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Reply | 7 of next 8 games at home
at 12:26 2 Feb 2026
Which we are doing, by pushing on to score 90th minute winners.
'We have become increasingly near to dropping points since we didn`t have Mani D`s and Rodney`s goals' - but we haven't done for the most part and regardless, isn't that in this fabled past? I make it we've played 13 games since Mani scored from open play and we've won 10 of them
'An incredibly lucky run of fixtures' - we played the same opponents as York in half of those fixtures and took six points, while York took four.
Since 19th December, Dale and York have also faced Truro at home and Altrincham away. We both picked up the same number of points (six) in those fixtures.
I get what you're saying about us not having the same fire power as York, but by the same token, they don't have the same defence as we do. If we don't concede - or certainly, if we only concede at the rate we have done - then by and large we don't lose and usually win. [Post edited 2 Feb 12:29]
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Reply | 7 of next 8 games at home
at 12:01 2 Feb 2026
But you referenced us winning in injury time and with a wind-assisted goal in the, erm, past.
We've got to where we are in the table because of the 'past'. Or don't those results count anymore?
You've been going on about another striker for months, but we just keep winning. We've dropped points in ONE league game since 11th November (and will no doubt drop more in the future); why try to denigrate such achievements?
York, for all their firepower, are still only a point ahead of us, having played three games more. They have also gained five points in injury time as opposed to our four. I'd say that's the mark of a good team.
I'm not sure of the relevance of age, either. [Post edited 2 Feb 12:03]
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Reply | 7 of next 8 games at home
at 10:37 2 Feb 2026
They're just opinions, like yours.
It doesn't matter what any of us say; the evidence is there in the league table. |
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Reply | 7 of next 8 games at home
at 20:07 1 Feb 2026
We have scored TWO 90/90+ minute winners all season.
We have scored ONE wind affected cross ending in the net all season.
Kyron G, not Ryan G, has scored ONE left-footed scorcher all season.
Perhaps, instead, we'll keep finding other ways to win games, as we have done 21 times in the league this season, not to mention the number of clean sheets we have been able to keep. |
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Reply | Champions Elect discussion.
at 20:08 31 Jan 2026
I'm sure they're more than capable of challenging for the final play-off spot, especially with games in hand, but they were never really in the title race and are currently 19 points behind York and 18 behind us! |
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Reply | Champions Elect discussion.
at 17:38 31 Jan 2026
Yes, there are plenty of twists and turns to come.
For a start, it's York v FGR next Saturday, and then FGR v Carlisle the Saturday after that. Scunthorpe have Carlisle, Dale and York on consecutive midweeks later in February.
Wins in fixtures between the clubs in the top 5/6 are so important at this stage. [Post edited 31 Jan 19:14]
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Reply | George Heyes
at 14:37 31 Jan 2026
From Steven Phillipps' books:
George Heyes 1956-60
Born: Bolton 16.11.37 5’10” 11st
Goalkeeper
FL Apps 24 Total Apps 25
Career: (Bolton junior football), Dale 6.56 [24], Leicester C. 7.60 £7000 [25], Swansea T. 9.65 [98], Barrow 7.69 [26], Hereford U. cs.70, Bedford T. 8.70 to 1971. Goalkeeping scout for Blackburn R., Aston Villa, Leicester C., Nottingham F.
Honours: Welsh Cup winners 1966, final 1969
George made his Dale debut in a friendly against Walsall in December 1957, but his FL debut came the following September, when he had the misfortune to fumble Southend’s goal over the line. Left out after a 6-1 defeat at Bury a couple of week’s later and also doing his national service, he eventually gained a regular spot in goal when Jimmy Jones was out of action in the second half of 1959-60. Snapped up by Leicester that summer for a decent fee, he spent five years at Filbert Street as Gordon Banks’ understudy before the emergence of Peter Shilton. Despite letting in 12 goals in his first two away games for Swansea, due to the timing of his transfer, he had the unusual record of playing 48 FL games in 1965-66. While with the Swans he played in two Welsh Cup Finals and appeared in the European Cup Winners Cup. Trained as a telephone engineer, he worked for BT after retiring from semi-pro football and later owned his own company. He also acted as a specialist scout for goalkeepers for several league clubs. |
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Reply | George Heyes
at 13:53 31 Jan 2026
Played at Spotland for Swansea and Barrow. |
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Reply | George Heyes
at 13:52 31 Jan 2026
He only just played for Dale in the 1960s.
Four appearances in 1958/59
Twenty appearances from Jan-Apr 1960
24 appearances in total, 40 goals conceded, 7 clean sheets.
Later played for Leicester, Swansea, Barrow, Bedford and Hereford. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Southend United
at 18:24 28 Jan 2026
Anyway...
The next cut off point is 10 yellows in 37 National League matches, which would lead to a two-match ban. We are currently at:
6 Mani D
5 Gordon
4 Ebanks-Landell & Gilmour
3 Moss
2 Adebayo-Rowling, Barlow & Pettit
1 Beckwith, East, Gomez-Mancini, McBride, Myles, Pritchard, Rodney, Tutonda & Whatmuff |
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