Darlington to fold?

[Sussex Nomad]

I would hate to see yet another club go out of business, but apparently today could be their last game. New stadium, all be it Ikea, but it should never happen.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Rooney's £200k fine at New Year would have kept Darlo going until the end of the season

 

[Boys 9d]

There is a lot of discussion about the background on the Forum of the Non-League Matters web site. Can't post a link as I am too junior on this forum.

 

[Husty]

A lot of their fans seem to want them to fold, I think I'd say the same in their position, they can't possibly carry on at that stadium.

 

[Phoenix Arrow]

But why would a team like Darlington build a 25,000 stadium? That's bigger than Falmer ffs. It's bigger than Swansea and QPR and they're both in the Prem.

They'd be better of folding now and making a Darlington AFC type thing tbh.

 

[Another Berkshire Seagull]

Reynolds built the stadium in delusions of growth and competing with boro, Sunderland and Newcastle. Think its now council owned. Must be soul destroying and un-atmospheric when only a few thousand turn up and largely the stands are empty (bit like selhurst).

 

[Man of Harveys]

Can they rebuild Feethams or is it still there? Great old ground, that.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Reynolds built the stadium in delusions of growth and competing with boro, Sunderland and Newcastle. Think its now council owned. Must be soul destroying and un-atmospheric when only a few thousand turn up and largely the stands are empty (bit like selhurst).

I think 2 businessmen own the stadium and surrounding land , any new owners would only be buying the football club. The council have imposed restrictive covenants to stop any retail/residential development. It was an out of town development that failed to bring in the punters.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Their old ground was terribly quaint - like stepping back into the 1920s

 

[Neil]

Kettering are in just as bad a position as Darlington
BBC Sport - Mark Cooper considers Kettering Town position