Arnison back in the picture at Darlington

23 March 2010 19:13
The first game since Steve Staunton's exit sees Paul Arnison recalled to the side as one one of three changes against Aldershot Town this evening.[LNB] Craig Liddle's first game in temporary charge sees right-back Arnison, who had been frozen out of the first-team picture under Staunton, selected ahead of Simon Madden.[LNB] Irishman Madden is on the bench, as is Mark Convery who is another that Staunton had banished to train with the youth team in recent months.[LNB] As well as Arnison, recalled are midfielder Gary Dempsey and striker Mor Diop with Ross Chisholm and Noel Whelan making way.[LNB] Neither Chisholm or Whelan are on the bench and nor is Nathan Mulligan or John McReady who were among the substitutes during Saturday's game with Barnet.[LNB] Liddle, Quakers' head of youth, is assisted by the club's centre of excellence manager Neil Maddison who has conducted the players' warm-up at The Northern Echo Arena.[LNB] Aldershot are unchanged from the side which beat Shrewsbury Town 2-1 at home on Saturday, and they have stuck with the 4-4-2 formation that they introduced in the game.[LNB] Kevin Dillon, a former Newcastle United midfielder, had previously used a 4-5-1 set-up, a formation used on the opening day of the season with the Shots winning 3-1, David Dowson scoring Quakers' only goal in what was Colin Todd's first match in charge.[LNB] He was replaced in October by Staunton who lasted only 23 league games before chairman Raj Sinh axed the former Republic of Ireland manager on Sunday.[LNB] Liddle has been handed the reigns for this evening's game but Singh hopes to make an appointment before Saturday's trip to Shrewsbury.[LNB] Darlington (4-4-2): Redmond; Arnison, White, Miller, Milne; Moore, G Smith, Waite, Dempsey; Purcell, Diop. Subs: Liversedge (gk), Main, Groves, Mulligan, McReady,Gray, Diop, Main[LNB] Aldershot Town: Jaime-Ruiz; Herd, Blackburn, Brown, Charles; Bozanic, Harding, Donnelly, Straker; Morgan, Jackson. Subs: Young, Spencer, Soares, Hylton, Riza, Hudson, Howell[LNB] Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire)[LNB] *For updates throughout the match go to twitter.com/CStoddartEcho.[LNB]

Source: Northern_Echo