Darlo Uncovered

Seems obvious why they signed him. According to Scarborough website (ok we know these can sometimes not be up to date!) they have THREE Defenders currently in their Squad and ELEVEN Midfielders! And we thought we had an imbalnced Squad from time to time

Darlopartisan wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:44 pm

As above

And here is the official anouncement. Must have been rain of Bilical proportions!

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darling ... pe-updates

This might be a bit negative but a windy game could level things out and hamper the better team more than the other. That would be in our favour of course - every little helps and if Asante plays the ball might bump into him and confuse their keeper on the way in at a queer angle. I can't imagine h...

Out on loan, this really is revolving doors time!


https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/jassem- ... gh-on-loan

Easy in hindsight I know, and fully respect all the volunteer board members, but bottom line is that their errors of judgement in last 12 mths have played a large part in our situation. 1. Not backing AA when we were top by not spending the Beck money and wages saved on bringing in a decent replace...

Team News

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darling ... -updates-1

Most Clubs would say what injury a player has............

It seems fashionable to knock Salkeld but he has had good games. When we beat Chester at home, for one. I wasn't knocking him I was just asking what he offers over and above Nelson, who I thought had a good game on Tuesday. Yeah, I know you weren't being critical, I suppose I drifted away from your...

theoriginalfatcat wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:32 am

It seems fashionable to knock Salkeld but he has had good games. When we beat Chester at home, for one.

I wasn't knocking him I was just asking what he offers over and above Nelson, who I thought had a good game on Tuesday.

Bit controversial maybe as personally don't like 5 at back. However given Barrow looks like a proper wing back and the only one to get to byline and get crosses in on Tuesday may be worth trying again as probably the only way with current personnel that we can create any width. If fit, maybe give W...

Seems to have picked up speed again maybe it's going downhill? All fine now I think.

LoidLucan wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:09 pm

Yes, slightly better than it was at its worst but still like wading through treacle.

Same here. Are the Mods aware, not sure how to cntact them!

When things are going against you. I suspected it at the time but the highlights seems to confirm Carver was offside in the build up to the first goal. The highlights actually miss out some of the defending in the run up to it, which I think was even worse than what happened immediately before it w...

There is usually one player who has a good game but I cannot name him after what I saw tonight.

If we could somehow engineer a Rule change where the goals are repositioned across the pitch we would look great. The players don't seem to understand how to get the ball in the opposition box where the goals are at the moment.

Interesting game tonight, our record at Southport is fairly appalling, but you would hope that the team is feeling confident after a win at Kings Lynn. We could really do with a win tonight, that would give us a free hit against Tamworth on Saturday whilst also not letting Southport pull away from ...

You are probably right, but it's a bit misleading to have mentioned the Streaming coverage in the first paragraph and then putting it immediately underneath info about next saturday's game. I am easily confused these days!

The game appears to be on national league TV, how come there's no Saturday blackout? That’s a bonus, I hadn’t expected it would be on TV today. Having said that I think I have seen 3 games on NLTV against Scunthorpe, Bishop Stortford and Chorley, and we have lost them all, conceding 13 and scoring ...

tdk1 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:55 am

The game appears to be on national league TV, how come there's no Saturday blackout?

Strange as the email I've just received from the club today talks about next saturday's match against Tamworth live on streaming service as well?

Seems a very good appointment. Feel a bit more optimistic now.

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Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:31 am

Quaker85 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:53 pm

What are the great facilities he keeps mentioning [emoji848]


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He hasn't been told yet that the facilities that Boro have let us use recently are not ours.

.....true!

I'm struggling with not knowing what we're paying out and to who. We "parted company" with Gowling but was that mutual, was there a clause in his contract or is he getting a pay out? Likewise is Armstrong getting his full salary for the year? Is Asante really on a grand a week and not even on the p...

StevieMardenboro wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:25 pm

That is the best interview I have heard from a Darlo manager in a long long time.

To be fair after AA and Gowling anyone would sound good!

Just for the record as I know some people on here are too lazy two read the official statement from the club....Danny Rose has left.

Lawman3 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:35 pm

Pleased with this. Lets see if the players react on Saturday.

I agree this is positive. At least we've now got someone with experience in this league.

theoriginalfatcat wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:01 am

A "director of football" is surely daft. If you have someone overseeing how you play and taking care of player movements then you may as well bin the manager's job - thereby making the DOF the manager.

I agree, a Director of Football is stupid at this level of football and with our resources.

D_F_C wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:09 pm

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grimsbyquaker wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:24 pm

Rose hasn’t gone (yet) so expect he took training tonight

We shouldn’t be left to assume that.

I’ve read that he did take training


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In a bizarre way, the club have announced that he is Caretaker Manager see his interview today on the website!

All Hazel needed was a big lad alongside him with some ability to keep at least one defender busy. We have replaced him with someone who could have been that man but needs someone like Hazel alongside him….. And does he have that at Boston..........if so why are the goals not flowing? Don’t you rea...

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Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:40 pm

All Hazel needed was a big lad alongside him with some ability to keep at least one defender busy. We have replaced him with someone who could have been that man but needs someone like Hazel alongside him…..

And does he have that at Boston..........if so why are the goals not flowing?

I am not convinced by Mr Hazel. He seems to give his all for a while, then can go quickly off the boil. The type of player who loves to be loved, but can quickly fall out of love as well. His love affair with Darlington certainly did not last the test of time. I think that is a fair assessment. Des...

Re our forward line, I was just reading the comments from the Boston fans about Jacob Hazel and he seems transformed from the player that JG got shot of to be replaced by Asante. To a man the fans are gushing in their praise of Hazel, saying he's the best signing they've made in ages, makes them ti...