HAVING missed the decent draws away from home at Kidderminster and Hereford, it felt like an eternity since I had last seen us play at home to Guiseley on the first day of February. Sporting a dodgy ankle, my usual spot in the Tin Shed was sacrificed for a seat in the main stand.
FOOTBALL is such a frustrating game. For all of the good work done, for all the groundwork painstakingly undertaken, it can all unravel in the blink of an eye.
HANDS up, who’s tuned in to Love Island this week? Having been a Love Island virgin until it was announced a certain Luke T was entering the house, I have now watched exactly one more episode than I had before our injured right-back swaggered in.
CAN you hear that sound? The sound of pistons going up and down. High pressure steam being released through an escape valve. Coal being shovelled into a roaring hot fire. Whisper it quietly; you can almost hear the unmistakable sound of the Darlo steamroller being fired up after having been mothballed for a couple of years.
IT’S taken a lot longer than normal but we can finally trot out one of the oldest cliches in the book: we can concentrate on the league now.
IT’S great getting back on the winning trail after our blip on New Year’s Day at Spennymoor Town. There’s nothing better than getting right back on it after defeat and, fortunately, the way the schedule works at this time of year you’re never too far away from the next game.
THE year 2019 is now in the can for Darlington. Our 2-0 win at Blyth on Saturday saw us finish off what has been a real up and down 12 months for the football club.
AFTER years and years of heading to Bootham Crescent and coming away with anything but a win, wouldn’t you just know it that our final visit to one of the grand old grounds would see us finally come away with the three points. Of all the memories from heading down the A19, victories formed no part of the highlights reel until Saturday’s 1-0 win.
TWO-NIL up at half time and cruising. Darlington looking confident. Telford looking jaded. The game had five goals written all over it and it wouldn’t have been unreasonable to think Darlo would have scored them all as the players walked off at the break.
THE FA Cup journey has finally come to an end. Fortunately, the FA Trophy journey is just beginning. Saturday’s win at home to Gainsborough Trinity may not have had the razzmatazz or the crowd of last Wednesday’s replay with Walsall, but in the context of our season it was just as important.
