| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 23:15 - Feb 27 with 2701 views | 442Dale |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 23:04 - Feb 27 by DaleiLama |
We've seen a lot of players play better than they did last season, and lots have played well in spells, with some performing well regularly. Cian is the most exciting player to watch since NML, but over a full season, I remarked at the match that Harvey has been my player of the season. |
Yeah he’s got better and better as well I think. Close run thing between him and Nevett.
Special mention for McNulty’s clever tactics tonight and how he used Keohane in different roles. |  |
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 23:18 - Feb 27 with 2671 views | Sandyman |
The last 25-30 minutes of the first half were stunning by Dale. We've waited a long time to see anything that good. Thanks to the lads and Big Jim for that - we needed it.
Nice touch at the end when the players were applauding the fans and vice-versa. Jim moved towards The Sandy and made sure Mellor got appreciation for what he did in the game, and rightly so. Mellor has had his critics, but the last two games, his contribution to the team has been worthy of praise.
Hope any potential investor(s) saw how good Dale can be. |  | | |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 23:22 - Feb 27 with 2641 views | TomRAFC |
First half was an absolute joy to watch. Hayes was superb. Mellor and John deserve a mention for some excellent link up play as well.
Second half required a bit more defending but we managed that pretty solidly. Brooks claimed the ball confidently and seemed deservedly pleased with his clean sheet.
Probably the most I've enjoyed a game in a long time.
Who knows, maybe we'll vote for these motions, sell the club, and the talent and professionalism on the pitch can be reflected by a new batch of talented professionals off the pitch... |  |
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 07:36 - Feb 28 with 2268 views | JumeirahDale |
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 07:40 - Feb 28 with 2255 views | JumeirahDale |
Great performance - says a lot that the only criticism you could perhaps justifiably level at the lads is that we should have had at least 5! After the first 10 minutes never seemed like any danger of Wealdstone getting into the match.
Passing was fast and fluid despite the middle of the field cutting up by the second half, and it is hard to understate how important Hayes is to the team - helps mix things up from the probing passing when there's an ever looming threat of him just turning on the afterburners and pulling the entire opposition out of shape from anywhere on the field. He's incredibly fun to watch, shades of the Derry Pele about him. | | | |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 10:33 - Feb 28 with 1981 views | wheniwasyourage |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 21:49 - Feb 27 by RAFCBLUE |
Good result and in reality the scoreline flatted Wealdstone, who let us not forget are a part time team. With better finishing it could have been six or seven.
Now 6 points above the drop zone on 45 and so 5 required to get to the safety mark and 15 if you had a worry about an Administration deduction. We've still plenty to do but the teams still to come at home offer enough opportunity to get those points.
But what about the crowd? The club raises a rallying call about the possibility of liquidation and there were just 1,755 home fans with 81 away.
Take out season ticket holders and friends for a fiver and we probably could have opened two stands not three and still lost money.
Two difficult away trips and a near 1000 miles to do before we are at home again. If we play like that in the home games we should be in this league on footballing grounds next season. |
Yeh, good first half, like the old days under Keith Hill ' no fear' 2nd half a bit of a dead rubber (understandable).
Your point on the crowds and the other posts on the town not supporting the club are accurate and make me worried about 'why anyone would buy this company' and if they do - how to change the paradigm.
I am worried we will end up this an owner who does not have a clue or the best interest of the club and town. | | | |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 10:49 - Feb 28 with 1931 views | Bainesy15 |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 23:15 - Feb 27 by 442Dale |
Yeah he’s got better and better as well I think. Close run thing between him and Nevett.
Special mention for McNulty’s clever tactics tonight and how he used Keohane in different roles. |
I think he got the tactics spot on - I criticised him for changing what didn't need changing against Solihull but this was something a bit different.
We invited the press and they played into our hands but the little balls over it by Brooks into midfield were used really well. No faffing, just useful passes into space to set us on the front foot.
Interesting that Brooks seemed keen to pass out wide with his short passes rather than to EEL or Nevett which seemed to give us more impetus. |  | | |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 10:55 - Feb 28 with 1901 views | Drigdale |
An excellent result that brings a boost to the Club, players, supporters and staff during a difficult period.
Some great individual performances particularly Cian Hayes who turned their defenders inside out.
Pleased to see Mellor getting praise as well, as fans have been pretty scathing about him in the past.
It was also good for Brooks to get a clean sheet and a win. He was great last night.
Thought Mitchell worked his socks off but his final touch was just lacking. I'm sure it will improve as he gets over the rustiness of his long lay off.
All in all lots of positivity last night. Long may it continue. | | | |
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 11:08 - Feb 28 with 1873 views | mikehunt |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 23:18 - Feb 27 by Sandyman |
The last 25-30 minutes of the first half were stunning by Dale. We've waited a long time to see anything that good. Thanks to the lads and Big Jim for that - we needed it.
Nice touch at the end when the players were applauding the fans and vice-versa. Jim moved towards The Sandy and made sure Mellor got appreciation for what he did in the game, and rightly so. Mellor has had his critics, but the last two games, his contribution to the team has been worthy of praise.
Hope any potential investor(s) saw how good Dale can be. |
That was, indeed, a nice touch by Jim to let Mellor get some praise from fans. Another nice thing I noticed was Hayes kissing his Dale badge when the crowd were singing his song. I usually regard this as an empty gesture but not on this occasion. There is a really nice bond emerging between crowd and team. Missing for so long. |  |
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 11:27 - Feb 28 with 1819 views | BigKindo |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 21:49 - Feb 27 by RAFCBLUE |
Good result and in reality the scoreline flatted Wealdstone, who let us not forget are a part time team. With better finishing it could have been six or seven.
Now 6 points above the drop zone on 45 and so 5 required to get to the safety mark and 15 if you had a worry about an Administration deduction. We've still plenty to do but the teams still to come at home offer enough opportunity to get those points.
But what about the crowd? The club raises a rallying call about the possibility of liquidation and there were just 1,755 home fans with 81 away.
Take out season ticket holders and friends for a fiver and we probably could have opened two stands not three and still lost money.
Two difficult away trips and a near 1000 miles to do before we are at home again. If we play like that in the home games we should be in this league on footballing grounds next season. |
Cold Tuesday winter evenings are for many not the preferred time to attend matches. Last night what was probably, for some, potentially the N.C. match of the season so far, Barnet v Chesterfield attracted a massive attendance of ........... 2393. To me that was a bigger surprise than Dale's figure. |  | | |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 12:10 - Feb 28 with 1743 views | CockneyDale |
A great performace.
In noting the attendance, don't forget there was live football on BBC1 last night. It does have an impact.
And LeedsDale had a big 5 a side match he couldn't miss. |  | | |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 12:33 - Feb 28 with 1663 views | RAFCBLUE |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 11:27 - Feb 28 by BigKindo |
Cold Tuesday winter evenings are for many not the preferred time to attend matches. Last night what was probably, for some, potentially the N.C. match of the season so far, Barnet v Chesterfield attracted a massive attendance of ........... 2393. To me that was a bigger surprise than Dale's figure. |
756 Chesterfield fans in that total BK.
Next week probably will see a sub 2,000 crowd at Barnet; we will not take that many.
All of which goes to show that there is interest there, but not levels of interest to sustain an organisation at credible economic levels. |  |
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 13:43 - Feb 28 with 1512 views | tony_roch975 |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 22:38 - Feb 27 by Shun |
Bloody brilliant performance that! Every player to a man was outstanding. Those Wealdstone defenders will be having nightmares about Cian Hayes tonight! Until Hayes’ brace though I actually thought Mellor was our best player.
A word for Harvey Gilmore, the unsung hero of this squad. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him put in a sub-7/10 performance. One of those players that’s just always there keeping things ticking along without doing anything flashy, though tonight he was everywhere. He seems to be an ever-present too. Does he have more appearances than anyone else this season? |
Totally agree about Gilmore - thought early season when he, East & Clayton were a (overly similar?) midfield 3 that he was less effective, perhaps too positionally & tactically constrained; whereas last few months he's really developed - he presses the opposition and tackles strongly and is often first to break downs as well as keeping the team ticking over. [Post edited 28 Feb 13:49]
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 13:51 - Feb 28 with 1488 views | D_Alien |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 13:43 - Feb 28 by tony_roch975 |
Totally agree about Gilmore - thought early season when he, East & Clayton were a (overly similar?) midfield 3 that he was less effective, perhaps too positionally & tactically constrained; whereas last few months he's really developed - he presses the opposition and tackles strongly and is often first to break downs as well as keeping the team ticking over. [Post edited 28 Feb 13:49]
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 15:55 - Feb 28 with 1327 views | NorthernDale |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 12:10 - Feb 28 by CockneyDale |
A great performace.
In noting the attendance, don't forget there was live football on BBC1 last night. It does have an impact.
And LeedsDale had a big 5 a side match he couldn't miss. |
It was also on ITV and BBC iplayer, besides BBC 1, so you had football on three media channels, it was bad planning to some extent. Then combine this with the board's recent announcement, which as made some fans despondent, the poor recent football and the wet weather did not help either. Hopefully the next home games will see the normal attendance and some positive news for the fans. | | | |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 18:39 - Feb 29 with 977 views | D_Alien |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 22:56 - Feb 27 by RAFCBLUE |
The town doesn't care.
If Dale cease to exist then there's less than 3,000 people who will be impacted vs the RMBC's claim of serving 223,773 in the town in over 90,000 households.
It will be interesting to see what, if any, uptick there is for the Oxford City game on the 9th, after the EGM and where Oxford City won't bring many. |
Expect there'll be a significant "uptick" at the Oxford game, if people can yank themselves out of their armchairs | |
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| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 18:53 - Feb 29 with 907 views | Rodingdale |
| Refwatch: Rochdale v Wealdstone on 18:39 - Feb 29 by D_Alien |
Expect there'll be a significant "uptick" at the Oxford game, if people can yank themselves out of their armchairs |
Interestingly MVV average 4,864 this season, in 21/22 it was 2009…..similar league positions…. [Post edited 29 Feb 18:58]
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