Preseason Friendly: Darlington 1883 Vs Sunderland AFC By Brian_Cummins @Funkyphallus on Jul 7, 2015, 6:35a please log in to view this image Match Preview of our first preseason friendly against Darlington 1883 at Heritage Park. Darlington 1883 Vs Sunderland AFC Heritage Park-9th July-7.45 pm Kick Off Tickets: SOLD OUT Preview Sunderland again open their preseason program against Martin Gray's side Darlington 1883 at Bishop Auckland's Heritage Park. Last season Sunderland brought a strong side where goals from Steven Fletcher(2), Emanuele Giaccherini, Connor Wickham and Jordi Gomez saw the lads compete a 5-1 victory with Gary Brown netting for the Quakers. Not only is this fixture important for early steps towards fitness but it represents unity for North East football providing important funds for the Evo Stik Premier side. Team News Sunderland AFC Sunderland are expected to bring a strong squad made up important seniors though some Development Squad players will also be looking to play a part. Costel Pantilimon and Jordi Gomez will miss out as both continue their recovery from knee injury's. John O'Shea, Seb Larsson, Steven Fletcher and Sebastian Coates will all be absent after being awarded extra time off due to their summers international commitments. Youngster Duncan Watmore will also miss the game, not returning to training until Friday. Dick Advocaat had this to say Darlington 1883 Darlo fans will be eager to get their first glimpse of new signings Adam Nowakowski, Rob Youhill, Jim Provett, Phil Turnbull and Kevin Burgess. Quakers boss Martin Gray had this to see about his new recruits Important Information Darlington have released some important information in regards to this fixture such as access, parking and alcohol. If you're lucky enough to be able to attend please be sure to familiarise with these details http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2015/july/advice-ahead-of-darlington-game
"The game on Thursday is more about getting 45 minutes in the legs, so most players will probably play just the 45.
Seems that way. Advocaat is planning to name a different XI for each half against the Quakers at Bishop Auckland’s Heritage Park – handing the chance for the club’s youngsters to catch his eye.
Vince, the game is on the 9th. I copied it over from my Roker Report preview which was Published on the 7th.
Costel Pantilimon and Jordi Gomez will miss Sunderland’s pre-season opener at Darlington 1883 as they continue their recovery from knee injuries. Both goalkeeper Pantilimon and midfielder Gomez are not yet taking part in full training, with the pair suffering the after-effects of injuries sustained in the final throws of last season. Gomez is going the right way, but he’s not working with us. Dick Advocaat Pantilimon jarred his knee during Sunderland’s penultimate game at Arsenal, which saw the Black Cats secure survival, and subsequently missed Romania’s games during the summer. Gomez, meanwhile, suffered a fractured knee cap during a training ground collision and missed the final three games, and unlike Pantilimon is yet to take part even in light training. And while head coach Dick Advocaat says the duo are on the mend, neither will participate in Sunderland’s first pre-season friendly against non-league Darlington at Bishop Auckland’s Heritage Park. Advocaat said: “Gomez is going the right way, but he’s not working with us. “He’s still working separately with the physio. “Pantilimon is doing that too, but he’s going the right way. “He can’t play games at the moment, but he’s training separately with the goalkeeping coach.” John O’Shea, Steven Fletcher, Seb Larsson and Sebastian Coates won’t be involved against the Quakers either, with the quartet due back in pre-season training on Friday. They were all given extra time off due to their international commitments during the summer, but will report back for work in time for Sunderland’s pre-season trip to North America. There have been question marks over whether Adam Johnson - who should be involved against Darlington - will travel to the USA and Canada due to his ongoing legal problems. But Advocaat refused to be drawn on whether Johnson would head across the Atlantic when asked about the £10million winger. “I will make the final decision about the squad (for America) on Friday after the game,” he replied. Advocaat is likely to name two different XI’s for each half against the Quakers.
http://www.darlofc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28450 Sorry. You can download this app which will have updates for the game tomorrow night if any good for anyone.
Hi, I’m Tom from CrowdScores, a football scores app with a difference. We’re looking to improve the live score experience for fans and have created a platform where football supporters can instantly share goals, cards, subs and commentary with one another. This means that you get updates faster and more reliably than from major sports data conglomerates. Our app is also specifically designed for the low signal environment of a football ground, which makes score checking and sharing a less painful experience. Obviously this enables you to share information on games that major sports data conglomerates are not interested in. As football fans ourselves, we know that keeping up to date with pre-season games is almost impossible and we want to change that. Our platform means that no game is too small for instantaneous live score updates - it’s like having a friend at every game. We have the ability to provide live updates on youth games, reserve games and friendlies as well as offering the fastest and most accurate score updates available during the domestic season. Check out our speed and accuracy by downloading our app available on Android (http://crwd.sc/AndroidD1883) and iOS (http://crwd.sc/iOSD1883) and compare the speed to Sky, the BBC or your scores app of choice. If you’re heading to Darlington’s pre-season matches and you’d be interested in sharing the score with fans everywhere and becoming a part of the CrowdScores network then give us a shout and we’ll add it to the system. In the meantime, we will be covering the game against Sunderland tomorrow night on the app. Thanks, Tom.
You're welcome. Is it your site? Is there a desk top version? How do they ensure accuracy? 20 questions
I could cry with joy every time I see one of Bri's match threads. Without him this forum would descend to the depths of Albert's little empire
