| Forum Reply | Solihull Match Thread at 18:35 15 Sep 2024
I really worry about this tippy tappy stuff. I was listening to some random discussion on Talk Sport and they were saying that Premier League proponents of this style of play regard the odd goal given away as collateral damage: expecting the style of play to make up for these mistakes. It beggars belief. |
| Forum Reply | African Cup at 20:40 3 Sep 2024
Double post [Post edited 3 Sep 20:40]
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| Forum Reply | African Cup at 19:41 3 Sep 2024
Young Africans mustn't know whether to laugh or cry with 6 players in the squad. |
| Forum Thread | African Cup at 16:55 3 Sep 2024
Tanzania v Ethiopia tomorrow. Is our lad playing? |
| Forum Reply | Sir Peter makes his debut at 00:01 1 Sep 2024
Wonder if EEL being out is what has helped us be less pedestrian with getting the ball forward. He is a good defender but one of the main culprits of putting his foot on the ball, by which time all our attacking players have been marked up. What a pleasure to watch today's game and see this squad/team beginning to gel. |
| Forum Reply | Yeovil away match thread at 17:16 26 Aug 2024
More like it those last 15 mins or so. Can we start matches like that, please. Some good defending kept them from scoring, too. Thinking about an overhead kick off the line by someone first half. That might have been over the line. Bit like their header from our keeper's wayward pass. Did we get away with one there? |
| Forum Reply | Yeovil away match thread at 16:01 26 Aug 2024
Continuing with walking football and standing with the ball at our feet on the half way line before making a sideways or back to the keeper pass. I see no improvement in our tactics I'm afraid. |
| Forum Reply | TO-DAYS GAME at 18:54 24 Aug 2024
Well that isn't going to get the crowds flocking back. One of the weariest games I have ever watched. Are our players being paid by the pass? 6 passes then back to the keeper for it all to happen again. We have some players who expect the ball to come to them and don't make a move if it is passed short. Both sides were terrible. FGR did not particularly park the bus but they kept their shape well. We had nothing in our game plan to break them down and get past them. We have built our hopes on Rodney but I cannot see where the next goal is going to come from. Dreary, dull and depressing. Typical Dale. Grumble grumble! |
| Forum Reply | York away match thread at 22:06 20 Aug 2024
York commentators hit the nail on the head when they said we were guilty of overplaying the ball - we get to the edge of the area easy enough; so try an occasional shot ffs!! |
| Forum Reply | TVOS - Rochdale v Dagenham & Redbridge at 23:07 17 Aug 2024
Very good point really. We did batter them. How many corners did we have? I can't remember a game where we had as many. They scored the classic breakaway goal. Our keeper, maybe, could have done better with such a long range shot. Daggers were geared up to defend and they nearly pissed on our chips. It would have been an absolute travesty had we not got something out of that game. As I say, a very good point in the end. |
| Forum Thread | Happy New Season at 13:59 10 Aug 2024
What are your realistic expectations? For me play-offs, 3rd round of the FA Cup and maybe give the Trophy a go. |
| Forum Reply | Freekick Teckers at 23:34 3 Aug 2024
I'd have to add Simmo to the list of teckers for us. Awesome striker of the ball. |
| Forum Reply | Jake Burger at 23:16 30 Jul 2024
....It's a very Southern one. I hope we are not going to be franchised away to some far flung Surrey town. (Or where ever the Ogdens live) I see evil plots in everything Dale related these days :-) |
| Forum Reply | Carlisle friendly at 20:30 27 Jul 2024
Don't forget, Rodney hit the post in the first half after a mistake by one of theirs to gift him the ball and allow him to run at their keeper. We were celebrating a goal but the ball just curved on to the post. Dev did well to get his shot past the keeper. Yes we played well today. The only time we brought pressure on ourselves was when we passed across the box. Thankfully, we didn't make tippy-tappy our main way of playing today. Long may that continue. Have to mention Henry's goal. No keeper could have saved it. Top left corner, right at the angle of post and bar. Perfect. |
| Forum Reply | Ody Alfa signs for Dale at 19:15 25 Jul 2024
:How about One eff in Alfa There's only one eff in Alfa I'll get me.coat. |
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