TK wins Round 4 of Goal of the Decade

The next winner of our Goal of the Decade heats has been announced.

It may well have "just been a penalty", but it would appear that Tom Kennedy's goal against Bury earlier this season has been taken to the hearts of the Dale supporters. For TK's effort (and subsequent celebrations) was voted as the winner of Round 4 of the Goal of the Decade competition beating off stiff competition such as Dagnall's survival securing goal against Rushden and the Paddy and Super Kev wonder pass goal against York City.

The results were as follows:

This was how we described his goal:

On paper, there was nothing overly special about this goal. A 83rd minute penalty in a game that had long since been won, but it somehow found itself entering the Dale history books and is arguably the most talked about goal at Spotland since the Play Off game against Darlington that time. Of course, there were the usual protestations at the award of the penalty but after Kennedy did his usual bit and dispensed his spot kick to the top corner, tensions got a little bit raised amongst the visiting supporters. Of course, Kennedy had broken that ultimate taboo and found himself a new club having been released by the club that he'd spent all his life supporting, and had been treated with venomous scorn and hatred in each encounter between the two clubs ever since. So who in the same position wouldn't give a bit back, and as he careered off towards the Bury fans running back towards his own half with his eyes firmly fixed on those who had offered him nothing but hostility and loathing. It was too much for some, with a brouhaha of Burberry at one end of the stand and a rather spherical human being tried confronting him at the other by entering the field of play. And the gentleman in the picture climbing the barriers must cringe every single time this picture gets an airing. He better get used to it. YouTube link.

The next round will be online soon.

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