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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Aldershot Town
at 17:18 29 Mar 2025
Wow, what a contrast to Tuesday and the bad days. Great attitude and forward looking, trying their best to score. Some great football today - well done Jim and the players. |
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Reply | Deadline day 5pm
at 08:06 28 Mar 2025
Surprised we haven't signed four 5'7" wingers to replace a target man / goal scorer and a goalkeeper.... |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v York City
at 23:56 26 Mar 2025
We've all seen some absolute sh.. in our time as Dale fans, and each individual will have certain games as "worst ever" due to score or performance.
One of my top ranked "worst ever" was Ebbsfleet 0-0 at home this season. Ebbsfleet couldn't buy a win. Dale were so bad. "Disappointing" said Jim yet again. Being told to "respect the point" was pathetic. Moaning about the pitch - the same one Ebbsfleet played on. He talked them up after one our worst performances, that did wonders for drinks sales in Ratcliffes.
We can't sack Jim given the chance of a play off spot and a Wembley cup final appearance, he deserves the chance to see if he can see it through. But foook me, his bad days are seriously, seriously, bad. Last night and many others. That is why his tenure is under question and regulars are giving up on the club.
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v York City
at 00:38 26 Mar 2025
FRMSE and BBM's historically bad home league record (both in League 1) are worse than what McNulty has offered in the National League by a long way.
But.... we are weaker than water and tactically set in stone. This team is so lightweight in challenges and going forward. Jim clearly hasn't worked out the blatantly obvious need for physicality in this league and has signed a dozen or more small, samey players that fit his vision but not this league. Horses for courses hasn't entered his head. Jay Bird was an exception and made a welcome, positive, difference. Easier to rant on about opponents budgets than available money wasted on your own inadequate signings. Ranting about a "home record" after we've seen capitulation v Barnet and York, and embarrassment against Boston and Ebbsfleet convinces nobody, Greg.
Ratcliffes was full before half time v Ebbsfleet, the game was that bad. Watching hardcore fans, faces you see week in week out walk out so early tonight, given such a low home attendance, speaks volumes about the football on display. McNulty's excuses don't mask what we see any more. He's failing badly. He has got an upturn in form out of this lot before, but with Bird and Waller out, and not having prepared adequate replacements, can he do so again? Doubt it.
We're being asked to sell Dale to family, workmates, fellow drinkers and friends etc etc and spread the word for the Spennymoor game. "But you lost 0-4 at home again". Makes it a difficult sell, doesn't it?
By teatime on 5th April, we'll have a better idea of this managers future.
We had a situation a few years back of "managed relegation". Cynically, are we in the throes of "managed play-off avoidance" ? |
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Reply | Refwatch - Maidenhead United v Rochdale
at 03:18 23 Mar 2025
I recall some awful performances of tippy tappy tripe last season. Jim's reasons came out as being down to the precarious state the club was in at that time and that he had to play a certain way to protect what we had.
That can't be an excuse this season, where far too many points have been thrown away by playing in precisely the same, predictable, ineffectual way too often. There have been great performances, where we have seen the best Jim's team can offer. The reactions after Ebbsfleet and Barnet at home were deserved after we saw the worst. Last Tuesday we made relegation threatened Boston look like world beaters thanks to how we were set up. Today they lost 4-1.
We have a couple of months left to find out if going for a win or tippy tappy oops is what Jim puts on the pitch. That will define our success or failure, his future here and 2025-26 ticket sales. |
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Reply | Good luck with that one Oldham
at 18:51 19 Mar 2025
1st June 2021, An EGM was called by Rochdale AFC shareholders to vote on two resolutions. The first one was:
"Members will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, to pass the two ordinary resolutions below, special notice of which pursuant to section 168(2) of the Companies Act 2006 was given to the company by members on 3 May 2011.
1. THAT David Bottomley be and is hereby removed from office as a director of the Company."
Shareholders voted to remove David Bottomley from office. Unprecedented in the club's recent history.
An investigation was later held by the EFL regarding a "hostile takeover" bid at Rochdale AFC outwith EFL rules. One of the verdicts was....
Disclosures any honest person would make in an interview. [Post edited 19 Mar 18:53]
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Boston United
at 23:15 18 Mar 2025
Boston completely deserved the win. Managerially, Jim had his pants pulled down by Graham Coughlan tonight. The plain to see repeated errors have already been spoken of on this thread, and others throughout the season.
When we are attacking and imaginative, we can beat anyone.
When we are the same old same old "Jim's coaching manual" Dale, we're uninteresting to watch, lightweight, obvious and ineffectual.
The lessons that need to be learned were forgotten today. |
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Reply | FA Trophy semi
at 19:41 17 Mar 2025
The Bottomley ticketing system at its finest.
Do we have to call an EGM to get rid of it?  |
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Reply | Time to go Jim. The turning point
at 00:34 12 Mar 2025
What a turnaround! We've seen some boring, ineffectual performances this campaign. Recently, Dale have been very effective. Last night in particular we were wonderfully entertained. Several people on this forum have said for months that we have the players to be a really competetive team at this level but they weren't being managed well. Recent games have seen a change few expected in that respect. Jim and the lads have certainly found their mojo now, and it is a joy to watch. Thank you. More of the same, please.
UP THE DALE! |
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Reply | Wealdstone (H)
at 17:09 8 Mar 2025
Great result, awful ref. 52 points = safety  |
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Reply | Spennymoor at home
at 22:37 3 Mar 2025
There's £12million worth of debt still being disrespected by the giggle lane thieves. And that £1million unpaid mortgage from the early 2000's. And a former owners investors who were conned. And those who bought car park spaces at giggle lane.
Disrespect knows where it lives and it isn't at Spotland. We won't be disrespecting Spennymoor Town or the FA Trophy at all, on or off the pitch. |
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Reply | TAMWORTH
at 02:19 26 Feb 2025
Indeed it is a results business, especially in the league.
No wins and just 4 points gained from the last 18 available.
2 goals scored in those 6 games. Both away from home. 0 goals scored in 4 home league games so it fails on the criteria of an entertainment business as well. Our eyes tell us this over those games, and many others. With a "play-off squad" budget.
Tranmere sacked their manager almost immediately last night after yet another dismal result. I hope we win on Saturday, but there is only one option available if we lose. That's where we're at. |
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Reply | TAMWORTH
at 21:42 25 Feb 2025
Two corners right at the end, totally wasted by coaching manual rubbish. Why? |
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Reply | TAMWORTH
at 20:58 25 Feb 2025
Tamworth 2 Fylde 0 on DAZN coverage, even though it's Tamworth 1 Rochdale 0 . Tinpot. |
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