| Much Better.. 21:47 - Mar 29 with 3183 views | dale1968 |
Though we were under the cosh for periods I felt we never looked in trouble once the pen went in.Well played lads.Much Much Better.
Only downside Latics won as well. |  |
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| Much Better.. on 22:02 - Mar 29 with 3065 views | Barrowdale |
Really? One great shot papered over a lot of cracks.
Positives, its taken Stockdale 38 games to realise we should stop pssing around from goal kicks but he still insists on bringing everyone back for defending corners, which then consistently come back at us.
Dorsett is turning into a decent cb, but Keoghane spent too long under BBM and passes anywhere other than forwards.
Getting battered in the 2nd half but he waits til 70 to make a change. We were very gery lucky to get away with that but still a very useful 3 points. |  | | |
| Much Better.. on 22:14 - Mar 29 with 2976 views | 442Dale |
| Much Better.. on 22:02 - Mar 29 by Barrowdale |
Really? One great shot papered over a lot of cracks.
Positives, its taken Stockdale 38 games to realise we should stop pssing around from goal kicks but he still insists on bringing everyone back for defending corners, which then consistently come back at us.
Dorsett is turning into a decent cb, but Keoghane spent too long under BBM and passes anywhere other than forwards.
Getting battered in the 2nd half but he waits til 70 to make a change. We were very gery lucky to get away with that but still a very useful 3 points. |
At no stage did we look like we’d not see it out tonight though. That was the difference and should be acknowledged as a positive. |  |
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| Much Better.. on 22:16 - Mar 29 with 2956 views | Barrowdale |
| Much Better.. on 22:14 - Mar 29 by 442Dale |
At no stage did we look like we’d not see it out tonight though. That was the difference and should be acknowledged as a positive. |
Hmm, from 50/65 mins we never got out of our half.
Better from Lynch tho and Bonesey solid | | | |
| Much Better.. on 22:17 - Mar 29 with 2948 views | Dale2017 |
| Much Better.. on 22:14 - Mar 29 by 442Dale |
At no stage did we look like we’d not see it out tonight though. That was the difference and should be acknowledged as a positive. |
Agree with this and the OP. Apart from long range efforts and decent balls coming in from the flanks, Carlisle didn't really trouble us. Rome wasn't built in a day so there will still be errors but a good performance overall |  | | |
| Much Better.. on 22:24 - Mar 29 with 2884 views | 442Dale |
| Much Better.. on 22:16 - Mar 29 by Barrowdale |
Hmm, from 50/65 mins we never got out of our half.
Better from Lynch tho and Bonesey solid |
Never? Not once?
It was a solid enough performance. The sort Steve Parkin would see as a standard requirement during his first spell. | |
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| Much Better.. on 22:32 - Mar 29 with 2806 views | _Windydale |
I thought we did what a lot of teams have done to us when going 1 nil up and defending our precious lead. Not leaving ourselves too open, it was a good hard-working, harassing defensive performance. | | | |
| Much Better.. on 22:34 - Mar 29 with 2791 views | D_Alien |
| Much Better.. on 22:02 - Mar 29 by Barrowdale |
Really? One great shot papered over a lot of cracks.
Positives, its taken Stockdale 38 games to realise we should stop pssing around from goal kicks but he still insists on bringing everyone back for defending corners, which then consistently come back at us.
Dorsett is turning into a decent cb, but Keoghane spent too long under BBM and passes anywhere other than forwards.
Getting battered in the 2nd half but he waits til 70 to make a change. We were very gery lucky to get away with that but still a very useful 3 points. |
Get away with it?
This just goes to show that some will look for negatives at every turn
It's the bottom half of League Two for goodness sake. We fought, we ground out a win, and we'll live to fight again next season |  |
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| Much Better.. on 22:53 - Mar 29 with 2659 views | BlueMessiah |
Was never going to be a walk in the park tonight against a team with the winning habit. Thought we set about our business very well with a much more attacking formation and personnel. A very solid defensive performance and some excellent skill, endeavour and commitment across the pitch.
Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly a step in the right direction.
First time in what seems like ages that I’ve walked out of Spotland smiling. Credit to Stockdale and all the players for giving us what most of us had been hoping for for so long. |  |
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| Much Better.. on 23:04 - Mar 29 with 2565 views | DaleiLama |
| Much Better.. on 22:14 - Mar 29 by 442Dale |
At no stage did we look like we’d not see it out tonight though. That was the difference and should be acknowledged as a positive. |
Most assured performance for quite some time |  |
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| Much Better.. on 23:04 - Mar 29 with 2562 views | upthedale2403 |
| Much Better.. on 22:02 - Mar 29 by Barrowdale |
Really? One great shot papered over a lot of cracks.
Positives, its taken Stockdale 38 games to realise we should stop pssing around from goal kicks but he still insists on bringing everyone back for defending corners, which then consistently come back at us.
Dorsett is turning into a decent cb, but Keoghane spent too long under BBM and passes anywhere other than forwards.
Getting battered in the 2nd half but he waits til 70 to make a change. We were very gery lucky to get away with that but still a very useful 3 points. |
Give it a rest! That was the best performance for a long long time! Never going to have it all your own way for 90 mins that’s just football, we did what was required we got the three points. I agree about the corners and in general our set plays, But can you really fault RS tactics tonight after a 2-0 win? We got stuck in we seen the players running themselves into the ground, we did the basics right defended well and put the ball in the net twice. Something us fans have not seen at least for the last 6 matches | | | |
| Much Better.. on 23:54 - Mar 29 with 2391 views | mikehunt |
Some great tackles, winning back balls from dangerous situations, was a real plus tonight. Further proof of player commitment.
Must admit I couldn’t see where the second goal was coming from but we stuck at it for a change and weren’t too wasteful with the ball. Pretty good performance in my eyes. |  |
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| Much Better.. on 06:30 - Mar 30 with 2205 views | Dale_4_Life |
OP title was Much Better. This is correct.
I was concerned Robbie might be to stubborn to move away from a system we clearly are not suited too. That was more like it. 11 players in Dale shirts crossing the line looking like they give a damn.
Clean sheet and Two goals overall good value for 3 points and it was much better. Working progress and something to build on. Bring on Saturday and we go again! More of last night would do for the majority. | | | |
| Much Better.. on 15:08 - Mar 30 with 1843 views | samueloneils |
These are the home wins in the last 3 seasons.
2019/20
Accrington 2-1
MK Dons 2-0
Bolton 2-0
Shrewsbury 1-0
Rotherham 3-1
2020/21
Fleetwood 2-1
Swindon 2-1
Accrington 3-1
Blackpool 1-0
2021/22
Tranmere 1-0
Sutton 3-2
Newport 3-0
Northampton 1-0
Carlisle 2-0
That`s 14 league home wins in almost 3 seasons. Bear in mind the last 3 wins last season were by the time we were pretty well relegated. Thank you BBM.
I think most fans regard a home draw as 2 points lost, whereas an away draw is a point gained. Oversimplified I know, but a pointer for next season.
14 wins in 3 seasons is less than any other EFL team, 1 less than Stevenage and Wimbledon, 2 less than Scunthorpe and 4 less than Birmingham and Oldham.
In view of the above nobody can persuade me that Dale fans are not the most tolerant in the league.
Up the Dale. | | | |
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