| looking ahead 23:10 - Apr 7 with 4100 views | mizfit |
next season now looks certain to be back in our beloved league 2 but whats everyone expecting ahead of next season
consolidate mid table push on year after?
automatic?
Relegation?
personally im thinking a finish in the play offs then its a lottery |  | | |  |
| looking ahead on 23:13 - Apr 7 with 3279 views | Clivert |
No idea, I'd imagine an almost complete clear out and Coleman able to assemble his own squad so whose knows? |  | | |
| looking ahead on 09:32 - Apr 8 with 3201 views | SalwaDale |
No idea eithe but I'd certainly take anywhere in the top half. |  |
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| looking ahead on 11:47 - Apr 8 with 3123 views | PDIDDY |
at least we will be gifting you 6 pts again, barker out |  |
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| looking ahead on 11:47 - Apr 8 with 3122 views | JumeirahDale |
Get rid of as many of this current shower as possible, replace them with a bunch of wired-up hard bastard little scousers, drag the whole squad off to Shagaluf for a two week team bonding / intense heat training / Essex girl spitroasting session, and League Two will be ours next year. Piece of piss.
Oh, and get Chris f*cking Dagnall back and make him club captain. Bradford my arse. |  | | |
| looking ahead on 11:57 - Apr 8 with 3102 views | pioneer |
below 2000 attendences | | | |
| looking ahead on 12:05 - Apr 8 with 3086 views | SuddenLad |
| looking ahead on 11:57 - Apr 8 by pioneer |
below 2000 attendences |
It's time we (supporters) stopped getting het-up about the attendances at Spotland. WE can't change the situation, and no matter how many turn up to watch, the team will still play.
Unless and until the club show some SERIOUS interest in being pro-active in an effort to increase support, things won't change.
If it's any consolation, our average gates are double what they used to be, so over 20 years, we have progressed !! |  |
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| looking ahead on 13:19 - Apr 8 with 3021 views | TVOS1907 |
| looking ahead on 11:47 - Apr 8 by PDIDDY |
at least we will be gifting you 6 pts again, barker out |
I think you're getting a bit confused, PDIDDY. |  |
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| looking ahead on 13:20 - Apr 8 with 3016 views | TVOS1907 |
| looking ahead on 12:05 - Apr 8 by SuddenLad |
It's time we (supporters) stopped getting het-up about the attendances at Spotland. WE can't change the situation, and no matter how many turn up to watch, the team will still play.
Unless and until the club show some SERIOUS interest in being pro-active in an effort to increase support, things won't change.
If it's any consolation, our average gates are double what they used to be, so over 20 years, we have progressed !! |
I know what you mean, SuddenLad.
When I first started going, a gate of above 1500 used to have us dancing in the streets.
For those who were there in the late-70s, it must have been the same when we topped 1000. | |
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| looking ahead on 13:59 - Apr 8 with 2997 views | DorsetDale |
| looking ahead on 13:20 - Apr 8 by TVOS1907 |
I know what you mean, SuddenLad.
When I first started going, a gate of above 1500 used to have us dancing in the streets.
For those who were there in the late-70s, it must have been the same when we topped 1000. |
It was certainly grim back then, but thankfully somewhat hazy also. Other than the back end of great escape of 78/79 where we won 9 of the last 13 to stay out of danger I reckon any crowd over 2200 would see us heavily outnumbered by opposition fans. | |
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| looking ahead on 14:07 - Apr 8 with 2982 views | dalenumber2 |
| looking ahead on 13:20 - Apr 8 by TVOS1907 |
I know what you mean, SuddenLad.
When I first started going, a gate of above 1500 used to have us dancing in the streets.
For those who were there in the late-70s, it must have been the same when we topped 1000. |
I am sure that some of our attendance figures were fiddled in those dark late 70's days. We always seemed to just scrape past the 1000 mark yet there often seemed fewer there at the games. I remember that Southport was the club which consistently got a lower attendance than us. |  | | |
| looking ahead on 14:15 - Apr 8 with 2969 views | SuddenLad |
| looking ahead on 14:07 - Apr 8 by dalenumber2 |
I am sure that some of our attendance figures were fiddled in those dark late 70's days. We always seemed to just scrape past the 1000 mark yet there often seemed fewer there at the games. I remember that Southport was the club which consistently got a lower attendance than us. |
You're right. Some of the published 'attendances' were greatly inflated and even then were only announced as 1,068 or similar.
It was a running joke every game. Some weeks it would have been quicker to announce the 'crowd changes' instead of the 'team changes'.
Over 1,000 spectators at a home game was definitely NOT the norm, no matter what was reported in the paper the following day. | |
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| looking ahead on 14:32 - Apr 8 with 2946 views | dalenumber2 |
| looking ahead on 14:15 - Apr 8 by SuddenLad |
You're right. Some of the published 'attendances' were greatly inflated and even then were only announced as 1,068 or similar.
It was a running joke every game. Some weeks it would have been quicker to announce the 'crowd changes' instead of the 'team changes'.
Over 1,000 spectators at a home game was definitely NOT the norm, no matter what was reported in the paper the following day. |
We used to know nearly everyone there. And some odd characters there were too. I remember going to stand on "The Hill" one game (Pearl St end) and an old guy came along and asked me to move because he always stood on that particular spot. I wouldn't have minded but there were only about thirty other people in that end of the ground at the time. | | | |
| looking ahead on 15:59 - Apr 8 with 2896 views | pioneer |
| looking ahead on 13:20 - Apr 8 by TVOS1907 |
I know what you mean, SuddenLad.
When I first started going, a gate of above 1500 used to have us dancing in the streets.
For those who were there in the late-70s, it must have been the same when we topped 1000. |
Yes but those attendances followed several years of futility (and by far the worst spectator facilities in the football league).
Next season's attendence could represent a substantial reduction over a short period of time. | | | |
| looking ahead on 16:49 - Apr 8 with 2861 views | TalkingSutty |
| looking ahead on 14:32 - Apr 8 by dalenumber2 |
We used to know nearly everyone there. And some odd characters there were too. I remember going to stand on "The Hill" one game (Pearl St end) and an old guy came along and asked me to move because he always stood on that particular spot. I wouldn't have minded but there were only about thirty other people in that end of the ground at the time. |
Those were the day, you could even have your own crush barrier !! It was bleak but the catering facilities, pies, peas, bovril and that milky coffee knocks spots off whats on offer at any ground in the country these days. The football on offer was atrocious in general. |  | | |
| looking ahead on 17:00 - Apr 8 with 2838 views | ChaffRAFC |
Given that Coleman is going to have a massive job in the summer in rebuilding his squad, I don't think we can expect too much next season and if you were to offer me 12th place for next season, I'd snatch your hand off! |  |
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| looking ahead on 17:10 - Apr 8 with 2821 views | TVOS1907 |
| looking ahead on 17:00 - Apr 8 by ChaffRAFC |
Given that Coleman is going to have a massive job in the summer in rebuilding his squad, I don't think we can expect too much next season and if you were to offer me 12th place for next season, I'd snatch your hand off! |
Would it cost £50? | |
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| looking ahead on 18:02 - Apr 8 with 2783 views | DorsetDale |
| looking ahead on 17:00 - Apr 8 by ChaffRAFC |
Given that Coleman is going to have a massive job in the summer in rebuilding his squad, I don't think we can expect too much next season and if you were to offer me 12th place for next season, I'd snatch your hand off! |
l'll take anywhere above relegation. Some on here appear to think next season will be a walk in the park.
Just because there MAY be a few quid in the pot does not mean assembling a side capable of even mid-table is a given. | |
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| looking ahead on 18:22 - Apr 8 with 2765 views | pioneer |
| looking ahead on 16:49 - Apr 8 by TalkingSutty |
Those were the day, you could even have your own crush barrier !! It was bleak but the catering facilities, pies, peas, bovril and that milky coffee knocks spots off whats on offer at any ground in the country these days. The football on offer was atrocious in general. |
Yes, T bars run by the lads of the fighting fund, Alan and Fred.
Best part of going to the games - those pies must have put 200 on the attendence. | | | |
| looking ahead on 18:23 - Apr 8 with 2765 views | ChaffRAFC |
| looking ahead on 17:10 - Apr 8 by TVOS1907 |
Would it cost £50? |
Behave Captain! | |
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| looking ahead on 18:53 - Apr 8 with 2731 views | wroughtironron |
Be nice to have a goalscorer...... |  | | |
| looking ahead on 19:29 - Apr 8 with 2705 views | AtThePeake |
No way will the home attendances drop so sharply.
We have a core of just over 2000 supporters - do you really think they care whether we're playing Brentford or Cheltenham? |  |
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| looking ahead on 19:51 - Apr 8 with 2683 views | electricblue |
| looking ahead on 17:00 - Apr 8 by ChaffRAFC |
Given that Coleman is going to have a massive job in the summer in rebuilding his squad, I don't think we can expect too much next season and if you were to offer me 12th place for next season, I'd snatch your hand off! |
Im sure coleman is experienced to know that the job to get dale back up challenging for a Div1 spot will take a couple of seasons.
You cant suddenly get rid of a certain amount of players and sign the equal amount of replacements and expect them to gel, but spread over a couple of seasons makes it more viable.
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| looking ahead on 20:17 - Apr 8 with 2663 views | TVOS1907 |
| looking ahead on 18:23 - Apr 8 by ChaffRAFC |
Behave Captain! |
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| looking ahead on 20:47 - Apr 8 with 2633 views | irisaln |
| looking ahead on 18:53 - Apr 8 by wroughtironron |
Be nice to have a goalscorer...... |
I was once in the company of a very good lower leagues manager who could find good young strikers which he sold on for good money to keep his club afloat.
A journalist present said to him, 'How do you manage to pick up these young goalscorers,'
His reply was as follows:- I send out all my scouts at the near end of the season to check on as many good quality amateur leagues as possible. They check which teams score most goals. Watch them and find out the top scorers. If they are suitable I want them at the club to assess their goalscoring ability. I dont care if they are playing the blind school every week, they have to find the back of the net! Goalscorers are born. I can not teach a footballer to score goals but I can teach a goalscorer to play football.
O.K. JC get the scouts out there and have a look at some goalscorers.
Up the DALE!!! | | | |
| looking ahead on 22:22 - Apr 8 with 2584 views | TomRAFC |
i have alot of faith in dunphy and coleman to address the situation quite well
hopefully we can have a good transfer window and pre-season and push for the play offs
i would honestly rather not come rocketing straight back up to crash back down again
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