Darlington are to quit their base of the last nine years after the fans consortium decided their Arena home was too expensive.
The Quakers are to seek a groundshare next season after donations to the takeover cause fell well short of their £750,000 target. While the takeover is still expected to happen, having passed the initial £250,000 sum needed, speculation tonight suggests it will go through without a CVA meaning that the club are likely to fall foul of Conference rules and be kicked out of the competion.
They are expected to be demoted forcibly to the Evo-Stik League, and have earmarked the local rugby club as a possible destination for the team. The rugby side's 1,500 capacity ground is not currently graded for football use, so a number of nearby Northern League sides have also been sounded out over possible moves.
Former chairman Raj Singh claimed previously that the Arena cost around £10,000 a month to run on top of the 'peppercorn' rent of £10,000 a year.