Darlo Uncovered

I’m actually a bit disappointed by the 75k. I can understand st mirren not having a lot of cash. But I was hoping that boro or Everton or West Brom would have upped the price. £75k to those clubs is a drop in the ocean Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We have to be realistic despite all the hype....

No we know nothing about Ainge and the 37 goals he scored in 9 months of 2017. Jordan Nicholson is clearly a good player, he scored the winner when Nuneaton beat us in our 2nd match at BM. Had a good game too. Hughes has played nearly 100 times in L2 so surely must have something about him. Henshal...

Going to sit on the fence with this one. People are saying we have made a good signing, not sure how they can pass judgement on this as he has only made 37 appearances in 5 years. Agreed and in fact the Jury is out on all TW's Summer signings. We all have views on the strengths and weaknesses of th...

Genuine question - where does this "he lacked heart" and "he was pea-hearted" stuff come from? Yes he didn't charge around the pitch like a nutcase. And yes he didn't go barrelling into challenges. But that wasn't and will never be his game. I personally think he did show plenty of "heart" but beca...

Darlington may be a unitary authority but it is still in County Durham. Here endeth the lesson. It’s not though. All counties are a derived from the two-tier structure of local government. The county system has gradually eroded since the government began awarding unitary status to towns and cities....

Darlington isn't in Country Durham though so can't compare them to us.. Spot on. Neither is Gateshead, neither is Artlepool. All Unitary Authority Areas. Some people love living in the past. Like that Boro lot saying they’re still in North Yorkshire...no you’re not, shut up. You live in a Unitary A...

HarrytheQuaker wrote:Darlington isn't in Country Durham though so can't compare them to us..

???? where is it then

Actually that's a very fair point. Is it plausible for a squad of our level to have a 22-year-old still in a reserves/U23 team? Probably not. They'd either have progressed to the senior squad or been released. I guess the flip side is, if we're looking to develop our youth players (as every club sh...

This is certainly the right decision, I also could never understand how this could ever produce competition for First team places. I personally am not sure about any Under 23 Team, surely at this level of football, if you are nudging 23 you are either good enough to be playing already or just not go...

Darlogramps wrote:Very exciting signing.

If he's over his injury, he and Styche together should be a force to be reckoned with.

Seconded Gramps. As has already been said good to see he can fill in at the back in an emergency.

There was a few times last season where Turnbull got the ball and his team mates streamed forward looking to start a counter attack, only for Turnbull to dither on the ball and go for a sideways or back pass, sometimes losing the ball, other times completing the crablike movement, but generally kil...

Our best player over last 3 seasons by a country mile and very difficult to replace. To say he didn’t make tackles or score goals is crazy talk. My bet is that he covered more ground and closed down more play than any other player. Just ask the current players who they would least like to lose and ...

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banktopp wrote:Three relegations in a row. That's bad.

not sure what happened there! They’ve definitely been relegated just the once

As Hodgy would say "Your once, twice, three times..........."

There was a few times last season where Turnbull got the ball and his team mates streamed forward looking to start a counter attack, only for Turnbull to dither on the ball and go for a sideways or back pass, sometimes losing the ball, other times completing the crablike movement, but generally kil...

A good player plagued with injuries I understand what people mean by "plagued by injuries," but you could almost argue his most serious and lengthy injury was an "assault" so almost not related to football! He has been very unlucky, but I guess TW had to balance minutes played, versus his wages and...

Very good full-back at this level and highly dependable He is as average as fuck at this level. He was part of a defence that conceded 71 goals and part of the reason that 71 goals were let in. Spot on Q.The guy needed a passport to cross the half way line so his contribution to attacking play was ...

There is little point in keeping Bancroft if he isn't going to make the grade. I think TW must have belief in his abilities and hopefully he'll get a chance to show us what he can do in the near future. Am I missing something with this keeper? I know he was on the bench loads of times before the en...

quakerste wrote:Will they be relegated now that Jarrow Roofing have folded?

................or collapsed!

Massive shame for RA, remember in the 90's playing against them in Darlo District League on a Sat and they went on a great run to end up Northern League Div1. I always hope we play some kind of friendly against them each year with a few first teamers to get them a decent crowd. Hopefully they will ...

Darlington RA have been relegated into the Wearside League after a 4-0 loss at home to Hebburn Town. They started the day 1 point above Brandon United, who won 4-0 at home to Bedlington Terriers. This means that they will be playing against our reserves next season I for one, am sorry about that. I...

Echo many of the statements above, Garry was Mr Darlo, a true leader, if possible it would be great to see him play in the legends game . It was confirmed last night that he will be playing in the legends game, I think Leon Scott will be too. Thanks. I echo all the comments above. I thought he was ...

Darlo_CR wrote:Tonight it has been announced that he’s leaving the club. Thanks for everything Gary, its been a pleasure!

Been announced where? Not that I am doubting the news but nowt on Club site?

MG has released a number of players from York. Interestingly he says he won't sign any young players, only seniors who have done it at this level. This is a fantastic advert for the MG Football Academy isn't it? "Get your lads to come to my Academy, and at the end we can help find them a club erm.....

Darlo2807 wrote:Both home wins, Brackley to win it

Harrogate for me they deserve it!

[quote="Darlofan97"]Nathan Jarman is leaving Gainsborough Trinity. 10 goals this season in a pretty poor Gainsborough side. Also, Jon-Paul Pittman has been transfer-listed by Torquay United. Sure we agreed a contract with him last summer. 13 in 28 when he last played at this level with Harrogate Tow...

Vodka_Vic wrote:No more can we bemoan the lack of celebrity fans. Go the whole hog Tim - Loose Women, This Morning, the One Show.

The Oxford Debating Society? If Joey Barton can do it anyone can.
Well done on a personal note Tim and also great National PR for the club

You don’t want James Gray?! I genuinely laughed at his performances when we had him on loan first time round. How he has gone on to have another 5 years in professional football is completely beyond me. I'm a 24 year old accountant, but he genuinely gives me hope my shot at full time football isn't...

tdk1 wrote:He was, and yeah, I do feel for him a bit. It's not happening for him is it?

I do feel today was a chance for him, but I guess TW can only get 14 players onto the pitch....................so maybe bye bye, at least he came over at the end with the rest of the players.

Good day today, with a great atmosphere. Loads of effort all over the pitch, with o hanlon probably mom for me. In terms of the younger players, Glover looked raw, not surprising given his age, and I thought vaulks looked seriously promising. Felt for the two youth readers who were given their debu...

Finished 4-2. Worst performance of the season? First 20 minuets we looked ok , after they got the equaliser there was only one team in it and it wasn’t us very disappointed To be fair, they had their chances in the first 20 minutes too. Could’ve been a different game though, at 3-1 I feel like the ...