Darlington Under 18s to take on Arsenal - Help Sponsor the Trip

Trust Vice President Craig Liddle has been having tremendous success with the Youth Team, who are now taking on the might of Arsenal. Liddle, aware of the importance of the game, is seeking sponsorship for the overnight stay for the trip.

The Trust has been a major backer of the Youth Team and, working with some of our friends from DAFTS, we are appealing to your generosity again to help us raise further cash to help with this trip. You can make a donation of any amount you feel fit by using the PayPal button below and we will pass it straight on to Craig to ensure that the Youth Team have every opportunity to prove their skills against their Premiership rivals:

HELP SPONSOR THE YOUTH TEAM VISIT TO ARSENAL

Alternatively, if you would rather send a cheque, please make it payable to:

'Darlington FC Youth Development'

and mail it to us at the following address:

Youth Team Appeal, Darlington Supporters Trust, P O Box 178, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 7AG

We guarantee that 100% of your donation will be passed straight on to Craig Liddle's Youth Team account

Thank you in advance for your contribution, no matter how small - every penny counts

Give us your watch, Fergie.....

What we need is a watch which runs on Sir Alex Ferguson time . . . you know, the one which ends a match at 90 minutes when we’ve got some points in the bag; and the one which extends a match until we equalise or win (adding at least 15 minutes until we do so). Obviously, this watch was left out of the Darlo kit bag against Wrexham as the winner occurred four and a half minutes into three minutes of injury time.

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“The Humph” didn’t get The Hump over that late goal, he’s put on his Quaker Hat and moved to the top of the Come On Darlo Prediction League with his latest eight-pointer, now on 71 points. Christian Fox managed to scrape three points together and moved back into second place on 69 while Martin Cass drops back to third on 68.

Wayne Gibson’s max score has given his rather aptly-named team “Next Goal The Winner” a boost into the top regions of the table – on 48 points in 27th place. Frank Mann is now on 43 in 61st with Ethan Vallis not far behind on 42. Gary Elliot now has 37 in 108th spot, Ruth Woods on 34 in 125th, Karen Sheen has 29 in 159th and Gary Parle has moved away from relegation hell on 20 points in 188th place.

Other top scorers: Alf Hutchinson, Andrew Hodgson, Brian Main, Chris MacKenzie 3, David Sheppey 2, Deadly Doug, Edward Cundick, Jean Johnson, Jilted John, Jonny Simpson, Keith Appleton, Kevin Kidger, Mark O'Neill, Mike Cleasby, Paul Hodgson, Paul Soderman, Peter White, Richard Tilly, Steve Duffy 1, Steve McGarvie, Tim Hewitson, Toby Corum 1, Will Caslon.

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But things have stirred at the fag end of the league, David Sheppey hitting a home run and moving off the bottom – now replaced by Chicken George, with Toby Corum in attendance.

Pete

Didn't we used to be the millionaire team in town???

So the millionaires of Crawley came to town . . . and came a bit unstuck!!! And as we know only too well, having loads-of-money doesn’t necessarily guarantee success. And neither if your opponents are down to ten men for more than half of the game. It was a fighting 1-1 draw which so easily could have been a win if a good penalty shout had been given . . . mind, with our penalty record so far this season, who knows?

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It’s been backs to the wall for our leaders, too. Another blank game for the top three, but still hanging on to those positions. But Garry Mann and “Bogie” (someone said African Queen, but that’s his business!) have now closed to within five points of top spot on 63.

And it’s definitely been Ladies’ Day (or it would have been if t’interweb was working at the time) - with no fewer than seven correct score predictions – Lorraine Arscott is top mover on 61 points in seventh place (form is temporary, class is permanent?), Rhonda Fleming ain’t doing too badly either on 48 in 19th place, Susan Weston just behind on 47 and Laura Drew’s not far back on 45. Gillian Percival and Jane Lucas have climbed away from relegation hell on 29, whilst Jean Johnson has just managed to get her fingernails back on the precipice – now on 20 points in 184th place!

T’other superior types with eight points are: Chris MacKenzie 2, Dame Dickson, David Alderson, David Rice-Oxley, David Welton, Dean Martin, Ian Bonsall, James Longstreet, John Baskerville, Martin Raison, Martyn Cripps 1, Mick Moriarty, Neil Raper, Paul Hodgson, Paul White, Peter Ashmore 1, Raymond Percival, Russell Jones 2, Stephen Nicholson, Steve Mann, Steven Metcalfe, Will Caslon, Will Caxton.

And if the top three haven’t woken the scorer, neither have the bottom three . . . strangely becalmed on their respective number of points. Once you’re in that trough, it can be difficult to get out.

Our first mini-league have reported: Quaintly titled “Stop the Cass’s”, it’s strangely reminiscent of “Stop the Pigeon”- but just who is this mini-league’s Dick Dastardly . . . and who is Muttley? So far, Martin Cass is top pigeon – not just in the mini-league but overall, too. Dame Dickson (ma’am . . . doffs hat) is top Dastardly on 58 points with not-so-Dastardly Mark Stephenson on 49. Mike Cass is on 45 and Paul White on 44, while Billy Cass heads both Keith Appleton on 39 and Paul Dickson on 38. And these eight are all in the top half of the table . . . but the mini-league’s Muttleys are Martyn Maidstone on 36 and Stephen Dickson on 27 . . . no medals for you guys!!!

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Pete

Wey Hey!!! We’re back . . . at last!!!

Technical problems beyond our control have now been resolved . . . I would have emailed you all to let you know, but it was the tinterweb that was ever-so-slightly broken. But we’re back in business now.

And so it seems are Darlo, who have followed up good wins with this 1-0 home victory over Tamworth . . . not pretty but the looping header brought in all three points.

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And as you’d expect from a 1-0 home win, every man, woman and their dog cashed in. But it was Martin Cass who benefited most, claiming top spot in the Come On Darlo Prediction League. Martin’s the man at the moment on 68 points with his latest maximum score and knocking past leader Christian Fox from his perch (lair?). The Foxster is on 66 points along with Richard Collin. Steve Calvert is still hanging in there on 62. These four have a seven-point gap between them and the pack – with Garry Mann leading the way.

Those other 8-pointer clever clogs are: Abigail Robinson, Adrian Pape, Alf Hutchinson, Burt Lancaster, Callum Vallis, Carl Hankin, Chris Walton 1, Chris Walton 2, Dame Dickson, Darren Darvill, David Welton, Elaine Battison, Gerry Steel, Graham Wakeling, James Longstreet, James McNaughton, Jonny Simpson, Kevin Leatherbarrow, Lorraine Arscott, Lucy Grainge, Martyn Walton, Matthew Ashmore, Michael Drew, Peter Morris, Raymond Brennan, Raymond Percival, Richard Collin 1, Richard Desmond, Stephen Atkinson, Stephen Bennett, Stephen Nicholson, Steve Austin, Steven Metcalfe, Trevor Gretton, Troy Lacend, Vicky Richardson, Will Caslon.

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David Sheppey continues his tail-end charlie role in 204th place (it doesn’t sound any better than “last” really, does it?). Chicken George and Toby Corum’s third XI wouldn’t take much encouragement to fall back to replace him.

Pete

PS – Crawley league table to follow shortly.