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Club/fan badges 18:15 - Dec 10 with 7851 viewsNR_Dale

Hi,
Just a quick one to see if anyone can help?
Keep seeing these two supporter club badges on ebay, one being one with a Christmas tree and one being one with a penguin (I think) they look old and before my time so wondering if anyone could tell me anything about them? Mainly....
1. If these are real, as in issued by the supporters club in the past?
2. What the hell has a penguin got to do with the club if real
Would be grateful of any information, cheers 👍🏻
Link below if anyone wants to see pictures of them.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=rochdale+afc+supporters+club+badges&_
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Club/fan badges on 18:20 - Dec 10 with 6616 views442Dale

When inflatables were the craze in the late 80s - Man City with their bananas, Grimsby with inflatable fish etc - Dale, for a reason nobody quite understood, had inflatable penguins on sale.

Amazing it sounds now, this really was a big thing at the time at various grounds.

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Club/fan badges on 18:32 - Dec 10 with 6571 viewsDaleiLama

Club/fan badges on 18:20 - Dec 10 by 442Dale

When inflatables were the craze in the late 80s - Man City with their bananas, Grimsby with inflatable fish etc - Dale, for a reason nobody quite understood, had inflatable penguins on sale.

Amazing it sounds now, this really was a big thing at the time at various grounds.


Takes the biscuit, that does.

Thought we were a family club?
[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 18:33]

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Club/fan badges on 18:41 - Dec 10 with 6546 views442Dale

Club/fan badges on 18:32 - Dec 10 by DaleiLama

Takes the biscuit, that does.

Thought we were a family club?
[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 18:33]


With every word I typed, the fear of the oncoming storm of puns grew.

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Club/fan badges on 18:50 - Dec 10 with 6511 viewsDaleiLama

Club/fan badges on 18:41 - Dec 10 by 442Dale

With every word I typed, the fear of the oncoming storm of puns grew.




Is that the collective noun for bad puns?

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Club/fan badges on 18:54 - Dec 10 with 6505 viewspioneer

The ‘christmas’ tree badge was the official badge of the old supporters club in the 1960s, not the official club badge. The supportes club folded in the early 70s, leaving a small group known as the fighting fund who did fund raising and ran the tea bars (Alan, Fred and their missus, sorry I cannot remember their names). A new supporters club was formed in 1975.
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Club/fan badges on 18:55 - Dec 10 with 6499 viewsD_Alien

Club/fan badges on 18:41 - Dec 10 by 442Dale

With every word I typed, the fear of the oncoming storm of puns grew.


It's down to our Faculty of Punning*




*Re: your post in the "return of fans" thread

[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 18:59]

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Club/fan badges on 19:05 - Dec 10 with 6470 views442Dale

Club/fan badges on 18:55 - Dec 10 by D_Alien

It's down to our Faculty of Punning*




*Re: your post in the "return of fans" thread

[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 18:59]


I merely facilitate this nonsense.

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Club/fan badges on 19:15 - Dec 10 with 6442 viewsD_Alien

Club/fan badges on 19:05 - Dec 10 by 442Dale

I merely facilitate this nonsense.


But where would we be without Penguin Classics?

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Club/fan badges on 19:28 - Dec 10 with 6410 views442Dale


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Club/fan badges on 19:40 - Dec 10 with 6393 viewsroccydaleian

Club/fan badges on 18:41 - Dec 10 by 442Dale

With every word I typed, the fear of the oncoming storm of puns grew.


Probably because at the time we were short on the wings and had nowt upfront.
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Club/fan badges on 20:50 - Dec 10 with 6302 viewsJames1980

Club/fan badges on 19:28 - Dec 10 by 442Dale



Perhaps some should suggest to that lot, commemorative inflatable black puddings might be a way of raising a bit of cash.

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Club/fan badges on 21:10 - Dec 10 with 6277 viewsseasidedale

Out of interest when did the 1975 supporter club fold, I used to be secretary for the first 3 years, Stephen Birch was chairman (what happened to him?) Eric Rodger and Brian Holt were committee member, I see Eric when I go to games. I think Pete Woodhouse had a spell on the committee as well
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Club/fan badges on 21:16 - Dec 10 with 6270 views100569

I can give you the total background to the penguin badge as at the time I was chairman of the supporters club. People are quite right when they refer to the inflatables. Following the bannana every club seemed to jump on the band wagon. I cant give you the exact year but it was very early nineties. In my previous occupation I became involved with problematical youths in Wardle some of whom were indeed Rochdale fans. So I set them the task of coming up with an idea for "our" inflatable. A few ideas were forthcoming one of which was the penguin and the idea behind it was because the penguin held the egg on their feet and the lad decided to change this to a football. If you look at the badge the gold thing at the feet is the football. As a committee that was our chosen design. We then took the idea a step further and produced the supporters club badge based on the same design. This badge is rare. In those days as a supporters club we had very limited funds so if memory serves me right only 150 were cast. Hope this helps and I hope you agree that it was a worthwhile venture.
[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 21:17]
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Club/fan badges on 21:41 - Dec 10 with 6214 viewsjudd

Club/fan badges on 21:16 - Dec 10 by 100569

I can give you the total background to the penguin badge as at the time I was chairman of the supporters club. People are quite right when they refer to the inflatables. Following the bannana every club seemed to jump on the band wagon. I cant give you the exact year but it was very early nineties. In my previous occupation I became involved with problematical youths in Wardle some of whom were indeed Rochdale fans. So I set them the task of coming up with an idea for "our" inflatable. A few ideas were forthcoming one of which was the penguin and the idea behind it was because the penguin held the egg on their feet and the lad decided to change this to a football. If you look at the badge the gold thing at the feet is the football. As a committee that was our chosen design. We then took the idea a step further and produced the supporters club badge based on the same design. This badge is rare. In those days as a supporters club we had very limited funds so if memory serves me right only 150 were cast. Hope this helps and I hope you agree that it was a worthwhile venture.
[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 21:17]


Cheers - love that story.

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Club/fan badges on 21:47 - Dec 10 with 6205 viewsDaleiLama

Club/fan badges on 21:41 - Dec 10 by judd

Cheers - love that story.


Such a good story, in fact, that the listing for the badge has now gone = presumably it's sold on the strength its rarity?

Edit did Barnsley have an inflatable plant pot?
[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 21:49]

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Club/fan badges on 22:59 - Dec 10 with 6155 viewspioneer

Club/fan badges on 21:10 - Dec 10 by seasidedale

Out of interest when did the 1975 supporter club fold, I used to be secretary for the first 3 years, Stephen Birch was chairman (what happened to him?) Eric Rodger and Brian Holt were committee member, I see Eric when I go to games. I think Pete Woodhouse had a spell on the committee as well


Brian Holt lives up Bacup way - I see him from time to time. He still goes to Dale occasionally.

I caught up with him at the Bolton away game last season.
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Club/fan badges on 06:06 - Dec 11 with 6066 viewsNR_Dale

Club/fan badges on 21:16 - Dec 10 by 100569

I can give you the total background to the penguin badge as at the time I was chairman of the supporters club. People are quite right when they refer to the inflatables. Following the bannana every club seemed to jump on the band wagon. I cant give you the exact year but it was very early nineties. In my previous occupation I became involved with problematical youths in Wardle some of whom were indeed Rochdale fans. So I set them the task of coming up with an idea for "our" inflatable. A few ideas were forthcoming one of which was the penguin and the idea behind it was because the penguin held the egg on their feet and the lad decided to change this to a football. If you look at the badge the gold thing at the feet is the football. As a committee that was our chosen design. We then took the idea a step further and produced the supporters club badge based on the same design. This badge is rare. In those days as a supporters club we had very limited funds so if memory serves me right only 150 were cast. Hope this helps and I hope you agree that it was a worthwhile venture.
[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 21:17]


Amazing story, Thanks for this and all other information received.
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Club/fan badges on 07:47 - Dec 11 with 6037 viewsIOMDale

Following on from the penguin, any idea who ‘The Chosen Few’ were?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233815081260
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Club/fan badges on 09:22 - Dec 11 with 5988 viewsAtThePeake

Club/fan badges on 21:16 - Dec 10 by 100569

I can give you the total background to the penguin badge as at the time I was chairman of the supporters club. People are quite right when they refer to the inflatables. Following the bannana every club seemed to jump on the band wagon. I cant give you the exact year but it was very early nineties. In my previous occupation I became involved with problematical youths in Wardle some of whom were indeed Rochdale fans. So I set them the task of coming up with an idea for "our" inflatable. A few ideas were forthcoming one of which was the penguin and the idea behind it was because the penguin held the egg on their feet and the lad decided to change this to a football. If you look at the badge the gold thing at the feet is the football. As a committee that was our chosen design. We then took the idea a step further and produced the supporters club badge based on the same design. This badge is rare. In those days as a supporters club we had very limited funds so if memory serves me right only 150 were cast. Hope this helps and I hope you agree that it was a worthwhile venture.
[Post edited 10 Dec 2020 21:17]


Enjoyed this so much I thought I'd give the site a new penguin-themed logo which I've added to the Twitter page.

https://twitter.com/RochdaleAFCcom/photo

(If anyone has more skill/experience with this type of thing feel free to give me a shout as it's not my forte at all!)

Tangled up in blue.

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Club/fan badges on 09:34 - Dec 11 with 5974 viewsR17ALE

Club/fan badges on 07:47 - Dec 11 by IOMDale

Following on from the penguin, any idea who ‘The Chosen Few’ were?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233815081260


The chosen few also had their own pin badge, I have one somewhere.

You have to accept that 40 years ago football was a totally different animal to today. Most clubs had a group of fighting lads who took a name and in some cases printed calling cards they would leave with their victims.

Everton would say “meet my mate Stanley” before striping your cheek with a Stanley knife.

Eg: City were The Governers, Oldham were Fine Young Casuals. And so on.

The Chosen Few had their own chant, “cho, cho, chosen few” which normally drew an immediate response from a rival Whitworth gang of “ooh, ooh, the Fireball Crew”!

The Chosen Few made Moggy a household name and from memory there were quite a few good local amateur boxers involved, from Hamer boxing club?

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Club/fan badges on 10:56 - Dec 11 with 5891 viewsIOMDale

I had a feeling Moggy might have been involved. My Dad didn't know him personally but knew of him and says he remembers Moggy used to walk through town with his head in-between the ladder steps when he was on one of his window-cleaning rounds.
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Club/fan badges on 12:40 - Dec 12 with 5642 viewsBass1

Club/fan badges on 07:47 - Dec 11 by IOMDale

Following on from the penguin, any idea who ‘The Chosen Few’ were?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233815081260


In 1983/84 I was working at a bakery on Ramsay Street. One of my colleagues, his name escapes me, but he was an amateur boxer, and he had an idea that some of the, let's say, handier Rochdale fans needed an identity for away games and he came up with the idea of the Chosen Few, as we were usually an outnumbered entity

He drew a template for the badge and showed it me for my approval. He then went on to order between 50 and a hundred badges.

I still have mine, and now and again still see the badge worn at matches.

Just remember, it was a different era in those days, with all football clubs having a "firm".

A few of lads that I do remember having the badge was Fizz, Buck Dalal, Nigel Green amongst others.

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Club/fan badges on 12:58 - Dec 12 with 5624 viewsTVOS1907

Club/fan badges on 12:40 - Dec 12 by Bass1

In 1983/84 I was working at a bakery on Ramsay Street. One of my colleagues, his name escapes me, but he was an amateur boxer, and he had an idea that some of the, let's say, handier Rochdale fans needed an identity for away games and he came up with the idea of the Chosen Few, as we were usually an outnumbered entity

He drew a template for the badge and showed it me for my approval. He then went on to order between 50 and a hundred badges.

I still have mine, and now and again still see the badge worn at matches.

Just remember, it was a different era in those days, with all football clubs having a "firm".

A few of lads that I do remember having the badge was Fizz, Buck Dalal, Nigel Green amongst others.


Derek Wormald or one of the Connellan's?
[Post edited 12 Dec 2020 12:58]

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Club/fan badges on 14:17 - Dec 12 with 5567 views1mark1

The Chosen Few, though small in number always gave a good account of themselves when they came up against much larger numbered opposition firms, and defended other Dale followers from a beating a good few times, as did Moggy and his gang. I still see Moggy as one of the great Dale fans, a true Sandy Lane Leader, with his “give us an Rrrrr” etc.

This is not a defence of the football hooliganism of the time, by the way, but the fact is often firms would defend other followers from being kicked in themselves.
[Post edited 12 Dec 2020 14:26]

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Club/fan badges on 15:02 - Dec 12 with 5524 viewsseasidedale

Is moggy still about?
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