| Great win 17:14 - Feb 27 with 12158 views | 442Dale |
Possibly the best three points of the season. No coincidence that getting defenders who can defend back in the side has seen an upturn in results, it's giving us a chance in games rather than the opposition. Still, Josh Lillis kept us in it. Keeping him at the club shouldn't even be a question worth asking, when he's confident he's a good keeper at this level.
Holt v the away end was ace. |  |
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| Great win on 19:25 - Feb 27 with 3313 views | WhiteyBFC |
| Great win on 18:45 - Feb 27 by robbowood |
Hilly's 'Rope-a-dope' tactics in the first half worked to perfection and putting on PV and Holt for the second half was a masterstroke
Josh Lillis was superb to put it mildly
We were also fortunate when McNulty's "back header", from one of their corners, hit the post in the first half and came out instead of going in
Canavan and Eastham have made our defence much more solid - a clean sheet in two matches running for the first time since last October |
Your first paragraph is bang on. I wasn't at the game but when I saw those two announced as on the pitch, on twitter, I knew what Keith was doing.
He's a good manager. Especially if given the tools. |  | | |
| Great win on 19:26 - Feb 27 with 3312 views | robbowood |
| Great win on 17:16 - Feb 27 by dingdangblue |
Holt full stop was ace! Turned the game after Lillis kept us in it. Start on Tuesday for Holty? |
He isn't match fit to play 90 minutes so to bring him on at half-time or later would make sense |  | | |
| Great win on 19:34 - Feb 27 with 3264 views | robbowood |
| Great win on 17:45 - Feb 27 by richfoad32 |
Brilliant result. Opens up the gap between ourselves and the bottom four, hopefully we can start looking up to end the season rather than over our shoulders. A result at Shrewsbury on Tuesday should all but banish any relegation fears (touch wood).
Happy that Lillis had a good game and also for Peter V. who hasn't had the greatest season. Would start with Holty on Tuesday, hopefully he's got a good 60-70 minutes in him and then bring on Alessandra  |
Not that it matters at this point in the season, main aim is for us to stay in this division, but we are remarkably one point ahead of Bury FC - it seems only days ago they were a good few points ahead of us. Funny old game
Lets take nothing for granted until we have at least 52 points. Crewe and Colchester seem doomed baring a miracle - but who the other two teams to go down is hard to say | | | |
| Great win on 19:44 - Feb 27 with 3207 views | D_Dale |
| Great win on 19:34 - Feb 27 by robbowood |
Not that it matters at this point in the season, main aim is for us to stay in this division, but we are remarkably one point ahead of Bury FC - it seems only days ago they were a good few points ahead of us. Funny old game
Lets take nothing for granted until we have at least 52 points. Crewe and Colchester seem doomed baring a miracle - but who the other two teams to go down is hard to say |
And wasn't some bury poster crowing about their higher attendances? 4210 at Spotland today, a few days ago for the Blades' visit there were 3081 at the Giggle. | | | |
| Great win on 21:54 - Feb 27 with 2980 views | RespectTheChemistry |
What a glorious afternoon at Spotland today. Battered first half, game should have been over but Josh had a blinder. Hilly brings Holty and Vincenti on at half-time, Vincenti bends ball beautifully around fully-stretched keeper for first, Holty leans back and smashes in the second, does his chicken dance and winds up Yorkshire muppets who are reduced to trying to nick our pitch covers.
It'll still be giving me a warm feeling on Monday.
So many big club scalps under Hill. I think the big away followings actually help us by generating atmosphere and making it feel as much an away game as a home one. | | | |
| Great win on 22:42 - Feb 27 with 2851 views | R17ALE |
| Great win on 19:44 - Feb 27 by D_Dale |
And wasn't some bury poster crowing about their higher attendances? 4210 at Spotland today, a few days ago for the Blades' visit there were 3081 at the Giggle. |
Not sure, but bury fans always crow. They are bred to crow. Crow about anything and everything. Born to crow.
They will crow about being on FL Highlights programme before fail. They crow about crowd stats, willy sizes, meaningless history, singing sections. You name it, they crow.
But, I don't give one about their crowing (silent tonight). Today is a day to celebrate The Holt. If he was a bit quicker I'd call him Usain! |  |
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| Great win on 23:38 - Feb 27 with 2736 views | rochedale |
| Great win on 19:03 - Feb 27 by scooby |
I think Lillis is too arrogant to be number 2, takes after his dad in that way!!
To me, i think he's already decided he is off, and all are now accepting that. This (plus the defender change) is why he is settling.
But again, ignoring all that absolutely no complaints on Lillis today, amazing performance. |
Biggest load of rubbish I have read on this board, ever.
Nicest guy you would ever meet and not an ounce of arrogance in him.
The guy loves the Dale and everything about the football club. |  |
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| Great win on 00:44 - Feb 28 with 2648 views | Hopwoodblue |
Brilliant today but I have to say Holt has to start for me, not to do do 90 mins but I'm a big
Believer in playing your best eleven first and trying to win the game, we could have easily been
Two or three down at half time and the subs would have been meaningless.
Win the game first and then take Holty off after 60 or 70 mins. Today him and Vincenti won
The game but they may never have got the chance but for Lillis, we've got Holty for a limited time
Only so give him the chance to win the game from the start when everything's equal then take him off. |  |
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| Great win on 00:48 - Feb 28 with 2641 views | Legingefromage |
Jamie Allen deserves a mention. Absolutely controlled the midfield.l, played so well and think he'd been a long t of an unsung hero. | | | |
| Great win on 00:56 - Feb 28 with 2628 views | dingdangblue |
Great reporting from the BBC site.
"Dale broke the deadlock when Holt flicked on to fellow substitute Peter Vincenti, who curled past Lilis". |  |
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| Great win on 03:37 - Feb 28 with 2572 views | TalkingSutty |
| Great win on 00:48 - Feb 28 by Legingefromage |
Jamie Allen deserves a mention. Absolutely controlled the midfield.l, played so well and think he'd been a long t of an unsung hero. |
Good shout.Allen had a very good game and showed bravery on the ball at a time when others treated it like a hot potato. He's got a good career ahead of him if he stays grounded,probably at Championship level. Lillis deserved the plaudits but Allen was runner up in the MOM stakes. |  | | |
| Great win on 07:24 - Feb 28 with 2519 views | Nigeriamark |
| Great win on 00:44 - Feb 28 by Hopwoodblue |
Brilliant today but I have to say Holt has to start for me, not to do do 90 mins but I'm a big
Believer in playing your best eleven first and trying to win the game, we could have easily been
Two or three down at half time and the subs would have been meaningless.
Win the game first and then take Holty off after 60 or 70 mins. Today him and Vincenti won
The game but they may never have got the chance but for Lillis, we've got Holty for a limited time
Only so give him the chance to win the game from the start when everything's equal then take him off. |
Spot on
Should be able to get up to 60 or 70 minutes of fitness, Subs rarely get on before half time so 30-45 minute appearances could waste valuable game time
Wasn't at the game but did he still look to still have energy after 45 mins?
Oldham is my next game and looking forward to it twice as much now he is back |  | | |
| Great win on 08:24 - Feb 28 with 2438 views | TalkingSutty |
| Great win on 07:24 - Feb 28 by Nigeriamark |
Spot on
Should be able to get up to 60 or 70 minutes of fitness, Subs rarely get on before half time so 30-45 minute appearances could waste valuable game time
Wasn't at the game but did he still look to still have energy after 45 mins?
Oldham is my next game and looking forward to it twice as much now he is back |
I don't fancy him starting games because I want him to last the full season and think he has more of a chance of picking up a injury if starting ( don't know why). I think he will be more effective against a tiring defence also.
To answer your question, he still looked to have plenty left in the tank at the full time whistle. | | | |
| Great win on 10:14 - Feb 28 with 2261 views | Daley_Lama |
15 mins v Bradford
30 mins v Fleetwood
45 mins v Sheff Utd
I think Hilly knows what he is doing, as per usual. |  |
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| Great win on 10:22 - Feb 28 with 2243 views | Nigeriamark |
| Great win on 10:14 - Feb 28 by Daley_Lama |
15 mins v Bradford
30 mins v Fleetwood
45 mins v Sheff Utd
I think Hilly knows what he is doing, as per usual. |
Will be interesting on Tuesday
Will KH stick with 45 minute appearances, or will he continue the sequence and go for at leat 60 mins ( which I would assume would mean starting the game rather than subbing someone after 30 minutes)
I think a Holt Hendo partnership could potentially be a "dream ticket"t. One player battering the centre half, holding up play etc, with the other running hard and fast at defences. As well as the attacking threat, it helps take pressure of our defence
Fingers crossed that this is the start of something good that could be carried into a deal next season. | | | |
| Great win on 10:28 - Feb 28 with 2189 views | Daley_Lama |
With Joey B bsnging them in, it's a nice headache. | |
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| Great win on 10:46 - Feb 28 with 2147 views | ColDale |
For me, yesterday was the reason Holty came home.
After two and a half miserable seasons at Wigan, yesterday was the sort of Saturday that he remembered. Fans cheering his name, phone going mad with notifications on the way home, spending Saturday night with a big smile on his face and generally feeling like he's top of the world. He could have got more money elsewhere but thankfully you can't put a price on enjoying your football. |  | | |
| Great win on 11:04 - Feb 28 with 2102 views | BartRowou |
We should definitely start with Holy versus Bury. It looks like they're very slow starters and usually ship three in the first 20 minutes away from home. |  |
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| Great win on 11:21 - Feb 28 with 2060 views | 442Dale |
Going off his tweets, it looks like Holt's family is still in Norfolk (Could be wrong). It's quite a commitment that he's come here. | |
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| Great win on 11:35 - Feb 28 with 2016 views | TalkingSutty |
| Great win on 11:04 - Feb 28 by BartRowou |
We should definitely start with Holy versus Bury. It looks like they're very slow starters and usually ship three in the first 20 minutes away from home. |
Holy Bury, that should put a few on the crowd. | | | |
| Great win on 11:42 - Feb 28 with 2003 views | D_Alien |
There's no question, once Holt's fitness allows he'll be starting. He said that's what he's looking to do in the audioboom interview and the last thing Hilly will want to do is deny him that chance.
In terms of the future, he's also looking to be playing a lot more football. If that could be with us it'd be an unbelievable boost to the club - but first things first. As Col says, just getting him enjoying his football, and take it from there. |  |
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| Great win on 11:58 - Feb 28 with 1964 views | TVOS1907 |
| Great win on 11:35 - Feb 28 by TalkingSutty |
Holy Bury, that should put a few on the crowd. |
Anyone who has played for Notts Forest is classed as Holy as far as Bart is concerned. |  |
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| Great win on 12:05 - Feb 28 with 1947 views | D_Dale |
In spite of the huge number of comments on the game, as of five minutes ago nobody had filled in the player ratings ... | | | |
| Great win on 12:18 - Feb 28 with 1928 views | ColDale |
| Great win on 12:05 - Feb 28 by D_Dale |
In spite of the huge number of comments on the game, as of five minutes ago nobody had filled in the player ratings ... |
Click on display ratings, and you'll see them | | | |
| Great win on 13:35 - Feb 28 with 1823 views | D_Dale |
| Great win on 12:18 - Feb 28 by ColDale |
Click on display ratings, and you'll see them |
Right - that's more like what I expected. | | | |
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