Darlo Uncovered

Of course the money won't be distributed evenly. The NL will get the vast majority of the money, the NLN & NLS will get far less.

Well as expected St. Helens hammered a very youthful Wigan team, but some very encouraging spirit shown by our youngsters.

I'd be pleasantly surprised if we get any significant amount. The majority of any financial help will be taken by the National League itself. The North & South will not be impressed with what's left for clubs at our level. Still think we'll need to ask the fans to help out.

Darlington now placed on the watchlist & if other affected areas is anything to go by, we'll be in lockdown in 3 or 4 days if not sooner. I can't see how fans will be allowed to see the game. Hope I'm wrong of course, it has been known to happen before.

I agree there is a chasm between the top4 & the rest, but as Hull KR proved on there day any side is capable of beating any other side. Wigan showed a lot of character to overcome a very resourceful Wakefield. But the scheduling of us playing St Helens on Tuesday & then Leeds in the semi final next ...

The main MB has been flooded with spam, leaving all these types of posts on the MB, will just put off some fans wanting to read this MB. I've reported loads of spam, but they are never deleted. I realise that the moderators have a life away from here, but this issue can't be swept aside saying they ...

Well that's the end of Castleford's season, although I can really see Huddersfield getting into the top 4. The game had a distinctly end of season game, even though it isn't the end of the season quite yet.

Well the National League are supposed to be making a decision as to the way forward, sometime today.

EDJOHNS wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Very very hard to see a number of old and respected Rugby league clubs surviving the next 6 months.
Think the death nell will be chiming soon.

Sadly I think you're right. Many clubs from many sports will not survive the Coronavirus pandemic. Do you think any SL sides will not make it though?

I don't expect any serious financial help from the Government. They don't have any spare cash to throw our way, especially after the effect Coronavirus on the countries finances. Apparently around 100 sports are pleading with cash to survive & they no doubt all think they are a special case. So if a...

I think saying the season is postponed is a bit dramatic, I do realise that you put a question mark in the subject matter. Obviously things are changing very quickly & it's impossible to predict what'll happen in a week or two, let alone a month or two. I do think that things will only improve slowl...

All test events with crowds involved are almost certainly being ended, so the postponement of the season starting is almost inevitable. Very bad news for many clubs up & down the country.

Any news coming from the club friendlies, interviews, player fitness updates. Nothing like keeping supporters engaged. As far as I'm concerned the most important piece of news we are waiting for is from the government regarding crowds, there must surely be an announcement soon with only a fortnight...

We aim to please!! Awesome display by Wigan, as we dominate Hull & we must fancy our chances in the semi-final against Hull. The worrying thing for the rest of the SL, is the continuous production of young players from the youth ranks. Bevan French has pace to burn & has to be the speediest player i...

Enjoyed meeting people from Mowden, who were so friendly & helpful, the complete opposite of Darlington Rugby Club. Ground looks fine & ready to go.

Watched some of Hull KR's game against Leeds. Thought you were unlucky with the first Leeds try, as it looked to me like your player had the ball stripped by the Leeds player, in the lead up to the try. After that Hull KR just seemed to capitulate. You shared the second half, but given the damage th...

I'll go down & help, it'll be good to see the old ground again.

Vodka_Vic wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:56 pm

No spectators allowed at NE grounds during the local lockdown

It's a good job that we aren't involved in the local lockdown.

I didn't know about Brad Singleton joining us, so thanks for the heads up. With the exception of Brad Singleton, most of the Toronto players signing for other SL sides, have just signed to the end of this season, so I'd expect them to return to Toronto at the end of the season. Hull KR are flying up...

Cheers OG. It's a worry when we are surrounded by areas that have issues & there is still a danger that cases could be imported into Darlo. So as you say there is no room for complacency.

Looking bad for the north-east, apart from us & Teesside, as restrictions are placed on nearly 2 million people. Looks only a matter of time before Darlington and Tees Valley follows suit. I'm involved with Coronavirus 19 swab tests & the levels in Darlington are relatively low. I agree with you th...

Looking bad for the north-east, apart from us & Teesside, as restrictions are placed on nearly 2 million people.

Ok thanks for that. Sad to see them go under, enjoyed my trips to Macclesfield, although there ground to be fair wasn't up too much.

So what will be the implication for the NL? Will Macclesfield be allowed to start there league campaign or will they just be scrubbed from the fixtures?

I agree Hull KR played very well & we played very badly. Recent weeks in the SL, just go to show that any side is capable on their day to beat any other side. The SL is very hard to predict this season. as no team is dominating proceedings at the moment.

Yes you did. Well Wigan really do surprise me, coming off a thumping by Hull KR, it looked a nailed on further loss away at Catalan. But there you go what do I know about RL, as they blow away Catalan in a one sided game. Admittedly our first try shouldn't have been allowed with a forward pass, but ...

After Castleford lose unluckily against Warrington, it now looks like a 5 way battle for the all important top 4 places.

Very rare for draws these days after 80mins, good luck anyway.

Not very good Wigan going from 2nd down 4th.

Don't fancy our chances down at Catalan, although they haven't played for a while, which might just give us a chance.

Is Boris a mate of Fat Josh? His decree of no more than 6 people may have just killed the new season and our plans to get the trial events in, let alone full games. Why did this news get released at 22:30 last night? I think some sporting events may be exempt, but that could change between now & th...