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A few quotes from the Northern Echo...
"Small children watched from their living room windows as the hordes of fans made their way to Darlington's 96.6TFM Arena.
The previous night, the pubs in Darlington town centre had been full of rumours about what was going to happen when the "Poolies" came to town."
"A family with two small children had split up from the main body of the travelling support and was led past the Quakers fans by the police. "F***ing monkey-hangers," screamed one of the less intelligent members of the Darlington contingent as they walked by."
"For those who could not get tickets for the game and had to stay in the Tin Shed supporters bar, the mood worsened as Darlington found themselves 3-0 down.Footage of the fan trouble was shown on the large screen from Sky Sports News coverage.
"Hey look, there's your uncle Paul," one fan said to his young son."
"Many of the supporters who poured out of the ground before the final whistle had small children in tow. Presumably they feared what might happen where they to be caught up in the mass exodus."
"As the crowd left, police began to pen the Darlington fans back to allow those Hartlepool fans who had travelled by train to walk down nearby Neasham Road safely. It was then the trouble started.As two police helicopters hovered overhead, large groups of Quakers supporters began to throng in the middle of the road, egging on the police."
"Gradually, the crowd began to disperse as it got closer to the centre of Darlington, many of them opting to drown their sorrows.
A small group of teenage girls began to chant "Die Poolies"."
"Hopefully, the small children who had watched from the windows as the day began had got bored by now."
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