Darlo Uncovered

Perhaps Ben Houchen, Corney, Musgrave et al may be looking for a club like us to invest some of the profits from STDC and a new community stadium somewhere up Skerningham? Downside, we would probably have to change our name to Darlo Tees Valley playing at the Gibson Ground.

Could have been so different if we had taken the chances we had in first 5mns, but FACT we didn't. Add in yet another poor set of officials and a side who tugged shirts, pushed & pulled, stole 10 yards every throw, simulated injury & timewasted at every opportunity and there was a poor game & poorer...

Turns out that Josh Gowling was our Liz Truss / Kwasi Kwarteng moment. Blew a load of dosh in some crazy beliefs like signing unfit players on big money which has damaged our future.

Tommy Taylor has been posting about this on Twitter, wondering what would happen if a keeper got binned for 10 minutes. Does an outfielder have to go in goal, or would there be a temporary substitution so a sub keeper could come on (if you had one) and an outfield player go off for the bin period. ...

The proposed introduction of a 3rd card will make referrees' role harder, but the idea of a sin bin is an improvement. If a player gets a yellow card, there is little enough benefit to the opposition, however a 10mn cooling off for the player & penalty of having 10 v 11 would be a better deterrent. ...

According to the club website there will be a precautionary pitch inspection on Saturday morning. Surely there is either an inspection or there isn’t, the word precautionary is a complete red herring. If you are examining the pitch to see if it is playable, then that constitutes a pitch inspection ...

An excellent service which is the envy of many other clubs. Kevin deserves some recognition from the club for all his efforts which are appreciated all around the world, like Darlo Fans Radio. Our club relies on volunteers like Kev & Mike, but time for others to step up. Thanks again KL

One step forward, two steps back. Couple of the lads looked leggy & some failed to turn in any effort but Platt, Main, Curry & Cornish put a shift in. More points dropped & a game in hand wasted.

Looks like SW got it right with Main & Cornish. Just shows what happens if you buy attackers who are fully fit!

BM may not be a fortress but it is a long way from Hereford. Got to catch them cold in 1st 10 mins by having 3 up front and getting balls into their box rather than passing sideways.

Only 4 games on today in NLN, but the 3 other teams in the relegation zone, Bishop Stortford, Gloucester and Kings Lynn are all in action. Could do with them all losing. Which they nearly did! Only a 90+1 min equalizer by King's Lynn spoiled the day. Now we need to make the most of our games in han...

Only 4 games on today in NLN, but the 3 other teams in the relegation zone, Bishop Stortford, Gloucester and Kings Lynn are all in action. Could do with them all losing. Which they nearly did! Only a 90+1 min equalizer by King's Lynn spoiled the day. Now we need to make the most of our games in hand.

Darlopartisan wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:30 am

Could work in our favour gives SW more time to bring in new players

And new players to train with & bond to the squad, not to mention more time for injuries to heal then fitness.

Quite suprised that Scarborough wanted to take him, perhaps they are short on defenders. I know some on here rate him, and I would agree he gives 100% but for me his distribution is really poor. Barrow looks a far more accomplished left back and Siddick a better left sided central defender. Spot on...

"Attacking midfielder" sounds promising as we do not have enough players who get into the opposition box. Also no mention of phrases like "recovering from long-term injury" or "lacking match fitness", so hopefully he will be straight into the squad.

Shame about Siddik missing this one as he seemed to have slotted into the defence so well. Hope Barrow can keep going as per Kings Lynn game.

There are few advantages to being fan owned but at least BtB gives us some say & involvement. Some King's Lynn fans were envious & their owner gave us a mention too. https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/24031330. ... lynn-town/

Great start by Barrow at King's Lynn. Bit surprised he lasted on the pitch so long, but could have been risking a relapse. Hope he keeps fit & turning in such great performances which could get us out of a hole!

King's Lynn are full-time yet looked like a pub team. How are the mighty fallen? Absolutely made up for SW, Barrow /Siddik / Curry & the whole team who executed a smash & grab to perfection. Hope we have turned the corner & with another BtB will give SW a bit of dosh to work wonders with in 2024.

theoriginalfatcat wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:10 pm

jjljks maybe been out for an early session ?

Confused where Hazel went with Purver.

Just hope Hazel doesn't turn up and put in a display to rub our noses for letting him go. As Andypark says, now is the time to get behind the lads.

For me there is only one person for the job to get us out of this mess and that is Martin Gray. He is available and is Darlington’s most successful manager ever and what he did to restart the club should never ever be forgotten. Sorry, Martin G would not get us out of this mess although DFC will fo...

Not even Sean Dyche is capable of saving us from relegation this season.

Ahead of the game, I felt hopeful that we had turned the corner after the win over Gloucester & Danny R's preview with injury list shortening & new signings. Even the bench seemed stronger, but these omens were shattered by onfield display of ineptness, lack of creative attacks and determination. Cr...

Sukkar must be wondering about his own future with the club. Shame, as he was making progress.

Looks like the team have bonded, presumably after having 2 weeks to train & prepare. Gloucester were on a good run & at home which made the clean sheet victory seem even sweeter. Hope we have now turned the corner & kick on up the table.

Any chance of a loan from Scunthorpe? Not any player but their director Tahina Akther a barrister who was the person responsible for creating their CIC. Some miracle worker there!

That is a relief & hopefully JG can sort out the squad with time to get injured players fitter & plan ahead.

Am finding best odds of us staying up & will put £5 on & my winnings into next season's BTB.
Statistically we cannot be so bad for the rest of the season

May be they can teach us something, as this extract from their official website shows:- "Glanford Park has been bought by a not-for-profit company, securing the home of Scunthorpe United for generations and creating a new, sustainable future for the club. As part of the deal, an anticipated 100 jobs...