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Reply | How’s Jim actually performing?
at 18:42 12 Feb 2025
You can cut it how you like, but McNultys Rochdale is very inconsistent, inconsistent teams do not win promotion. The result most likely to follow a win, is a defeat. Longest unbeaten run five games, on bowling green pitches in the early season. I will be absolutely delighted for you to be right, but that would mean Jim massively improving the teams performance, on heavy winter pitches with lightweight players. The averages do not lie, and he’s bang average. Nice bloke though, apparently. |
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Reply | Leadership team
at 18:33 12 Feb 2025
These changes sound very positive, but these are “officer” posts. There is no mention of changes to the board. I too would hope that Gauge is increasingly sidelined, and that the management line goes from the three amigos to Cameron, not Gauge. The Co chairmanship was always going to be a face saver, time to deal with that ambiguity now we have a management structure in place.
This with the announcement of the solar panels, starts to feel like there’s real tangible progress. But in a way increasing resource is a no brainer. Decisions to cut out poor attitudes and cultures are harder to take, but will be necessary, in due course, if we are to really push on; the drive to grow crowds will be helped by these changes announced today, but home form and the on field entertainment offer does need to improve significantly to support all this good work. |
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Thread | How’s Jim actually performing?
at 17:18 12 Feb 2025
I’ve done a bit of number crunching to inform the debate on our Jim and the performance of his teams. I’ve looked at all league matches and done some analysis.
Here’s what I’ve found:
In Jim’s first season, 22/23 - when he was interim coach - he achieved 1.5 points per game. Looking cumulatively by the end of the 23/24 season, the PPG was 1.32. Including the games so far this season, his average PPG is 1.34. So his teams are not yielding appreciably more as Jim gains experience in the job, and Jim’s Rochdale would achieve 62 points by the end of the season, the same as last season. The highest average he’s achieved is 1.43, which was after Braintree were beaten on 28th September. Had that form been maintained we would achieve 66 points, Barnet currently have 64.
Jim’s achieves a win percentage to date of 37%.
Consistency, Jim’s Rochdale have lost a game following a win on 15 occasions, won following a win on 9 occasions and drawn following a win on 5 occasions. So the most likely result following a win, is a defeat.
Jim’s Dale have won three games in a row, twice and four once; drawn four in a row once and lost four in a row once. The longest unbeaten run in the same season (this season) is five games.
Draw your own conclusions but I believe the statistics based on his performance over 80 games support my and many other fans on this messageboards view, that nice guy as Jim might be, he’s not going to get us out of this division.
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Reply | The voice of the fan in the boardroom
at 08:56 11 Feb 2025
The latest Trust update confirms that we do not have an independent fan voice in the boardroom.
It would be good to have the Trusts view on what’s happening- not if you want to know watch the forum! |
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Reply | Reg Jenkins
at 07:15 10 Feb 2025
Indeed, Plymouth beating Liverpool with 25% possession. The Argyle manager changing tactics throughout the game to nullify Slots attempts to break through. One for Jim to watch back and learn from. |
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Reply | Pitch covers
at 06:33 10 Feb 2025
And it ended up in a skip… |
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Reply | Why Do Managers See Different?
at 12:06 9 Feb 2025
Ha ha, no hysteria here! On the game by game point, you are right, there is absolutely no point getting carried away with a win, because a loss or a poor draw is just as likely to follow. McNulty’s team don’t do consistency or build momentum. The NL isn’t a shit league, it’s Division 5 - but being in it means we have to qualify to get into the FACup, we replace the League Cup with the FAT, we get to play in the U21 cup whatever it’s called. The product is devalued, the fixture list becomes confused and congested. Witness record low attendances. Couple that with McNulty ball… it’s rubbish. His run into the pitch to applaud the Sandy was a particularly low. He’s somehow deluding himself into believing his own nonsensical utterances. No Jim, Ebbsfleet we’re not a good side, he tried to have us believe Fylde were last season. There’s a hype around Jim at Forums and his post match interviews are frankly Trumpian. But there’s a huge difference between arrogance and expecting better. Arrogance to me is Jim trying to justify his poor performance - he clearly thinks fans are unjustified in being critical, I wonder how he’d get in with say Pat Murphy asking the questions? But Jim and Gauge see criticism - as not supporting. I personally expect more honesty openness and commitment to achieving better, not the usual drone of excuses we are fed.
I’ve long given up on Gauge and McNulty being able to change, I’ve posted many times to that effect. Eventually the Ogdens will take proper control and ring the changes, but until we do we’re stuck in this doom loop. |
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Reply | Ebbsfleet (H) match thread
at 11:06 9 Feb 2025
I believe we have another game on Tuesday versus Wolverhampton Wanderers U11s, or something - in any case a pointless opportunity to do some more damage to the pitch. |
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Reply | Why Do Managers See Different?
at 10:38 9 Feb 2025
I may not, however I believe my point is correct, and I do not believe Jim McNulty is a good manager, any more than Simon Gauge is a good Co Chairman. Both are stubborn individuals and Gauge would rather support his manager despite his continual deployment of negative anti entertainment football. McNulty has made me lose any sense of expectation that we may win. Consistency is non existent - you might as well draw lots to decide our results. You will no doubt cite the Yeovil result as counter evidence; but that would ignore the circumstances surrounding Yeovil, a squad demoralised by the departure of a key player on the eve of the match, a squad looking forward to a week off to reset after a run of poor results, a squad not looking forward to playing on our sodden pitch. The Yeovil result was at least as much to do with Yeovil as it was Dale. The Oldham and Ebbsfleet performances reveal more, if you have resolve and determination to compete, McNulty ball will fail.
If you don’t like hindsight, here’s a prediction, we won’t get promoted being managed by Jim McNulty. I’m personally sick to death with this division but I’m even more sick to death of the acceptance many have for where we have found ourselves through mismanagement on and off the pitch. |
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Reply | Ebbsfleet (H) match thread
at 17:01 8 Feb 2025
Can’t wait for McNultys post match, bullshit bingo session. Pitch, tiredness, water leak at the training ground, dog ate his team sheet. Etc blah. |
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Reply | Why Do Managers See Different?
at 16:58 8 Feb 2025
It doesn’t really matter what the personnel is, McNulty will crush any group of 11 players into his stultifying system. |
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Reply | Investment in solar energy
at 20:02 6 Feb 2025
Great news, good to hear the club tangibly moving forwards after a lot of talk. Well done to everyone involved. |
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Reply | Head Steward type fella...
at 16:34 5 Feb 2025
Would very much support this, one for the Trust to take forward on behalf of fans. |
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Reply | Oldham game
at 10:25 5 Feb 2025
Allarakia had a shot on target when he came on in the 88th minute. I think that was it for shots on target. |
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Reply | Oldham game
at 21:39 4 Feb 2025
Go on James, change the mood on the thread, you can start by listing all the positives from that performance. |
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Reply | Oldham game
at 20:37 4 Feb 2025
Started well, could should have been two up. Then started to give the ball away at the back, Beckwith then Hogan. Gave Oldham a foothold in the game, which they capitalised on. Lati cs grew into the game and apart from a couple of excellent breaks, Dale ended up hanging on a bit.
Decision not to relay the main stand pearl st corner, looks increasingly a poor one.
Need to retain possession in the second half and take any chances. Based on the first half if we could scramble a point it would be a good result. [Post edited 4 Feb 20:49]
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Reply | Oldham game
at 17:41 4 Feb 2025
Rather large squall incoming, keep those covers on!! Hope it misses us. |
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Reply | Oldham game
at 18:53 1 Feb 2025
A lot of winter still to come, medium term forecast looking like cold is going to be more of a problem than rain as we go through February.
The comment in the last pitch update that the weather will naturally improve is a bit optimistic at best. |
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Reply | The voice of the fan in the boardroom
at 18:44 30 Jan 2025
The club has a stated aim to be a community club, it’s their responsibility to foster meaningful engagement with the supporters group. In other sectors, where community engagement is key, businesses provide funding and capacity building to ensure that local stakeholders are able to be involved in how those businesses deliver their services.
This will have to happen at RAFC if we are to fulfill the Ogden objectives and I have absolutely no reason to believe Simon Gauge understands this. His way or no way. |
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