| Ollie Rathbone 17:11 - Jul 22 with 5704 views | ColDale |
Where has that lovely, well mannered young footballer gone?
He played like a seasoned pro today, as if his instructions for the season was to stop being so bloody nice. He had niggles, gamesmanship and fallings out, as well as a whole host of wonderful stuff that he did. He looks to have got a fair bit stronger over the Summer as well. For all the great stuff he did last year, he stood out as being a young player. Not today. MOTM for me. |  | | |  |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:18 - Jul 22 with 4380 views | 442Dale |
Best player by a mile. Cannon played well too in a formation that has little width but aims to create solidity. Distinctly lacking in pace at present. |  |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 17:34 - Jul 22 with 4289 views | Shun |
Our midfield really excites me. It's absolutely bursting with skill, power, tenacity, and flair. Best of all, due to their ages (Keane apart), they're all only going to get better. |  | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:37 - Jul 22 with 4268 views | ColDale |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:34 - Jul 22 by Shun |
Our midfield really excites me. It's absolutely bursting with skill, power, tenacity, and flair. Best of all, due to their ages (Keane apart), they're all only going to get better. |
and all four have made their professional debut with us, and not one over the age of 22 | | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:45 - Jul 22 with 4203 views | Shun |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:37 - Jul 22 by ColDale |
and all four have made their professional debut with us, and not one over the age of 22 |
With Morley and Adshead waiting to follow suit! | | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:46 - Jul 22 with 4195 views | Daley_Lama |
Ollie made Connor 'back-heel' Roberts look a prize plum when scoring the second. |  |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 18:01 - Jul 22 with 4090 views | AtThePeake |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:18 - Jul 22 by 442Dale |
Best player by a mile. Cannon played well too in a formation that has little width but aims to create solidity. Distinctly lacking in pace at present. |
Presumably the width would be created from Bunney and Rafferty at full-back when they're fit.
Completely agree Col re: Rathbone. Made some Championship players look silly at times today and if he can find some consistency this season he may well end up being one of our best players. |  |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 18:09 - Jul 22 with 4040 views | fitzochris |
| Ollie Rathbone on 18:01 - Jul 22 by AtThePeake |
Presumably the width would be created from Bunney and Rafferty at full-back when they're fit.
Completely agree Col re: Rathbone. Made some Championship players look silly at times today and if he can find some consistency this season he may well end up being one of our best players. |
Do we know what's wrong with Rafferty? |  |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 18:16 - Jul 22 with 4002 views | boromat |
| Ollie Rathbone on 18:09 - Jul 22 by fitzochris |
Do we know what's wrong with Rafferty? |
I'm guessing he'll play Tuesday? |  |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 18:29 - Jul 22 with 3940 views | TVOS1907 |
| Ollie Rathbone on 18:16 - Jul 22 by boromat |
I'm guessing he'll play Tuesday? |
So will most of those who played today. |  |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 19:31 - Jul 22 with 3728 views | MarpleAlty |
Obviously I'm not a FT Dale fan but it did baffle me why the Lund-Camps-Rathbone thing that brought so much success in the New Year was dispensed with so quickly? (yes granted Lund was injured/suspended/int duty a fair bit)
Does he not start instead of Allen in a Keane-Camps-Rathbone midfield next season? Genuine question. He seems to have done a lot right in his time with the club and not a lot wrong...? | | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 19:36 - Jul 22 with 3684 views | rkershaw |
| Ollie Rathbone on 19:31 - Jul 22 by MarpleAlty |
Obviously I'm not a FT Dale fan but it did baffle me why the Lund-Camps-Rathbone thing that brought so much success in the New Year was dispensed with so quickly? (yes granted Lund was injured/suspended/int duty a fair bit)
Does he not start instead of Allen in a Keane-Camps-Rathbone midfield next season? Genuine question. He seems to have done a lot right in his time with the club and not a lot wrong...? |
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has nothing on our 'Baby faced Assassin'!! | | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 19:37 - Jul 22 with 3684 views | fitzochris |
| Ollie Rathbone on 19:31 - Jul 22 by MarpleAlty |
Obviously I'm not a FT Dale fan but it did baffle me why the Lund-Camps-Rathbone thing that brought so much success in the New Year was dispensed with so quickly? (yes granted Lund was injured/suspended/int duty a fair bit)
Does he not start instead of Allen in a Keane-Camps-Rathbone midfield next season? Genuine question. He seems to have done a lot right in his time with the club and not a lot wrong...? |
If you're talking about Lund, he's joined Burton. | |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 19:40 - Jul 22 with 3668 views | 442Dale |
One of the most interesting things on Tuesday and next week at Morecambe will be how we line up in midfield. We were playing with four players who would class themselves as central midfielders today with Cannon the furthest right, Rathbone on the left. It was only when Calvin came on that we were back to the wide forwards we've become used to.
On that front, I thought the Andrew-Davies combination looked a real handful late on. The Boro defence did not look at all comfortable. If we go with the two up top, one must start. If only to help Henderson deal with the battering he got today. | |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 19:46 - Jul 22 with 3648 views | AtThePeake |
| Ollie Rathbone on 19:37 - Jul 22 by fitzochris |
If you're talking about Lund, he's joined Burton. |
I think he means Rathbone. | |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 19:47 - Jul 22 with 3644 views | AtThePeake |
| Ollie Rathbone on 19:40 - Jul 22 by 442Dale |
One of the most interesting things on Tuesday and next week at Morecambe will be how we line up in midfield. We were playing with four players who would class themselves as central midfielders today with Cannon the furthest right, Rathbone on the left. It was only when Calvin came on that we were back to the wide forwards we've become used to.
On that front, I thought the Andrew-Davies combination looked a real handful late on. The Boro defence did not look at all comfortable. If we go with the two up top, one must start. If only to help Henderson deal with the battering he got today. |
For what it's worth it was the same midfield four and same shape at Chorley on Tuesday night. | |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 20:25 - Jul 22 with 3539 views | TalkingSutty |
| Ollie Rathbone on 17:18 - Jul 22 by 442Dale |
Best player by a mile. Cannon played well too in a formation that has little width but aims to create solidity. Distinctly lacking in pace at present. |
Rathbone is a player that i love to watch and so is Andy Cannon, both have bags of energy. Rathbone runs himself into the ground, nowhere near the finished article but he's got a great engine and his decision making is good.
Really glad Hilly has decided to play Cannon as a midfielder and highlighted him as a replacement for Lund. He can do that role and also chip in with his share of goals. He has a habit of taking a extra touch and overplaying at times instead of playing the pass or putting in a cross but he can sort that out. I had a feeling that Hill was quick to jump on Cannon in the past and was wondering if that was affecting the players confidence, in hindsight maybe it was done for a reason. One of my favourite players Cannon and this is a big season for him, i hope he gets given the game time. |  | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 20:29 - Jul 22 with 3509 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Rathboni certainly gave some stick and received some in return.......his battles on the touch line second half were thrilling,just right for a reasonably packed Main stand to appreciate....MOTM correct. | | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 20:43 - Jul 22 with 3443 views | dingdangblue |
| Ollie Rathbone on 19:31 - Jul 22 by MarpleAlty |
Obviously I'm not a FT Dale fan but it did baffle me why the Lund-Camps-Rathbone thing that brought so much success in the New Year was dispensed with so quickly? (yes granted Lund was injured/suspended/int duty a fair bit)
Does he not start instead of Allen in a Keane-Camps-Rathbone midfield next season? Genuine question. He seems to have done a lot right in his time with the club and not a lot wrong...? |
I think at the time, if I remember correctly - Hilly whilst praising Rathbone massively - he also made a point of saying how he was struggling playing/recovering for games - and not forgetting this was his 1st ever taste of 'man's football' after playing all his career at Academy level. He's done this previously with both Camps and Allen - rested them for sometimes a month when they've been in the team and playing really well. He's just protecting them in the long term. |  |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 22:27 - Jul 22 with 3183 views | Daley_Lama |
| Ollie Rathbone on 20:29 - Jul 22 by Yorkshire_Dale |
Rathboni certainly gave some stick and received some in return.......his battles on the touch line second half were thrilling,just right for a reasonably packed Main stand to appreciate....MOTM correct. |
His main battle was with their CH and RB.
The CH got booked immediately after the ref had told him to stop fouling Ollie, only to proceed to foul Ollie.
The RB booted Hendo in the head in my opinion very deliberately, Ollie thought so too. He was giving him loads about it afterwards and that was why I was so glad it was ultimately he that couldnt stop Ollie scoring.
If that were a league game, their lad would be up for a Calvin style review. | |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 22:31 - Jul 22 with 3169 views | dingdangblue |
| Ollie Rathbone on 22:27 - Jul 22 by Daley_Lama |
His main battle was with their CH and RB.
The CH got booked immediately after the ref had told him to stop fouling Ollie, only to proceed to foul Ollie.
The RB booted Hendo in the head in my opinion very deliberately, Ollie thought so too. He was giving him loads about it afterwards and that was why I was so glad it was ultimately he that couldnt stop Ollie scoring.
If that were a league game, their lad would be up for a Calvin style review. |
Was it Hendo involved in Gibson's broken nose early on? The boot in the head could have been some kind of retribution? Or am I barking up the wrong tree? | |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 22:44 - Jul 22 with 3122 views | Daley_Lama |
Didn't see the Gibson incident but the other was just in front of me.
Hendo had fouled Roberts, he wasnt happy as they both went down a bit tangled. I think it was because of the foul on him tbh | |
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| Ollie Rathbone on 23:51 - Jul 22 with 2985 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| Ollie Rathbone on 22:27 - Jul 22 by Daley_Lama |
His main battle was with their CH and RB.
The CH got booked immediately after the ref had told him to stop fouling Ollie, only to proceed to foul Ollie.
The RB booted Hendo in the head in my opinion very deliberately, Ollie thought so too. He was giving him loads about it afterwards and that was why I was so glad it was ultimately he that couldnt stop Ollie scoring.
If that were a league game, their lad would be up for a Calvin style review. |
Our lad did n't loose his cool though,a good trait to have Ollie.......Hendo, however , did wallop the Boro lad, charging him from behind, gave away a free kick and got clobbered and a gash for his trouble | | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 08:41 - Jul 23 with 2724 views | isitme |
| Ollie Rathbone on 22:31 - Jul 22 by dingdangblue |
Was it Hendo involved in Gibson's broken nose early on? The boot in the head could have been some kind of retribution? Or am I barking up the wrong tree? |
One of their own players collided with Gibson and broke his nose. |  | | |
| Ollie Rathbone on 10:45 - Jul 23 with 2449 views | D_Alien |
Nah, the big fairies, it's just part of his pre-season limbering up |  |
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