mjmooney Posted January 19, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2012 One of my running club mates (an accountant as it happens) is a Darlo fan. I'll have to ask him if he chipped in to the kitty. Given how often he buys a round, I suspect not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What a shame. Brand spanking new stadium as well. Went past it the other week. Brian Little used to manage them for a time didn't he IIRC or was it his brother? Nice to see the fans having a whip round like that. Darlington's not a bad spot for shopping at all and there's been alot of job losses in the NE and it's not easy for anyone at the moment. (BTW If ever you have an accident or get sick in the NE ALWAYS get someone to drive you to Darlington General and make an excuse. Tony Blair's old constituency hospital and apparently their A & E is one of the best equipped in the whole of the UK. We're on the border of Co Durham here in SE Cumbria, but no way does anyone call an ambulance to go to Carlisle - everyone gets in the car & drives 30 miles to Darlington! It's about the same distance anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What a shame. Brand spanking new stadium as well. The stadium was what caused all the problems in the first place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What a shame. Brand spanking new stadium as well. The stadium was what caused all the problems in the first place! Yep, they ran before they could walk when they built that stadium. They had to 'shut down' parts of the stadium on match days as it cost so much to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 What a shame. Brand spanking new stadium as well. The stadium was what caused all the problems in the first place! I know it's been their downfall.... you should see it - stands out like something from out of space! It's not even IN Darlington - it's on the outskirts by an industrial estate in the countryside. It's OK building a new shiny stadium in Coventry or the edges of Manchester like the Reebok where there's alot of possibly corporate entertaining/events to be hosted (& they are struggling)......but Darlington's not a very big spot at all. Most Darlington supporters, I've come across - also have a favourite PL team as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 14 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14 (edited) This story isn't over, for the Quakers did come back, eventually. But people on VT 12 years ago did see how serious the problems were. They finally got their original Darlington FC name back after some legal ups and downs and now compete in the National League North, but of course not in the ruinous Darlington Arena. Edited January 14 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said: This story isn't over, for the Quakers did come back, eventually. But people on VT 12 years ago did see how serious the problems were. They finally got their original Darlington FC name back after some legal ups and downs and now compete in the National League North, but of course not in the ruinous Darlington Arena. Tamworth beat them 1-0 yesterday to remain top of the league, 8 points clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Don't a rugby club use the stadium now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted January 14 VT Supporter Share Posted January 14 5 hours ago, VillaJ100 said: Don't a rugby club use the stadium now? Yes, plus a few concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) One of only two teams that I've seen play a competitive game against both Sutton Coldfield Town and the Villa (Blyth Spartans the other) Edit: other team was actually Barrow Edited January 15 by icouldtelltheworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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