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Reply | Refwatch - Fleetwood Town v Rochdale (FA Cup)
at 00:30 7 Nov 2026
I think we all understand your hesitation, and you're going above and beyond to get to games
If you're still in doubt, weigh up the difference between how you'd feel if you made the effort and we bombed again, against how you'd feel if you didn't but we got through
With the latter, there's always the next round... but right now, league points are far more valuable than getting through tomorrow, though it'd be a welcome boost |
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Reply | Rochdale must act on Ian Watson either way
at 17:45 6 Nov 2026
I don't blame him. Whatever's happening on the pitch, the treatment dished out to Sherring will have run through the dressing room like diarrhoea
This creates a disconnect with fans (even though it's a minority) and i wonder if the boo boys have any idea how destructive that is [Post edited 6 Nov 17:47]
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Reply | Rochdale must act on Ian Watson either way
at 10:34 5 Nov 2026
The Fleetwood tie will be a good marker, since we've won there recently
Cup games tend to be less cagey, if anything, and Fleetwood turning Arsenal over adds another twist
Can't find any reason your scenario won't play out |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers (EFL Trophy)
at 21:24 4 Nov 2026
This "lucky" thing is getting overplayed
It's only relevant where someone is appointed, usually from within the club, because finances or other issues don't allow someone being scouted and brought in from elsewhere. If that happens and the manager does well, there's no "luck" involved
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Reply | Squad fitness
at 17:51 4 Nov 2026
All these issues are being covered in other threads
Good luck with "We have to keep backing the team and the Manager whilst this is all we have" whilst demanding we sack him |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers (EFL Trophy)
at 13:12 4 Nov 2026
This is the real dilemma. Watson is a Gauge appointment (Delves may be instrumental but ultimately one man should take ownership of the decision)
Notably, it was Gauge fronting up at the fans forum
Not sure the conclusion is that Watson should stay though, since that can never be the only option
Again, ultimately, those funding the project (5000) have to make a decision: around who's responsible for recruitment
This is NOT "having a go" at Gauge. If he's out of his depth, it should be recognised and changed, as with Watson |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers (EFL Trophy)
at 00:20 4 Nov 2026
Can't argue with any of that
But... who's going to sort out his replacement (the process?)
I could be very wrong, and the board (under Gauge's footballing watch) have a decent replacement lined up
Or, he could be equally out of his depth, getting lucky with McNulty inducing a false sense of security and confidence by the Ogdens in his ability to guide the football side of things
I really do hope i'm wrong on this, but nobody else seems to be addressing it
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Reply | Hendo
at 17:49 3 Nov 2026
Amazed at that
The stat, not the size of the bench... |
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Reply | Refwatch - Port Vale v Rochdale
at 17:48 3 Nov 2026
You'd hope so
It's not an open playing field though; we're competing with everyone else looking to strengthen. The kind of goal-scoring frontman we need, for instance, will be getting offers right, left and centre
I guess we could tempt them with wingers, crossing from right and left, plus balls through the middle... |
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Reply | Hendo
at 17:23 3 Nov 2026
Cheers
So i'll start: Graham Smith
He held the appearance record prior to Jonah and was very versatile, but he also became a "first on the teamsheet" player, so.probably not |
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Reply | Hendo
at 16:48 3 Nov 2026
Thanks for that further breakdown
I was considering asking for the individual NL totals per season, to see if there was a pattern
Whose sub record would he be breaking? |
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Reply | Hendo
at 15:08 3 Nov 2026
I'm surprised that Hendo appeared in that many NL fixtures for us
Including NL playoffs, that means he featured in more than three-quarters of our fixtures
if i'd have been asked prior to seeing those stats, i'd have said maybe half, or just over |
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Reply | Refwatch - Port Vale v Rochdale
at 12:19 3 Nov 2026
If the players recruited are (with a couple of exceptions) not of the required quality, why would our recruitment in January be any better?
Unless our results pick up again - a prospect that seems less likely than it did a couple of months ago - which players of the right quality will feel inclined to join a struggling outfit, when their quality will be apparent to all other clubs?
Even when Paterson joined us, we hadn't quite plumbed the depths of our last couple of results |
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Reply | Rochdale must act on Ian Watson either way
at 11:56 2 Nov 2026
In wondering whether the board have the courage to make a decision, what you mean is... make the change
Fitz (fine analysis) makes the point that the board need to actively support Watson if they're not going to change
To both points, i'll add a potential weakness built into the helm of the club, and i've referred to it before: the joint-Chairmanship. You can see why the Ogdens, with next to no experience of the football world wanted to keep Gauge in a position where his shares and travails prior to their arrival counted for something. In effect, what it does is create a distance, yes: the kind of distance we see between players on the pitch, mirrored in the boardroom. The intentions are great, the actuality, not so
This isn't about those individuals either, since i have huge respect and admiration for the work Cameron Ogden, on behalf of his family, is doing both within the club and in the wider community. I've respect for Simon Gauge too; without his input, we almost certainly wouldn't be here now. He was subject to dog's (literally) abuse, whilst putting a considerable amount of his family's wealth into keeping us afloat until it became unsustainable
It was great to see them both share the plaudits at Wembley, in among the manager, players and with the fans. But Gauge, even though he says he's learnt a lot, remains relatively inexperienced; add that to the decision-making process and it's a recipe for having no solid process with split accountability, however much a show of togetherness might be put forward
Where does this leave us right now? I too suspect the board will stick rather than twist, and it's a good point about those names who're available maybe biding their time. Even if they've been approached, they'd be looking at an unbalanced, unfit squad with a crucial window looming. If the board do make the change, now would appear to be the most opportune time as Fitz argues. But... whose decision will it be? A single chairman making that decision would be far and away the better option. It's the Ogden's money at stake, but Gauge's decision, and is he setting the process? Not the best recipe for clarity. I think, in the aftermath of all this, another decision has to be made, by the Ogdens, about the chairmanship
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