: Don't forget the fund is £75K (hopefully supplemented by grants) Initially £20K is for the preliminaries, before a bead of sweat has been shed on the practical element. In essence leaving £55K I have a Management & H&S back ground. I currently work as a Operations Manager, and often step over i...
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:56 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Fans Forum Writeup
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7823
Re: Fans Forum Writeup
I at a loss to why the Return to Darlo fund was launched before we'd finished the squareknot crowdfunding process. Securing a firm financial base is our first step in returning to Darlo. If we could hit £50k (in addition to the Dan Burn money) in crowdfunding then we could concentrate all our effor...
- Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:34 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Financial : SquareKnot
- Replies: 73
- Views: 15832
Re: Financial : SquareKnot
One important point, MJ clarified afterwards that the target is £50k across both pitches, equity + reward, not each. I didn't think the squareknot site made this clear. Did he mention if we did get £50k across both we would be able to take it? I just thought the rules on squareknot are that if you ...
- Sat Jan 04, 2014 6:33 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: A Big Thank You
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3930
Re: A Big Thank You
It was bloody hard work this morning. I have the bllsters to prove it!!. From a pitch that was unplayable to getting the game on was a great achievement . It made it all worth while when the team put in a performance like they did. Like to think that was the teams way of showing their appreciation....
- Sat Jan 04, 2014 5:07 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Dan Burn
- Replies: 254
- Views: 74941
Re: Dan Burn
without counting chickens, this is absolutely fantastic news. it about time we had a little windfall and this could set us up and stop the financial wobbles, which with 1000 fans attending and part-time outgoings a club of our size should not be having crisis after crisis we should be building sound...
- Sat Jan 04, 2014 11:06 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: BBC report on the arena
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13504
Re: BBC report on the arena
Just to play devils advocate, how do DMPRFC appear to be living off their savings? The sad thing is they have done more financially and commercially with the arena in the few moths they have had it than we ever did. And that's just a fact. The arena costs circa 9k a month to run, they have two gyms...
- Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:07 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: BBC report on the arena
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13504
Re: BBC report on the arena
Good post Ted. Maybe If the Council had had some money at the time they could have taken on The Arena and much of what you describe at the start of your second paragraph might have happened. Which does seem a logical and sensible outcome. The Arena is a good facility and what's happening now doesn'...
- Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:15 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: BBC report on the arena
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13504
Re: BBC report on the arena
With £5million in the bank and no wage bill to speak of I reckon even Raj Singh could have made it work. Apples and oranges that comparison. Having seen this program, listened to Radio Tees interviews and personally watching Rugby at the arena, I have to agree that Mowden are loving playing the big...
- Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:52 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Goal Music
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9820
Re: Goal Music
Never liked goal music at the arena, but loved it on Saturday, sort of brought a little bit of the old match day experience back, that and being bloody freezing.
- Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:45 am
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: So, how many of us think of Darlo as a new club ?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 21036
Re: So, how many of us think of Darlo as a new club ?
I think the FA only made us a "new" club because they couldn't be arsed to listen to our case. Who cares about some crappy no-mark northern club that their predominantly southern-based members hate travelling to anyway. Yes we broke the rules, but there were mitigating circumstances and the punishm...
- Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:19 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Back to Darlo update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4284
Re: Back to Darlo update
Don't worry as all our local business's will be donating thousands to help their local community football club, and we have the support of Mr Darlo Alistair Macconicie. Oh hang on silence from all of them once again it's all down to us ordinary fans...ffs in the words of Delia "where are ya, lets be...
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:17 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Short Term Future
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18513
Re: Short Term Future
Could Darlington FC 1883 take out a CVA and reform debt free as Darlington AFC, as I would rather see 100 grand going towards a new ground and not to pay for Arno`s new swimming pool.
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 10:08 pm
- Forum: Virtual Feethams
- Topic: Short Term Future
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18513
Re: Short Term Future
So if we don't raise the 50 grand...what happens? We cease to exist. There are probably some options to explore before we get to that point though. It's actually 100k we are aiming for but half of would see us ok for now. What I think is really important is that all of us on Uncovered and other har...