| Connor Malley Set To Join? 21:50 - Aug 11 with 21789 views | RochdaleAFC.com |
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 08:38 - Aug 12 with 11163 views | TalkingSutty |
Not sure were this information has come from, i hope it hasn’t been leaked out of the Club by any officials and put out on the forum as a result, that’s not a professional way to conduct business...hopefully that’s not the case. If the signing is true, then I look forward to an official announcement from those running the club. Managers in the past have expressed their displeasure about imminent signing appearing on forums/ Facebook prior to the official announcements. Over the years we have had too many instances of things leaking out of the Club and finding it’s way into the public domain. |  | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 08:42 - Aug 12 with 11148 views | TipperaryDale |
Is this the lad who played in friendlies for us as a triallist? Seem to remember some decent comments about him. Wonder if the delay in signing is down to him or down to us - possibly missed out on first choice? |  | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:09 - Aug 12 with 11006 views | kel |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 08:38 - Aug 12 by TalkingSutty |
Not sure were this information has come from, i hope it hasn’t been leaked out of the Club by any officials and put out on the forum as a result, that’s not a professional way to conduct business...hopefully that’s not the case. If the signing is true, then I look forward to an official announcement from those running the club. Managers in the past have expressed their displeasure about imminent signing appearing on forums/ Facebook prior to the official announcements. Over the years we have had too many instances of things leaking out of the Club and finding it’s way into the public domain. |
Tend to agree and I think quite a few have now seen the picture that’s doing the rounds. Shouldn’t be too hard to find out who took it and started sending it to all and sundry. At the very least they should be getting a bollocking for it. |  | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:17 - Aug 12 with 11005 views | James1980 |
Always worry that these leaks could lead to us getting gazumped.
If it happens before contracts are signed of course. [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 9:20]
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:18 - Aug 12 with 11003 views | fourfourtwo |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 08:38 - Aug 12 by TalkingSutty |
Not sure were this information has come from, i hope it hasn’t been leaked out of the Club by any officials and put out on the forum as a result, that’s not a professional way to conduct business...hopefully that’s not the case. If the signing is true, then I look forward to an official announcement from those running the club. Managers in the past have expressed their displeasure about imminent signing appearing on forums/ Facebook prior to the official announcements. Over the years we have had too many instances of things leaking out of the Club and finding it’s way into the public domain. |
It appears a member of his family took the photograph and uploaded the image to Facebook. | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:41 - Aug 12 with 10936 views | TalkingSutty |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:09 - Aug 12 by kel |
Tend to agree and I think quite a few have now seen the picture that’s doing the rounds. Shouldn’t be too hard to find out who took it and started sending it to all and sundry. At the very least they should be getting a bollocking for it. |
Now that we finally have a fans representative in the boardroom it becomes even more important what is posted on the forum, especially if it’s something that is official club business but is yet to be announced. At no stage can we jeopardise the integrity of the the fans rep because we have fought too hard to get to where we are now. I don’t think for minute Murray would ever do anything like that but it’s down to us all to not compromise the arrangement we have now in any way. The Chairman and Directors are now running a multi million pound business, if anything was being leaked out of their own business prior to a important announcement they would be livid. We’ve had enough inside weasels over the years bigging themselves up by disclosing confidential information. | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:45 - Aug 12 with 10905 views | TalkingSutty |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:18 - Aug 12 by fourfourtwo |
It appears a member of his family took the photograph and uploaded the image to Facebook. |
If that’s the case then good, it’s pre- empted the club’s announcement though because it’s on our forum. I don’t imagine those in the Boardroom will be over chuffed. | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:54 - Aug 12 with 10823 views | DaleiLama |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:45 - Aug 12 by TalkingSutty |
If that’s the case then good, it’s pre- empted the club’s announcement though because it’s on our forum. I don’t imagine those in the Boardroom will be over chuffed. |
The post on here was time-stamped 21:50. Was doing the rounds on Twitter last night before 8pm (first I saw). No doubt the earliest tweet preceded the one I saw and could have been the one referenced by his family? |  |
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 10:03 - Aug 12 with 10762 views | kel |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 09:41 - Aug 12 by TalkingSutty |
Now that we finally have a fans representative in the boardroom it becomes even more important what is posted on the forum, especially if it’s something that is official club business but is yet to be announced. At no stage can we jeopardise the integrity of the the fans rep because we have fought too hard to get to where we are now. I don’t think for minute Murray would ever do anything like that but it’s down to us all to not compromise the arrangement we have now in any way. The Chairman and Directors are now running a multi million pound business, if anything was being leaked out of their own business prior to a important announcement they would be livid. We’ve had enough inside weasels over the years bigging themselves up by disclosing confidential information. |
There’s one still at the club who I certainly wouldn’t trust, especially the way they also conduct themselves in their personal life with their lies and slyness. And it still doesn’t sit right with me where Roger distributed a small number of shares to just before the infamous EGM. Roger doesn’t do nice so there will have a been a reason where he benefitted from it in some way. | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 10:22 - Aug 12 with 10677 views | HullDale |
Yep it looks like it was from a family member.... probably a quick lesson in being wary of reading / using fan forums if you're close to players / staff.
There was another spat I saw earlier this week between a fanpage on twitter and a player's agent (I think Odoh's?) - nobody comes off well out of that kind of stuff.
FWIW it was well into the public domain last night before appearing on here so this one was probably fair game.
As to Kel's point, I agree on one person within the club still being an issue. Not sure if its the same person, but sadly the one I am thinking of has become more prominent again in recent weeks with new activities assigned to him. |  | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 10:49 - Aug 12 with 10556 views | Newbury_Dale |
The behaviour of certain fans on Twitter certainly leaves a lot to be desired. Its embarrassing reading some of the 'can she play leftback' comments sometimes. | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 13:47 - Aug 12 with 10147 views | seasidedale |
I’m pretty sure that he went on trial somewhere else after us , can’t remember where | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 13:59 - Aug 12 with 10081 views | A_Newby |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 13:47 - Aug 12 by seasidedale |
I’m pretty sure that he went on trial somewhere else after us , can’t remember where |
He was reported as being a triallist at Lincoln City in the middle of July. |  | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 15:01 - Aug 12 with 9864 views | fitzochris |
While I agree with the points made on here in principle, leaks from football clubs are just part and parcel of football. An entire wing of journalism would die if they weren't. Won't someone think of Fabrizio Romano's children?
I have been guilty of reporting transfers in the past - once I knew they were confirmed, of course - but that was during a pandemic when times were unprecedented.
I've stopped doing that (mostly), but I still hear stuff all the time - and it isn't always the clubs who are responsible for leaks remember - agents can be just as bad. There is always an agenda. [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 16:33]
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 15:54 - Aug 12 with 9644 views | KenBoon |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 15:01 - Aug 12 by fitzochris |
While I agree with the points made on here in principle, leaks from football clubs are just part and parcel of football. An entire wing of journalism would die if they weren't. Won't someone think of Fabrizio Romano's children?
I have been guilty of reporting transfers in the past - once I knew they were confirmed, of course - but that was during a pandemic when times were unprecedented.
I've stopped doing that (mostly), but I still hear stuff all the time - and it isn't always the clubs who are responsible for leaks remember - agents can be just as bad. There is always an agenda. [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 16:33]
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:04 - Aug 12 with 9602 views | TomRAFC |
Fanpages and blogs are an interesting phenomenon. There's a privacy and pressure to such self-appointed status.
You're posting your own opinions but not under your own name. The problem is if you act like a prat you don't embarrass yourself, you embarrass the club.
Given the transition of power at the club, there's always going to be questions about allegiances. There's a couple who concern me and a couple who don't. That's true of a lot of Dale fans, and we aren't all concerned about the same ones. | |
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:08 - Aug 12 with 9561 views | TalkingSutty |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 15:01 - Aug 12 by fitzochris |
While I agree with the points made on here in principle, leaks from football clubs are just part and parcel of football. An entire wing of journalism would die if they weren't. Won't someone think of Fabrizio Romano's children?
I have been guilty of reporting transfers in the past - once I knew they were confirmed, of course - but that was during a pandemic when times were unprecedented.
I've stopped doing that (mostly), but I still hear stuff all the time - and it isn't always the clubs who are responsible for leaks remember - agents can be just as bad. There is always an agenda. [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 16:33]
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You’re right, the point i was really getting at was that there has been far too much stuff leaking out of the club over recent years, quite a few of Bottomley’s gang had bags of form for it, always liked to portray themselves as part of the inner workings of the club. It appears this imminent signing and things that are associated with it have already been on social media, thankfully it seems to have been posted from a source not within the club. | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:12 - Aug 12 with 9520 views | fitzochris |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:08 - Aug 12 by TalkingSutty |
You’re right, the point i was really getting at was that there has been far too much stuff leaking out of the club over recent years, quite a few of Bottomley’s gang had bags of form for it, always liked to portray themselves as part of the inner workings of the club. It appears this imminent signing and things that are associated with it have already been on social media, thankfully it seems to have been posted from a source not within the club. |
I agree with you. As I do about certain individuals still within the club. | |
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:25 - Aug 12 with 9456 views | TalkingSutty |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:12 - Aug 12 by fitzochris |
I agree with you. As I do about certain individuals still within the club. |
I’m confident we now have a professional boardroom who won’t allow the place to become like a cozy boys club, no free loaders etc. As fans we don’t need to know the ins and outs of everything that is going on, especially things where confidentiality is required, we don’t all have a need to be best buddies with those running the club neither. Trust those in the boardroom to do the best for our football club even if we might not agree with certain decisions and also realise that they will get some decisions wrong along the way, that’s to be expected. As we said last year, at least we are no longer worried about what’s going on behind the scenes and we know that the right financial decisions will be being made for the right reasons. Anybody found leaking confidential information can be removed from the club pretty easily now. [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 16:28]
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:30 - Aug 12 with 9415 views | fitzochris |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 16:25 - Aug 12 by TalkingSutty |
I’m confident we now have a professional boardroom who won’t allow the place to become like a cozy boys club, no free loaders etc. As fans we don’t need to know the ins and outs of everything that is going on, especially things where confidentiality is required, we don’t all have a need to be best buddies with those running the club neither. Trust those in the boardroom to do the best for our football club even if we might not agree with certain decisions and also realise that they will get some decisions wrong along the way, that’s to be expected. As we said last year, at least we are no longer worried about what’s going on behind the scenes and we know that the right financial decisions will be being made for the right reasons. Anybody found leaking confidential information can be removed from the club pretty easily now. [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 16:28]
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As I said to you when we last met, I have learned some hard lessons in the past year or so. Going forward, I will keep everyone at arm's length and question everyone's motives until proven. | |
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 17:36 - Aug 12 with 9173 views | ThreeLions |
After the damning evidence posted on a social media platform of the imminent signing of Malley by a relative. I wonder if this has now fallen through as we probably would have been given the signing information from the club by now. |  | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 18:09 - Aug 12 with 9031 views | Brierls |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 17:36 - Aug 12 by ThreeLions |
After the damning evidence posted on a social media platform of the imminent signing of Malley by a relative. I wonder if this has now fallen through as we probably would have been given the signing information from the club by now. |
I doubt those pictures would have been taken before signing. It's more likely that the club's nose has been put out of joint a bit, so they're holding back a few days before announcing officially.
To be fair, in RS's pre-match interview released yesterday, he said he was expecting to be picking from the same set of players.
In light of Ryan Lowe's comments on signing players, something along the lines of "we don't sign knobheads", it would be a very tough stance by the club if they have pulled the deal because of a leaked photo. The family member in question won't be popular either way, I wouldn't have thought.
*Edit* It'll be funny if they announce on Monday with the same pics when it's actaully pissing it down! [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 18:31]
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 19:33 - Aug 12 with 8715 views | James1980 |
If he has put pen to paper, couldn't the social media team make light of the leak and announce the signing.
Do a tweet with the pen icon with the caption we think this one will really surprise you (wink emoji)
Tweet: Worst kept secret at Dale this week. We are delighted to confirm we have signed....... | |
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| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 20:47 - Aug 12 with 8515 views | ThreeLions |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 18:09 - Aug 12 by Brierls |
I doubt those pictures would have been taken before signing. It's more likely that the club's nose has been put out of joint a bit, so they're holding back a few days before announcing officially.
To be fair, in RS's pre-match interview released yesterday, he said he was expecting to be picking from the same set of players.
In light of Ryan Lowe's comments on signing players, something along the lines of "we don't sign knobheads", it would be a very tough stance by the club if they have pulled the deal because of a leaked photo. The family member in question won't be popular either way, I wouldn't have thought.
*Edit* It'll be funny if they announce on Monday with the same pics when it's actaully pissing it down! [Post edited 12 Aug 2022 18:31]
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Sounds probable. Let's hope it still happens | | | |
| Connor Malley Set To Join? on 21:20 - Aug 12 with 8403 views | TomRAFC |
Excited families bursting with pride is the sort of support every young player deserves. I do wonder how much such leaks bother the club and what the implications are.
Does it extend beyond signings? Before the Burton game, a few members of Cieran Slicker's family were on Facebook/Twitter wishing him well for his debut well before the squad was announced. | |
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