Christmas shopping at Darlington FC
It's always tempting to shop online for Christmas presents. At struggling Darlington, they have made an offer you can't refuse. They may be bottom of League 2 with 8 points, but if you are stuck for a present for Aunt Maud, who lives in Eastbourne, look no further than the Club's website. Now, a club that is doing so badly on the field may not have the best players in the land, but their front page hits you with "Buy Player As A Gift." What's more a player costs less than10p per day. It makes you wonder whether they are attracting the right level of talent to the Club.Frustratingly, finding out more about the club is difficult and requires logins. Is this the problem? Can the potential punters not find out when their team is playing?
Things are not going well for Darlington. The Feethams always seemed an interesting name for a football ground, but their new ground has had several names since its opening in 2003. It was originally known as The Reynolds Arena, after the club's owner, George Reynolds, a money launderer (and we don't mean he owned a string of launderettes in the North East). The new stadium was unimaginatively renamed The New Stadium before changing to The Williamson Motors Stadium and then The 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena. It is now called The Balfour Webnet Darlington Arena, which all goes to show that too much is not good. Let's hope that The Quakers can find their feet - or even their Feethams - in 2010.
Below, Darlington at The Feethams.
Things are not going well for Darlington. The Feethams always seemed an interesting name for a football ground, but their new ground has had several names since its opening in 2003. It was originally known as The Reynolds Arena, after the club's owner, George Reynolds, a money launderer (and we don't mean he owned a string of launderettes in the North East). The new stadium was unimaginatively renamed The New Stadium before changing to The Williamson Motors Stadium and then The 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena. It is now called The Balfour Webnet Darlington Arena, which all goes to show that too much is not good. Let's hope that The Quakers can find their feet - or even their Feethams - in 2010.
Below, Darlington at The Feethams.


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