| The relegation run-in. 10:48 - Apr 21 with 14418 views | DareToCalvin |
AFC Wimbledon - 50 points
Portsmouth H
Lincoln A
Wigan - 48 points
Hull A
SWINDON H
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ROCHDALE - 44 points
Doncaster H
MK Dons A
Northampton - 44 points
Blackpool H
Sunderland A
Swindon - 40 points - RELEGATED
Ipswich H
WIGAN A
Bristol Rovers - 38 points - RELEGATED
Crewe H
Blackpool A
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| The relegation run-in. on 08:13 - Apr 23 with 3960 views | Nigeriamark |
| The relegation run-in. on 11:30 - Apr 22 by pioneer |
It looked like we were gone-ers.
Memories? Going to Barnsley who were to be promoted, and playing them off the park winning 3-0. Ex Leeds and England striker Allan Clarke was their manager and the game was televised on Yorkshire TV.
To some extent the last game, that we needed to win to get out of the reelection spots, was at Crewe.... yes we had to win at Crewe! And we do again 42 years later.
Unlike this season Crewe were bottom of the league and with us having won six from seven (the one loss was at Halifax) it was somewhat of an anticlimax. There was a big away following and as far as I can remember we were in control of the game most of the evening.
The season had started with no win until late october and then lost 6 of the next 7. Theboard finally recognised Mike Ferguson was out of his depth as manager and, instead of giving him a secret contract extension, brought Peter Madden back as Caretaker. Eventually Doug Collins was appointed as player manager and was responsible for the great escape.
So yes miracles happen! |
That Friday night Crewe game is still in my top 3 games ever attended. I think the results the next day went in our favour anyway but at the time coming away from the ground it felt like promotion |  | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 09:01 - Apr 23 with 3888 views | TVOS1907 |
| The relegation run-in. on 08:13 - Apr 23 by Nigeriamark |
That Friday night Crewe game is still in my top 3 games ever attended. I think the results the next day went in our favour anyway but at the time coming away from the ground it felt like promotion |
There was only one game the day after - York v Huddersfield - and that was a mid-table clash. It was also the final fixture of the Division Four season.
Dale went to Crewe in 21st place on 37 points. The one team they could overhaul - Darlington - had finished all their fixtures and had the same points as Dale, so we only needed a draw at Gresty Road. |  |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| The relegation run-in. on 12:15 - Apr 23 with 3770 views | pioneer |
| The relegation run-in. on 09:01 - Apr 23 by TVOS1907 |
There was only one game the day after - York v Huddersfield - and that was a mid-table clash. It was also the final fixture of the Division Four season.
Dale went to Crewe in 21st place on 37 points. The one team they could overhaul - Darlington - had finished all their fixtures and had the same points as Dale, so we only needed a draw at Gresty Road. |
and Crewe were rock bottom having lost their last 7 or 8 games I think.
We couldnt have asked for a better matchup to get that elusive point. |  | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 07:40 - Apr 24 with 3625 views | todmordendale |
Despite our recent good wins, the results of the other clubs around us at the bottom have not really eased our plight. I am hoping that today’s results might be in our favour for a change, as we seek to continue our resurgence.
Up the Dale | | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 09:36 - Apr 24 with 3505 views | electricblue |
Pivotal moment for Dale today with their league 1 status....
Its a must win game and nothing less than 3pts is required. |  |
| My all time favourite Dale player Mr Lyndon Symmonds |
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| The relegation run-in. on 09:43 - Apr 24 with 3495 views | Mass_Debater |
| The relegation run-in. on 09:36 - Apr 24 by electricblue |
Pivotal moment for Dale today with their league 1 status....
Its a must win game and nothing less than 3pts is required. |
No sh1t....... | | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 11:13 - Apr 24 with 3392 views | boromat |
| The relegation run-in. on 09:36 - Apr 24 by electricblue |
Pivotal moment for Dale today with their league 1 status....
Its a must win game and nothing less than 3pts is required. |
Every game could be pivotal. | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 10:01 - Apr 25 with 3119 views | funkkk |
| The relegation run-in. on 11:13 - Apr 24 by boromat |
Every game could be pivotal. |
With the most pivotal of all the pivotal games coming on Tuesday. Beat Wimbledon and you have to say we have the easier of the run in vs them and Wigan.
It’s the hope that kills you. |  | | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 13:50 - Apr 25 with 2897 views | DareToCalvin |
Updated for you all.
Whilst yesterday's point wasn't ideal and Crewe were there for the taking, the equaliser does just about keep us in it, although we will now probably need 9 points from the last 3; a mammoth task.
Northampton have now gone for me, think its a 3 way shootout for the final relegation spot.
Wimbledon do have 2 hard games, although the Lincoln side may rest players for the play offs on the final day.
End of the day, all this is irrelevant. We have to win on Tuesday. | | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 16:05 - Apr 25 with 2779 views | James1980 |
| The relegation run-in. on 13:50 - Apr 25 by DareToCalvin |
Updated for you all.
Whilst yesterday's point wasn't ideal and Crewe were there for the taking, the equaliser does just about keep us in it, although we will now probably need 9 points from the last 3; a mammoth task.
Northampton have now gone for me, think its a 3 way shootout for the final relegation spot.
Wimbledon do have 2 hard games, although the Lincoln side may rest players for the play offs on the final day.
End of the day, all this is irrelevant. We have to win on Tuesday. |
Absolutely Tuesday's result is the most important. A few other results going our way would help a great deal. Hopefully Hull will be determined to go up as champions and Swindon will do us a favour on the last day like Northampton did against Oldham a few seasons back.
Also be handy if Lincoln have not confirmed their playoff spot come kick off of matchday 46 | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 16:16 - Apr 25 with 2764 views | boromat |
| The relegation run-in. on 16:05 - Apr 25 by James1980 |
Absolutely Tuesday's result is the most important. A few other results going our way would help a great deal. Hopefully Hull will be determined to go up as champions and Swindon will do us a favour on the last day like Northampton did against Oldham a few seasons back.
Also be handy if Lincoln have not confirmed their playoff spot come kick off of matchday 46 |
Be interesting to see how Wimbledon go about it on Tuesday as their main focus has to be not losing to us. Could be a cagey affair. | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 16:27 - Apr 25 with 2751 views | James1980 |
| The relegation run-in. on 16:16 - Apr 25 by boromat |
Be interesting to see how Wimbledon go about it on Tuesday as their main focus has to be not losing to us. Could be a cagey affair. |
I'm well aware I'm stating the obvious even if we do not win Tuesday, as long as Wigan don't win and we do on Saturday it could go down to the last day. | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 20:35 - Apr 25 with 2495 views | dingdangblue |
| The relegation run-in. on 16:27 - Apr 25 by James1980 |
I'm well aware I'm stating the obvious even if we do not win Tuesday, as long as Wigan don't win and we do on Saturday it could go down to the last day. |
We need to be ahead of Wigan going into the last game - they won't drop points v Swindon. Tuesday is the big one - the confidence and momentum we'd get if we could somehow get 3 points could be season defining. |  |
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| The relegation run-in. on 22:12 - Apr 25 with 2387 views | dingdangblue |
| The relegation run-in. on 16:16 - Apr 25 by boromat |
Be interesting to see how Wimbledon go about it on Tuesday as their main focus has to be not losing to us. Could be a cagey affair. |
I think the opposite. They've just won 4 out of their last 5 games - beating Accrington, Ipswich, Swindon and Oxford and scored 14 goals. They will be going for the win which will secure their League 1 status with 2 games to spare. | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 10:47 - Apr 27 with 1991 views | RooleyMoorBlue |
| The relegation run-in. on 11:30 - Apr 22 by pioneer |
It looked like we were gone-ers.
Memories? Going to Barnsley who were to be promoted, and playing them off the park winning 3-0. Ex Leeds and England striker Allan Clarke was their manager and the game was televised on Yorkshire TV.
To some extent the last game, that we needed to win to get out of the reelection spots, was at Crewe.... yes we had to win at Crewe! And we do again 42 years later.
Unlike this season Crewe were bottom of the league and with us having won six from seven (the one loss was at Halifax) it was somewhat of an anticlimax. There was a big away following and as far as I can remember we were in control of the game most of the evening.
The season had started with no win until late october and then lost 6 of the next 7. Theboard finally recognised Mike Ferguson was out of his depth as manager and, instead of giving him a secret contract extension, brought Peter Madden back as Caretaker. Eventually Doug Collins was appointed as player manager and was responsible for the great escape.
So yes miracles happen! |
I don't see how Collins was in any way responsible for "The Great Escape" in my opinion. It was Peter Madden who signed Creamer, Taylor and Jones who all made their debuts at high-flying Bradford City. We narrowly lost 1-0 and played well. The next game we demolished Scunny away 0-4. A point at promotion chasing Portsmouth and a narrow 3-2 defeat at Wimbledon(who were promoted), after leading 2-1 at halftime followed. A win at Darlington, 63 days after winning at Scunny left us needing to play virtually half the season in 10 weeks. This was a time when winters were proper!
The rest is history, winning 7 of the last 8, (10 of the last 14) and ended 2 points above 4th bottom Darlington. Collins proved his managerial prowess the following season and was quickly despensed with. I never thought for one minute that anyone other than Peter Madden was responsible for our amazing turnaround. Just my opinion of course. |  | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 12:31 - Apr 27 with 1890 views | pioneer |
| The relegation run-in. on 10:47 - Apr 27 by RooleyMoorBlue |
I don't see how Collins was in any way responsible for "The Great Escape" in my opinion. It was Peter Madden who signed Creamer, Taylor and Jones who all made their debuts at high-flying Bradford City. We narrowly lost 1-0 and played well. The next game we demolished Scunny away 0-4. A point at promotion chasing Portsmouth and a narrow 3-2 defeat at Wimbledon(who were promoted), after leading 2-1 at halftime followed. A win at Darlington, 63 days after winning at Scunny left us needing to play virtually half the season in 10 weeks. This was a time when winters were proper!
The rest is history, winning 7 of the last 8, (10 of the last 14) and ended 2 points above 4th bottom Darlington. Collins proved his managerial prowess the following season and was quickly despensed with. I never thought for one minute that anyone other than Peter Madden was responsible for our amazing turnaround. Just my opinion of course. |
I didnt intend to suggest PM had no role in the escape....perhaps fair to say they both contributed to the amazing end to the season. | | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 21:52 - Apr 27 with 1679 views | DareToCalvin |
Updated once again after tonight’s utterly sickening bottle. Wigan’s run in would give me hope if they didn’t have Swindon on the last day. We had to win tonight but have thrown it away in the most Rochdale way possible. 2 games left, 9 times out of 10 we go down, maybe even 99 out of 100. But, it’s not impossible yet so we’ve got to try and keep believing and get behind the lads after what was a mammoth performance regardless of the result, especially from Beesley and Done. | | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 22:29 - Apr 27 with 1556 views | dingdangblue |
| The relegation run-in. on 21:52 - Apr 27 by DareToCalvin |
Updated once again after tonight’s utterly sickening bottle. Wigan’s run in would give me hope if they didn’t have Swindon on the last day. We had to win tonight but have thrown it away in the most Rochdale way possible. 2 games left, 9 times out of 10 we go down, maybe even 99 out of 100. But, it’s not impossible yet so we’ve got to try and keep believing and get behind the lads after what was a mammoth performance regardless of the result, especially from Beesley and Done. |
Can see it now Saturday. We'll beat Doncaster and Wigan will score an unlikely injury time winner at Hull. | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 22:31 - Apr 27 with 1547 views | 442Dale |
| The relegation run-in. on 22:29 - Apr 27 by dingdangblue |
Can see it now Saturday. We'll beat Doncaster and Wigan will score an unlikely injury time winner at Hull. |
Or Wigan will concede in the last minute. Only for us to draw as Andy Butler sticks himself up front to get a goal for Doncaster at a minute to five. |  |
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| The relegation run-in. on 22:37 - Apr 27 with 1525 views | TVOS1907 |
| The relegation run-in. on 22:31 - Apr 27 by 442Dale |
Or Wigan will concede in the last minute. Only for us to draw as Andy Butler sticks himself up front to get a goal for Doncaster at a minute to five. |
You might be joking... | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 22:50 - Apr 27 with 1482 views | dingdangblue |
| The relegation run-in. on 22:37 - Apr 27 by TVOS1907 |
You might be joking... |
Or we win, Wigan and Wimbledon both lose then Will Grigg scores for MkDons in the 95th minute on the last day to finally send us down. | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 22:55 - Apr 27 with 1468 views | TVOS1907 |
| The relegation run-in. on 22:50 - Apr 27 by dingdangblue |
Or we win, Wigan and Wimbledon both lose then Will Grigg scores for MkDons in the 95th minute on the last day to finally send us down. |
I can see us beating Doncaster and Wigan lose to Hull, leaving another week to drag it all out.
At least there's a social media boycott across the weekend! | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 22:58 - Apr 27 with 1447 views | 442Dale |
| The relegation run-in. on 22:55 - Apr 27 by TVOS1907 |
I can see us beating Doncaster and Wigan lose to Hull, leaving another week to drag it all out.
At least there's a social media boycott across the weekend! |
How on earth will we take it to the final day without a “morning Dale Fans”? | |
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| The relegation run-in. on 23:10 - Apr 27 with 1407 views | NorthernDale |
We must go and win the next two games, and hope for an act of god, if we win Saturday and Wigan and Wimbledon lose, it is down to 1 and 3 points respectfully. Then it is down to the last game. Most of us expect Wigan to beat Swindon, but if they don't! if Wimbledon fail to get a point at Lincoln and we beat MK Dons, then we could survive.
I just hope that the team does not give up against Doncaster and accept relegation. I thought against Charlton on the final day, that we would go down, but we sneaked a win and Oldham did not, and we survived on goal difference. It may be a desperate hope, but while there is hope, no matter how slender, then we must seek to hope. | | | |
| The relegation run-in. on 07:52 - Apr 28 with 1237 views | ncfc_chalky |
Dale are down and out I'm afraid,if they survive I will buy bdb a Notts shirt to wear in the beer garden of the Black Dog this summer....or a Dale shirt if he prefers |  |
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