Darlington Mowden Park

Anyone heard anything further? Sounds like things have kind of settled down on the playing side of things, certainly as much as they can do given the situation. 

JZSmith wrote: DMP_fan wrote: Anyone heard anything further? Sounds like things have kind of settled down on the playing side of things, certainly as much as they can do given the situation.  Purely on results I would suggest yesterday showed things haven't settled on the playing side. Prior to this DMP seem to have been fairly competitive in most games this year but losing 75-0 to the team just above you at the bottom of the table looks like a big drop-off.

DMP are having a very tough time at the moment. Clubs go through times like this and sometimes things all build up and you have a very difficult result to deal with. DMP have been a solid Nat 1 team for years and will come back stronger. 

Unfortunately off field issues have an affect on On Field performances. DMP have been loosing a lot of players and ex / older players have had to come into the squad to make up numbers. Taliti Vaioletti playing well into his 40's etc. Roth have signed one of their props. This causes disruption and will have an impact on results. 

Lions are a great side and are probably in a bit of a false position. They have been on the wrong side of some tight games and could well be higher up the league if you give them a few tries / kicks in the right moments.


Edited by titans.chris - 10 Mar 2025 at 17:55

DMP_fan wrote: Anyone heard anything further? Sounds like things have kind of settled down on the playing side of things, certainly as much as they can do given the situation.

backrowb wrote: DMP_fan wrote: Anyone heard anything further? Sounds like things have kind of settled down on the playing side of things, certainly as much as they can do given the situation.  I have hear that members  have coughed up cash to see them to the end of the season, which is important to avoid expulsion, but that there are still many issues to solve for next season. The bloke who they are into for a load of money seems to be a "challenging" individual.

The problem with rugby in the North East is lack of funding. Falcons, £40million debt and haemorrhaging players. DMP cannot sustain Nat 1 with the massive expenses for away game. Most away games require hotels which is a massive financial drain. When you consider thew cash rich southern clubs have to spend very little on hotels...you can see why Nat 1 needs to be North and South. Simply DMP cannot afford to be in Nat 1.

Camborne look likely to be in Nat1 next season, which will challenge a few clubs’ travel budgets (and, most of all, their own).