Darlo Uncovered

Re the T.W./Nuneaton situation - I would say that's a pretty accurate summary there Gramps. Re Gray - the thought occurs that because of his forum antics/bad team form/+ other stuff, there was a possibility that our board would of liked to have sacked him about a month or so before he left us in th...

HarrytheQuaker wrote:He wasn't sacked his contract wasn't getting renewed in October as he were on a rolling year , so stepped down with immediate affect

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So....sacked then.

They said they felt they needed a change.

Hahahahahaha

Who says that Uncle Brad has stopped funding Spenny like? I'm sure that if he had done, then it would have been reported on. He made a statement claiming that he had put a 7 figure sum into the club, and that he was looking for investors so there would be less reliance on him in the future but did a...

... Chester, who have always been a similar sized club to us, kicked off with 2,200 - we've fallen way behind our "peers" in recent seasons. ...... I am surprised to hear Chester claim crowd was that high! One end was closed, home terrace was very empty and both stands sparsely populated. I thought...

Well, there was plenty of viewing space today.

Would agree with those ratings apart from Ainge who I thought should be at least a 6, and probably 7 for the first half hour.

He was winning headers that he had no right to get near in the 1st half.

Chester was 2,191 Hereford was 2,836. Both clubs it could be argued are similar size to Darlo and maybe in Hereford's case they could be claimed to be smaller. Both clubs started again and saw big increases in crowds, but when we had to "start again", in hindsight being in Bishop has cost us the opp...

Disappointing crowd today of only 1,488 (though with only 10 or so away fans) - even Chorley got more. Chester, who have always been a similar sized club to us, kicked off with 2,200 - we've fallen way behind our "peers" in recent seasons. Don't even want to talk about the match. Shambles, team of s...

Unfortunate. Whilst I'm sure those players look up to Gray and think the sun shines out of his arse, the problem is that his "professionalism" and success came at a cost, and this cost became beyond what we could afford. The players don't need to worry about stuff like how do we finance success, but...

Hopefully he can cover RB too. Pretty happy with that squad now. We only have 6 defenders, one being a 19 year old youth, one being permanently injured, and one often injured. I'd say we need 2 defenders. I know Elliot can cover right back, I know Ainge can drop into defence, but that's not ideal.

He actually started following us a couple of months ago.

Cyril knowles possibility did a better job? Did he have less cash than little had via Dick Corden? He absolutely had less money than Little had under Corden. Knowles turned us from perennial Division 4 no hopers into promotion winners off the back of very small crowds in previous seasons and theref...

shildonlad wrote: The statement would have been more believable had he said the most successful manager in the clubs 6 year history

No it wouldn't, because the club is 135 years old.

The content is alright and new stories are posted fairly regularly. However, the stories are all out of order - you find the latest article rather than being the first headline it can quite literally be in any random position on the home page - making it a bit of a chew to find the latest article. T...

Regardless of where the money is coming from - that's a good signing that, it has to be said.

Although they've still got no one of the quality of Thompson, Styche or Ainge in their line up.

No, he meant the most successful manager in our 134 year history. But he isn't, as you can't compare winning the Northern League and Evostik League with winning the Conference, or Division 4 or the FA Trophy.

And so the seed of another "grampathon" is sown. You were the one who said you didn't want a long argument. You can't get involved in an argument and then complain when people reply. Either don't respond, or don't complain when I reply to you. You can't have it both ways. One day I might want to ar...

You're as obsessive about the so called "obsessives", as the so called "obsessives" are about Gray. Hardly. I simply can't understand why, 10 months after his departure, people are still commenting on every move MG and York makes. It's bemusement, not obsession. And I'll keep expressing that opinio...

You're as obsessive about the so called "obsessives", as the so called "obsessives" are about Gray. Hardly. I simply can't understand why, 10 months after his departure, people are still commenting on every move MG and York makes. It's bemusement, not obsession. And I'll keep expressing that opinio...

Interesting interview with TW up on the website, with Kev asking pressing questions. Bit disappointed to hear that TW feels as though he's done in the transfer market, as we are looking a bit light in the centre of midfield. Haven't really replaced Phil Turnbull. I think Hughes was brought in to do...

I think some wanted him to sign for us. Except we signed Burn a few weeks back, so Tait returning was never going to happen. It's more the case that this will be just another reason for The Obsessives to get wound up about York and MG. You're as obsessive about the so called "obsessives", as the so...

As LoidLucan says, it seems as though Gray didn't feel like we were spending anywhere near enough to compete with the likes of York, Salford and Harrogate, and this is true because we do not have a millionaire backer willing to fund the club to a full time level. This is ultimately why Gray jumped s...

We're definitely part time, but last season we had several players on what can only be described as "full time" money, thanks to Gray spending every penny that he could get his hands on.

Yeah, I saw a little video on twitter showcasing all of Ainge's many goals since converting to a striker - my god, he looked phenomenal in the air. It just seemed as though all you had to do was get the ball in the box somewhere near his head, and it was in. The majority of his 30+ goals were header...

Probably too many matches where we could take a hammering.

No, Spennymoor isn't a derby. Hartlepool is a derby. Even though it's been about 12 years since we played them, I want to beat them more ferociously than any other team. When we lost to Hartlepool last time, the 3-0 at the Arena, I was miserable as sin for the next 48 hours. Spennymoor has neither ...

I get the sentiment quakerz but surely a derby match normally refers to games involving rival teams in close geographical proximity. And its not very far to spendy even though they always used to spend most of their time many leagues below us until they found someone with very deep pockets. Did the...

Slightly disappointing that a Darlo fan with time on his hands chooses to help out a club that doesn’t need the help as much as we do. We maybe didn't ask him to return. Sp£nnymore did and if their offer looks stress free then why not take it to maintain his interest in football. I suppose helping ...

He'll be fine. Spendymore isn't a derby.