Darlo

coventryshrimper · Feb 24, 2005

Apparantly (according to the BBC) they are on the verge of signing ANOTHER THREE players.

They already have Petta, Armstong, Wynjhard, Hignett...

close to administration last year, and now this - they mush be flashing a fair bit of cash.

something very dodge going on methinks

shrimper magic · Feb 24, 2005

I must admit i wondered how they managed to sign them players, surely there wage bill must match most league 1 sides.

All very well if it wins you promotion and attracts big crowds but it seems they are doing neither.

Technician · Feb 24, 2005

Rich Benefactor?

rabbloke · Feb 24, 2005

Dodgy is right. The club had been taken over by The Sterling Consortium after they forced George 'safe-cracker' Reynolds, the old Darlo chairman, into bankruptcy. The consortium put over three million into keeping the club alive after the disastrous decision to build their fantastic new stadium on a shoe-string. They have also lent money to Barnsley, Carlisle, Chesterfield, Cambridge and Scarborough. Each time the loan has been secured by the stadiums. Each time the consortium has crippled the clubs with outlandish charges and its normally ben the fans that have rallied and bailed their club out. So for a minimum investment they own Darlo, a great stadium and land. Remind you of anyone. When Darlo's bubble bursts I would not like to be close to the fall-out.

Matt the Shrimp · Feb 24, 2005

[b said:
Quote[/b] (rabbloke @ Feb. 24 2005,15:52)]They have also lent money to Barnsley, Carlisle, Chesterfield, Cambridge and Scarborough.

Crumbs... a litany of clubs which, apart from Chesterfield, have looked deeply screwed for quite some time...

Guest · Feb 24, 2005

Seeing that their gates aren't exactly that large, they must be breaking their wage cap - I can't imagine players of the quality they have playing for pittance....

BoyWonder2 · Feb 24, 2005

[b said:
Quote[/b] (Whatever @ Feb. 24 2005,16:49)]Seeing that their gates aren't exactly that large, they must be breaking their wage cap - I can't imagine players of the quality they have playing for pittance....

Thats what I was thinking.

Just over two thousand fans watched their match with Swansea on tuesday night. We had the second biggest attendance in the division on tuesday, behind Yeovil Vs Scunthorpe.