Reckon they will be saved or not?

Somebody does usually come in unfortunately. However, much we'd like inside for DFC to die, we'd miss our derby.

I'm hoping not.

It seems George II is worse than George I if that is possible. I thought he was a bit mental when he said things like "Raj Singh will attarct the Indian lads" and "we want to be in the Championship by 2000". And not forgetting "my name is spelt Haughton or Houghton, whichever you like".

Miss our derby, do give over

They will be finished in a year anyway

So, they will never play us again

The cn.uts

Wrong side of the bed this morning lads?

No, not really. We've got Norwich, Southampton and Charlton coming to the Vic next season.

And who have you got to look forward at that great big wide open stadium of yours? Little Burton Albion.

There's a difference between banter and wanting a club to die - "However, much we'd like inside for DFC to die"

Never understood that kind of hatred from any opposition fans

That's because you haven't got ar**holes like Sussex invading your boards.

because you aren't a proper supporter

Is the operation available on the National Health?

A club is going to go soon, and it looks like Darlington.

When do they need to find a buyer by?

Can't agree with the "want them to die" comment. Rivals? yes indeed. Got some arseholes? yes indeed but then so have we. Truth be known we are identically sized clubs with similar levels of support and historically you couldn't put a fag paper between us on the the head to heads.

Their fans are very similar to us, even the accent is similar. We both support unsuccessful football clubs and guess who you would support had you been born 20 miles down the road.

I hope they get through this.

welcome back!!!!!

They'll probably be a celebration on here if Darlington do so much as resign from the League.

BUT WOULDNT YOU MISS THE LOCAL RIVALLRY

Yes, of course I would.

All I'm saying is tht some members of this Board would be inclined to celebrate though if Darlington folded.

It's not that important to us, but I wouldn't like to see any club screwed by some chancer as darlo have been, as Wrexham were, as Rotherham, etc etc etc etc.....

Let's face it, if they leave Southgate in charge, we have more chance of playing Boro in a couple of seasons

oh how true

If i was born 20 miles down the road i'd of supported Boro, like all Darlo fans.

Boro are worse than Darlo

For me there were no better games for atmosphere than against you guys . . . well maybe not at the cavernous Arena. My favourite away games of all time were at Victoria Park, and that includes the likes of Aston Villa, Man City, Leeds, Everton, Nottingham Forest, etc. Of course I'd like to see you hammered on the pitch by us (and on the message boards all season afterwards), that's the rivalry we need again and, if we do survive our latest megalomaniac, then I guess it'll be several years before it happens again . . . unless you get yourselves relegated.

I don't want Darlo to go bust but I kind of get the impression that it's only a matter of time. Boro on the other hand - I would be over the moon if that lot folded......

Darlow are like Mother in Laws, you might slag em off but you don't wish them any real harm. I don't base my perceptions of the club on the ramblings of a few messageboard gobshites and their wind ups. The average Darlow supporter will be no different from the average Pools supporter. it wouldn't be the same if the disappeared would it ...? They represent no threat to us or us to them, the only beneficiaries of their demise would be the Premiership franchise holders with the local bragging rights ..the boreres ...or possibly not.

You'd all be royally pissed off if you didn't have Darlo to mistreat.
You, or many of you, would be rolling in the aisles at their demise, until one day you realised that you, Pools, are now the rock bottom club in the North East, eagerly awaiting someone like Gateshead to take over as runts but procuring no real delight at the thought of turning those over because they'll never be our real Rivals.
We might not have played the 'lows very often these last seven or eight years, but just about every one of you remembers and enjoys the thought of our last match against them, and will remember it long after forgetting we knocked two premiership teams out this season.

Well once Darlo have gone you can wave occasions like that bye bye. You might think I'm talking bollocks but mark my words you'll end up regretting their disappearance if they go.

I won't!!!!

Really?

Do you support your home town team?

I think the Doils will survive.

You can't do enough for your home town club.

I've been going since 1857; what does that make me?

dead

Mental?

I thought you were dead Mr Ward Jackson....

Thought the deadline ran out yesterday?

it did but according to ceefax it can be extended for upto 18 month after the administraters were brought in

The administrators expect to make a decision by tomorrow.

So, what happens after 5pm - is it the end if they don't get an offer straight away?

Let's hope they survive . . . but struggle like fuck!

Wouldn't that be like a cat toying with a mouse it's just caught before deciding to eat it ?

Kinky!

Reading today's Echo they sound fucked.

They're like a man on his deathbed who keeps rallying, the experts gather round his bed and decide he has no prospect of a suitable quality of life and it's time to stop keeping him alive by artificial means ....it looks like flat line time as he's become an expensive burden. The family are distraught. but the estate won't go to them, someone else will get that ... Flat line time indeed......unless.....?

What will happen, if what it looks like will and they fold, to league two will only one team go down

Dunno, but wouldn't it be nice if they let an extra team come up rathe rthan save the bacon of some outfit down the bottom who'd 'earned' relegation. Reward the achiever rather than the failure on a technicality so to speak.

Also does anyone know (possibly people older than me who have seen it happen) what would happen to the league fixtures and points awarded if Darlo go out of buisness, would the other teams get a form of a bye were they have the week off and just get zero points.

The decision on darlo whether than can go into the league must be made before the season starts surely as if people have already played them in forthcoming season won/drawn/lost then how with the FA decide on points for the teams still to play darlo, or would the just remove points gained from the Vs Darlo results.

So the points stand then, as they've fulfilled all their fixtures?