Well, that’s been an eventful couple of weeks – we’ve carelessly lost a manager and his assistant; we’ve lost just about every available match it’s possible to lose including 3-0 away at lower league Hinckley in the FA Cup qualifying round; we’ve lost the patience of owner Raj Singh who is publicly calling for all-round player pay cuts and foresees another club administration if he doesn’t get his way on a number of planning issues; and despite all this Darlington beat Telford 1-0 with a penalty from Marc Bridge-Wilkinson.
And there’s a sea-change at the top of the Come On Darlo Prediction League – three of the top four managers are ladies leading the way!!! Chris Kane’s latest eight-pointer has opened up a seven-point gap at the top, on 56 points. Early leader Sarah Walton re-appears in second on 49 and it’s only Damian Dickson who on 49 who prevents a female 1-2-3.
Have they had a more realistic view on Darlo scores? Or have they been using the old sticky pin method? No matter which, they’re showing the other managers the way to go.
Neil Danby’s max score moves him to joint fifth with Stephen Nicholson, both have 47 points. Malcolm Cundick’s third XI has never enjoyed so much success in seventh on 46; whilst our distant cousin Martin Clarke hangs in there on 45 points.
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Quite a few other managers also with top points: Alex Wilson, Andrew Ashmore, Arthur Dent, Billy Cass, Daniel Robinson, Emile Puttemans, Gary Woods, Ian Bonsall, James Longstreet, John Gutenberg, John Sainsbury, Julian Tutty, Lewis Raper, Lisa Picker, Matthew Ashmore, Nathan Bedford Forest, Neil Danby, Oliver Bainbridge, Peter Ashmore 2, Russell Jones 1, Stephen Atkinson, Steve Dickson, Steve Duffy 2, Terry Simpson, Will Caslon
Tail End Charlies are Thomas Jackson, Richard Soul, Luke Hewitson and Andrew Pickersgill . . . all long-time supporters of the prediction league who really should know better. But for now their 9 points tally binds them together. But is that gap opening up?
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And what next for Darlo? Well, we’ve another gap before the next game as we’re no longer in the FA Cup . . . so fingers crossed we’re here next time
Pete
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