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Reply | The pitch
at 13:14 1 Feb 2016
It's been there since the Salford game. |
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Reply | Short term memory
at 20:45 23 Jan 2016
I've never been able to understand "fans" that swear and abuse players. Like that's ever going to improve any performance or motivation.
Purile. |
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Reply | Pitch statement!
at 01:39 22 Jan 2016
It's true that as soon as a player gets hurt there'll be plenty who blame the surface (whether it's to blame or not) and the away team will blame the pitch if they lose but artificial pitches are cheaper to maintain than grass.
They can also take far more use than traditional pitches. Teams could train on them saving on training venues and they can be used for other sports or just more soccer.
But as you say football is supposed to be played on grass, both codes. |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 16:10 20 Jan 2016
You don't need to be smarter than Mr Dunphy to know whether he's right or wrong letting Hornets play at Spotland?
Really?
Why don't you go and tell him so?
He'd wipe the floor with you. [Post edited 20 Jan 2016 16:20]
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Reply | Hornets game
at 15:44 20 Jan 2016
This is bollox also.
Mr Dunphy gets a chance to fook Hornets off at the end of every Hornets season when the yearly contract comes up for negotiation. |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 15:40 20 Jan 2016
Bollox.
That wouldn't be a "no then", that'd be a "you aren't smarter than Mr Dunphy". |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 15:13 20 Jan 2016
You don't have to, Mr Dunphy does. |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 14:51 20 Jan 2016
I wholeheartedly agree that Mr Dunphy is a man of integrity.
Integrity is not his only quality though. He has leadership qualities, managerial skills, he's decisive and can see the bottom line and what's important far earlier than you or I can.
He's had ample opportunity to kick Hornets out of Spotland, most notably 2009 after the last Hornets were driven into the ground, but he didn't. He didn't, not because Hornets or anyone else had him over a barrel but because he recognised that on balance it was better for the Dale to have the new Hornets at Spotland.
I sure he understands that there are downsides to Hornets playing at Spotland but I'm also sure he recognises that there are advantages and that the advantages out way the negatives long term.
Where his integrity comes in is that he's fair minded enough to take the rough with the smooth and for that he should be applauded.
There might be some posters who want to take the smooth and leave the rough, but they're not in charge. [Post edited 20 Jan 2016 14:52]
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Reply | Hornets game
at 23:40 19 Jan 2016
If a paradox sounds ridiculous or contradictory but ultimately turns out to be correct then I'll stick with oxymoron. Just for the fact that they really don't have any muscle or clout. |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 23:32 19 Jan 2016
Mr Dunphy could fook Hornets off any time he wanted to and there'd be nothing Hornets or the RFL could do about it. He could fook them off now and the worse that would happen would be the RFL threatened to delay doing some sort of deal for their shares of Spotland and I don't even think the RFL give enough of a fook about Hornets to even do that.
There's a reason he let's them play at Spotland and it's got nothing to do with being forced to let them, or being cajoled, or the RFL putting pressure on him or even "needing" them.
He lets them play there because he wants to, no other reason and to be honest it doesn't matter what any poster on here says or thinks, that includes you and me. |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 21:54 19 Jan 2016
As you say, Hornets don't have any muscle. You can't exercise muscle you don't have, oxymoron springs to mind. |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 21:49 19 Jan 2016
I don't see any "ifs" and only one "but". |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 21:30 19 Jan 2016
I don't know for sure hence the question mark, but the bar and catering are nothing to do with Hornets. It might be that the staff are "officially" employed by the Stadium company (????) but we both know that it's the Dale that take the trouble to run things. Same with the ground staff I believe (???).
It need only only take Mr Dunphy to close the bar, close the catering, instruct the ground staff not to mark out the pitch or put the sticks up or even to put a new padlock on the floodlight switch and bingo...no game. |
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Reply | Hornets game
at 20:57 19 Jan 2016
I wonder why the Dale allowed the ground staff to put the goal posts up and mark the pitch out?
Or staff and open the bar, or order the pies and Bovril? |
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Reply | Pitch Covers.
at 22:07 16 Jan 2016
Aye some c&#t should put their foot down with a firm hand. |
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Reply | Our fans thrown out yesterday..
at 00:38 7 Jan 2016
Fev are one of the worse set of RL fans you'll ever come across.
Strong in't arm, thick in 'ead. [Post edited 7 Jan 2016 0:39]
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