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Reply | Attendance Saturday
at 12:59 4 Oct 2026
With you on the optimism & Project 5000 but I was frisked for first time for 3 games - consistency!! |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Swindon Town
at 10:48 4 Oct 2026
Agree about Tasker (class) & Wilson (if he gets his head up for the pass after the driving run) but Sherring lost half a dozen headers which is worrying for a CB. But yes, whilst EFL2 is more physical than NL, the technical side is surprisingly ordinary ... so far! |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Swindon Town
at 18:45 2 Oct 2026
Don't agree, as you'd expect DA - McNulty took over a disaster so had to change for success; Watson took over the most successful Dale team ever...
if it ain't broke.... |
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Reply | Refwatch - Fleetwood Town v Rochdale
at 14:05 27 Sep 2026
and to Bilongo, Jenkins, Ramming, Maguire - arguably Moss is the biggest loss plus Rodney, Smith, Hayes just coming back. Not sure about no luck - certainly had it against OIdham.
Yours is a fair reflection of Saturday - definitely our best performance; Flint immense, Middleton effective at both ends, Brown worked hard and took his goal well, Wilson's best game to date (with Flint's help), Adeeko, Taylor & Gilmour solid (& TAR ... till the silly 2nd yellow), Waller a real challenger to Ramming. Not convinced by Smith yet but I thought Tasker had a good game - he won some duels, drives forward well and his positioning will improve.
But as you say there is a strong need for an option that strengthens midfield; some of the recruitment still seems confused (too many wingers & Academy players, no LBs) & above all scrapping a successful squad and formation before trying it.
Definitely going in the right direction.
ps the 1100 Dale fans were superb - our songs rang out loud and proud [Post edited 27 Sep 14:13]
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Thread | Behind the Sign
at 18:23 25 Sep 2026
Latest Club News video on the OS covering recent stadium improvements, Liverpool match preparations & match highlights, For Generations Event, training pre-Fleetwood & Jonny Smith interview - excellent example of the range of Club activities.
Well done the Media Team! [Post edited 25 Sep 18:25]
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
at 16:15 19 Sep 2026
But, whilst there were improvements (formation with 2*10s & Gilmour sitting) on another day we lose that 2-3.
Ramming is bad for my cholesterol & I'd have swopped Wilson & Moss. Thought Brown pressed hard and made some good breaks (more than Diesuruvwe) and Middleton with effective crosses all game & some good covering of Moss. Adeeko & Taylor seem a good partnership - Adeeko was excellent again & Gilmour had his most effective game this season.,
Thought Smith less so and seemed to be complaining a lot. Flint (after 4 misplaced passes/headers) grew into the game but big congratulations to Tasker (bar one failed dribble) - defended strongly, confident and made some good forward runs.
Subs wee well timed though I'd have changed Smith at HT. Agree that Oldham ran out of ideas & surprisingly we looked stronger in the 2nd half
MoM Dan Moss absolutely. [Post edited 19 Sep 16:17]
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Reply | Refwatch - Walsall v Rochdale
at 17:27 12 Sep 2026
or play Brown as the central striker with a proper attacking midfielder/10 and leave Dieseruvwe out? |
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Reply | Refwatch - Walsall v Rochdale
at 14:48 12 Sep 2026
I presume that's not the Hayes who jogged around for 15 mins of the 1-4 defeat. The vast majority of the players can be castigated for large parts of their performances this season (that's why we have the crisis) but I thought ZSD has been as effective in attack as anyone else? |
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Reply | Fans’ Forum
at 14:13 12 Sep 2026
But they weren't grouped together because the MC began with questions from the floor which by definition were unknown. The opening Panel statements were very welcome general Club policies and less welcome attempted mitigations for the disastrous start to the Season but Head Coach decisions weren't covered.
Better would be to use the previously submitted questions to group a series of topics, put them and request follow up questions from the floor - so that there is a dialogue instead of platitudes and deflection. The Message Board would also provide topic areas - all the key questions about the playing side had been covered in the recent podcast. New topics could also be taken from the floor but not in 30 minutes!
I will submit my 4 questions which were not put but the point is somewhat lost if the answers are not face to face in person to the assembled fans.
The comment about the Trust having a representative on the panel is well made - surely Vince would have known the submitted questions and could/should have raised them himself? [Post edited 12 Sep 15:27]
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Reply | Refwatch - Walsall v Rochdale
at 14:00 12 Sep 2026
Depends on formation and where Wilson, Moss, Hannant and Taylor are playing and what's happened to ZSD? |
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Reply | Fans’ Forum
at 11:23 12 Sep 2026
Possibly though I suspect SG would have deflected that question too, DA.
Interestingly one of the questions I'd submitted via the Trust to IW was "If you again get appointed during a pre-season to a newly promoted side what lessons will you bring from your Rochdale experience?" - unfortunately that also wasn't asked. |
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Reply | Fans’ Forum
at 10:24 12 Sep 2026
not for the first time SG's response had a defensiveness about it, almost echoing posters on here who feel McNulty 'betrayed' their trust by taking another job.
Equally we got clear confirmation that IW is not a continuity appointment (from his own lips) despite SG's contrary claim on his appointment. [Post edited 12 Sep 10:27]
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Reply | Watson.....
at 16:22 9 Sep 2026
Sorry for my ignorance but the poll appears to have disappeared? |
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Reply | Watson.....
at 13:02 6 Sep 2026
possibly a panic move by a newly appointed inexperienced manager in a shortened pre-season desperate to boost a defence which had lost its 2 best players? |
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