| Dooley goes. 18:03 - Jun 14 with 8939 views | boromat |
Surprised me that one! Can only come down to the offer maybe we only offered one year.
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| Dooley goes. on 18:11 - Jun 14 with 5984 views | SaxonDale |
Wasn’t a huge fan of his if being honest- especially in a midfield 2. His cameo against Charlton still gives a shiver to the spine!
Having said that he always gave his all and I think he’s done well (and the right thing) to agree a 2 year contract with another league club. All the best, Dooley! | | | |
| Dooley goes. on 18:33 - Jun 14 with 5830 views | SuddenLad |
Not unduly worried by losing Dooley. He was a bit short on quality when it mattered, despite his work rate on occasions. He has some good games in a Dale shirt, but not enough. | |
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| Dooley goes. on 18:40 - Jun 14 with 5784 views | TomRAFC |
Could knit play together and got a lot of flack. Not a bad player but way too trigger shy and could be replaced by someone with more capacity for goals or better defensive skills. Large amount of players needed through the door now. | |
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| Dooley goes. on 18:49 - Jun 14 with 5746 views | tony_roch975 |
Always rated Dooley so disappointed he's gone. I spoke with Stephen at the Awards Evening and the barrage of criticism on here clearly upset him so not surprisingly he's chosen to go elsewhere - let's hope it's not another example of 'be careful what you wish for'.
ps - nice to see the usual standard of BBC sports journalism - their website has a picture of McNulty on the Dooley transfer story | |
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| Dooley goes. on 18:50 - Jun 14 with 5740 views | isitme |
Thanks and good luck.
Not really someone who I am too bothered about leaving. I was surprised he got offered a new deal in the first place. I suspect we will start to see news on deals soon. | | | |
| Dooley goes. on 19:13 - Jun 14 with 5635 views | jonahwhereru |
He was a committed professional while he was here, so pleased he has got a deal he is happy with.
Question: now that both Done and Dooley have gone who are those that like to identify “wage thief’s” and vocalise theirs views going to turn to now. To be honest I think it’s a closed book, Andy White will be their main man for thieving accusations next season. | | | |
| Dooley goes. on 19:30 - Jun 14 with 5509 views | 442Dale |
Those who chose to use comments similar to that about players who always put a shift in should be thoroughly ashamed. They are fully aware as well, but haven’t even in the past been bothered enough to return to a thread when pulled up on it. It certainly wasn’t a barrage of criticism, even if some of it was completely OTT and uneducated about the game.
Dooley was a player that split opinion and whilst he was never brilliant, there were times when he illustrated that he was integral to our play when we were doing ok/well. However, him leaving frees up a space in midfield and with him, Kelly and Brierley it was probably one too many of that type of player. We now have the opportunity to bring in someone a bit different who can offer that defensive protection we all get bored of talking about. It’s a wonder Peter Cavanagh doesn’t copyright his name. [Post edited 14 Jun 2022 19:32]
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| Dooley goes. on 19:57 - Jun 14 with 5380 views | James1980 |
Be interested to know if Harrogate offered him a much better deal. He sees the move as a new challenge. Or if there is another reason we weren't able to secure his signature. | |
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| Dooley goes. on 20:27 - Jun 14 with 5251 views | TVOS1907 |
As already opined, James, it could be the length of contract. | |
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| Dooley goes. on 20:40 - Jun 14 with 5192 views | firgrovedale51 |
Much better player when brought into the middle | | | |
| Dooley goes. on 21:39 - Jun 14 with 5007 views | Newbury_Dale |
Realistically, we were never going to get out of L2 with Dooley in the team regularly IMO. On that basis, I think best for everyone that he takes the security of a 2 year deal. | | | |
| Dooley goes. on 22:01 - Jun 14 with 4915 views | James1980 |
This is most probably true. I'm concerned that if we couldn't seal Dooley's signature, and if we were after him the bloke from Aberdeen preferred to go and play for Mr Angry at Stevenage who else will we miss out on. | |
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| Dooley goes. on 22:08 - Jun 14 with 4889 views | TVOS1907 |
It was only speculation about the bloke from Aberdeen.
I wonder if he's related to the man from Del Monte? | |
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| Dooley goes. on 22:15 - Jun 14 with 4857 views | D_Alien |
Why would Stockdale want to "seal" Dooley's signature?
I don't recall much enthusiasm from you during his time here; perhaps Stockdale agrees with you? | |
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| Dooley goes. on 22:18 - Jun 14 with 4844 views | James1980 |
Tbf I don't think I have been enthusiastic about anything or anyone in my life. It is a curse of mine 😕 | |
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| Dooley goes. on 22:21 - Jun 14 with 4829 views | D_Alien |
I beg to differ
Your support from deepest Sussex, regularly travelling to the COA plus away grounds suggest you're a Dale "enthusiast"
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| Dooley goes. on 22:24 - Jun 14 with 4799 views | TVOS1907 |
Trains? | |
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| Dooley goes. on 22:28 - Jun 14 with 4785 views | James1980 |
Thank you 😀 | |
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| Dooley goes. on 22:33 - Jun 14 with 4762 views | D_Alien |
His baton? | |
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| Dooley goes. on 22:51 - Jun 14 with 4709 views | James1980 |
Nah not really I work with them but not an enthusiast. Probably be more enthusiastic about the old lines that Beeching closed than the trains. Anyway I digress.
Hopefully we will get Robbie's preferred players. | |
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| Dooley goes. on 23:00 - Jun 14 with 4668 views | EllDale |
I agree that the lure of a two year deal at his age was attractive.
Another consideration may have been that, with the likes of Ball, Brierley and Kelly at the club and perhaps even the possibility of another midfielder arriving, he suspected that his game time may have been limited next season.
To my mind though it doesn’t augur too well for Harrogate if he is one of their marquee signings.
I’d like to think Dooley for his efforts. A neat and tidy footballer but one who at the same time typified BBM ball. Always hungry for the ball but wasn’t the type to “put his foot in” or shoot on sight.
Good luck for the future.
It shows the turnover of players of the last couple of years that Swiss Army Jimmy may be the last survivor of a once large Irish contingent at Spotland come the start of the new season. | | | |
| Dooley goes. on 11:11 - Jun 15 with 4185 views | electricblue |
Could that midfielder be Broadbent! | |
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| Dooley goes. on 12:19 - Jun 15 with 4084 views | AtThePeake |
Well... he did offer him a contract!
Bang average footballer. I think he's just had his best season for us, unsurprisingly in a lower division and he put in a few 7/10 performances in which he didn't give the ball away very often, which is valuable - but is it enough? Particularly in a two-man midfield?
He never used his obvious dribbling ability to beat players enough, offered no real goal or assist threat (interestingly, I checked the highlights on the five assists that Soccerbase had credited him for last season and found that one of them was actually by Clark, one was by Newby and another one was by Ball!), he rarely played progressive passes through the lines and was never a ball-winner or even the kind of player that was able to hold a sitting position to protect the defence. An instantly forgettable player. | |
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| Dooley goes. on 12:29 - Jun 15 with 4044 views | D_Alien |
Precisely!
If he'd been keen to retain his services, i'm pretty sure RS would've had the wherewithal to package the offer accordingly but Dooley would've seen the writing on the dressing room wall, as it were. The introduction and impact of Brierley would've been significant but RS would've needed cover for a youngster who perhaps wouldn't be playing every game | |
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