IT was the announcement that Darlington Football Club fans had been waiting for - and the name of the club's new stadium was confirmed in grand style yesterday.

The Quakers' new home was named last week as the Reynolds Arena, after the club's flamboyant chairman George Reynolds, with the name officially installed on the 25,000-capacity stadium, in Neasham Road. The ground is scheduled to stage its first competitive match at the start of the new season, when Kidderminster Harriers visit for a Division Three clash on August 16.