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Reply		The Fitzture List - Rochdale Rising: Inside McNulty’s push for sustainable suc
at 11:23 3 Jan 2026

I tend to agree with TS - we won't know the effectiveness of a midfield 3 and 2 up top until we play the best 5 there which for me are East, Gilmore, Pettit, Rodney, Mani
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Reply		TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Hartlepool United
at 10:06 3 Jan 2026

Rodney was involved in our 2nd Morecambe goal.
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Reply		Refwatch - Morecambe v Rochdale
at 18:17 27 Dec 2025

Highlights seem to confirm that - especially the Waller save. Can't see if Hendo's onside for his goal but great execution. Also looks like the retaken pen should have been retaken a 2nd time - keeper's definitely off his line again.

But the Gilmore goal gets better each time I watch - Rickie Lambert would have been proud.
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Reply		Pitch video
at 10:01 16 Dec 2025

Excellent post - the whole Club operation is so much more professional.

I think the director's comment was that the cause was probably a mixture of poor construction, materials and maintenance.

It was also salutary to hear (if I heard correctly) that whilst the current substrata work might last 20-25 years, the top surface would have needed relaying in 5 years but further work this Summer to relay the turf would extend that by 10 years?
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v Aldershot Town
at 18:59 15 Nov 2025

but they weren't midfield changes which was my point and that was on 71 mins.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v Aldershot Town
at 17:44 15 Nov 2025

Thought we were sloppy for much of the game with more misplaced passes than before this season; in addition to the wind the pitch seemed to be very bobbly and the ball often held up so our passes were often being pinged too firmly.

Again the 2 in midfield were overrun so we often went long to little effect and no changes made till the last 20 mins.

On the other hand I thought Berkoe had his most effective game going forward and making several crosses and it was important to get the 3 points in however ugly a fashion.

Credit to Aldershot who pressed high (with their midfield advantage) and played some neat passing football.
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Reply		Refwatch - Boston United v Rochdale
at 14:44 9 Nov 2025

Agreed we're playing very well but we all know getting out of this league is so difficult that we don't want to waste any % point of improving our chances of automatic promotion. According to my calculations, of the 10 goals we've conceded in league and FA Cup games this season 4 have been from 2nd balls after we've failed to clear crosses - so maybe it is worth a further look?
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Reply		Refwatch - Boston United v Rochdale
at 10:53 9 Nov 2025

Just watched highlights and he's not wrong about their chances - it could have finished 4-6; more significantly, we seemed to lose our shape and be vulnerable to 2nd crosses from corners?
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Reply		TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Yeovil Town
at 11:02 20 Oct 2025

Good bounce back after consecutive home defeats but Mani's yellow card was so predictable - oppositions have sussed out he's a card in the waiting . We lost our way after the card for 20 mins (as McNulty acknowledged post match) and gave away the ball several times. Yeovil had 2 good chances from those mistakes (and hit the bar 2nd half) - better sides will punish us.
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Reply		Trust AGM?
at 12:33 18 Oct 2025

I don't think so - Murray simply reported that but for the received proxies the meeting would have been inquorate and thus closed.
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Reply		Trust AGM?
at 12:19 18 Oct 2025

Murray Knight also reported that the award of a Golden Share to the Supporters Trust is still in train and awaits edits to the Club's Articles of Association.

With regard to being quorate it was reported that 18 members were present but that received proxies exceeded the Quorum.
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Reply		Trust AGM?
at 12:13 18 Oct 2025

I think Bob Morrisey has been Interim Chair in 2024/5. Murray Knight reported at today's AGM that the post of Chair is elected by the Board from amongst its number and following the AGM election of the new Board that election would be held.
[Post edited 18 Oct 2025 12:15]
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Reply		FA Cup 4th Q- York City (H) 11th Oct -Match Thread
at 10:11 12 Oct 2025

Seem to recall his tendency towards a 'show pony' personality & pulling out of tackles led to fans criticism.
But like our Tarryn, occasionally he's brilliant.
[Post edited 12 Oct 2025 10:13]
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Reply		FA Cup 4th Q- York City (H) 11th Oct -Match Thread
at 09:05 12 Oct 2025

Don't think you're giving York enough credit. They put us under pressure and at any level that leads to rushed decisions and mistakes - thus those first half chances. We were off the pace from the start.

As their manager said, Newby defensively was excellent stopping TARR's threat. It's true we didn't change our pressing tactic when they slowed the game down nor did we sort the spare defender issue between Beckwith & Bercoe - which contributed to Bercoe being less attacking as others have noted. We needed Rodney & Barlow deeper to pull about their defences which would also create the space to go long to Mani D.

Agree we didn't attempt shots from outside the box (bar one from East) which in the end won the game for York.

Most worrying is that we did nothing about all those issues until we went behind.
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Reply		FA Cup 4th Q- York City (H) 11th Oct -Match Thread
at 17:58 11 Oct 2025

They're not employed to entertain the opponents' fans - in the end they did a job on us in terms of formation, frustration and energy. Never seen Newby as a wing back but he did a superb job defensively, limiting our usually dominant right side as well as scoring their goals. More worrying is that our problems were evident from ko but nothing was done about it until after we went behind.
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Thread		New keeper on loan
at 17:08 10 Oct 2025

https://rochdaleafc.co.uk/jack
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Reply		Carlisle splashing cash
at 10:38 10 Oct 2025

As an Odoh fan I'm pleased to see him have success. The negativity of some fans towards him didn''t help his time at Dale and in retrospect appears a sign of poor judgement.
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Reply		Refwatch - Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale
at 09:48 6 Oct 2025

Just a word for the KG goal - hadn't realised how good it was. Looked a bit scruffy from the original camera angle but the goal line angle today shows what a great run from deep it was; we've evidently worked effectively on both defensive and offensive corners
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Reply		Midweek attendances
at 16:47 26 Sep 2025

Happy to see marketing initiatives to increase attendances but if you put another column in the OP table - "no of premier league grounds within 20 miles" you'd get a different perspective?
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Reply		Willbutts Lane chippy
at 14:15 20 Sep 2025

Opening 3.30 today I believe
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