Darlo Uncovered

What’s the point of fan ownership?🤔 Originally the point of fan ownership was to rescue the football club from certain death, but now I suppose it exists to keep some dodgy wannabe owner like Singh/Reynolds/Haughton at bay, so that the same inevitable death spiral doesn’t get the chance to kick in a...

It’s tricky but I think 97 is right.

Good post GQ. I was thinking the same thing.

When it comes to fan ownership I’ll make my own mind up.

Looking on NLTV website our game at Rushall is not listed as being available to watch, which is disappointing. I would have thought there would be plenty of demand from Darlington supporters to stream this game given how crucial it is. I can see that we could take around 400 fans, especially if it ...

The Bill will create a regulation body independent from the football authorities and government to oversee clubs in the top five tiers of English football. The most notable thing, from a non-league viewpoint is that the regulator's powers end at the Football League. There seems to be a contradictio...

Special mention for Carl Shutt My favourite emergency goal keeper. He pulled on the goalies top 2 or 3 times and didn’t stand for any nonsense.

Sukar He left a team that was massively out of form to join a team that wasn’t.

But then……………

Yes, off the top of my head, Collett, Preece, Gerkin, Moilanen. We've had some great goalies.

ps and Stockdale.

The ref could have given a penalty to P'boro in the first half. I thought it was touch and go and he made the right decision to go and have a chat with the linesman then place the free kick right on the edge of the box. I think because there was a bit of doubt he didn't give the penalty, which was g...

What’s happened at Scarborough?

In their last ten games - no wins, 3 points, and they’ve scored 1 goal.

Barrow

What a great player he is, he handled every situation, took numerous hits and IMO should have been MOTM.

Sounds like it. If we want to manage risk it feels like we need another striker through the door. What about what's-his-name? If he's not fit now he never will be. :? Even if he’s fit I cannot see the point in playing him as he will be miles short of match fitness with only 7 games to go.Such a sic...

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.

Nice to finally be out of the relegation zone! Still a way to go, but the way that we are playing now I am confident we will carry on picking up points. 7 games to go and we need - maybe about 10 points? That feels very doable, as long as we can keep key players fit. I do worry what would happen if...

Main can have a little rest next Tuesday.

TKOA wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:33 pm

I think our biggest challenge will be keeping hold of Watson!

First things first.

It was Platt, according to DFR.

Watson is doing a great job. Phenomenal really….

Did we have Boost the Budget when Gray was manager?

Moke isn't the sort of player suited to a relegation battle.

Some of the supposed fans who turned up and caused trouble on Saturday were not even proper Darlington fans. I remember having a conversation with one of these supposed fans who was off his face on something, asking me, 'How are we doing in the league this year and how many points are we off playof...

I find it hard to imagine that someone could chuck a flare on to a football pitch and not be noticed by others!

Twice in a week too.

Send in the sniffer dogs.

There were searches pre match, we got searched, but on saying that it would be virtually impossible to find a small flare hidden on a person determined to get it in.

A witness to it would be the only way.

Who on this board has tried streaming a Darlo game on NLTV - If so how did it go?

I’ve picked up somewhere that it’s not very good.

LMQuaker wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:47 am

Worried with how knackered they all look. Desperately need some new bodies in but doesn't seem to be any whiff of that. We're a Cedric Main injury away from disaster.

I was thinking that about Main yesterday. If he got nobbled we would be in bother.

The mega OTT celebrations up at the top goal were just ridiculous. What next, a lap of honour? An open top bus ride through the streets of Durham City?

How could an individual do that)?The FA could simply have issued a replacement, but it suited their issues with our 3 trips to the begging bowl in 10 years to ignore that fact. Strange terminology. The fans help keep the club afloat, there's nothing bad about this, nothing secret about it. How abou...

EDJOHNS wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:59 am

How could an individual do that)?The FA could simply have issued a replacement, but it suited their issues with our 3 trips to the begging bowl in 10 years to ignore that fact.

Strange terminology. The fans help keep the club afloat, there's nothing bad about this, nothing secret about it.

This will be my first time since Fencegate.

I’m hoping that with the ticket situation and better organisation from S’moor, it makes it a safer and better experience than what happened back then.

I’m also hoping that the over-pumped attitude of some of their players will have cooled off.

The way things are going think Farsley could get sucked in to this battle.