Darlo Uncovered

Interesting comment from Andy Toman on the tin shed that decent players can be secured at a value price with the right contacts, I still think we are a club with sufficient stature to attract decent part-time talent. Few players who leave darlo whinge about their time here and some lads just want ga...

With Collins and Brown clearly not fit yet who can we bring in, if we can’t spend some cash Vaulks has to be given his chance. What happened with Josh Heaton, I know he got injured but that was the last we saw of him. we are all lookng at centre halfs but i've become convinced that we may benefit m...

I would feel a lot happier if there was some sort of formal plan for where we want to go over the next few years. The last few years have all been about getting back to Darlington and getting out of the depths of non-league, but now we've achieved those goals, to me at least, we feel a little bit l...

Always a worry when staff costs are such a high proportion of revenue.

Quite a few people have been predicting 2000 plus crowds for our move back into Darlington, however things since the move haven't gone smoothly. Banktop wrote this in January -- "Some folks need to give their heads a good shake. Already this season at H.P we have had gates of 2001, 1996, 1730, and ...

We wasted this lads time, he was never given a chance. Hopefully he'll get another club and show us what we've missed What rubbish. Considering our entire forward line right now consists of Cartman, who does not score at this level, then if Mendes had shown that he was anywhere near good enough, he...

This is the current board. DFCSG The Board Members of Darlington FC Supporters Group are as follows: Neil Raper (Secretary) - Joanne Cameron (Vice Chair) - hospitality Rob Duncan - fundraising/publicity John Bell - strategy Glen Bowes - travel Andrew Matthews - accounts/media/fundraising Teresa Blac...

Ooh is it a good appointment? Some of the Nuneaton fans don’t are glad he’s gone. Ohhh dear, we haven’t got a goalkeeping coach. OMG how will we scout players from County Durham if the manager is based in the midlands? Honestly?? Come on men! The Nuneaton chairman described him as the glue that hel...

£2m is tranmere's staff budget and it would still only place you in the top third in that division.

Alan White alluded to the fact in his interview that Wright had done a lot of work in developing the academy at Nuneaton which should be very useful. For all MGs talent at spotting the best of proven local players, I don't think he was quite as successful at bringing young players through, if at all...

Darlo_Pete wrote:Wonder what changed from him turning us down, to taking the job? Possibly second thoughts or something else.

or wanted reassurances about various things. there are numerous things that can delay recruitment.

LoidLucan wrote:I think the fall-out at nuneaton is due to the way wright handled his departure while the spenny backlash is because of the lack of contact from our club to groves.

We must have contacted somebody, otherwise how would we know about the contractual situation.

Darlopartisan wrote:I hope as a club we went about this in right and professional manner.

not sure. Spennymoor peed off as well by all accounts. Guess that's football,

RIP very sad news.

McGurk came to Hyde as a player/coach and since he ceased playing and became assistant manager they've lost 4 games in 27 are unbeaten in the league this season and in the first round of the FA Cup. He's finished his UEFA A-Licence and still considers himself to be cutting his teeth in the football...

I know Andy Toman, he did my UEFA B Badge and Level 2 Badge a few years back when he was in charge of Middlesbrough College Academy. I’m sure he is in Norway now though. If he is prepared to come back then let’s give them in until the end of the season and see what happens. the academy won a major ...

For me, we would be taking some gamble taking them on. Maybe that is something we need, an appointment nobody is expecting, someone although not proven at this level, has the ambition and drive to take us forward. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk interesting comment that. There are several good...

Correct Divas. Regarding Tommy Wright, beggars can't be choosers. If he can stabilise us for a couple of years while we build our infrastructure, then fair enough. Once we are eligible for promotion to the Conference, and we have built up the infrastructure, once the 500 club expires at the end of ...

Re that nuneaton statement, surely we werent even considering paying compen on a two year rolling contract. And i cant imagine that wright is so thin skinned as to be deterred by some comments on social media. If he was then it didnt bode well as to how long he would have lasted anyway. It was prob...

I don't really understand how Toman based on that can be above Hardy? Toman did a 'solid' job with Guisborough in the NL - didn't Hardy do even better and has then gone on to do a better than solid job with Whitby in the EvoStik Prem? What hasn't quite been answered is why Andy Toman will be giving...

. How anyone can exclude toman is beyond me. On what basis do you think Toman should be considered? 1. He's managed an academy 2. Managerial experience albeit at Northern league level. My main doubt is he has resigned a few clubs but that may reflect more on the clubs ambition. Did a solid job at g...

Wish people would stop saying Andy Toman. What on earth would he bring? Princes Town doesn't actually want Toman - someone who's coaching experience in England doesn't stretch beyond the Northern League. Nor does he actually want Billy Miller, who has barely managed beyond step 4. More it's a chanc...

What we need right now is a young up and coming manager, maybe from a lower league but with good local contacts - a manager who does not need millions, a manager who would look at Darlo as a step up and be honoured to work for us and share the fans vision of a secure and stable next few years. Any ...

I think this is a reality check. Historically, we are a big club, but at the moment we are not a major draw. Realistically, Blyth are a bigger club than ourselves at the moment, mainly due to the infrastructure. We are not 'Conference National ready', whereas they are. People are not just going to ...

Hardy is the logical and majority fans choice. The Board have a limited budget for the Management and playing staff. Trust in them to make the right appointment based on this financial criteria, and someone who can take us forward in the appropriate timescale. Why approach Armstrong who is clearly ...

Nothing on the Echo website to indicate who is coming in. There wouldn't be. News like this will be kept under an embargo and released by all parties at the same time. I'd expect that anyone in a position to know anything about it would remain tight-lipped about it so anything said here or elsewher...

Notwithstanding the fact that he was a very talented footballer. Would be a tremendous asset for bringing on Saunders.

Pretty much the earlier points made. The first half was as bad as I have seen. Second half we played better with Wheatley and Syers but to be honest they could have had 9 or 10. I think today was a reality check that the new manager will have a lot more to do than I thought. One thing I don't agree ...

But MG only brought in 1 GK so far; the GK coach is the number 1 for York too... My point was why do they need 3 keepers at this level plus a coach who can also play in emergencies. The number 1 (brought in from Leeds) is not the coach. It is classic MG. he strives for a professional structure but ...

Permission was sought. This was rumbling on far longer than MG had us believe. Gray made it known to York that he wanted the job months before It was patently clear that something happened after the York game that something filtered down to the players. It isn't just an issue of results but rappore...