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Match Preview: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale27th Apr 2021 10:20 In what could be one of the biggest games played in Brian Barry-Murphy’s tenure thus far, Dale head to the capital tonight to take on relegation rivals AFC Wimbledon.0
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:28 - Apr 27 with 3248 views
We are all Dale fans but can we go through another season of performance after performance of hanging on and throughing away 2 points week in and out. Need a reset with different players and a new outlook. We delude ourself if we think this is anywhere near sorted because we deluding ourselves.
' I started out with nothing and i still got most of it left'
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:28 - Apr 27 with 3247 views
The referee was poor, he failed to give a clear penalty to us, but game a weak penalty to them. But it was sickening to say the least to concede a goal in the final minute once again, I have lost count of the points we have dropped by the inability to kill off games.
I felt at the time, BBM made a mistake in the subs, Done and Grant were doing fine, but BBM has cost us over the whole season with his tactics and team selections, only winning 1 game at home until April sums it up.
However, it is not over yet, we may need a miracle,not seen since Jesus was a lad, but if we win our remaining two games and Wimbledon or Wigan lose both of theirs, we could survive on goal difference, in Wimbledons case. We are 4 points behind Wigan, so hopefully Hull and Swindon can do us a favour, but we need to win both of our games.
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:32 - Apr 27 with 3141 views
I've just put this on Twitter but will put it here too...
We've conceded 6 goals in or after 90th minute this season, costing us a total of 8 points
With those 8 points we're on 52 points and safe.
Don't let the last 5 games paper over the cracks, it's been a dismal season.
Out of the 3 times we've scored in the 90th minute, 2 of those times we also conceded in the same injury time.
I'm gutted after tonight, I can't really think straight, I really thought we'd done it, but I can't help but look back at all the goals we've conceded in added time this season and wonder...how?
The mistake from Bazunu against Oxford where they scored from 40 yards.
The penalty given away by Morley against Peterborough.
The penalty given away by Morley at Crewe. (Although wouldn't have changed the result)
The last minute equaliser by Akinde at Gillingham...all completely avoidable and all add up to where we are now.
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Wish I'd chosen a different username...
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:33 - Apr 27 with 3107 views
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:10 - Apr 27 by Cedar_Room
Feels like we have dropped points in the last few minutes on far too many occasions this season. Has anyone got the stats?? Absolutely sickening end to the game but it’s been typical of how we’ve played all year.
Well Wimbledon have taken three extra points off us in added time for starters, two at Spotland and one tonight.
With better game management, we would have had four points off them this season, instead of just the one.
It's proved very crucial.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:37 - Apr 27 with 2979 views
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:33 - Apr 27 by TVOS1907
Well Wimbledon have taken three extra points off us in added time for starters, two at Spotland and one tonight.
With better game management, we would have had four points off them this season, instead of just the one.
It's proved very crucial.
It doesn't hold with all these ifs and buts though. Maybe Wimbledon, Wigan and others can point to games where they've dropped points where they shouldn't as well and say they should be safe by now? The table doesn't lie.
One thing that is clear, supporters have struggled all season long to connect to the team because of the way we play and the continual inability to deal with the obvious. So it shouldn’t be said otherwise.
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:32 - Apr 27 by SandyDrum
I've just put this on Twitter but will put it here too...
We've conceded 6 goals in or after 90th minute this season, costing us a total of 8 points
With those 8 points we're on 52 points and safe.
Don't let the last 5 games paper over the cracks, it's been a dismal season.
Out of the 3 times we've scored in the 90th minute, 2 of those times we also conceded in the same injury time.
I'm gutted after tonight, I can't really think straight, I really thought we'd done it, but I can't help but look back at all the goals we've conceded in added time this season and wonder...how?
The mistake from Bazunu against Oxford where they scored from 40 yards.
The penalty given away by Morley against Peterborough.
The penalty given away by Morley at Crewe. (Although wouldn't have changed the result)
The last minute equaliser by Akinde at Gillingham...all completely avoidable and all add up to where we are now.
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Without wishing to be pedantic, Akinde's was an equaliser.
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:37 - Apr 27 by SunningDale
It doesn't hold with all these ifs and buts though. Maybe Wimbledon, Wigan and others can point to games where they've dropped points where they shouldn't as well and say they should be safe by now? The table doesn't lie.
"The table doesn't lie" - Sadly not!
Even more sadly though - our hugely talented and highly respected manager doesn't look at the table!
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:32 - Apr 27 by SandyDrum
I've just put this on Twitter but will put it here too...
We've conceded 6 goals in or after 90th minute this season, costing us a total of 8 points
With those 8 points we're on 52 points and safe.
Don't let the last 5 games paper over the cracks, it's been a dismal season.
Out of the 3 times we've scored in the 90th minute, 2 of those times we also conceded in the same injury time.
I'm gutted after tonight, I can't really think straight, I really thought we'd done it, but I can't help but look back at all the goals we've conceded in added time this season and wonder...how?
The mistake from Bazunu against Oxford where they scored from 40 yards.
The penalty given away by Morley against Peterborough.
The penalty given away by Morley at Crewe. (Although wouldn't have changed the result)
The last minute equaliser by Akinde at Gillingham...all completely avoidable and all add up to where we are now.
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And even all those can be put to one side when considering that employing the right players from those available and tactics that suit them would have seen us much better off than we are as well.
The phrase “it’s the hope that kills you” has been used a lot, it’s spot on. But it’s the frustration of the unnecessary that makes dealing with that hope death even harder.
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 22:07 - Apr 27 by finberty
Where's James1980 for a dose of positivity?
James has raised some good discussion points over the season, even if we all wouldn’t always agree. Most fans are able to see that as a supporter base, in general, we’ve been fair and balanced over the season and we wouldn’t have a go at each other to score points (not that you are Finberty!). It’s not reacting to results or individual players or performances that has stood out, more that we can see where things have gone wrong on the pitch. Off it is a whole different argument.
Irrespective of what players we have available on a matchday, we didn’t need to be here right now. We’ve scored enough goals to stay up and we know how to win games when employing simple tactics. There is no getting away from this.
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 21:37 - Apr 27 by SunningDale
It doesn't hold with all these ifs and buts though. Maybe Wimbledon, Wigan and others can point to games where they've dropped points where they shouldn't as well and say they should be safe by now? The table doesn't lie.
Oh I completely agree, but that six point swing for Wimbledon is more noticeable because they are so close to us.
They also scored a 90th minute winner in that 4-3 winner at Spotland just before Hill got sacked.
My point is that better game management by ourselves wouldn't create such situations.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 22:26 - Apr 27 with 2309 views
2 minutes of highlights in there. Without the nerves and tension.
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On that third goal and reflecting on previous points:
Keohane is neither stopping them cross or able to prevent a possible ball wide of him, this leads to doing neither and Osho being dragged away from McNulty and O’Connell. The three midfielders are all within 15 yards of each other and not actually filling the space across the pitch, which is understandable but not useful when the obvious danger is the ball from wide. All of which would have been solved with four in midfield stretched across the pitch effectively moving up the pitch away from our box by about ten yards in a structured way. The position of all players when the ball hits the net illustrates how disjointed it actually was.
There is nothing about any of that which would have been difficult to address based on what had happened previously in the game and utilising the players on the bench or even dropping Beesley to the left and Rathbone right in midfield.
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 22:49 - Apr 27 by rich_dale
BBM saying 'we didn't score enough goals to win the game' is a bit weird - not really the issue. But at least we can now 'control' relegation.
I know we went through that spell in Feb/Mar where we couldn't score for toffee, but the problem all season has really been keeping them out at the other end, especially in the latter stages of games.
We've had FOUR 3-3 draws, a 4-4 draw and a 3-4 defeat. 19 goals scored in five games, yielding only five points.
Even Henderson wouldn't have saved us with that sort of defending...
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 23:00 - Apr 27 with 1976 views
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 22:53 - Apr 27 by TVOS1907
I know we went through that spell in Feb/Mar where we couldn't score for toffee, but the problem all season has really been keeping them out at the other end, especially in the latter stages of games.
We've had FOUR 3-3 draws, a 4-4 draw and a 3-4 defeat. 19 goals scored in five games, yielding only five points.
Even Henderson wouldn't have saved us with that sort of defending...
On a side note, his goal in added time saw Salford back into the playoffs
And isn't that now the record for 3-3 or higher draws in a season?
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 22:47 - Apr 27 by 442Dale
On that third goal and reflecting on previous points:
Keohane is neither stopping them cross or able to prevent a possible ball wide of him, this leads to doing neither and Osho being dragged away from McNulty and O’Connell. The three midfielders are all within 15 yards of each other and not actually filling the space across the pitch, which is understandable but not useful when the obvious danger is the ball from wide. All of which would have been solved with four in midfield stretched across the pitch effectively moving up the pitch away from our box by about ten yards in a structured way. The position of all players when the ball hits the net illustrates how disjointed it actually was.
There is nothing about any of that which would have been difficult to address based on what had happened previously in the game and utilising the players on the bench or even dropping Beesley to the left and Rathbone right in midfield.
It's still very hard to see how Pigott scored. McNulty jumping under the ball, O'Connell is close enough to have got in a block but Pigott still manages to find the corner - it's hard to take and it will take a lot to pick the players up for Saturday.
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 22:47 - Apr 27 by 442Dale
On that third goal and reflecting on previous points:
Keohane is neither stopping them cross or able to prevent a possible ball wide of him, this leads to doing neither and Osho being dragged away from McNulty and O’Connell. The three midfielders are all within 15 yards of each other and not actually filling the space across the pitch, which is understandable but not useful when the obvious danger is the ball from wide. All of which would have been solved with four in midfield stretched across the pitch effectively moving up the pitch away from our box by about ten yards in a structured way. The position of all players when the ball hits the net illustrates how disjointed it actually was.
There is nothing about any of that which would have been difficult to address based on what had happened previously in the game and utilising the players on the bench or even dropping Beesley to the left and Rathbone right in midfield.
Rather than waffle, just stick to "stop the cross".
I was taught that at Caldershaw!
All 3 goals came from uncontested crosses from their right, swinging them over without a challenge.
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 22:53 - Apr 27 by TVOS1907
I know we went through that spell in Feb/Mar where we couldn't score for toffee, but the problem all season has really been keeping them out at the other end, especially in the latter stages of games.
We've had FOUR 3-3 draws, a 4-4 draw and a 3-4 defeat. 19 goals scored in five games, yielding only five points.
Even Henderson wouldn't have saved us with that sort of defending...
And shipping two goal leads tonight and vs Charlton. We've been a soft touch too often. The writing was already on the wall after 45 mins of the season.
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Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 23:08 - Apr 27 with 1899 views
Match Thread: AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale on 23:00 - Apr 27 by D_Alien
On a side note, his goal in added time saw Salford back into the playoffs
And isn't that now the record for 3-3 or higher draws in a season?
He’s making a big impact at the business end of the season. Would expect him to get a winner at Wembley too.
Nobody would ever doubt his impact on sides, but his absence from ours on the pitch has been negligible, as TVOS says goals aren’t our issue. It’s strange how season long most have seen it’s been about the style of play and awareness to identify how to win games, no matter what players we have. As illustrated further if that is indeed a record.
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