Darlo Uncovered

Is it really needed at that level not to mention a head of recruitment http://www.shildonafc.com/2018/10/shildon-afc-appoint-martin-gray-as-new-sporting-director/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sorry this really is a joke appointment at this level...…………………...unless of course he can persuade Sh...

jjljks wrote:Styche got off to a flier by scoring in 7 minutes but must have been gutted when Chester nicked all 3 pts on 90+5 mns!

At least he is used to not winning in NLN. Hasn't he only played in one winning team this season? This bloke is an Albatross!

HarrytheQuaker wrote:He didn't play today probably because it were the Fa Trophy and we don't want him cup tied for the later stages

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Then he could have been on the bench for us and got some match day experiance? Though I accept we had Burn as cover for defenders.

It is Catch 22 isn't it this way he always remain 4th choice?

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/jack-va ... -pickering

I am getting bored with this now. I liked him the few games I saw him play, thought he looked composed and fit. Clearly though he is not in TW's plans?

Interesting one that cup game. Obviously nobody's that bothered how we get on in that cup, but quite a few first tamers got a run out to build fitness, which is a bit risky but makes s but of sense. I think they were all, except glover, players who live locally though, which again sort of makes sen...

I've heard that Alfreton paid 60k for Reece. Tops what we paid last season & also takes a hefty wage off the wage bill. Reece's Tweet refers to HIM bringing in nearly £60,000 to the Club. Must admit when I read this I took this to include the Marathon Bet figure as well. Perhaps the fee was nearer ...

I am not knocking what he achieved with us in his short period here, we will miss him, but Facts do not lie...……... According to Wiki, this is Reece's 15th Club in 14 years. He did stay 4 years at Forest Green, outside these 14 years. If I was an Alfreton fan I don't think I would have his name prin...

We're averaging over 1400 (about the same as last season)- so it makes me wonder what we actually budgeted for with the quote 'we set a budget for the season based on basic crowd levels, but unfortunately those haven’t been forthcoming' Exactly..........What is the big secret DJ, what did you budge...

Gramps, did you really mean to say "stars"?!! What we need is consistency, a settled team playing for each other. Looking forward to FC United now and hoping the rest has done some good. Gramps has gone all Brian Cox on us! There is nothing that he has said that you can't disagree with though Peopl...

Should create another poll for those who want out, where do we find the money to pay the management off, compensation for the incoming manager (unless you pick one whos been sacked again elsewhere) and then for the players the new manager will want to bring in. 1. Go back into debt 2. Look down the...

don'tbuythesun wrote:Gramps, did you really mean to say "stars"?!! What we need is consistency, a settled team playing for each other. Looking forward to FC United now and hoping the rest has done some good.

Gramps has gone all Brian Cox on us! There is nothing that he has said that you can't disagree with though

I think we stick with TW & AW, it's obvious that we have the right players as shown against Brackley/Blyth & Telford. We can beat anyone on our day. We've just been unfortunate in some games, I still think it will come good & we would be rash to get rid of them. If they did go, who else comes in? D...

AndyPark wrote:Opinions, I am interested in what others think in relation to where we go & what we do.

And what do you think Andy?

Because the people of the north east care so deeply about Darlington FC? Most of the people of Darlington don't care about Darlington FC, let alone the region as a whole. Why would players being from the North East have any baring on how much they care about the club? We don't know when to press, w...

Just listened to his interview including quote” we won’t change anything we do on the training pitch” eh! Well Tommy, it’s not working actually....... Sums it up for me! Apart from Jim Gannon amazingly stating BM is "A hard place to come to," rest of his interview is very interesting. See how worri...

We don't know when to press, we look less fit than our opponents, there are no loud voices on the pitch, we look vulnerable at set pieces but entirely unlikely to score from ours. Our shape is a mess, our movement off the ball is more or less non-existent. These are management issues. The worst thi...

A Bys Mal Thank you Craig! I appreciate how hard it was to find us a Manager last season when a number of potential candidates kicked us back. Next time round it may be even harder. I have seen us twice this season and we were awful. A number pf people on here at the end of last season said give TW...

Given last weeks performance I'm not expecting a positive result this week. But sometimes when we fear the worst will happen, sometimes the opposite happens, like against Telford. I'd take a draw right now. Just waiting for someone to say we will do well to get anything out of this game as they are...

tdk1 wrote:I MUCH prefer the kit in mainly white.

.......................but come the winter white is not a great colour! Or we could do as the England Rugby team did under Clive Woodward and change into clean kit at half time? We could then become World Champions.

We were under the cosh for first 20 mins, then we got into the game and we matched them the rest of the first half. Second half started ok but under the cosh for most of it, so good to get a clean sheet by some excellent defending (although they did get a penalty and hit the post a couple of times)...

I'd keep the same side apart from swapping Saunders for Styche. If players are out, they can't expect to walk back into the team, especially after yesterday's performance. "can't expect to walk back into the team"............…..like you are suggesting Styche does Pete? Difficult (but nice decision)...

But what of the Footballing side of things, surely TW would have only let him go on the understanding he would get a certain amount of game time I thought this too. I'm sure Pears would have gone back M'bro sharpish if he'd been sat on the bench. Hmm dunno. I'd be surprised if a loaning manager cou...

I can't see who is getting any benefit with this deal - DFC/Vaulks/Whitby? Surely there has to be some financial advantage to us in that Whitby must be paying a percentage of his wages even if a small amount? What puzzles me about this is what the two clubs agree formally or informally between each...

I think for Ashton we need to do what we did post-Leamington last season - go 4-5-1 (or 4-2-3-1). That worked really well, there was a good transition between defence and attack, nobody really spoke about us being over-run and our form after Leamington was 7-4-3 IIRC. Something along the lines of -...

Well today was woeful. We had no game plan, and I can’t really remember any patterns of play going forward. In the middle we looked outnumbered, we couldn’t deal with the press across the park and they just kept getting in behind time and time again. Maddison kept the score down to 3 and I really f...

banktopp wrote:Why did Collins come on for Galbraith and was then subbed at half time ?

Club website saty Collins had an ankle injury.

That was a disgrace. I cannot remember a Darlo team for a long time look so off the pace, disinterested, outfought, little desire and where do we start with TW.! I have said it before but the players he has signed has weakened the squad, no question. With the exception of Ainge who gives his absolu...

eddie-rowles wrote:Can't believe it picture of him on Warrington website playing without gloves. Probably caught a nasty chill!

Clearly been airbrushed!

I was trying not to make my comments about fitness player specific. I agree with you that some of the comments recently have been out of order, but bear in mind many (myself included) were not aware of an underlying pre existing health condition. I do wonder whether for some of our players the foot...