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Post by lo36789 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:27 pm

Anyone know easiest way to follow things. Never thought I would say this but is there a hashtag!?

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Post by Allan Quatermain » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:45 pm

lo36789 wrote:Anyone know easiest way to follow things. Never thought I would say this but is there a hashtag!?
Do you use twitter?
Alun's promise to the fans: “I’ll make sure I’ll bring players in that are value for money and I want players that want to play for Darlington Football Club, want to progress and move up the league and show the fans that passion.”

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Post by windyforce4 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:55 pm

On the Nothern echo website

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Post by lo36789 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:10 pm

Sounds like the knives are out. I am not convinced we will have a board of directors after tonight.
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Post by Darlobaz79 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:10 pm

Jonathan Jowett as well as Richard Cook has resigned as director leaving only Richard Cook who is considering his position

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Post by lo36789 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:11 pm

John Tempest is one left standing but sounds like he is considering if it's worth the hassle.

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Post by Darlobaz79 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:17 pm

Financial position does not sound healthy at all

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Post by windyforce4 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:18 pm

If all directors resign then we will be breaking FA rules. So important we have a candidate on standby.

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Post by lo36789 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:20 pm

Sounds like playing budget needs a significant cut next season.

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Post by bga » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:23 pm

Darlobaz79 wrote:Financial position does not sound healthy at all
A £50,000 loan from Directors and Fans this is not good reading. I am logging off now before I depress myself any further!

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Post by Vodka_Vic » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:27 pm

What about the budgeting? The club claimed they budgeted for 1,750 fans earlier this season at BM, only to now say they 'hoped' they would get 500 more.

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Post by Darlobaz79 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:31 pm

Heck, sounds very feisty...

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Post by lo36789 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:31 pm

Fans will get the club they deserve...

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Post by windyforce4 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:32 pm

Take into consideration the 500 club then we should base our budget on 1250. We cannot keep guessing figures like this and forward selling to cover costs.

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Post by darlo reborn » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:33 pm

More likely fans will get the club they can afford

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Post by Darlobaz79 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:54 pm

I've got a feeling Gray is going to go...

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Post by Darlobaz79 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:54 pm

I've got a feeling Gray is going to go...

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Post by Vodka_Vic » Fri Apr 21, 2017 7:55 pm

No guarantees about BM being suitable for Football League status. Would need to be 'redeveloped' depending on what the rugby club says.

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Re: Fans forum

Post by Darlobaz79 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:02 pm

He stays for now, just watched him on twitter. Passionate as ever but wants an investor or he will walk...

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Post by biccynana » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:07 pm

Darlobaz79 wrote:He stays for now, just watched him on twitter. Passionate as ever but wants an investor or he will walk...
Echo reports MG as saying the football world thinks DFC is a laughing stock. Can anyone elaborate on that? Does he mean the business model we operate under? Seems incredibly harsh given where we were five years ago and what we’ve achieved without a sugar daddy.

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Post by Mr_Tibbs » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:08 pm

Scary stuff!
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Post by biccynana » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:10 pm

Rock, meet hard place.
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Post by Darlobaz79 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:10 pm

you should be able to watch Gray's speech here https://twitter.com/darlouncovered

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Post by liddle_4_ever » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:10 pm

No manager is worth risking the future of the club over. If budgets need to be cut they need to be cut. For too many seasons we have gone over budget and that is primarily down to the board giving the manager too much money. Yes it's resulted in our rapid rise but it's also created numerous other problems (both financial and the ground). If he doesn't like it he can walk. I don't want this to happen but we need to put the health of the club first.

If there was an investor interested in helping the club they would have come forward years ago, anyone who comes along now must be met with extreme trepidation. I don't mind a minority investor becoming involved but if they own 51% we might as well not own the other 49% as we lose control.


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Post by Craig09 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:19 pm

Possible investor could it be this man

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37318373

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Re: Fans forum

Post by lo36789 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:20 pm

Says he wants to run a club not lose his own money in one.

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Re: Fans forum

Post by Vodka_Vic » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:22 pm

Been seen at a lot of games recently.

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Post by spen666 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:23 pm

Excellent work by mikyx and Simon on Twitter updating on what was being said.

Thanks for that

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Post by Vodka_Vic » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:26 pm

spen666 wrote:Excellent work by mikyx and Simon on Twitter updating on what was being said.

Thanks for that
Which twitter feed Spen? I was on the Echo one.

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Re: Fans forum

Post by lo36789 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:42 pm

liddle_4_ever wrote: don't mind a minority investor becoming involved but if they own 51% we might as well not own the other 49% as we lose control.
Agree I am not sure I like the sound of 51/49 investor/fans...got to be the other way round.

I just don't see what is in it for the investor. I will be forever suspicious and wary that we are going to have to pick up the pieces again.

I don't understand why we can't compete with Blyth Spartans...

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