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Fixtures!

Post by H1987 » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:05 pm

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/fixtures

Got to be happy. August incredibly busy, but doesn't look too tough. An opportunity to get off to a good start.

Spendy Boxing day & New Year.

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Post by Darlogramps » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:21 pm

Nine games in 32 days to start with, I make it.

Understand their reasons for it, but think it’s excessive.

Evenwood for the Xmas and NYD games makes sense. Will be good attendances for both.
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Re: Fixtures!

Post by biccynana » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:21 pm

And all the long away trips (Hereford, Gloucester, King's Lynn, Brackley, Kettering, Kiddie) on Saturdays.
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Re: Fixtures!

Post by H1987 » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:29 pm

Darlogramps wrote:
Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:21 pm
Nine games in 32 days to start with, I make it.

Understand their reasons for it, but think it’s excessive.

Evenwood for the Xmas and NYD games makes sense. Will be good attendances for both.
Agree - at least put one or two more in September or October. It's a bit unbalanced. I suspect i'm inviting being wrong here, but when was the last time we had a game postponed in those months?

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by norwich darlo » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:38 pm

Just booked my train ticket for Kings Lynn away.

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by Alfie » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:56 pm

norwich darlo wrote:
Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:38 pm
Just booked my train ticket for Kings Lynn away.
15 minutes by train?
Home in time for tea.

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by bga » Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:09 pm

Why is the Curzon match the only one on Monday the 11th of August is it being televised?

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by bga » Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:10 pm

I meant 12 August

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by al_quaker » Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:11 pm

Curzon play their midweek home games on a Monday

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by bga » Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:15 pm

al_quaker wrote:
Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:11 pm
Curzon play their midweek home games on a Monday
Ok Ta.

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by murtonquaker » Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:48 pm

Doesn't look too bad over Christmas...Spendy with a bit Blyth in the Middle

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Re: Fixtures!

Post by Quaker85 » Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:48 pm

Darlogramps wrote:Nine games in 32 days to start with, I make it.

Understand their reasons for it, but think it’s excessive.

Evenwood for the Xmas and NYD games makes sense. Will be good attendances for both.
What are their reasons for this ridiculous schedule? It’s seems to me it’s geared so that two clubs can have a run out at Wembley in May. Two clubs out of 68 NL members that is.


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Post by Darlogramps » Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:11 pm

Quaker85 wrote:
Darlogramps wrote:Nine games in 32 days to start with, I make it.

Understand their reasons for it, but think it’s excessive.

Evenwood for the Xmas and NYD games makes sense. Will be good attendances for both.
What are their reasons for this ridiculous schedule? It’s seems to me it’s geared so that two clubs can have a run out at Wembley in May. Two clubs out of 68 NL members that is.


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Largely so they get the bulk of the games done before the winter months.

Logic being non-league games are more susceptible to postponements if we have a bad winter, so getting more games done earlier reduces the risk of weather-induced backlogs in March time.

But they could easily spread the load a little further during September/October, because nine games in just over a month is bonkers.
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Re: Fixtures!

Post by Darlo_Pete » Thu Jul 04, 2019 6:09 am

Bit unusual that we only have one scheduled midweek away game, apart from Bank Holidays and that is Curzon Ashton. Normally we have at least one midweek local derby a season.

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