| A case for Jim 15:45 - May 12 with 2691 views | RochdaleAFC.com |
 A case for Jim 12th May 2023 15:40So, if Friday's rumours are to be believed, Jim McNulty is set to be hired as Rochdale manager. Fold the club and start again, this is apparently a catastrophic hire the proportions of which will never be seen again at Spotland again. If some quarters of Twitter and the messageboard are to be believed, we've just signed on the dotted line for relegation to the National League North.  0
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| A case for Jim on 17:02 - May 12 with 2435 views | Bluebottle |
A fair and balanced piece Atthepeake that everyone would benefit from reading before going off on one about how we are all doomed.
I must admit my heart sank a bit when I read about the appointment, but having had a while to take it in and mull it over I am feeling actually quite optimistic about Jim as our permanent boss now.
Did we really need someone coming in who knew nothing about the club and existing squad at a time when we are desperate for a bit of stability in the club we love?
Yes it may be the cheaper option, but it is also the sensible one. Jim can hit the ground running and start preparing for next season with a total understanding of who we are, what we've been through, the constraints, facilities and financial restraints he will be working under (investors incoming or not).
The decision has been made, we now all need to get behind Jim and give him the opportunity to prove he is up to the job. | | | |
| A case for Jim on 18:04 - May 12 with 2290 views | D_Alien |
It's very simple - results
If he starts to get them - and i mean starts, because i'm not taking any of the games we've played with Jim in charge as significant indicators - then of course he'll get my backing
Not do, and we'll need to see him leave fairly earlyish. I'm not enamoured with his style but he's got chance to review and change the squad. To that end, an early decision by the board is welcome. What it also suggests is they think it's unlikely there will be new owners in the near future; appointing someone when new owners might want their own man wouldn't make any sense at all
Like every Dale manager (yes, Watson - Bentley included) i'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. It's entirely up to Jim to make or break his own post-playing career. A few early goals conceded through arsing about from goalkicks and he's doomed. As i said, it's simple really
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| A case for Jim on 21:21 - May 12 with 2084 views | NigelWatson |
| A case for Jim on 18:04 - May 12 by D_Alien |
It's very simple - results
If he starts to get them - and i mean starts, because i'm not taking any of the games we've played with Jim in charge as significant indicators - then of course he'll get my backing
Not do, and we'll need to see him leave fairly earlyish. I'm not enamoured with his style but he's got chance to review and change the squad. To that end, an early decision by the board is welcome. What it also suggests is they think it's unlikely there will be new owners in the near future; appointing someone when new owners might want their own man wouldn't make any sense at all
Like every Dale manager (yes, Watson - Bentley included) i'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. It's entirely up to Jim to make or break his own post-playing career. A few early goals conceded through arsing about from goalkicks and he's doomed. As i said, it's simple really
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Gerrit forward
You aggressively backed Jim Bentley for the best part of a season
Still slagging off people who wanted Bentley gone in February 2023
Why?
Because he played your type of low-brow, gerrit forward, football
Why don't you go to Springfield Park and watch your type of football for free?
Gerrit forward
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| A case for Jim on 21:42 - May 12 with 2015 views | D_Alien |
| A case for Jim on 21:21 - May 12 by NigelWatson |
Gerrit forward
You aggressively backed Jim Bentley for the best part of a season
Still slagging off people who wanted Bentley gone in February 2023
Why?
Because he played your type of low-brow, gerrit forward, football
Why don't you go to Springfield Park and watch your type of football for free?
Gerrit forward
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Christ, you're sad and very bitter
I really do pity you | |
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| A case for Jim on 22:24 - May 12 with 1936 views | rich_dale |
| A case for Jim on 18:04 - May 12 by D_Alien |
It's very simple - results
If he starts to get them - and i mean starts, because i'm not taking any of the games we've played with Jim in charge as significant indicators - then of course he'll get my backing
Not do, and we'll need to see him leave fairly earlyish. I'm not enamoured with his style but he's got chance to review and change the squad. To that end, an early decision by the board is welcome. What it also suggests is they think it's unlikely there will be new owners in the near future; appointing someone when new owners might want their own man wouldn't make any sense at all
Like every Dale manager (yes, Watson - Bentley included) i'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. It's entirely up to Jim to make or break his own post-playing career. A few early goals conceded through arsing about from goalkicks and he's doomed. As i said, it's simple really
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Yes, however the recruitment goes in the summer it's going to be all about results and performances. If we go one nil down away to Wealdstone after 5 mins on the opening weekend due to overplaying in our own half a la Swindon in August in McNulty's first game of his first spell, the knives will already start getting sharpened.
We need to be robust in the first few games and impose ourselves on the league. We don't want to be in or near the bottom four by October, contemplating making a change and wondering why a 2 year contract was appropriate. It does feel like the players want to play for Jim though, he's very likeable but then so was BBM. | | | |
| A case for Jim on 22:30 - May 12 with 1921 views | EllDale |
It’s not a matter so much of these players wanting to play for Jim because hopefully half of them will have left by July.
It’s how the players that he recruits perform for him that will make him or break him as a manager. | | | |
| A case for Jim on 22:55 - May 12 with 1861 views | sxdale |
| A case for Jim on 21:21 - May 12 by NigelWatson |
Gerrit forward
You aggressively backed Jim Bentley for the best part of a season
Still slagging off people who wanted Bentley gone in February 2023
Why?
Because he played your type of low-brow, gerrit forward, football
Why don't you go to Springfield Park and watch your type of football for free?
Gerrit forward
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If you're going to continue being a complete nob on this forum, then at least get it right.
It's Gerrit Forrad | | | |
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| A case for Jim on 23:50 - May 12 with 1798 views | 49thseason |
| A case for Jim on 21:21 - May 12 by NigelWatson |
Gerrit forward
You aggressively backed Jim Bentley for the best part of a season
Still slagging off people who wanted Bentley gone in February 2023
Why?
Because he played your type of low-brow, gerrit forward, football
Why don't you go to Springfield Park and watch your type of football for free?
Gerrit forward
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Erm, just for your information, there hasnt been any football played in Springfield Park for the last 20 years.... |  | | |
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