| BBM Watch 14:19 - Aug 26 with 10579 views | wheniwasyourage |
So, out of morbid curiosity, I had a look at how Cardiff are doing. Turns out they’re top of the league—played five, won four, drawn one. And yes, that’s Brian Barry Murphy at the helm. The same Brian Barry Murphy we once treated like he’d just wandered in off the street with a traffic cone on his head.
Maybe this is his road-to-Damascus moment… or maybe football’s just a glitchy simulation and we’re all NPCs. Who knows?
I do like to check in on the ghosts of Rochdale past—Blackpool, Peterborough (which, let’s face it, is basically Dale in exile). And now Cardiff. I’ll be watching. Like spotting Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places—who knew?.
Trading places - so good that film... |  | | |  |
| BBM Watch on 14:31 - Aug 26 with 10056 views | Dalenet |
I thought you had had enough of this forum after 33 years you said, and wouldn't be back. How strange you are back. How do you think Little Jim as you called him is doing? You hated that he had been appointed.
BBM is doing okay for himself at Cardiff. Remember he walked away from us. And it looks like all that time in Youth Football and shadowing Van Nistelrooy has done him some good. I can only wish him well. [Post edited 26 Aug 15:03]
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| BBM Watch on 16:03 - Aug 26 with 9852 views | wheniwasyourage |
| BBM Watch on 14:31 - Aug 26 by Dalenet |
I thought you had had enough of this forum after 33 years you said, and wouldn't be back. How strange you are back. How do you think Little Jim as you called him is doing? You hated that he had been appointed.
BBM is doing okay for himself at Cardiff. Remember he walked away from us. And it looks like all that time in Youth Football and shadowing Van Nistelrooy has done him some good. I can only wish him well. [Post edited 26 Aug 15:03]
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Yeah, I said I was leaving the forum—so did Frank Sinatra, and he toured for another 15 years. Some of us just can’t look away from a slow-motion car crash… especially when it’s wearing a club tracksuit and giving post-match interviews like he’s reading off the back of a cereal box.
“Little Jim,” bless him—still looks like someone who won a competition to manage a football club and you just know that somewhere in the UK an ASDA is missing its Assistance manager: Nights. I don’t hate the guy, I just think appointing him was like giving your nan a chainsaw because she once watched Gardener’s World.
And BBM? Fair play. Walked out on us, went underground like a tactical monk, and now suddenly he's Cruyff with a hair transplant. Amazing.
But genuinely—credit where it’s due. I hope he thrives, that's why I make a point to follow all the x-players etc. I hope Jim finds his feet. And I hope Peterborough stop hoarding our ex-players like it’s a Rochdale-themed Pokémon set.
Your forgot to give your opinion on trading places...
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| BBM Watch on 16:57 - Aug 26 with 9724 views | TalkingSutty |
Still didn't care about the club. Good riddanpce to him, not a nice person. Didn't love the club, secret contract and a mate of Bottomley. His associates are poor also. Give me Jim McNulty and his shortfalls a million times over BBM and his lap dogs. Neither of them are welcome back to this club. Jim's done a decent job and when he leaves he willl be welcomed back even if things don't work out. BBM was our worst ever manager for numerous reasons. [Post edited 26 Aug 17:23]
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| BBM Watch on 18:17 - Aug 26 with 9543 views | judd |
There's me thinking a new soporific timepiece with sideways only hand movement had been released. |  |
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| BBM Watch on 19:33 - Aug 26 with 9421 views | IOMDale |
I really do wish the worst for BBM, symptomatic of all that was wrong with the club during his spell. He was in cahoots with DB and should be remembered as such. Also, his missus is an absolute helmet. |  | | |
| BBM Watch on 16:56 - Aug 27 with 8933 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| BBM Watch on 18:17 - Aug 26 by judd |
There's me thinking a new soporific timepiece with sideways only hand movement had been released. |
...did you read it on TiK ToK? | | | |
| BBM Watch on 18:15 - Aug 27 with 8799 views | D_Alien |
| BBM Watch on 16:56 - Aug 27 by Yorkshire_Dale |
...did you read it on TiK ToK? |
May have been referring to a different type of hand movement... |  |
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| BBM Watch on 12:14 - Aug 30 with 8175 views | EllDale |
BBM has bolstered the squad by signing Jack Kingdon. | | | |
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| BBM Watch on 12:27 - Aug 30 with 8138 views | YadHoDale |
| BBM Watch on 12:14 - Aug 30 by EllDale |
BBM has bolstered the squad by signing Jack Kingdon. |
Also Osho |  | | |
| BBM Watch on 17:41 - Aug 30 with 7815 views | turnthescrew |
And another convincing win today. All's going well for him at the moment..... | | | |
| BBM Watch on 19:02 - Aug 30 with 7651 views | onedalefan |
'Five live' very impressed with how he is doing. Said he has done well at Rochdale even though we were relegated! |  | | |
| BBM Watch on 21:05 - Aug 30 with 7519 views | foreverhopefulDale |
| BBM Watch on 19:02 - Aug 30 by onedalefan |
'Five live' very impressed with how he is doing. Said he has done well at Rochdale even though we were relegated! |
No matter how well he does elsewhere, the fact is that he was a total failure at Dale as far as outcomes, as well as being a disgrace in many of his actions. I personally could never wish him well. |  |
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| BBM Watch on 21:23 - Aug 30 with 7461 views | dingdangblue |
| BBM Watch on 19:02 - Aug 30 by onedalefan |
'Five live' very impressed with how he is doing. Said he has done well at Rochdale even though we were relegated! |
They are probably just aware of our draw at Old Trafford and our draw with Newcastle United. |  |
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| BBM Watch on 21:46 - Aug 30 with 7417 views | 442Dale |
He’s going to win Manager of the Month no doubt.
Actually, so might ours… |  |
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| BBM Watch on 04:27 - Aug 31 with 7226 views | jacko_dale |
| BBM Watch on 19:02 - Aug 30 by onedalefan |
'Five live' very impressed with how he is doing. Said he has done well at Rochdale even though we were relegated! |
This trope really bothers me. The amount of times I've heard/read it - never once from a Dale fan either - makes me think it's just a case of a lie being repeated so often people become convinced of it being the truth! | | | |
| BBM Watch on 09:35 - Aug 31 with 7018 views | Clivert |
| BBM Watch on 19:02 - Aug 30 by onedalefan |
'Five live' very impressed with how he is doing. Said he has done well at Rochdale even though we were relegated! |
His agent deserves a Knighthood! |  | | |
| BBM Watch on 09:47 - Aug 31 with 6991 views | 442Dale |
| BBM Watch on 09:35 - Aug 31 by Clivert |
His agent deserves a Knighthood! |
He probably drops in “… and he’s not as bad as their current manager either” when eulogising about his time here. | |
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| BBM Watch on 14:18 - Aug 31 with 6753 views | nordenblue |
| BBM Watch on 09:35 - Aug 31 by Clivert |
His agent deserves a Knighthood! |
Having been through anything remotely to do with Man City he'll be classed as a disciple of Pep, as such makes a career out of over playing a football, Arteta is stealing a living on the back of it too years later. | | | |
| BBM Watch on 08:44 - Sep 12 with 5408 views | EllDale |
Announced as League One Manager of the Month for August. | | | |
| BBM Watch on 10:41 - Dec 15 with 486 views | EllDale |
Big interview with BBM in today’s Guardian as Cardiff play Chelsea in the League Cup this week.
Quite a good read with several Dale mentions.
Wish I could do the link. | | | |
| BBM Watch on 10:53 - Dec 15 with 452 views | TalkingSutty |
| BBM Watch on 10:41 - Dec 15 by EllDale |
Big interview with BBM in today’s Guardian as Cardiff play Chelsea in the League Cup this week.
Quite a good read with several Dale mentions.
Wish I could do the link. |
He managed to relegate a good Dale team and signed a contract extension knowing full well that there was media silence on it and the fans hadn't been informed. He had no love for the club, i hope Chelsea batter them, their league form implodes and that odious little man gets sacked. Sorry for sounding so bitter but i hate managers and players who declare their love for the club and then act in a underhanded way. No class whatsoever that fella and that goes for his agents at the time also. | | | |
| BBM Watch on 11:15 - Dec 15 with 414 views | TVOS1907 |
| BBM Watch on 10:41 - Dec 15 by EllDale |
Big interview with BBM in today’s Guardian as Cardiff play Chelsea in the League Cup this week.
Quite a good read with several Dale mentions.
Wish I could do the link. |
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| BBM Watch on 11:15 - Dec 15 with 414 views | Nerazzurri |
| BBM Watch on 10:53 - Dec 15 by TalkingSutty |
He managed to relegate a good Dale team and signed a contract extension knowing full well that there was media silence on it and the fans hadn't been informed. He had no love for the club, i hope Chelsea batter them, their league form implodes and that odious little man gets sacked. Sorry for sounding so bitter but i hate managers and players who declare their love for the club and then act in a underhanded way. No class whatsoever that fella and that goes for his agents at the time also. |
I'm not saying you are wrong but in the interests of balance I'm going to throw my (very) unpopular opinion into the mix.
That COVID season means absolutely nothing to me. There's a very long read study (link below) outlining the effects of no crowds that season. Across all European leagues home wins, shots, shots no target, tackles, bookings, all decreased dramatically for home teams. It's fair to say that there was probably zero chance that with a crowd we go 18 home games without a win. And certainly Liverpool do not lose 6 consecutive games at Anfield with a crowd. That season should never have happened in my opinion, it was a travesty & threw up all manner of oddities that have never been seen before or since.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8670806/
Apart from that the two cup games against Man United & Newcastle are up there with my favourite moments as a Dale fan & the survival at the end of the 18/19 season was unexpected & enjoyable. I would certainly have preferred him to have stayed on than end up with Robbie Stockdale & Jim Bentley! |  |
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| BBM Watch on 11:34 - Dec 15 with 383 views | TalkingSutty |
| BBM Watch on 11:15 - Dec 15 by Nerazzurri |
I'm not saying you are wrong but in the interests of balance I'm going to throw my (very) unpopular opinion into the mix.
That COVID season means absolutely nothing to me. There's a very long read study (link below) outlining the effects of no crowds that season. Across all European leagues home wins, shots, shots no target, tackles, bookings, all decreased dramatically for home teams. It's fair to say that there was probably zero chance that with a crowd we go 18 home games without a win. And certainly Liverpool do not lose 6 consecutive games at Anfield with a crowd. That season should never have happened in my opinion, it was a travesty & threw up all manner of oddities that have never been seen before or since.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8670806/
Apart from that the two cup games against Man United & Newcastle are up there with my favourite moments as a Dale fan & the survival at the end of the 18/19 season was unexpected & enjoyable. I would certainly have preferred him to have stayed on than end up with Robbie Stockdale & Jim Bentley! |
You're entitled to your unpopular opinion. The COVID season wasn't unique to our club and the Newcastle away game was one the most insipid wimpish performances i've seen..BBM was pleased with it though. | | | |
| BBM Watch on 11:45 - Dec 15 with 363 views | TVOS1907 |
| BBM Watch on 11:15 - Dec 15 by Nerazzurri |
I'm not saying you are wrong but in the interests of balance I'm going to throw my (very) unpopular opinion into the mix.
That COVID season means absolutely nothing to me. There's a very long read study (link below) outlining the effects of no crowds that season. Across all European leagues home wins, shots, shots no target, tackles, bookings, all decreased dramatically for home teams. It's fair to say that there was probably zero chance that with a crowd we go 18 home games without a win. And certainly Liverpool do not lose 6 consecutive games at Anfield with a crowd. That season should never have happened in my opinion, it was a travesty & threw up all manner of oddities that have never been seen before or since.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8670806/
Apart from that the two cup games against Man United & Newcastle are up there with my favourite moments as a Dale fan & the survival at the end of the 18/19 season was unexpected & enjoyable. I would certainly have preferred him to have stayed on than end up with Robbie Stockdale & Jim Bentley! |
"I would certainly have preferred him to have stayed on than end up with Robbie Stockdale & Jim Bentley"
But the point is that he chose NOT to stay on and left the club in limbo by his actions. What happened before then isn't really relevant. | |
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