| BBM gone on 13:10 - Jul 24 with 4904 views | jacko_dale |
"Rochdale legend" too, apparently! | | |  |
| BBM gone on 13:16 - Jul 24 with 4832 views | D_Alien |
Am i super-excited about all this?
Am i f*ck | |
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| BBM gone on 13:16 - Jul 24 with 4847 views | downunder |
Was that around the time Bottomly extended the contract? | | | |
| BBM gone on 13:38 - Jul 24 with 4687 views | DaleiLama |
They were the mediocrity years when rewards and awards were handed out unjustifiably without being earned. I have a feeling, with the new board and manager, we are now at the beginning of the meritocracy years. The change was much needed. When you lose sight of the two main reasons for playing (winning and entertaining) you lose the fans and the point of it all. City u23s is a good spot for BBM. He may become a City legend but never a Dale legend for me. | |
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| BBM gone on 13:39 - Jul 24 with 4678 views | RotherhamDale |
What a wonderful human being | |
| Possession with progression. |
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| BBM gone on 13:40 - Jul 24 with 4675 views | DaleiLama |
According to his girlfriend anyway | |
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| BBM gone on 13:48 - Jul 24 with 4608 views | D_Alien |
tbf, i believe the term 'legend' refers to stories being retold through successive generations, or summat like that
If that's the case, BBM is indeed a legend
His name will be forever linked with the most tainted period in the club's entire history | |
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| BBM gone on 14:07 - Jul 24 with 4524 views | _Windydale |
He obviously wasn't 100% percent committed to the Dale cause last season, applying for jobs elsewhere.
We might have stayed up with a motivated Manager with a bit of grit, one who's genuinely passionate enough in the medium term to steer the club through some good times. | | | |
| BBM gone on 14:12 - Jul 24 with 4475 views | off2div1 |
In the U 23 Manchester derby game who would you want to win BBM City or McShane's Man U | | | |
| BBM gone on 14:13 - Jul 24 with 4472 views | AussieDale |
Let’s hope he doesn’t tell his new bosses how good Tony Ellis is at developing kids. | | | |
| BBM gone on 14:14 - Jul 24 with 4453 views | borodale |
BBM,s dream job. His interviews here where almost always answered like he was being interviewed for a development squad role. Good look to him would say it's what he's best at. Been a good servant to the club and worked his way up, unfortunately at our expense in the end!! | | | |
| BBM gone on 14:26 - Jul 24 with 4400 views | Shun |
After! | | | |
| BBM gone on 16:38 - Jul 24 with 4164 views | DaleiLama |
Fair enough. The kind of end I have in mind is prefixed by something different to a leg. It has tolled and signified his affiliation with Dale is consigned to history. He may have contributed significantly over his whole time at Dale but as a manager in his final role, he was hopelessly out of his depth, set us back by taking us down and will not be missed one iota by me either | |
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| BBM gone on 10:03 - Jul 25 with 3725 views | jacko_dale |
Judging by that last line, it's probably for the best he left! | | | |
| BBM gone on 11:39 - Jul 25 with 3604 views | BlueMessiah |
Wonder if that was the line he fed to Bottomley after he just trousered his contract extension. Good riddance - shame he took us into the abyss first. What a tool! [Post edited 25 Jul 2021 22:01]
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| BBM gone on 12:46 - Jul 25 with 3464 views | James1980 |
Why couldn't one of the richest clubs in the world just pay us compensation for BBM. | |
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| BBM gone on 10:40 - Jul 26 with 3135 views | Cedar_Room |
so it seems like our League One status was sacrificed so that BBM could audition for the role of City U23 coach.
Exhibit A - City's Bazunu kept in the team despite his many mistakes and a defensive unit he shepherded which couldn't hold water
Exhibit B - commitment to 'developing' players rather than doing whatever it takes to win matches, only changing things up when it was too late but he'd proved he would stick with players because 'results don't matter, development does'
It all becomes clear now especially considering he was applying for this job the summer before. Thanks very much indeed Brian. | | | |
| BBM gone on 10:43 - Jul 26 with 3117 views | jacko_dale |
Excellent points and ones that I hadn't considered before. Makes me even angrier. | | | |
| BBM gone on 10:54 - Jul 26 with 3053 views | D_Alien |
If its any consolation, without the scenario described by CedarRoom the Bottomley saga would've played out differently, in terms of the debacle at the fans forum over BBM's contract, which for many was the turning point in the determination to oust him from the board
Without that, its much more likely we'd be in the hands of the Curran/Rose shitshow | |
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| BBM gone on 11:15 - Jul 26 with 2997 views | Cedar_Room |
and of course all of this was enabled by a pathetic CEO who had to retire to the fainting couch because **Manchester City**!! were interested in our little old manager which was the only proof needed of how brilliantly talented and highly rated he was, so he must be kept at all costs despite results on the pitch showing him to be absolute shite. So thanks to you too Mr Bottomley. | | | |
| BBM gone on 16:23 - Jul 26 with 2575 views | BlueMessiah |
The Conspiracy theorist in me is now thinking that when he was knocked back by City first time around he was told to go away and prove his ability to develop players to give him another shot at the dream job. They'd help him along by loaning Bazunu etc. Maybe that was his M.O. right from day one for last season?
Either way he's a despicable prick | |
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| BBM gone on 17:35 - Jul 26 with 2400 views | NorthernDale |
I wonder if BBM appointment to City's U-23 squad, means that we are on Man City blacklist for loan signings, if the decision is down to BBM to decide. | | | |
| BBM gone on 17:35 - Jul 26 with 2400 views | electricblue |
If BBM applied for the Doncaster then i extremely happy that he jumped ship when he did as can you all imagine that if BBM was still manager when the season starts and the above info came out...
Many supporters will be extremely angry on match day as quite a few are still fuming about the contact extention.....
City are welcome to him...... | |
| My all time favourite Dale player Mr Lyndon Symmonds |
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| BBM gone on 20:05 - Jul 26 with 2105 views | finberty |
Given the calibre obtained from that establishment last time, thank goodness there are another 90 clubs to choose from. | | | |
| BBM gone on 22:37 - Jul 26 with 1837 views | bluevein64 |
I had a "conspiracy theory " discussion with my son shorty prior to Bazunu being retired when results were going badly, the conversation was along the lines that although everyone seemed to be screaming for tactical changes BBM had up until this point (Bazunu being dropped) persisted in what was at that time generally being referred to as "tippy tappy " tactics, Lynch came in we went more direct and results improved - Too Late unfortunately!
It was almost like BBM's priority was to impress Pep and City over Dale's results - NO WAY, that couldn't be the case - could it? | | | |
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