Darlo Uncovered

tdk1 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:20 am

Looks like the first two blocks have sold out already.

Do they usually charge £19 entry? Or are we being milked for cash again?

Same as always https://chesterfc.com/ticket-prices/

If I've got my geography of Chesters ground right the two tarrifs are standing v seating.

That Darlo side of Hodgie's that failed V Peterborough, they were so entertaining. Liddle, Heaney, Gabbiadini, Collett, Heckingbottom, Michael Oliver and others, what a side that was. But the thing is, although the team was assembled by Hodgie (hooray ) It was financed by Reynolds (Booo My favourit...

A wider split means more relegation or less promotion (per division).

Just stop calling it north call it region 1 and region 2 and it becomes a lot harder to say "they shouldn't be in that division"

I'm not sure I have an "emotional attachment" to the name!! It would be interesting to know the travelling distances for North v South teams as over the years we seem to be increasingly travelling southwards and there are huge financial implications especially with so many teams being part time. I ...

Old Git wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:08 am

Surely we will get Needham Market simply because they are in a feeder league to the NLN.

It's completely irrelevant. Leagues effectively feed into steps not leagues.

Every season in June teams are allocated into divisions at their steps.

With every year I think it becomes clear the lower leagues need restructuring. I’ve said it before, expand the football league (4 leagues of 20), more sensible regionalisation below that (you might want a 3 way rather than two way split). The pyramid is precious and more and more clubs are running ...

Good predictor of league placings here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j9Xsb52BW6OYS98S4SIM4ueejxbA2I9CHePzrzlqSlk/htmlview# Map of the step 2 predictions here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1u6aAx6tpXh_RKPFTgzEQRfJUCsBkGEg&ll=52.76087296780504%2C-2.037592500000008&z=5 Been pret...

jjljks wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:50 pm

Just when NLN wave goodbye to Bishop Stortford, up come Needham Market FC - almost Ipswich!!

Needham Market will go south.

We will get Chesham and possibly Oxford City and St Albans I think.

The only way that winning on Saturday doesn't see us safe before the final day is if Farsley beat Peterborough Sports AND Blyth win away at Scunthorpe.

Kings Lynn v Peterborough Sports is almost certain to be a draw as I think it will see them both safe.

I strongly suspect the players will want to go to Chester knowing they can have a team night out in Liverpool / Manchester to celebrate.

If they can settle it on Saturday they won't need to worry too much about the game itself...

It's very rare in a 46 game league at any level for a team to require 52, 53 or 54 points to secure 5th bottom spot, not unheard of but very unusual. Normally somewhere between 47 and 50 or so points would be enough for 5th bottom place. We might just happen to have picked a more freakish season to...

It would not completely surprise me if a team stayed up on 50 points this season.

I think we actually have enough as it is as agreed with others that Blyth won't pick up another point this season. I expected Rushall to beat them.

It's not comfortable until it's mathematically confirmed obviously.

Ghost_Of_1883 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:32 pm

Haven't they got a couple of long throw specialists? Hopefully they'll only get throws against the wind.

They play completely different under Jim than they did under Liam.

I don't mean to be funny but what the feck's holding that stand up at the back.... https://x.com/DarloFansRadio/status/1774903141227549172?s=20 Haha but also l wonder how much one of them costs. Can't help but think one would make a massive difference to the away end at BM - you could probably fit ...

The mistake is already made if he is contracted to next season. Who knows though. I mean at this stage he's not 'needed' for the rest of this season. I think we have the firepower that we need to get the points we need. There is a point where you get him back properly - try and get a proper pre-seas...

Have Darlington Town received funding?

Or is Eastbourne being developed and Darlington Town happen to play at Eastbourne?

Are we sure it isn't just this....

https://www.darlington.gov.uk/your-coun ... m/?id=1631

Even the Warrington commentator thought we deserved the win. The next two home games are massive, 2 wins and we are safe. I don't want to be going to Chester needing something as they have fallen out of the playoffs and might need a result to secure a play off spot. I suspect one might be enough - ...

⬆️ Merely pointing out that players get injured. You were right about Gowling 97, but FFS - stop banging on about it. No - because it is entirely relevant (and probably the biggest reason why) to the situation we are in. We can't pretend we weren't in the situation before Gowling came in. Our recor...

I now begin to see your real concern with the negativity being cast in the direction of the match officials from yesterday. You are pointing out that such criticism maybe causing a crisis in the number of officials that are leaving and that the training of replacements is not able to cope with resu...

The referee has nothing to do with this decision but I remain baffled he’s anywhere near a football match after his tragic decision in the Spenny game on Tuesday. That decision has nothing to do with the referee btw - you could have replaced the referee with the best referee in the world in their p...

The photograph shows the ball in its entirety well over the line by several inches so it is not 'just' over the line, and you fail to consider that the photograph shows this at a point before the defender's boot has made contact with the ball, which suggests that the ball would travel even further ...

And yet

karlo-cardiff wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:59 pm

Couldn't definitely tell from watching on TV if a goal but my gut instinct says it wasn't anywhere near in

Thankfully I suspect he will be a bit more understanding having been there himself.

I haven't defended anything? I have said both decisions are incorrect. All I have said is - These things aren't incomprehensible errors when humans are involved in split second decisions. - That the attitudes and the responses towards decisions are at best unproductive, at worst they are actually pr...

Yes but the club as an entity survives and still provides football on a weekly basis. It still provides the leisure activity within the community to the fans who demand it. Nothing stops that. So again what is the alternative just shout into the echo chamber "this is terrible" "this was a bad decisi...

If we go down by a point or two then players get released and managers potentially lose their jobs. It’s not rocket science that bad errors like this can cost jobs. You really are pathetic trying to stand up for such inept officials If a player is good enough they will get another club. Players get...

The photograph shows the ball in its entirety well over the line by several inches so it is not 'just' over the line, and you fail to consider that the photograph shows this at a point before the defender's boot has made contact with the ball, which suggests that the ball would travel even further ...

The photograph shows the ball in its entirety well over the line by several inches so it is not 'just' over the line, and you fail to consider that the photograph shows this at a point before the defender's boot has made contact with the ball, which suggests that the ball would travel even further ...

It’s a decision of very small margins, the officials have to be completely sure the ball has crossed the line so it’s no surprise the goal wasn’t given. It incorrect isn't it - but this summarises it. Small margins. The photo shows the whole ball is only just over the line. In real time it would be...