| Anyone else thrown in the towel? 15:04 - Jan 16 with 7543 views | mexmike |
After what i watched on Saturday ive kinda got it into my head that next year its back to L2 football.
I know it sounds very defeatist but i just cant see any way back playing football (if you can call it that) like that.
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:05 - Jan 16 with 4796 views | Brierls |
Yes, the majority of the players feel the same way. | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:09 - Jan 16 with 4766 views | KenBoon |
I accepted relegation months ago and just hoped for a miracle. I still do. I'm more pissed off at the utter disgrace that are our terraces and supposed fans. They can shove their banter where the sun doesn't shine, or at least be original. What's happened to the world, does nobody come up with original material anymore? | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:12 - Jan 16 with 4750 views | olympicdale |
I cant see us staying up as we are, we need someone to come in now and plan for next season to have a realistic tilt at getting back up. I fear if we stick with Beech I cant see it happening as he doesn't look to be inspiring the team at all, it needs a fresh face to give the whole club a shake up, to get out of this malaze (sp). | |
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:18 - Jan 16 with 4728 views | electricblue |
Yes.....Bradford was my turning point..
And confirmation came against yeovil and the final nail was saturdays no show against stevenage...
We are no different now with Beech than we where with Steve Eyre..
A sorry state... | |
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:18 - Jan 16 with 4728 views | StudiousDale |
I can't see us picking up many points at the moment - but my hope is that come March we sort ourselves out and then have quite a few winnable games starting with Oldham at home, March 17th (winnable because it's a derby). The results below would give us 20 points from our last 10 games, which would probably be enough to stay up. However the run predicted below would be a miracle at the moment, so unless in the next 2 months things aren't majorly turned round we are going down.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Rochdale v Oldham, 15:00 - WIN
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Rochdale v Tranmere, 19:45 - WIN
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Brentford v Rochdale, 15:00 - DRAW
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Rochdale v Walsall, 15:00 - WIN
Saturday, 7 April 2012
Yeovil v Rochdale, 15:00 - WIN
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Rochdale v Sheffield Utd, 19:45 - LOSS
Saturday, 14 April 2012
Rochdale v Exeter, 15:00 - WIN
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Chesterfield v Rochdale, 15:00 - WIN
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Rochdale v MK Dons, 15:00 - DRAW
Saturday, 5 May 2012
Leyton Orient v Rochdale, 15:00 - WIN | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:23 - Jan 16 with 4713 views | mario |
last season that would have been realistic | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:25 - Jan 16 with 4706 views | BigKindo |
What have you been smoking? | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:30 - Jan 16 with 4690 views | DaleAwaydayBot |
I'm sure we play in see the End of Janauary at home aswell as a trip to Tranmere Rovers(Once again), Wycombe Wanderers, Buckets Homecoming, February aswell SD? [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:56 - Jan 16 with 4604 views | Toffeemanc |
Resigned myself to watching League 2 football next season at the end of October, and haven't seen anything since to change my mind.
As regards predicting results and a points total I actually sat reading the programme before kick-off on saturday doing exactly that. I came to a final total of 42 points and I may have been a little generous in a couple of games as well !!
for me it currently looks like the away game at Chesterfield will probably see the loser finish bottom of the table, and unfortunately I can't remember the last time we got a good result at their place ! 
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 15:59 - Jan 16 with 4591 views | SuddenLad |
Last time I was there (Saltergate) I'm sure we won 1-0 in the FA Cup. Not a lost cause by any means. The modern equivalent of a Perkins hat-trick would be useful. | |
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 16:04 - Jan 16 with 4565 views | SaxonDale |
No, we are four points from safety with a game in hand. Relegation is still very advoidable, we are only half way through the season afterall. | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 16:09 - Jan 16 with 4538 views | pearlstreet1 |
Ken Ken Ken calm down pal i dont even think you went to the game did you???? | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 16:11 - Jan 16 with 4528 views | D_Alien |
I'm still waiting for Boon - The Sequel*
*Warning - may not contain original material
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 16:29 - Jan 16 with 4475 views | Muggers |
We're down I'm afraid.
In the previous two seasons 50 points has been sufficient to ensure survival in L1. To achieve the 50 point mark, assuming that will be enough this season, we require 30 points from the 21 remaining games.
Too much to do with this group of players in my opinion. | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 16:41 - Jan 16 with 4437 views | Clivert |
Last week's result at Hartlepool did it for me, I wasn't there but there was enough nagative comments from people who'd been to the game to suggest that the good work done from the Preston performance hadn't been capitalised on.
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 17:05 - Jan 16 with 4392 views | Shun |
Good job they're at a new place now.  | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 18:14 - Jan 16 with 4323 views | frenzied |
yes it looks grim but not insummountable....far too much finger pointing going on in this forum...whats happened has happened,we can only move on to the next game its basically a bottom 7 or 8 mini league to the end of the season,21 games to go,i aint given up and im sure Beech and Kidd will succeed with the support from the terraces on match day its took 40 years to get here so lets not waste our energies slagging people off any post mortems should take place after game 46 and no sooner | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 19:03 - Jan 16 with 4266 views | 49thseason |
There are still 21 games and 63 points to play for but sadly I don't see the leadership, will to win or the sheer cussedness not to get beaten that other Dale teams have shown in the face of this kind of adversity in the past. I have some sympathy with Beech taking off Thompson and Adams and playing 4 centre forwards, at least it looked like intent, trying to win, otherwise we are going down without a wimper.
Frankly I would rather we picked up a shedful of red and yellow cards and tried to kick our way to some points rather than playing useless tippy tappy across the pitch. Its a simple game - get bodies in the box and get the ball there too -then if you lose the ball, get bodies behind the ball until you get it back - all the rest is just froth.
My team would be 6 defenders 4 forwards and boll*x to midfield! or alternatively the 10 tallest players at the club in any formation. We are probably fooked so lets leave this division fighting, scrapping for every ball, contesting every header, no free space, no unchecked runs, no quarter asked and definitely none given and if the refs don't like it well Boll8x to them too!
This season has comprehensively proved that small kids no matter how good they are on a training ground will get hammered by six foot plus athletes in their mid 20s and that once they get to late 20s-early 30s league 1 is too physical for the majority of players.
Memo to next manager - all future signings must be 20-26 years old over 6foot and bloody quick - then figure out if they can play a bit
Sorry rant over - thank god there was no interweb in the 70s!
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 19:06 - Jan 16 with 4252 views | SuddenLad |
My 9 year old grandson asked me on Saturday, "Why are the other teams players so much bigger"?
Now, if he can see it................ | |
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 19:27 - Jan 16 with 4200 views | dalenumber2 |
The prospect of league 2 football next season is becoming more of a reality - however I would not write us off just yet. A lot will depend on how other teams perform as well as us - fingers crossed. | | | |
| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 19:39 - Jan 16 with 4173 views | PDIDDY |
well ben futchers big, trotman and bergkamp both big? does that make em any good? | |
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 19:43 - Jan 16 with 4164 views | SuddenLad |
No, but it gives them a distinct advantage when the ball needs heading - which is what they're best at. | |
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 19:55 - Jan 16 with 4128 views | PDIDDY |
not in futhcers case, know what you mean though. 2 wins from next 3 games is achievable,a cert vBury, our 1 up top in bish aint working for me, he aint quick enough. keep the faith daleys | |
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 20:22 - Jan 16 with 4073 views | KenBoon |
Let's not get back onto the alphabet.
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| Anyone else thrown in the towel? on 20:27 - Jan 16 with 4055 views | qlrken05 |
Agree , we are in a dog fight within the bottom 7 or so,
Come on all you Dale supporters , We have waited 40 bloody to get out of that bottom league.
I for one am NOT giving up until it is mathematically impossible for us to stay up .
If Dunphy wants to give Beech a chance then lets just get behind them.
I am pretty certain that the whole board would prefer lge 1 football,
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