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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 21:42 22 Oct 2026
And... this technology is just in its infancy
There's a good deal of pushback against huge data centres; ugly, power and water hungry... for now. Planning proposals turned down in the UK will hugely backfire on us, when we have no skin in the game as the scaling goes through the same process as it did (for instance) with mobile phones
The internet, and more so with AI, is a reflection of us all; the sum total of our intellect and awareness being reflected back at us all, for the first time. Many are struggling to cope with that
The products of humans, i.e. deriving from having a brain, heart and gut, will become more of a premium once AI reaches a certain point. That's what we need to hold on to, and why i remain an optimist |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 19:13 22 Oct 2026
Love this
The expertise within the Dale family often goes unreported and therefore unheralded -perhaps rightly so, we're here for the football! - but where it coincides, it's enhancing |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 16:35 22 Oct 2026
It could still become a useful tool, but if it were to become more widespread would likely require some kind of regulation, and in a game that's already straining under the weight of regulations |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
at 14:54 22 Oct 2026
Prolonged heavy rain now forecast for Saturday, including throughout the game
No doubts about the pitch, but could make this derby fixture even tastier. Seem to recall a lot of rain during our 2-4 win at theirs, after the sponsored hike |
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 14:37 22 Oct 2026
Unlike this:
The term "rarely" is carrying a heavy load there (maybe someone should DNA profile it?) but there's also a major data issue; ownership. If the clubs are paying for the profile, who owns the data? Does the player carry it with them from club to club, like a passport? Profiling is also likely to flag other health issues or vulnerabilities. How might this affect players who suddenly find they're prone to a range of cancers, or other life-changing conditions? What if the club withholds this information from them?
It's an absolute minefield, and whilst some clubs may be dipping their toes into this to promote personalised training etc., in the longer term i wouldn't be at all surprised if it raised problems for the game that already has enough problems to deal with, on and off the field, largely to do with money
Club owners might even wish to set their own parameters on which players are bought/sold depending on profiling. Is that really what you'd like to see, James? [Post edited 22 Oct 14:38]
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Reply | Hamstring Injuries
at 13:10 22 Oct 2026
Is that a route players/clubs want to be going down?
Could make it more difficult to sell a player on, even if his injury record isn't bad, if his profile showed him prone to particular injuries. Or, hamper a player's prospects even if he stayed fit
Hell, might even result in youngsters having their profiles exclude them from being taken up by clubs
Better, surely, to put training regimes in place which try to mitigate against any player having muscle injuries |
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Reply | T' cricket - summer of 26
at 13:06 22 Oct 2026
Fastest ODI double hundred
At 27, he has the chance to break almost every record in the book if he can keep his head more often |
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Reply | Fan services email
at 18:39 21 Oct 2026
Agree about the standing area and keeping it, but following the York game, how much more "education" do these young lads need? Or are they willing to listen to?
I partly agree with D4L in that the efforts undertaken by the club to accommodate them risk backfiring, and not at all sure that "education" alone is something they're amenable to
Absolutely look at excluding them for a period, and prior to return, have them undertake some community-focused work at the club to emphasise the destructive nature of their activity |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Grimsby Town
at 00:15 21 Oct 2026
He is indeed flying high in L1, and ultimately, perhaps he knew he could cut out having to adapt Dale to the new division by simply skipping to the one higher up with a team that already had potential
We've been through all the arguments about his style in the NL, they ended when we escaped at Wembley, but that should have us appreciating (as said before) our new era and the initial efforts to build from almost scratch, even though the ride might be more bumpy
Looking forward to Saturday against Accy who took a good point at York tonight, providing we can put a team out
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Grimsby Town
at 22:18 20 Oct 2026
Rather than "forget", surely these hard-fought points need to be appreciated more, given we're in a higher division and it sounded like end-to-end stuff particularly in the closing stages?
Injuries pile upon injuries, but Hendo moved one nearer to the appearances record and extended his goalscoring total in front of 3600 on a damp Tuesday night
This is life in the former Rochdale division, and tonight would likely have been enjoyed over much of our history even if we were below par
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Grimsby Town
at 21:43 20 Oct 2026
Couldn't make it tonight, but sounds like a decent scrap with loads of chances at both ends
A well-fought point in the end? |
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Reply | Refwatch - Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
at 08:36 14 Oct 2026
You're not wrong D4L
I think quite a few still have a hangover from last season, when even then we took points after being second best. We're 10th, and rebuilding through necessity
The spirit, and yes, the identity is emerging [Post edited 14 Oct 10:57]
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Reply | Watson.....
at 13:26 6 Oct 2026
I don't think we disagree on very much at all (and why should we, seeing pretty much the same product on the field in relation to what's happening in the treatment room)
I take your point about Watson's abilities to manage a full squad who're in contention for selection being an unknown. I'm inclined to think he'll be just fine. He has a lot of options on both attacking flanks, especially with Hayes now nearing match fitness. Silcott-Duberry did little wrong in his appearances but Watson clearly thinks others are more likely to create chances and in selecting Middleton he's right. In addition, bringing Hannant on when Smith went off early doors against Swindon, then taking Hannant off for Hayes, shows he's not afraid to take decisions which players might feel inclined to be upset about
Hayes probably wasn't ready for 75-80 minutes which may have influenced his decision, and Watson probably considered we needed someone with defensive qualities for that length of time whilst we toughed it out before introducing Hayes. All of this suggests managerial competence. I was critical of lack of subs at the right time in earlier games, but in mitigation i think he was possibly lacking in confidence prior to putting a few points on the board, aware of the intensity of fan "feedback", yet has overcome both, at least for now
I began with the "less than ten games" point because that's exactly where we are: in effect, there is so little "earlier in the season" it almost seems trite to speak of it; it's still early in the season
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Reply | Watson.....
at 11:55 6 Oct 2026
Less than ten games into our league season back in the EFL
Some good points, but is "blowing teams away" some kind of new standard that Watson has to achieve? i don't recall Dale "blowing teams away" under the previous regime, even after three seasons. I recall having a great deal of possession, with a perennial impression of doing far less with it than we should've been. That's now changing, with fast wingers and greater effort engaged in getting the ball into their feet.
Whilst Shrewsbury had their chances against us, we ended up putting them to the sword, and this in a higher division
No-one - absolutely no-one, is getting carried away with the upturn in form. A long winter awaits us. Just last Spring, we got turned over 2-4 by Morecambe, who were relegated. Yes, in the midst of record-breaking points accumulation... in the NL
I fully agree though, the standard isn't that much higher. I've made this point elsewhere. I think people lost sight of just how ordinary teams can be and still survive at this level. It just takes an extra "something" to get yourself up into the higher positions, and challenging
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Reply | Watson.....
at 13:51 5 Oct 2026
I doubt anyone would disagree with that?
What was in question was those who'd already made their minds up "he's not our man" rather than taking a more measured view of how much longer he might need to assert his style, his identity
Can you imagine if the board had panicked and changed horses a month ago? That would've left all of us doubting their credentials to be able to make the right footballing decisions, and leave the club flapping in the wind, with any new manager facing the same issues and with players he hadn't just recruited. It would've been madness
There's little more to be said now, except we can all breathe a lot more easily on our way to the COA |
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Reply | Watson.....
at 18:35 4 Oct 2026
In saying "i had doubts about Watson" i commented (in person) to another contributor to this messageboard "If Watson loses the next two games against Walsall and Oldham, he's in trouble"
It was serious, and the way the club stage-managed the fans forum suggests they knew it was serious too, but in the sense they really didn't need the negativity after everything the owners had input
Their business was built up over decades, and no doubt they've been through many trials and tribulations to get to where they are. In appointing Watson, they were following a process that they had little alternative but to stand by, or else it'd have put their process into doubt and that'd leave them with nowhere to go
Their process, their experience is something that many commentators will have been nowhere near in their lives. The Ogdens appreciate the fans (the U Block being an example) but managing expectations of such a volatile group can't be comfortable for them, even when they appreciate the background levels of relative deprivation that exists within our home environments
Again, i just wish the fanbase itself took greater account of all this context before casting judgment
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Reply | Watson.....
at 17:15 4 Oct 2026
This is what i found so annoying about some of the earlier attitudes
It's as if some people have forgotten our history, after one incredible season
My point in reply to tonyroch was how much our history has been based on survival; success has been rare, a "mixed results" season is the norm. I get the whole thing around the "Steve Eyre" fear but it wasn't until further into the season than we are now it became apparent
I had my doubts about Watson, but in the context of the hand he'd been dealt. This isn't a "told you so" post, but i just wish (as you refer to with the instant reactions point) that context was more appreciated
I guess it's the whole rise of social.media, where everything happens in the moment and that's all that matters to some |
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