Darlington have freed three of their fringe players as manager Steve Staunton sets about trimming his squad. The trio all signed oneyear contracts at the beginning of the season after being brought to the club by previous manager Colin Todd. Full Article at The Northern Echo

The first clash with Darlington was one that had been ringed in many City diaries when the fixtures were published. A meeting with former boss Colin Todd – and his No 2 Dean Windass – added plenty of spice to an otherwise mundane list of games. Full Article at Telegraph & Argus

Michael Symes used to dread Saturday mornings when he played for City. While flatmate Steve Schumacher was up early preparing for another game, the lanky striker knew that the best he could hope for was a seat on the bench. Full Article at Telegraph & Argus

RICARDO Gardner proved to be one of the best bits of business conducted by former Bolton boss Colin Todd. Wanderers spent £1m in 1998 to bring Gardner from Harbour View in Jamaica to the Reebok Stadium. Full Article at Manchester Evening News

Well done Colin Todd...oops!...I mean Stuart McCall...(thought I was watching one of the ultra cautious, unadventurous, a point at home will do... performances of your predecessor there). Full Article at Telegraph & Argus

Darlington boss Steve Staunton is ready to start offloading players to make way for new loan signings and admits "I've got plenty of targets." Full Article at TEAMtalk Football News