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Reply | The voice of the fan in the boardroom
at 22:30 29 Jan 2025
It could be worse - I honestly expected it to be cancelled so the club could hide in the corner until the pitch is playable. As for exiles, I am no longer bothered. Its too hard. I am certainly not travelling for it having wasted over 1000 miles of travel, fuel and hotel costs travelling to Spotland already this season for no reason. At least they have been shamed into doing something to placate Boston fans this time. |
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Reply | Boston Match Thread
at 22:58 28 Jan 2025
I just hope we have had the gumption to talk to Accrington or whoever to ground share until we can get the pitch fixed. Next week we play two games at home - fans that travel need to have some certainty or do we expect them to give up for the rest of the season? |
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Reply | Boston Match Thread
at 21:51 28 Jan 2025
I am baffled though - the ref for both Saturday and last Tuesday could see what we all saw and thought it was acceptable. You could see the ball wasn't bouncing or moving across the turf with any speed in that corner. Today the ref said it wasn't playable but the groundstaff thought it was.
If Boston were already on site, were they consulted and agreed with the ref's decision? |
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Reply | The voice of the fan in the boardroom
at 21:39 28 Jan 2025
Its bad enough for our fans that live away from Spotland. But Boston Utd fans had sold c200 tickets again and booked coaches. It is shocking. |
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Reply | Hornets beaten by Widnes
at 15:05 27 Jan 2025
The clubs own website was advertising the hospitality package this morning for the Boston game. It is veg soup followed by a Christmas carvery. I'll bet its not. |
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Reply | Yeovil podcast
at 23:41 25 Jan 2025
Just under 2500. Felt like there were more there to be honest |
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Reply | The boy done good
at 15:17 24 Jan 2025
An interesting read. And talking of ex directors, does anybody know how Andrew Kelly is? Last time I heard he wasn't well. I know he is Vice President of the club - but does he still attend games? |
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Reply | Dale v Stoke U21 21st Jan?
at 21:01 21 Jan 2025
He has. I thought Brad Kelly looked assured between the sticks and made good saves when needed. And pleased we were able to keep a clean sheet after going down to 10 with 30 minutes or so to go [Post edited 21 Jan 21:01]
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Reply | Dale v Stoke U21 21st Jan?
at 20:05 21 Jan 2025
The ball isn't moving well or bouncing around that area is it? I think they do the hydra-draining (?) tomorrow. Hope it helps |
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Reply | Pitch update
at 08:42 16 Jan 2025
But to be fair, Ryan Bradley was on the top table at a recent fans forum and he answered many questions in this area. With the Ogdens heavily engaged with the wider communiy purpose through their foundation I would think Ryan has good engagement with Cameron |
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Reply | Pitch update
at 22:25 15 Jan 2025
We have an excellent lead for Dale in the Community in Ryan Bradley. I suspect he will have led this.
I might be wrong, but I also don't believe that the Ogdens are looking at a new stadium. One day we might do so - and it will cost a good deal of money if it includes community facilities, training facilities, 24/7 conference and hospitality options and accommodation. But we are not ready for that level of financial investment (and risk). I am aware of at least one business working on the Spotland redevelopment plans - so I am keen to hear more over the next few months. If that can bring the revenue growth to meet a sustainable financial outcome I will be happy enough. [Post edited 16 Jan 8:39]
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Reply | Would you support a move to a new stadium
at 19:41 14 Jan 2025
They are owned by the founder of Ecotricity - one of largest electricity suppliers in the UK. He knows what he is doing. We could do worse than engage with them - it has been said on here before that we might have had a more sensible approach to utility costs had we done so when the club committted to a 2 year deal at the height of tariffs. |
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Reply | Pitch update
at 21:21 12 Jan 2025
I read that we would hear more in February on the redevelopments planned. I am sure they will take a few years if it is a rebuild job. They have to get on with the pitch regardless. |
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Reply | Games tomorrow
at 16:07 10 Jan 2025
You are trying too hard now mate. Just give up and move on - or at least give it a rest. |
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Reply | Pitch update
at 16:05 10 Jan 2025
Its a bit depressing to read - but at least we have a better sense of what is going on now. The club needs a period of dry weather to get on top of temporary solutions. I suspect we have no choice but to make enquiries of other grounds in the area to get us through February. But the impact on the club at not having home games for the best part of two months will be significant. If the club need to run some events in the bars in the meantime to get some cash in they should say so.
I appreciate that they have also apologised for the inconvenience and cost that many fans have been through with cancellations. |
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Reply | Games tomorrow
at 13:01 10 Jan 2025
Its a good job they decided to exit the Football Trophy competition or they would have real fixture congestion. |
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Reply | York Match
at 14:18 9 Jan 2025
but which month? |
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Reply | No coach to Stockton
at 12:07 8 Jan 2025
I couldn't disagree with you more. We have a dwindling fan base, we have a problem with a pitch that we have known about since October and haven't done enough to protect it. That is why people are angry. The fans are taken for granted. They were happy to take our season ticket money and some us spent thousands on shares in a vain hope to save the club - but yet we are taken for granted. I don't know how many thousands you spend on your trips to Spotland, but I have wasted a fortune this year trying to 'support' my team only to not see a game. Why shouldn't we criticise when the club can't say sorry, or tell us why they didn't protect the pitch. Would any of our decent CEOs over the past 20 years leave us in this vacuum? No. And any decent CEO would have acknowledged the embarrasment and at least offered to put a couple of free coaches to Stockton tonight to at least get some fans there to what is supposed to be a home game. The club hasn't even made the refunds of the tickets from Saturday as promised as yet.
It would seem your values and mine are completely different and we will just have to agree to disagree. I have simply had enough. If I stopped turning up tomorrow they wouldn't even notice. I know things happen - it is how it is dealt with that counts. Football is notoriously poor with how it deals with paying fans - and the planned football regulator is long overdue. Bring one in, make clubs accountable, and lets change the game for the better. I hope Murray resigns from the Board as he is on a hiding to nothing and I hope that one day the new owners will outline a vision that might bring Team Rochdale back. [Post edited 8 Jan 18:19]
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Reply | No coach to Stockton
at 23:06 6 Jan 2025
So not only do the club think it is beneath them to apologise for the postponement again, they decided to switch the home game to a ground over 100 miles away and don't think they have any responsibility to help fans get there.
The sooner we have a football regulator in place the better. Our fan engagement is worse than ever. |
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