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skelmersdale give good account of us

Post by darlodaz » Wed Apr 13, 2016 12:59 pm

would copy n paste this article but not sure how its done.anyway sure someone out there can manage to.hey it says we paid spenny for the use of their ground not sure thats correct.

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Post by footifan » Wed Apr 13, 2016 1:15 pm

I am pretty sure we will have... worth every penny for the 3 points.


EDIT Just read Spennymoor declined the fee for hosting the game last night. In fact said add it to the fund to get back to Darlo. Great gesture by them :clap:
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Post by footifan » Wed Apr 13, 2016 1:27 pm

QUAKERS TOO STRONG FOR SKEM

DARLINGTON 1883 3 SKELMERSDALE UNITED 0

By Neil Leatherbarrow

There are times in football when it is churlish to complain about bad luck or a referee’s decision or maybe a poor performance from your team, you just have to hold your hands and say you were beaten by a better team. Skelmersdale had one of those moments at Darlington (or should we say Spennymoor). Darlington after Skelmersdale’s victory at Blyth on Saturday became firm favourites to lift the Evo-Stik Premier Division title so be it with some games in hand on Blyth and they showed precisely why they are not going to waste that chance against a Skelmersdale side that worked hard but just were not physically strong enough to deal with the Quakers promotion steamroller.

Fielding exactly the same eleven who won at Blyth on Saturday, Skelmersdale initially exchanged blows with Darlington, but gradually it became clear that goalkeeper Martin Fearon was in for a busy night.

Fearon twice saved from the hosts Nathan Cartman before his strike partner Graeme Armstrong saw a header cleared off the line by Ian Rowlands as Darlington won a succession of corners around the half-hour mark. Finally in the 28th minute Skem had to concede, home centre-half Kevin Burgess slamming the ball into the roof the net from close range.

Fearon made a fine double save from Leon Scott and Cartman on 37 minutes as Darlington continued to press before Cartman scored from a Thompson cross.

There was one moment of held breath for Skelmersdale on 43 minutes, Fearon was faced with an on the run Cartman and dived at his feet, the striker went down and there was the possibility that Fearon could have been sent off, the saving grace was that Cartman when the actual collision took place was not heading on a direct line for goal. Referee Lucy Oliver waved the yellow card.

From the spot kick Fearon did what he has now got a great name for doing, saved the penalty, one handed above his diving body.

This game was so important to Darlington that when their own ground was waterlogged at lunchtime they paid Spennymoor to stage the fixture instead and they continued to show great determination to make sure they won it, but again Skelmersdale stubbornly held on and on 56 minute almost scored as home keeper Peter Jameson only thwarted Max Hazeldine with his feet.

However, on 62 minutes it was effectively all over, a wayward cross-field pass went to Stephen Thompson and the experienced left-sided man made it 3-0.

A spirited Skelmersdale to their credit didn’t stop and finished quite strongly but the nearest they came to pulling a goal back was an effort from Scott Bakkor in the last five minutes.

Credit to Darlington, in my opinion they will now go on and win the league title.

DARLINGTON 1883: Jameson, Hunter (Gaskell, 70), Galbraith, Portas (Nowakowski, 25), Burgess ©, Brown, Mitchell, Scott, Armstrong (Hardy, 57), Cartman, Thompson Subs (not used) Provett, Weldon

SKELMERSDALE UNITED: Fearon, Mooney, Holden, McIntosh © (Rendell, 45), Rowlands, Brewster, Bakkor, Woolcott, Hazeldine (Vassallo, 72), Strickland (Bailey, 64), Almond Subs (not used) Donaldson, Tuck

Referee: Lucy Oliver (Sunderland)

Attendance: 1,2

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Post by Neil Johnson » Wed Apr 13, 2016 1:49 pm

Darlo got into better physical shape and style at the back end of last season (The Northwich away scrap may have been a turning point) and this was a big factor in that promotion. Players can turn on the individual skill button during games, but there's also more of a "one for all" & "stubborn" attitude with the current squad.

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Post by Geordie Quaker » Wed Apr 13, 2016 1:54 pm

footifan wrote:the Quakers promotion steamroller.
:D

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Post by Makka Pakka » Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:08 pm

Is this written by the guy who is an ex-Darlo fan? (Piece about him in the programme)
"At a meeting held at the Grammar School on Friday last - Mr Phillip Wood M.A., in the chair - it was resolved to form an Association Football Club for Darlington and neighbourhood. The opinions of those present were so unanimous as to the desirability of this step, that a committee was formed to complete the organisation of the club, and Mr Craven, 17, Garden Street, was appointed secretary pro tem." - The Northern Echo, Monday 23rd July 1883

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Post by footifan » Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:43 pm

Makka Pakka wrote:Is this written by the guy who is an ex-Darlo fan? (Piece about him in the programme)


How can you be an exDARLO fan.... in ya genes & blood surely... I know it is with me... Blessing or curse I sometimes wonder :roll:

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Post by AndyPark » Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:53 pm

I think he used to support Darlo when he lived up here; then started to follow Skelmersdale when he moved there.

Seen it in the away game programme down there earlier in the season.

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Post by HarrytheQuaker » Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:47 pm

AndyPark wrote:I think he used to support Darlo when he lived up here; then started to follow Skelmersdale when he moved there.

Seen it in the away game programme down there earlier in the season.
Andy Park in an away day shockerImage
Last night was away day were you there???.... (Only messing)

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Post by jjljks » Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:34 pm

footifan wrote:I am pretty sure we will have... worth every penny for the 3 points.


EDIT Just read Spennymoor declined the fee for hosting the game last night. In fact said add it to the fund to get back to Darlo. Great gesture by them :clap:
If that is the case, Spennymoor have gone up 100% in my estimation. Wonderful gesture which was appreciated by the 1296 who went to Brewery Field. Thanks again, Spennymoor and best of luck in following us up the league.

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Post by DemEng1 » Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:41 pm

Got to respect Spenny for the gesture, great game, brilliant result the machine rolls on!

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Post by Darlo Since 68 » Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:58 pm

Makka Pakka wrote:Is this written by the guy who is an ex-Darlo fan? (Piece about him in the programme)

No it's not.

Piece about him in last night's programme and different name

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