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First time post so please be gentle! I can't get a comment that I saw on the Maidstone chat site out of my head when the draw for the 1st round of the FA Cup was being made and they found out they were getting us. The comment was along the lines of "what the hell are Rochdale doing near the top of League 1 and the Championship?!!!" I thought cheeky gits, we deserve it. Wasn't happy at all with the poster. Over the past 30 years most teams have moved around apart from the main stays in the old 1st division (now prem league). Swindon - used to be in top league and managed by Hoddle Oxford - I remember putting Panini stickers of the team in a book in the mid 80s when they were in the 1st div! Yeovil - they were giant killers in the cup from non-league Sheffield United, Bolton and Wigan in the Prem Doncaster in the championship I could go on and on. Ahh feels better now I've got that off my chest!
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Maidstone Comment on 12:39 - Nov 24 with 6882 views
Plenty of odd comments on there I agree. They are soft (in the head) southerners ....... virtually French ........ I adjusted my expectations accordingly!
To be fair I look at out attendances, what we pay and pay for our players, see how well managed financially we are & I wonder how the hell we're near the top of league one. Only one answer, Keith Hill.
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Maidstone Comment on 15:21 - Nov 24 with 6580 views
it would be amazing in a normal season, but add in the "bare bones" effect and it beggars belief sometimes. It isn't just next man up, he's also thrown the young uns into the mix too. What is even more remarkable is they fit right into the system and we haven't lost a step - in fact we look more irresistible going forward and have defended well in numbers (with the obvious exception of Bratfud). Just hope we can translate this form into more away fixtures now.
There's nowt like looking irresistible going forward
I suspect this is a season where our form will be pretty inconsistent - that's certainly the pattern to date. When we're hot we're hot (going forward...) but our style of play possibly leaves us open to more defeats. So be it. It's more exciting and entertaining than the 'ball-retention' style which helped stabilise our status in L1 but which, due to a combination of injuries/suspensions and also simply because we've found our feet in the division, has become unnecessary - and much less predictable for our opponents to deal with
It means we could finish anywhere, but more likely to finish in the top six than before. It's also far more likely to bring back lapsed fans and to attract new ones. It's been noticeable how this messageboard has seen a few people posting in the past couple of weeks who hadn't for a while
I suppose it depends how you take it or the context - it could be a compliment! As someone with their formative Dale years in the late 70s and 80s I also find it amazing that we are where we are with our limited resources. I sometimes have to try and put things in historical perspective when we go through a bad patch in League 1, like the beginning of this season.
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Maidstone Comment on 17:51 - Nov 24 with 6334 views
We seem (not checked admittedly) more consistently inconsistent last year after a good start. But anyroad, I agree with the contention that a W and a worst case L is better than 2 Ds. Also agree that if you are going to have a £100 1/2 season ticket, then play some attractive footy and keep the returning fans interested. Hilly channelling his inner Robbie?
But for all the attractive football and now half season tickets the attendance's have gone down and not up! When's the first match of the half season ticket? Anyone know how they're selling?
In a game where money is thought of as the route to success, it's easy to see why fans of clubs that have been in the first or second tier and are now in the fourth (Portsmouth, Luton, Doncaster, Plymouth, Notts County, Carlisle etc) or fifth tier (York, Tranmere) might be bemused by Dale's higher position.
Long may we defy (football's) law of gravity!
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Maidstone Comment on 18:22 - Nov 24 with 6266 views
Could be. We respected Bolton and at some times we played backs to the wall stuff, but we also had a go at them and got the reward for it. The more I think back, the better that 3 points was!
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