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by StevieMardenboro
Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Make or break season for AA
Replies: 89
Views: 20126

Re: Make or break season for AA

Interesting thread. I feel like play offs are very unlikely at moment but also it feels too early to say definitively as surely we aren’t done recruiting. Have mixed feelings about Armstrong. More often than not he does great on recruitment. I guess I should park how I felt about the last 17 games o...
by StevieMardenboro
Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Aaron Martin wanted from Gateshead
Replies: 82
Views: 13749

Re: Aaron Martin wanted from Gateshead

I know they said the budget was smaller than last year but I’d be gutted if there were not 2 or 3 more coming in given the size of Boost the Budget and the number of more experienced players not on the wage bill this season compared with last .
by StevieMardenboro
Wed May 31, 2023 7:25 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: BTB
Replies: 83
Views: 18166

Re: BTB

Fantastic effort . Especially in the current climate and after a tough end to last season. I must admit I thought we would do well to equal last season’s total.
by StevieMardenboro
Tue May 30, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Purver to Scarborough
Replies: 65
Views: 8678

Re: Purver to Scarborough

One way of looking at is that it's an interesting insight into what one player thought of the management of the side last season.
by StevieMardenboro
Tue May 30, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Purver to Scarborough
Replies: 65
Views: 8678

Re: Purver to Scarborough

"I am looking forward to working with a manager and staff... who do things properly, create proper game plans..." is not a cliché . . lol.. its a pop at Armstrong.
by StevieMardenboro
Tue May 30, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Purver to Scarborough
Replies: 65
Views: 8678

Re: Purver to Scarborough

Interesting comments from Purver - especially coming as they do after Alun Armstrong's interview where he talks about departing players performances having dropped off in second half of the season. Wonder if they came in response to that. Really weird for Scarborough to have done up a little graphic...
by StevieMardenboro
Mon May 29, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: AA Interview
Replies: 11
Views: 2056

Re: AA Interview

Great interview. Lots of info and an honest appraisal of last season.
So we have the left back and are looking for a striker, a centre back and a creative attacking midfielder to replace Lambert. And as has been said he mentioned Griffiths in the group who were staying.
by StevieMardenboro
Mon May 22, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Purver to Scarborough
Replies: 65
Views: 8678

Re: Purver to Scarborough

Scarborough have signed Frank Mulhern today aswell. Saw him mentioned somewhere as a possible target for us.
by StevieMardenboro
Fri May 19, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Purver to Scarborough
Replies: 65
Views: 8678

Purver to Scarborough

https://twitter.com/Official_Darlo/stat ... 6379265030

Expected him to go but to Scarborough feels a bit worrying in terms of who can outbid us/seem more appealing.
by StevieMardenboro
Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlo Spennymoor Twitter bickering
Replies: 3
Views: 1491

Darlo Spennymoor Twitter bickering

It’s all quite embarrassing and I don’t think we should be wading in with replies from the club Twitter account. It’s very pub league.
by StevieMardenboro
Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Players on radar
Replies: 53
Views: 10532

Re: Players on radar

I reckon they will keep both of them. Would love either back - especially Hatfield.
by StevieMardenboro
Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:12 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Peterborough Sport v Darlo
Replies: 89
Views: 13563

Re: Peterborough Sport v Darlo

Can one of us please win the lottery and get us out of this tinpot league.
by StevieMardenboro
Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: AA has to go now surely
Replies: 98
Views: 12759

Re: AA has to go now surely

There are loads of mitigating factors in Armstrong's defence here. Losing Beck, Lambert and Wheater being injured, not being able to keep Dodds and Leesley, Maddison not working out, the Paddy Almond injury, Spencer signing falling through etc etc. We had a really good recruitment last summer and a ...
by StevieMardenboro
Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:08 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: AA has to go now surely
Replies: 98
Views: 12759

Re: AA has to go now surely

Fair points Darlofan 97. I guess all of us must have a tipping point : one win in …..? where we think this is not sustainable. Mine has been reached . Happy to be proved spectacularly wrong next season .
by StevieMardenboro
Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:44 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: AA has to go now surely
Replies: 98
Views: 12759

Re: AA has to go now surely

Has any Darlo manager before survived a run like this . One win in 16. I don’t think we even had a run with just one win quite as long as this in the Staunton / Todd season . For those old enough there was the season in the early 90s where we went ages and ages without a win (93/94?) And then won 7-...
by StevieMardenboro
Sat Apr 22, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington v Kings Lynn Saturday April 22nd 2023
Replies: 48
Views: 6331

Re: Darlington v Kings Lynn Saturday April 22nd 2023

Really hard to assess the squad at the moment as the whole thing is in freefall . I think there are plenty of good players for this level in it which makes this run all the more difficult to take .
by StevieMardenboro
Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:53 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington v Curzon Ashton Tuesday April 18th2023
Replies: 77
Views: 12008

Re: Darlington v Curzon Ashton Tuesday April 18th2023

Another defeat, another idiot fan disgracing our club. This is the lowest ebb since 2011/12 and it feels that much worse after the first half of the season. This is simply not sustainable and I really hope the manager walks.
by StevieMardenboro
Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Club Statement
Replies: 37
Views: 5978

Re: Club Statement

Imagine if we squeaked into the play offs and go up and then this past week of fury and hysteria is just something we never speak of again.
by StevieMardenboro
Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Brackley V Darlington
Replies: 59
Views: 6846

Re: Brackley V Darlington

One win in 14 is Staunton, Todd, Futcher territory .
by StevieMardenboro
Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Darlington V Bradford PA
Replies: 113
Views: 14675

Re: Darlington V Bradford PA

If we did squeak into the play offs it will feel bizarre at this point .
by StevieMardenboro
Fri Mar 24, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Jacob Blyth new striker
Replies: 17
Views: 2570

Re: Jacob Blyth new striker

Leaking goals like a sieve and we bring in two new strikers[emoji848] has he given up trying to sort out our defence? At least Cooper signed to the end of the season [emoji122] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Do we just keep bringing in more and more defenders like? How many more do we need to s...
by StevieMardenboro
Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:58 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: "Idiotic and reckless behaviour does not support our cause"
Replies: 25
Views: 3832

"Idiotic and reckless behaviour does not support our cause"

I thought this statement from David Johnston is worth its own thread. Hopefully it starts to sink in that the main thing suffering as a result of these repeated ****head incidents is the footie team we all support. https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/statement-from-david-johnston-1 "I must admit, that I...
by StevieMardenboro
Tue Mar 21, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Farsley v Darlo
Replies: 34
Views: 6184

Re: Farsley v Darlo

Good turn out from Darlo fans and erm that’s about it for positives. It’s almost always a horrible fixture and this was one of the worst showings yet . The 3rd goal was so so bad .
by StevieMardenboro
Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Alfreton v Darlington 04.03.23
Replies: 33
Views: 5117

Re: Alfreton v Darlington 04.03.23

As an aside one of the linesmen gave the worst and most surreal decision I have ever seen . An Alfreton player intercepted a misplaced Darlo pass in the final third and was given offside.
by StevieMardenboro
Sat Mar 04, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Alfreton v Darlington 04.03.23
Replies: 33
Views: 5117

Re: Alfreton v Darlington 04.03.23

I thought our defence withstood a hell of a lot and Wheater played well. It’s easy to say defence was too soft but we never really got a foothold in the match so they dealt with endless balls into the box . Without Wheater we would have been mauled today
by StevieMardenboro
Mon Feb 06, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New faces
Replies: 162
Views: 25267

Re: New faces

Darlofan97 wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:00 pm
quakerste wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:36 pm
Getting back on topic looks as if Jimmy Spencer from Farsley is off to Curzon Ashton.
I can't blame him. I always wanted to play for Curzon Ashton in front of 350 fans when I grew up.
:lol: :lol:
by StevieMardenboro
Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: New faces
Replies: 162
Views: 25267

Re: New faces

Interesting discussion. I’d imagine the club’s media manager doesn’t decide on what contract info injury updates etc goes into the public domain so not sure if all the criticism should be aimed at him if that makes sense. I think the number and turn around time of the interviews is good but they are...
by StevieMardenboro
Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Best Darlo goals you’ve seen live
Replies: 44
Views: 7891

Re: Best Darlo goals you’ve seen live

Kennedy got a second wonder goal from distance against Rochdale . Think it must have been the 08-09 season at Spotland .
by StevieMardenboro
Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:05 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Mark Beck
Replies: 127
Views: 16126

Re: Mark Beck

Thought this was quite funny https://twitter.com/JonoGreening8/statu ... 7600221185

I know its frustrating/gutting this keeps happening but I guess one way of looking at is Armstrong has done well on recruitment over and over.
by StevieMardenboro
Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:29 pm
Forum: Virtual Feethams
Topic: Mark Beck
Replies: 127
Views: 16126

Re: Mark Beck

Notice the article says a release clause has been met so the club have no choice.