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Reply | The Run in
at 15:45 26 Feb 2026
York will be feeling unbeatable just now. But there is no way they will win every game.
We are still there with them, and we must do everything possible to hang on within striking distance right up to the last match. No talk of clinching 2nd spot or only being the 2nd year of a 3 year project.. We have a great squad and may never get a better chance than this.
Don`t panic Jim. |
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Reply | Pitch update
at 12:21 26 Feb 2026
Thanks TVOS
Much appreciated |
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Thread | Pitch update
at 10:14 26 Feb 2026
Does anyone have the link to the final report from the OBI director on the pitch work? Not the Andy Duff report on 19/01.It was very detailed about the stages of work done. I want to send it to an even longer-suffering Dale fan who would love to see it. |
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Reply | Beckwith Extends
at 17:15 25 Feb 2026
By my reckoning that means that 10 players ar signed for next season or beyond.
Beckwith and Francis till 2028
and
TAR
Bilongo
East
Gilmour
Humbles
Pettit
Rodney
Mani D
till 2027 |
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Reply | Refwatch - Halifax Town v Rochdale
at 12:08 25 Feb 2026
It was a poem from Henry Newboldt written in the late 19th century glorifying the English public school attitude to sport.
As far as I know it was never set to music. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Halifax Town v Rochdale
at 10:28 25 Feb 2026
I think the elite posters are being hard on the doubters.
We are naturally excited by the progress this season and desperate for success. We have never seen Rochdale win anything in decades. When you need to go gung ho to beat a terrific team who threw it all away last year, it seems strange to take your two best strikers off when only 1-0 up and loads of time left.
You have to consider the impact this has on the opposition.
"Wow-they`ve given up attacking- we can go full tilt at them now" And they did, and took over the midfield.
Jim blamed tiredness for the collapse. But surely that is why he rotates with his many midfield options.
These are the things that create doubt. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Woking
at 15:13 22 Feb 2026
I`ve got used to watching every game back the next day in full and it`s surprising what you can pick up on when the pressure is off.
Until the time added on Yaskelleinen didn`t have a save to make. It was a comfortable win thanks to Mani D`s shooting skills and a clever set piece. Good enough on the night, but probably not against better teams.
Why Dale are so wasteful when they do shoot is all to do with their control of the ball. Watch Mani D or Hendo when they have a clear chance.
In my amateur football days, we were always told to sidefoot the ball wherever possible. This can be done at pace and often tricks the keeper if aimed at the corner. Both Mani D`s first goal yesterday and Ryan East`s in the previous game were good examples of this.
Too often the player lifts the ball in going for power and end up hoofing it over the bar. Devante is the worst culprit of this, but most of the midfielders are guilty. We don`t create many clear chances and can`t afford to miss them. |
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Reply | BBC radio Manchester
at 17:02 20 Feb 2026
What about the old double-decker buses that used to go from the Town Hall to the match. They`d be ideal now for an allotment. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Woking
at 10:55 20 Feb 2026
Can`t understand why Tutonda hasn`t more game time or even on the bench. Only the notorious Brackley game plus a few cup games.
His League record is pretty good despite the Morecambe experience and he is only 30.
Maybe a training problem? |
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Reply | Mirroring
at 17:11 19 Feb 2026
As ever, thank you for putting me right.
I knew you wouldn`t let me down.
UTD |
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Reply | Mirroring
at 16:52 19 Feb 2026
Ah so you spotted my deliberate mistake Wilson.
Surprised you missed my other error.
The Accy/Dale match can`t have been a night match, as it was the "Sunday" People showed the picture and I was a teenager on pocket money at the time and wouldn`t be able to get there without my elder brother accompanying me after school.
However I will excuse you in this instance, though I know you are the font of all knowledge. |
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Reply | Mirroring
at 16:00 19 Feb 2026
Well remember a cold night in Peel Park in 1962 when the People showed a photo of Rochdale beating Accy 2-0 in front of a virtually empty stadium with the headline. "Accrington Stanley 0- Rochdale 2- and who cares?" If I remember right the crowd was under 1,000 and it was one of the last games(or maybe even the last) before they resigned from the league after 33 games.
I remember feeling cheated out of the 2 points.
Enter Robert Maxwell and Oxford United (renamed from Headington if I remember right). |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Scunthorpe United
at 10:32 18 Feb 2026
Going through the posts here I think nearly all agree that we have a problem putting the ball in the net considering how many chances we create. The keeper didn`t make a save in the second half.
The Scunny result was not a bad result when you take in the defeats of Southend, Carlisle, Boreham Wood and Forest Green. But not beating a poor side like Yeovil even when down to 10 IS a worry.
It shows that our finishing has become dreadful. So many shots are lifted over the bar. When you see them practising with the small nets before a game, they are dynamic with only the keeper to beat, but go to pieces in the game. I wonder how much shooting practise they are given.
The problem is with Tyler Smith out of action and Hendo reduced to bit parts, and Devante not scoring, we have no goalscorers of any quality.
It`s all very well saying "Don`t panic" but we are now on the run-in and need to treat it as such. It`s not too late to sign up a young striker from the EFL on a short contract loan. If we can sign up yet another midfielder ,on a long-term contract then surely we have the funds to go for it. |
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Reply | Luke MATHESON
at 08:57 16 Feb 2026
Lovely to hear his full story. Go Luke tonight. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Yeovil Town v Rochdale
at 16:57 15 Feb 2026
I don`t know whether you saw Mark Hughes`s comments after the previous match, but he was saying the top position was a 2 horse race now and they could concentrate on playoffs. Hughes is quite a complex character so could have been playing games, but I don`t think so.
Possibly he can`t see them catching York.
But after the latest game they are back more in touch with us, so as everyone says, wins are all essential. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Yeovil Town v Rochdale
at 11:56 15 Feb 2026
The "number 10" conundrum continues.
Yesterday we played on paper a very attacking starting line-up with Barlow East Pettit and Burger in midfield. In the 10th minute we scored a beautiful through ball goal from Mani to Barlow. I never saw another attempt at a through ball during the whole match. Instead the wings were heavily used. This has been very productive especially on the right with Tobi and Kyron, but they were double marked every time they got the ball, particularly in the 2nd half. Word gets round. They ignored our left side which produced virtually nothing throughout.
It was unlucky the sending off happened after Mani was substituted as said on here, and particularly as Rodney had one of his off days.
Jim said on interview we had "loads of shots from our midfielders". Too true, and they were mostly awful except for a decent attempt by Pettit late on, but I think we are now suffering from our non-scoring midfielders. If Mani and Rodney don`t score we will always struggle to find goals.
Watching the line from the stand right in front in the second half, you could see Hendo doing what Hendo does which is to constantly juggle his position and demand the ball. Nobody obliged yesterday. Instead they chose the easy route down the right wing. Surely Mani is not the only one who can play a through ball.
Not sure Barlow Burger and Pettit is a good combination in midfield. |
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Reply | The Run in
at 12:14 14 Feb 2026
Look me up when you get there. I`ll be the one with the big smile when the winning goal goes in. |
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Thread | Devante Rodney
at 13:45 13 Feb 2026
I must confess to being a huge Devante Rodney fan. He must scare defenders to death with his power and strong running game. Last season with that amazing burst of 8 goals in 7 games, he pulled us up from 6/7th to 4th in the league with help from Hendo.
But he did that as the main striker with the demise of Mitchell.
This season he seems to be trying too hard to score at so many opportunities when his assists for Mani D in particular would be just as valuable as any goal.
He is such a dangerous player and few teams have that advantage. |
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