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Reply | Tamworth Tuesday
at 18:14 19 Dec 2024
One of my favourite ever players, and up there with Mendez-Laing for the best two wingers I’ve ever seen at Dale. (I never saw McCourt in his prime!) |
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Reply | Tamworth Tuesday
at 09:51 18 Dec 2024
Strange game indeed, from a strange team! A few stats have emerged over the past week that illuminate where we are as a team.
Defensively we can be very pleased. Only FGR have conceded less than us, and we have the best xGA in the league (for those that way inclined). No small feat when we’ve had a number of different keepers play, and our senior defender injured for months. I do think in Sam Beckwith and Kyron Gordon we have two of the best defenders outside the Football League. More than that though, we seem to defend as a team - easily done when you’re a possession-heavy team as we are.
Offensively though, so, so poor. We seem to dominate games but then look absolutely clueless when it comes to the final third. The fact we’re 4th in the league for touches in the opposition box yet TWENTY-FIRST (21st) for shots speaks volumes.
I found myself thinking last night that there’s more than a touch of the BBMs about us; more focus on possession than entertainment; lots of defensive passing to bulk up those possession stats. In BBM’s squad though, we had the likes of Humphrys, Baah and Beesley in good form up top, with goals coming from further back from Lund and Keohane. Apart from Mitchell’s purple run earlier in the season, where are the bulk of our goals coming from?
Ultimately while we’re very impressive defensively, I think we’re far too shot shy and inconsistent to achieve anything this season (though a top-7 finish is still on the cards).
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Reply | Wealdstone match thread
at 14:09 17 Nov 2024
The Plan B thing is what really sticks in the throat. At each fans’ forum Jim’s been so effusive about how it’s ’total options’ Dale. This isn’t total options at all. It’s one option that was successful for the first two months of the season but has been figured out, yet we still persist with it, with absolutely no sign of changing mid-match. |
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Thread | What’s our worst squad ever?
at 12:39 17 Nov 2024
Relative to the league we’re in, I mean.
I can’t comment on any before Parkin’s second spell, but personally that Erye squad that eventually took us down from League One is the only one I can’t get past. A squad whose defence was built on players like Trottman, Balkestein, Jordan and Holden, and a forward line featuring big hitters like Barnes-Homer and David Ball - this is what gives me nightmares. Not to mention the fact that Andrew Tutte was considered one of our best players. Diabolical all around. |
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Reply | Two more signings
at 03:01 1 Nov 2024
Dennis I’m quite excited by. My only concern is that we’ve signed another very injury-prone player in a squad already struggling with injuries. |
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Reply | AFC Fylde Match Thread
at 01:50 13 Oct 2024
With Mitchell playing like prime Ibrahimovic I am curious about January. This will be the first transfer window where we have a sellable asset likely in demand, yet we’re financially secure. I know the Ogdens don’t want us to run like ‘enjoy the ride’ bury, but I’ll be intrigued to see if we sell low again or hold out for a genuinely impressive fee. |
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Reply | Aldershot Screening 07/09/2024
at 04:22 8 Sep 2024
Not to mention, our only other conceded goal was a counter against D&R when we were pressing for the winner. |
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Reply | Update from Trust
at 12:30 26 Aug 2024
The environmental argument doesn’t really wash. ‘Single-use plastic’ implies the stickers would be removed after each game. They’re on for a whole season, so not single-use at all. Furthermore, I imagine the majority of ST holders keep the same seats every year, so the ‘single-use’ stickers could actually be left on for years. |
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Reply | New kit?
at 13:50 31 Jul 2024
I wouldn't be so sure. The feedback on Twitter is overwhelmingly positive. I think it's quite nice without being excellent, but I think it'll sell well. |
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Reply | Paul Waugh
at 22:58 3 Jul 2024
Agree that there are only two realistic winners, and I’m torn. Usually Labour but I’m not exactly won over by them this campaign. |
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Reply | Paul Waugh
at 22:09 3 Jul 2024
Fair enough. It’s been a while since we had a good old debate on here! Who’re you voting for?
And thanks for everyone’s clarification. |
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Thread | Paul Waugh
at 19:47 3 Jul 2024
The Labour candidate makes note in his campaign leaflet of being a lifelong Dale fan. Has anyone seen him/spoken to him at a match or is just politician rhetoric? |
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Reply | EEL Stays
at 14:33 8 Jun 2024
There’s a lot of talk on here about him not being a playmaker, not contributing to attacks, etc. I disagree. I posted last season’s stats a few weeks ago but it’s worth repeating now:
John 0G, 2A
Gordon 0, 1
Nevett 0, 1
Armstrong 0, 1
Ferguson 0, 0
Oduroh 1, 0
EEL 3, 3
Keohane 7, 6
So, apart from Keohane who’s often played in midfield, he’s far and away our most productive defender. For all the praise given to Nevett for his passing, I actually think Ebanks-Lansdell is better at it. He’s also won a penalty, and we have the highest amount of clean sheets (9) with him in the team.
He might struggle when under pressure trying to pass it around the back, but his long passes are usually very effective. He did a pass like the below most games.
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Reply | 24/25 Kit Vote
at 18:39 29 Apr 2024
The email isn’t changing anything. I’ve voted four times with the same email address without problem (just to see if it would let me). It’s very easy for other fans to hijack a vote like this. The question is, who would be sad enough to?! |
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Reply | Retained list
at 15:46 25 Apr 2024
Not to mention that Fleetwood have the option of another year in their favour. |
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Reply | Retained list
at 18:51 22 Apr 2024
3 goals, 3 assists. Of our other defenders he fares well:
John 0G, 2A
Gordon 0, 1
Nevett 0, 1
Armstrong 0, 1
Ferguson 0, 0
Oduroh 1, 0
Keohane 7, 6
So, apart from Keohane who’s often played in midfield, he’s far and away our most productive defender. For all the praise given to Nevett for his passing, I actually think Ebanks-Lansdell is better at it. He’s also won a penalty, and we have the highest amount of clean sheets (9) with him in the team. |
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Reply | Investment update
at 12:54 20 Apr 2024
One thing I’m hopeful of now is that when clubs come sniffing around for the likes of Nevitt, we’ll now no longer be seen as ‘soft-touch Dale,’ and instead ‘billionaire-owned Dale.’ It doesn’t mean we have to go spending recklessly, but I’d hope this at least gives us a better platform to begin negotiations from. Whilst we’ve done very well from certain deals such as Dawson and Hogan, others have been woeful from an under-selling point of view. |
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Reply | Boreham Wood at home take 3!
at 23:35 16 Apr 2024
I really enjoy hearing Jim speak, so I'd love to sit down with him and hear his thinking behind the decision to have SEVEN of our players stood on the six-yard line at goal kicks. I'm sure in that wise head of his there's a reason, but it seems absolutely wasteful and reckless to me. |
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