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Post by Durango95 on Nov 6, 2020 16:43:15 GMT
Mike Flynn is there too.
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Post by Stranded Hatter on Nov 6, 2020 17:56:22 GMT
I see some of their fans on their forum still think we cheated in 07/08. Even though the money we spent that caused us administration happened after promotion.
And even then we’ve been more than punished for admin with what came after.
I bear no ill will towards Dale. Unlike Bury they’ve always seemed to be run financially sound and in a different world I may have ended up a Dale fan as I could well have been living there as a kid rather than Davenport. But reading their board quite a few of them do seem to harbour a lot of hatred for us. It seems some stems from the playoffs but some also from Bergara moving to us in the 90s. Quite surprised at how much hatred their seems to be tbh, especially considering we’ve been “a non-league entity for the past 15 years or so”... maths not a strong suit in Rochdale?
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Post by Imposter on Nov 6, 2020 18:29:40 GMT
I see some of their fans on their forum still think we cheated in 07/08. Even though the money we spent that caused us administration happened after promotion. And even then we’ve been more than punished for admin with what came after. I bear no ill will towards Dale. Unlike Bury they’ve always seemed to be run financially sound and in a different world I may have ended up a Dale fan as I could well have been living there as a kid rather than Davenport. But reading their board quite a few of them do seem to harbour a lot of hatred for us. It seems some stems from the playoffs but some also from Bergara moving to us in the 90s. Quite surprised at how much hatred their seems to be tbh, especially considering we’ve been “a non-league entity for the past 15 years or so”... maths not a strong suit in Rochdale? I think they're ridiculous to be honest. Probably run quite well financially. But even they won't exist 100% purely on what money they bring in. Not where they are with the crowds they have. There will be board members covering the odd payment. May only be 5k here or 10k there, but that's what they'll be doing. So their smugness over it is deeply hypocritical. Beyond that I find the way they and Crewe took such delight in our relegation out of the League and demise unedifying and forgetful of their own histories. Burnley, Stoke, City, etc...have never been in that falling out of the League situation (barring that one season for Burnley), so I kind of expect them not to get it, not to understand what it means, to be dickheads about it. But Rochdale and Crewe, they've both spent more time in the 4th tier than us, applied for re-election more than us, finished bottom of the League more than us. In fact of those teams who have applied for re-election but never actually ended up outside the League, Crewe and Rochdale have by far the worst record of having to apply - all the other big suspects ended out someway or other, us, Hartlepool, Darlington, Torquay, etc.. You'd think maybe they'd remember those desperate begging bowl days before mocking and/or accusing. Of all the clubs above us in the pyramid, nonentities like Crawley, Morecambe, Salford, etc..nothing will give me as much pleasure as giving Rochdale and Crewe a good thumping, passing them on our way up, and ending up a division or two above them again - NOTHING. They are both becoming extremely disliked by me - and that's without taking the Crewe, Bennell situation into consideration as well.
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Post by Duncan McOchin on Nov 6, 2020 21:00:18 GMT
Gannon's pre-match now online
Positive stuff regarding player availability, sounds like Williams is on the cusp of match-readiness and Gilmour isn't far off. Also interesting stuff about formations after that.
Unfortunately there's no Cruyff mug
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Post by popeye on Nov 6, 2020 21:06:23 GMT
Gannon's pre-match now online Positive stuff regarding player availability, sounds like Williams is on the cusp of match-readiness and Gilmour isn't far off. Also interesting stuff about formations after that. Unfortunately there's no Cruyff mug I’m just pleased he read my comments about over managing, taking a step back and trusting in the players more. He seems more relaxed.
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Nov 6, 2020 22:21:39 GMT
Quite a few posts in this thread, but not many predictions.
Head says we'll lose by a single goal Heart says a draw and it goes to penalties and Rooney scores, with Minihan scoring the winning one and does a proper Stuart Pearce style celebration.
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Post by hedleyverity on Nov 6, 2020 22:25:04 GMT
Gannon's pre-match now online Positive stuff regarding player availability, sounds like Williams is on the cusp of match-readiness and Gilmour isn't far off. Also interesting stuff about formations after that. Unfortunately there's no Cruyff mug #mugwatch
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Post by leicesterhatter on Nov 6, 2020 22:58:54 GMT
Can you imagine if we had the Chesterfield rematch, and then first round game, thrown at us when we were part time? Trying to sort training and the match out mid week with that set up would have been a nightmare.
Thank God we're away from that now... no matter what happens in terms of a result you just know we'll have properly trained for it thoroughly. Which is ace.
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Post by Imposter on Nov 6, 2020 23:28:14 GMT
I see some of their fans on their forum still think we cheated in 07/08. Even though the money we spent that caused us administration happened after promotion. And even then we’ve been more than punished for admin with what came after. I bear no ill will towards Dale. Unlike Bury they’ve always seemed to be run financially sound and in a different world I may have ended up a Dale fan as I could well have been living there as a kid rather than Davenport. But reading their board quite a few of them do seem to harbour a lot of hatred for us. It seems some stems from the playoffs but some also from Bergara moving to us in the 90s. Quite surprised at how much hatred their seems to be tbh, especially considering we’ve been “a non-league entity for the past 15 years or so”... maths not a strong suit in Rochdale? I think they're ridiculous to be honest. Probably run quite well financially. But even they won't exist 100% purely on what money they bring in. Not where they are with the crowds they have. There will be board members covering the odd payment. May only be 5k here or 10k there, but that's what they'll be doing. So their smugness over it is deeply hypocritical. Beyond that I find the way they and Crewe took such delight in our relegation out of the League and demise unedifying and forgetful of their own histories. Burnley, Stoke, City, etc...have never been in that falling out of the League situation (barring that one season for Burnley), so I kind of expect them not to get it, not to understand what it means, to be dickheads about it. But Rochdale and Crewe, they've both spent more time in the 4th tier than us, applied for re-election more than us, finished bottom of the League more than us. In fact of those teams who have applied for re-election but never actually ended up outside the League, Crewe and Rochdale have by far the worst record of having to apply - all the other big suspects ended out someway or other, us, Hartlepool, Darlington, Torquay, etc.. You'd think maybe they'd remember those desperate begging bowl days before mocking and/or accusing. Of all the clubs above us in the pyramid, nonentities like Crawley, Morecambe, Salford, etc..nothing will give me as much pleasure as giving Rochdale and Crewe a good thumping, passing them on our way up, and ending up a division or two above them again - NOTHING. They are both becoming extremely disliked by me - and that's without taking the Crewe, Bennell situation into consideration as well. Fame at last! Some eijit on their board has quoted my post in its entirety 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Apparently the re-election years are irrelevant because they happened so long ago so 10 years ago (when they were celebrating us falling out of the League) no Rochdale fans were able to really remember. Yet in the same thread they are cheerfully reminiscing about an Autoglass game against us in 1995. So Rochdale fans in 2011 can't remember 1986 (25 years ago), but Rochdale fans in 2020 can easily remember 1995 (25 years ago)? Morons 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by Duncan McOchin on Nov 7, 2020 0:56:43 GMT
You should quote them, get some quoteception going
Will they quote me if I point out they're a bunch of six-fingered, dog-molesting yonners
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Post by Philcounty on Nov 7, 2020 0:57:24 GMT
The Murphy twins' views on the game.
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Post by desmond on Nov 7, 2020 1:02:55 GMT
The Murphy twins' views on the game. Wasn’t that an insightful interview .......
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Post by Philcounty on Nov 7, 2020 1:05:44 GMT
I did wonder if he was ever going to talk about the game. Compare to Jim's interview. We're so lucky to have him and the insight he provides.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2020 3:03:17 GMT
Gannon's pre-match now online Positive stuff regarding player availability, sounds like Williams is on the cusp of match-readiness and Gilmour isn't far off. Also interesting stuff about formations after that. Unfortunately there's no Cruyff mug #mugwatch He only took one sip in 14 minutes. Strange.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Nov 7, 2020 3:10:27 GMT
Any guesses for the team and even formation? It's difficult to justify changes after a convincing 4-0 win, but from the Jimterview we should have everyone available except for Bell and Gilmour, who are about a week away.
So it looks like we'll have a full, strong 7-man bench for the first time, which will be exciting. Unfortunately 1 person misses out as we have 19 available.
I'd be surprised if the front 2 changed or the centre of midfield, but it would be tough to leave Minihan and Kitching given their recent form. A bit rotation might also be wise having only played 3 days before. Barnes, Britton, Maynard, Williams then MSH or JJ seem likely to form the rest of the bench.
On a side note, the pre-match Jimterviews are a great watch. I particularly enjoyed the mention of Keane as a ''libero''; it felt like I was playing Football Manager.
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