Quakers want positive reaction against Kettering

By Ray Simpson

Jan 28, 2022

Quakers want positive reaction against Kettering

Can we bounce back from the Telford defeat?

Quakers are looking for a big recovery when Kettering arrive at Blackwell Meadows on Saturday.

Quakers lost 5-0 at bottom of the table Telford last Saturday, and manager Alun Armstrong is poised to swing the axe and make changes, as he reveals in this interview:

The match is being sponsored by Gavin Ellis -- many thanks to him.

The matchball sponsor are Moorlands Care Home https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/thanks-to-our-matchball-sponsor-moorlands-care-home

Don’t forget about your 50/50 tickets

https://yourclub.darlingtonfc.co.uk/virtual-5050-draw

and a programme

https://shop.darlingtonfc.co.uk/E-Programme-Kettering-21-22-NLN-p438246460

Team News:

Joe Wheatley is suspended for three matches, this is the first of three

Junior Mondal is on loan at Marske

Joey Hope is on loan at Northallerton

Lexus Beeden is on loan to Billingham Town

League position: 12th (played 23, won 7, drawn 6, lost 10, goals scored 38 against 33, points 27)

Latest results:

January 22^nd Telford (away) lost 0-5

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_l78hEIO3M

January 15^th Kidderminster (home) lost 0-1

January 8^th Farsley (away) won 6-0 Lambert 3, Dos Santos, O’Neill, Rivers

January 1^st Spennymoor (home) drew 1-1 Charman

December 28^th Gateshead (home) lost 1-3 Charman

December 26^th Spennymoor (away) drew 1-1 Charman

December 11^th Fylde (home) won 1-0 Charman

Kettering have just appointed Ian Culverhouse as their new manager, this will be his second game in charge following the departure of Paul Cox for Boston.

League position 11^th (played 21, won 8 drawn 4, lost 9, goals for 32 against 27)

Recent results:

January 25^th Kidderminster (home) lost 0-1

January 22^nd Bradford PA (away) lost 1-2 Sheriff (Bradford down to nine men)

January 15^th Curzon Ashton (home) won 3-0 Powell 2, Cooper

January 11^th Brackley (away) lost 0-1

January 2^nd Brackley (home) won 3-1 Smith, Powell, Neal

Recent matches between the two clubs:

November 2021 Kettering 1 Darlington 3 (Lambert, Cooper, Hatfield)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0f8iBFVSGs

August 2019 Darlington 3 (Thompson 2, Rivers) Kettering 0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K4T5fzJ-gQ