Source: Northern_Echo
Brown makes Darlington debut
New signing Aaron Brown comes straight into the side for his Darlington debut as one of three changes today at Kettering Town who include a surprise in their line-up.[LNB] He will play at left-back in place of Kevin Austin who sustained a thigh injury during Tuesday's draw at Altrincham.[LNB] Also in the side are Tommy Wright and Josh Gray came off the bench to good affect in midweek.[LNB] Their inclusion sees manager Mark Cooper switch to 4-4-2 and he leaves Chris Senior and Richard Offiong on the bench.[LNB] There is a surprise in the Kettering squad who include former Darlington and Sunderland winger Martin Smith in their squad.[LNB] Smith counts nearby Northampton among his previous clubs and it was at Sixfields where he played alongside Kettering boss Lee Harper.[LNB] He scored two memorable goals for Darlington during November 2006, a looping volley at Lewes in the FA Cup and then a long-range scorcher versus Mansfield in the Football League Trophy.[LNB] Nicknamed 'Son of Pele' during his Sunderland days, Smith retired through injury in 2008 and has recently been training with Northern League club Newton Aycliffe.[LNB] But he signed on non-contact terms yesterday and is on the bench at Rockingham Road.[LNB] Darlington are aiming to continue their good start to the season which has featured a draw and a win from their opening two matches.[LNB] Kettering, in contrast, have collected one point from two games and already have three suspensions for today's game with Ian Roper, Sol Davis and Iyseden Christie all out.[LNB] Kettering Town (4-3-3): Abbey; Dempster, Graham, Westwood, Taylor; Noubissie, Boucaud, Dance; Makofo, Furlong, Marna. Subs: Harper (gk), Ashikodi, Jaszczun, Solkhon, Smith.[LNB] Darlington (4-4-2): Russell; Arnison, Miller, Hone, Brown; G Smith, Chandler, Terry, Gray; Wright, Hatch. Subs: Jack (gk), Clarke, McReady, Senior, Offiong[LNB]
