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Last season ended so close to us winning the league, in fact it really<br />
came down to one goal in the last minute of a home game against<br />
Worcester Raiders, costing the club two points which in fact cost us<br />
the championship by a single point. Losing out on the title and<br />
promotion at the end of the season, felt like we had been kicked in<br />
the teeth, one of the biggest of let downs we have ever experienced<br />
at Darlaston,<br />
Thinking we would have another season in Division One and having to<br />
go again in a Division would have been really hard. But that massive<br />
surprise of finding out that we had been promotion by the FA League<br />
Committee back to the Premier Division felt better than most<br />
Christmas mornings for a lot of us!<br />
So, we welcome you all back again for another long hard slog,<br />
beginning a new chapter in the history of our club, how far can we go<br />
now. We must get behind the managers and his talented squad of<br />
players because really do give everything and more to the club.<br />
Andy is building and advancing all the time and with the likes of Nick<br />
and Ant alongside him it bodes well for a real journey we are about to<br />
embark on together. How they have been able to recruit the quality of<br />
the players they have is beyond me, especially as we are one of less<br />
than a handful of teams in the Division without a budget.<br />
The club has also moved forward on other fronts during the close<br />
season, we have gained a women's team and a few of us were<br />
fortunate to see them in action in their first pre-season friendly, they<br />
won 9-0 an incredible result given their first game. The professional<br />
nature of the women's team really is important because we have<br />
worked so hard to keep the reputation of the club at the centre of all<br />
we do. Many a decision has been made about what is best for the<br />
club and now we have a really dedicated ladies first team I hope we<br />
can build on this and see more ladies and girls involved in our youth<br />
teams.<br />
One thing I always say to people is that this club is a family, you will<br />
always find support or a friendly ear here! So I hope you all enjoy the<br />
coming months, come rain or shine, win or lose the journey to this<br />
point has been nothing short of a miracle and Darlaston <strong>Town</strong> 1874<br />
F.C. is very firmly on the map once again, and a new blank chapter in<br />
this fantastic club’s history is ready to be written.<br />
#darloaywe<br />
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