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" Pochettino calls on the FA to intervene over Rochdale's pitch ahead of FA Cup 5th round at Spotland. Says it is no in a condition to play football & could lead to injuries for both sets of players. "
Russ made some good points, honestly thought he was stretching when he started saying about the weather, i mean oldham and bury are very close neighbours and their pitches dont look that bad.. norden playing fields is in better nick even ffs
Russ made some good points, honestly thought he was stretching when he started saying about the weather, i mean oldham and bury are very close neighbours and their pitches dont look that bad.. norden playing fields is in better nick even ffs
Spurs putting a new pitch down at no cost to Dale would be ideal for this cup tie, but would not solve the problem of poor drainage because of compacted levels of sand below the surface. At some point, it is still going to have to be ripped up and rebuilt from the drains upwards. A new pitch now would be useful if it allows us to play decent football. On the other hand, having a notoriously poor surface will put the wind up lots of clubs coming to Spotland and could be the factor that binds the players into a team. "its a midden, but it's our midden and you can either like it or lump it"should be the mantra. Much as when Noel Cantwell refused to play under our floodlights and forced the 1971 cup tie against Coventry to be played during the day contributed to a much bigger crowd and a febrile atmosphere in the ground. Insult us and you suffer the consequences!
I thought we played Coventry on that Monday afternoon because there were ongong power cut? Or was that a year later,as I recall about ten of us from Sudden Club went to Elland Road on a Tuesday afternoon to watch Leeds beat Liverpool 2-0 in a 4th round replay.
I thought we played Coventry on that Monday afternoon because there were ongong power cut? Or was that a year later,as I recall about ten of us from Sudden Club went to Elland Road on a Tuesday afternoon to watch Leeds beat Liverpool 2-0 in a 4th round replay.
Are you thinking of the Cambridge game in 1974 with the reported crowd of 450?
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
I thought we played Coventry on that Monday afternoon because there were ongong power cut? Or was that a year later,as I recall about ten of us from Sudden Club went to Elland Road on a Tuesday afternoon to watch Leeds beat Liverpool 2-0 in a 4th round replay.
In 1971, our floodlights were little more than car headlights on top of telegraph poles.
"The game had been postponed once and Coventry had refused to play under the Spotland floodlights, but the afternoon kick-off didn't stop a bumper 13,011 crowd cheering Dale on to a famous victory." (MEN)
In 1971, our floodlights were little more than car headlights on top of telegraph poles.
"The game had been postponed once and Coventry had refused to play under the Spotland floodlights, but the afternoon kick-off didn't stop a bumper 13,011 crowd cheering Dale on to a famous victory." (MEN)
What an afternoon that was, I remember that morning in Kingsway school assembly the headmaster surveyed the kids and said "I want to see every face here this afternoon" The hall was deserted by dinnertime....Still one of the best Dale days ever...
That Coventry game is there any actual footage ? Love to see the older games esp cup ties and cup upsets by the minnows Maybe you tube
It will be very poor quality if there is any footage.....
.Rodders, just stumbled on your Lions TV man's 5 min review of the game as he travels back to London on Wednesday am.....really good piece, can't find it to do a linky here.......are you you able to post a link ?
It will be very poor quality if there is any footage.....
.Rodders, just stumbled on your Lions TV man's 5 min review of the game as he travels back to London on Wednesday am.....really good piece, can't find it to do a linky here.......are you you able to post a link ?
I'm sure our lot will find it of interest
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
What an afternoon that was, I remember that morning in Kingsway school assembly the headmaster surveyed the kids and said "I want to see every face here this afternoon" The hall was deserted by dinnertime....Still one of the best Dale days ever...
A wonderful day. One curious aspect of the time was that when Noel Cantwell exercised his option not to play under floodlights, Dale 'prepared' for Monday afternoon's cup match by travelling to play Plymouth Argyle on the Saturday (and drawing 2-2).
There was brief coverage on the NW News that evening, featuring Stuart Hall (urgghhh!) so even if the archive is still available, it'll never see the light of day
Not that Dennis Butler slipping the ball past their fullback and cutting in from the left before hitting the Sandy Lane net will ever fade from my mind's eye
There was brief coverage on the NW News that evening, featuring Stuart Hall (urgghhh!) so even if the archive is still available, it'll never see the light of day
Not that Dennis Butler slipping the ball past their fullback and cutting in from the left before hitting the Sandy Lane net will ever fade from my mind's eye
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That would be great to see.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
When did Pochettino start to read his Christmas copy of Sir Alec's 'Little Book of Mindgames'? However, if we were in a position to relay the pitch this could be a positive benefit for our remaining home league games.
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