QUAKERS SEEKING REFUGE TO OBEY PROTOCOL

By Craig Stoddart
DARLINGTON could return to The Northern Echo Arena after requesting permission to play at the 25,000-capacity venue to comply with social distancing rules.
A draft document from the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) last month suggested stadiums should be a maximum of 33 per cent full and possibly as low as 17 per cent when Non- League fixtures begin in October.
Quakers chief executive David Johnston says if fixtures at their Blackwell Meadows base are restricted to 17 per cent it would represent an attendance of around 550, yet Quakers have over 650 season ticket hol...

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