https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/player/luke-charman

Just sign him Spike / Raj...PLEASE

The Darlo fans are terrified in case he goes, but he is a real prospect at 24yo...guarantee he will be gone soon, but he's from Durham so we must be in with a shout,,,,£50k would do it...

http://www.darlofc.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... =2&t=39852

We'll need to call David over to the table for the real deal..can you spare a little bit more?

yes we need this sort of player on board as he could be the next Adam Boyd. Develop him even more - gets us promoted and then sell him for a cool 2 mill to the Shiteport !

think the carver signing might show us that its not going to happen.

Rumours of another loan signing - Midfielder / Winger. Potentially in before the Bristol game

Also Burey coming back isnt off Pools Radar by the looks and Spike still interested.

I heard an arsenal midfielder on loan will join us. Could be rubbish.

Possible some players may be leaving

Players leaving also mentioned :

Hendrie on Loan (NL side) but heard York or Gateshead
Lawlor back out (maybe not Darlo though im hearing in last half hour)
Fela (although this was just a hunch an not rumour) get him some much needed game time in the NL now Carver is in.


MacDonald we have out at Whitby isnt due to return till summer but i reckon Lee might just have a look at him before sending him back out. (remember he had half a decent pre season last year)

Sunderland or Boro Midfielder is the rumour but no names ?

If the Midfielder rumour is true we will have a lot trying to get a place in the team

Smith-Rowe or Saka??

Crawford for me has stepped right upto the plate and was always one for me who needed some loan time - this now i think isnt the case and he should be in there instead of Feaths.

Daly is immense on his day but too inconsistent - same can be said for Shelton

Smith is Rubbish and an deserves some loan time

Holohan showed why DC kept him in the side all last season at the weekend - played really well against Champ opposition which shows you his class.

But yeh its a bit busy - loan signing wise its just a waste unless we actually signed someone to replace Daly.

Yes, but it’s Charlie George

Crawford for me has stepped right upto the plate and was always one for me who needed some loan time - this now i think isnt the case and he should be in there instead of Feaths.

Daly is immense on his day but too inconsistent - same can be said for Shelton

with crawford being the most improved player in the squad this season he should get the start before featherstone. a big strong tacler to replace either shelton or daly for me.

Agree - Feaths has had his day for me. I know club captain and all that but he showed his qualities lie further down the leagues.

He never was any good in this league to be honest and didnt really have a solid fan base back then.

Dont get me wrong hes okay to bring on to steady the ship and take some corners but there is times this season hes gone missing due to being overpowered, over ran by the better midfielders in this league. Shame as the same couldnt be said about last season as he was probably the Xavi of the NL and was awesome.

Is MacDonald's contract up in the summer? Cant see him staying.

yes i think so - can see Spike giving him some time in pre season. See what the report is back from Whitby aswell as wasnt his attitude the main thing keeping him away from the team.

Is he a Rottweiler/Pit bull cross?

Absolute tosh. Featherstone has had some excellent games this season. He's key to the way the team is set up to play because of his ability to retain the ball in tight situations in midfield. The numb nuts in the crowd who always want to see the ball going 'Forward!' get on his back when Pools are trying to work an opening, but he creates plenty of opportunities when the opposition is on the back foot.

He's also the club captain, reliable penalty taker and never dropped when fit, but what do the likes of Challinor, Sweeney and Lee know about football anyway?

As for Crawford, he's come on loads this season, definitely deserves a contract extension and, as I said on here a couple of months ago, is the man to replace Featherstone if Nicky decides he wants a fresh challenge at the end of this season. He's not the finished article though - even on Saturday he had a spell where he drifted out of the game completely.

Was Crawford even given a fair chance last season? I genuinely forgot we had him until this season.

Last season he just seemed to lack any self-belief - a lot of safety first passing not really impacting anything. I think he realised this season was do or die and started to try to impose himself on games - like not being afraid to shoot from distance whenever he got the chance.

The Featherstones, Crawford's etc need to start get back to doing it in the league now though, it's ok us hyping these lads up after cup games, but we need to start winning league games now.

i still rate featherstone but his age is now getting to be a problem. as for going missing in games i have always thought nicky was one of those who did when pools are up against it. very influential when we are on top and not really appreciated by all poolies.

Sadly Featherstone has always been victim of Tupling Mania among sections of the crowd, they’ll tolerate him when he plays well, but the knives come out when he isn’t on top of his game...there’s no cure.

sadly thats football and fans. all players might be equal but not in the eyes of many fans. mistakes by some are glossed over whilst others have to be man of the match just to get even a little respect off some. this is not just a pools thing either.

There are cracks appearing in Featherstone's armour but I think the criticism is helped by the fact that we are losing too many points because of our failure to take our chances in front of goal.
Let's face it we would all be more comfortable if we had a reliable, consistent strike force, Featherstone included.

Now theres a blast from the past, Tupling was definitely like marmite, you either liked him or didnt!!

He always got the same line in shite ‘patter’ from obese, henpecked gobshites in sheepskin coats near me....”Get yer fuckin hair cut yer fuckin hippy” followed by mutual back slapping and guffawing from the herd.

Exactly - I was Feaths biggest fan last season as he performed game after game, this is his level now unfortunately. (it showed how important he was when we had to bring Tom White in when he was out). Why be able to do it week in week out in the NL but not now. Im just saying his time in the main stay of the team needs to be looked at. Yes everything does go through him, he picks the ball up and then passes it back. The magic pass from him splitting defences open just doesnt happen. Hes a ball keeping safe midfielder, who in a team where the strikers are banging in 10/20 goals a season can sit comfortable. This league demands more and so do the fans. He didnt have the best game against Blackpool, his lack of pace had him caught out far too much. (yes Blackpool are championship but regardless)
Again im a fan of him but for the future of the club he needs replacing in the summer.

Crawford is by no means his replacement - his game is different to what Feaths does.

I suggest you try paying a bit more attention to what's happening on the pitch during games:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/te ... rs/assists

Second only to Jamie Sterry in terms of chances created per 90 minutes this season and way ahead of everyone else.

feathers.... our best technical player by a country mile...and when was the last time the bloke was injured?...an absolute gem that we can thank paul murray for signing all those years back....as for too old....i'd back him for another 2 seasons with the right legs along side of him....

Gazza wasn't keen!

Well said.

actually i liked the lad from the start when more knives were out for him. his worst spell was that short time we had noble in the side as well has him. however no player lasts forever and we need a replacement eventually to start and he could end up a 30 minute siper sub at the end of games.

Rochdale apparently.

Deal done and dusted.Rochdale it is.

only guess whos gunna get that goal against us when we next play them

pools just cannot compete with mighty sides like them with half the number of fans they get on a good day. they must get some excellent sponsorship deals over there as i have not heard of a minted owner. thing is were pools ever interested in him in the first place.

When ever these things crop up, some folk act as though the worlds gonna drop out their arse if we don’t sign such and such a player immediately with the punch line they’ll score against us when their new club meets us.....
If we signed every player whose name happened to pop up, we’d have a squad the size of the occupants of the Mill House stand.....these players are always gonna be stars (they never are) but the neurosis it creates is tedious.

Yes Pools were interested. First offered us a load of your unwanted players that we didnt want then agreed to meet the buy out clause in cash rather than players.
Charman had talks with Pools and knocked them back.

And the world carries on turning.

And there it is in a nutshell, local Durham lad, on our doorstep, identified by our league rivals, as a real striking talent.... no less than the piddling mighty Rochdale, who were able to offer better terms than Pools, We have generated £250,000 in prize money alone this year, add to that the cup gate receipts, add to that the 1.1 million annual EFL award....& we have paid £20,000 for a lad from the NLN (not his fault, I welcome him & I wish him all the best) BUT...Where is the money??

Moneys still in the bank.
February statement from Raj n Co.
We got an excellent pre season budget.

Folk who don't like Featherstone don't understand football.

End of.

Like I said ‘Tupling Syndrome’....usually the sort of supporter who’s always screaming ....”GET IT UP THE PITCH”.....passing the ball is for big girl’s blouses for these lads.

Raj, was never going to give money to Darlo.

The big question is can we compete with anyone in this league wages wise? Judge us at the end of the transfer window was the message from the club well they have 10 days to shock most of us.

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport ... arlington/


Strops or what?

Charman another one chasing money, we obviously didn’t,t offer him what HE thought he was worth

It must have been the draw of the bright lights and stunning cosmopolitan lifestyle, twixt mill and abattoir that drew him magnetically to Rochdale. Once you‘ve experienced Rochdale there’s no going back and no greater thrill on the face of the planet........ apart from being summoned to Stockport by the Messiah.
We just couldn’t compete with their flares, platform shoes and tank tops it was hopeless to try.

The reports don't say Rochdale offered more money, they say Pools tried to haggle and then agreed to his release clause, got permission to speak to the player but Charman said he didn't fancy it.

As reported by Loan Star LAST Friday. Blimey, a fan who really does have his ear to the ground, unlike all the Poolie pranksters with their made-up junk.

As Snows says, Carman preferred the bright lights and small crowds of Spotland for some reason - or maybe an extra bag of dosh.