Toman: Quakers will win Northern League (From Darlington and Stockton Times)
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Toman: Quakers will win Northern League
8:00am Friday 1st June 2012 in Darlington FC
By Craig Stoddart, Deputy Sports Editor
Darlington will win the Northern League title next season, according to former midfielder Andy Toman.
He has experience of managing in the league having been boss of Peterlee, Guisborough and Northallerton Town and he applied to be Quakers' new manager.
He had hoped for a return to the club having been part of the Darlington side which won back-to-back titles in 1990 and 1991. Although he was overlooked in favour of Martin Gray, Toman, holds no grudges and hopes Quakers are successful.
"I wish them all the best, I really do," he said.
"They should do well and I know they'll do well, the fans deserve it after everything they've put up with.
"In ten months' time they'll have won the league and it'll be Martin Gray in charge and not me which is a shame from my point of view because I would've liked the job, but there's no sour grapes, I wish them luck.
"With the finances that should be available, something's gone wrong if they don't win the Northern League.
"Spennymoor have won the league the last three years, but last season, with the players they've got, they should've won by Christmas."
Toman coached at Bradford Park Avenue last season when they won promotion to the Conference North.
He has not been at the helm of a club since leaving Seaham Red Star in 2010.
He added: "I've said before that I wouldn't return to the Northern League after they changed the rules about registering players. Players can leave with seven days' notice now, so you can't build a team.
"But then Darlington came along and I was very interested."
Darlington are to appeal against the Football Association's decision to demote them to the Northern League.
Meanwhile, Quakers have announced ticket prices for matches next season, which shall be played at Bishop Auckland's Heritage Park.
Season tickets for adults are £150 and with concessions £80. An adult season ticket for a seated area is £195 with concessions £115. It costs £35 for six to 16-year-olds.
Matchday pricing is £8 per adult for standing (£5 concessions) and £2 for six to 16. Admission is free for under fives.
Comments(19)
Shildon Casual
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12:52pm Fri 1 Jun 12
JB183604
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1:30pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Shildon Casual wrote:What planet are you on?
No chance !!! Darlo will be lucky not to get relegated !!! No players, no ground & no support !!!
Friendoffeetham
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2:19pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Stuart Atkinson
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3:02pm Fri 1 Jun 12
As I now live in Rutland and given the locations of teams in The Northern League and EvoStik North I really hope we can get into EvoStik Premier as soon as possible whether that be after two, one or no promotions, dependent on the outcome of the appeal.
Why on earth Shildon was ever chosen as a ground share, given that the FA ground assessments determine how high a level a club can play at, is astonishing to me, and very worrying in terms of the competancy of the current leadership, thankfully Bishop's ground gives us more scope, hopefully back to Feethams in 2013/14 !!!
monteforte
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5:53pm Fri 1 Jun 12
The appeal should be lodged today. It is virtually ready, we are just awaiting one piece of information.
The time scales are hard to predict, the FA have indicated they would like it resolved quickly but they wouldn't commit to a deadline, understandably.
darlo_jambo
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6:40pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Or perhaps he's mounting that alternative approach with his own board to show us all how it should be done...
monteforte
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6:46pm Fri 1 Jun 12
We are now playing out of town and the extra costs entailed in getting to Bishop will have a financial bearing on whether people can afford it and come! .This is non league football and why should charges be higher than the other teams?
Message for guakersam /charlie74;
Please inform your buddies on DFC1883 board to let Craig Mckenna go and earn £100 per hour or £10k +somewhere else and replace him with morgan1 .{his advice and expertise may cost you nothing}With him on board the club should be steered in the right direction for all the fans/supporters not the favored few!..
Quakerz
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10:31pm Fri 1 Jun 12
If you want to pay £5, go and watch Marske.
extratime
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11:23pm Fri 1 Jun 12
darlo_jambo wrote:eh things going right listed in no particular order
No sign of morgan1? I suspect he is - a la Prince Charles - incandescent with rage that things are going well for Darlo FC and 1883.
Or perhaps he's mounting that alternative approach with his own board to show us all how it should be done...
200k of old debt
70k of new debt (loan/gift new director here we go again)
200k needed within 4 weeks
no ground
no players to speak of
things couldn't be better could they
monteforte
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11:54pm Fri 1 Jun 12
Marske may appeal to you but it ain't my team.
asupporter
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7:26am Sat 2 Jun 12
darlo_jambo
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9:32am Sat 2 Jun 12
darlobri
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12:33am Mon 4 Jun 12
monteforte wrote:I live in Beverley,East Yorks and travel a 200 mile trip with my son for home games and have done for years....what are you moaning about???
Match day tickets should be no more than £5 IMO,,,
We are now playing out of town and the extra costs entailed in getting to Bishop will have a financial bearing on whether people can afford it and come! .This is non league football and why should charges be higher than the other teams?
Message for guakersam /charlie74;
Please inform your buddies on DFC1883 board to let Craig Mckenna go and earn £100 per hour or £10k +somewhere else and replace him with morgan1 .{his advice and expertise may cost you nothing}With him on board the club should be steered in the right direction for all the fans/supporters not the favored few!..
darlobri
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12:36am Mon 4 Jun 12
monteforte wrote:I live in Beverley,East Yorks and travel a 200 mile trip with my son for home games and have done for years....what are you moaning about???
Match day tickets should be no more than £5 IMO,,,
We are now playing out of town and the extra costs entailed in getting to Bishop will have a financial bearing on whether people can afford it and come! .This is non league football and why should charges be higher than the other teams?
Message for guakersam /charlie74;
Please inform your buddies on DFC1883 board to let Craig Mckenna go and earn £100 per hour or £10k +somewhere else and replace him with morgan1 .{his advice and expertise may cost you nothing}With him on board the club should be steered in the right direction for all the fans/supporters not the favored few!..
monteforte
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11:39am Mon 4 Jun 12
karaokekipper
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1:13am Wed 6 Jun 12
karaokekipper
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1:32am Wed 6 Jun 12
asupporter wrote:i like your optimism,every game a local derby,I hope your right,but as a Boro fan in my late 40s I recall Boro having to play at Hartlepool and we only got 3;500 in the old division 3 first game.Realisticly I think you will be taking between 300 to 500 to away games and maybe getting 800 at kingsgate , if you want a comparison look at Scarboro athletic who play at bridlington they get between 400 to 500 and they cant get out of the league, Good luck to Darlo,but untill they are playing within a bus journey for their fans they have an uphill climb!
The best way to attract more supporters to watch football at any level is to have a winning team. Winning teams cost money even in the Northern League and it seems to me that with the prices announced 1883 have their offer about right. After everything that has happened I didn't think I would be looking forward to the new season but I am now. 1883 have appointed a good manager who should be able to put together a very competitive team. In the Northern League every match will a local derby and have a cup tie atmosphere. It won't be easy because everyone will be out to beat us but it will be great entertainment and a great opportunity to rebuild the club into something we can be proud of. Stop complaining and get behind the club and the team now. We could easily have lost everything and it is down to 1883 that we didn't.
the-big-yin
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10:21am Wed 6 Jun 12
laughingboy51 says...
9:15am Fri 1 Jun 12