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Rochdale 2018/19 part three: Getting points on the board
OCTOBER 2018

Rochdale 2018/19 part two: Shifting sands
AUGUST 2018 (continued)

Rochdale 2018/19 part one: Lessons not learned
May 2018

A Dale Fan Abroad - Reflections on Burton Albion 1 Rochdale 2
Lying in bed awake on Friday night I was struck by ‘the fear’. By around midnight it had consumed me, and all of my optimism for the season ahead was gone.

A Dale Fan Abroad - Introduction
My 11-month old son is taking his afternoon nap. My wife is sunning herself on the balcony of our apartment in Salzburg, Austria. It’s the height of summer, but I have only got one thing on my mind; Burton Albion vs Rochdale.

Finland has positive Ions
Lapland might be best known as the home of Santa Claus, but it's a 22-year-old English striker currently providing gifts to the people of the Finnish region – in the form of goals.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 17) Diary of the 2010-11 Season
This is the final part - concluding with Hill's departure to Barnsley. Thanks for reading.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 16) Diary of the 2010-11 Season
This part covers strange Birmingham connections with Rochdale , including a chance encounter with the Dale trialist Tyrone Amory, and reflections on the crucial role of a true Dale striking legend, Keith Barker in kick-starting our revival under Keith Hill.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 15) Diary of the 2010-11 Season
This part covers the highs of completing the double over Southampton and the lows of losing to Charlton and Carlisle in controversial and miserable circumstances respectively.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 14) Diary of the 2010-11 Season
This part covers Dale's glorious spring upsurge including exciting matches against Charlton, Brighton and Notts County. The trip to Nottingham also featured Dale's full repertoire of dubious songs and some inadvertent WAG spotting.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 13) Diary of the 2010-11 Season
Musings on dull, stereotypical football matches and Dale's occasionally recurring problem under Hill of 1-0 home defeats.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 12) Diary of the 2010-11 Season
Contrasting Dale's dull 0-0 draw away at Walsall with Birmingham City somehow winning the Carling Cup. Plus some Mark Yates bashing.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 11) Diary of the 2010-11 Season
This part covers the away games at Yeovil and Swindon - adjacent just like this season, plus the great home victory against Sheffield Wednesday.

Supporting the underdog
The rain falls hard on a humdrum town… so opens the 1984 Smiths classic William It Was Really Nothing.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 10) - Diary of the 2010/11 season
This part covers Dale's amusing waterlogged 1-1 draw at home to Leyton Orient, gratuitous non-league groundhopping in London and some reflections on football fanzine culture in the early 90's.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 9) - Diary of the 2010/11 season
This part covers Dale's January surge with away wins at Oldham and Dagenham & Redbridge, achieved against the backdrop of rumours linking Keith Hill with the Crystal Palace job.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 8) - Diary of the 2010/11 season
This part covers Dale's away defeats at Sheffield Wednesday and Peterborough before the snow kicked in, then a positive start to 2011 with the 3-2 home win against Tranmere.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 7) - Diary of the 2010/11 season
This part covers the dubious pleasure of listening to a dreadful Radio 5 live commentary on Dale v FC United of Manchester in the FA Cup, and traffic affected failures to get to the Dag & Red (home) and Leyton Orient (away) games.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 6) - Diary of the 2010/11 season
This part covers an extremely annoying 2-1 away defeat at Bristol Rovers and some lengthy ramblings on the links between Rushden & Diamonds and Rochdale.

Addicted to Rochdale (Part 5) - Diary of the 2010/11 season
This part covers a handful of home games up to the 3-0 victory over Huddersfield, which I was pretty distraught to have missed.