David ball 20:43 - Jul 9 with 3946 views | ONTHEUP | According to sky he's about to sign for fleetwood would anybody liked to see him at the dale I wouldn't have minded him to come | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
David ball on 20:47 - Jul 9 with 3926 views | DaleAwaydayBot | it were just like eyre said posh would of added an extra 0 to what they originally paid for him so he would of been out of our price range anyhow | ![](/images/avatars/6456.gif) |
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David ball on 20:55 - Jul 9 with 3884 views | macro | Finances dictate that he's an unattainable player | ![](/images/avatars/4893.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
David ball on 21:00 - Jul 9 with 3868 views | 442Dale |
David ball on 20:47 - Jul 9 by DaleAwaydayBot | it were just like eyre said posh would of added an extra 0 to what they originally paid for him so he would of been out of our price range anyhow |
We wasted so much time trying to sign Ball and even when he was here he wasn't used properly. Clearly has a good football brain, but not the right player then or now. | ![](/images/avatars/1212.gif) |
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David ball on 21:15 - Jul 9 with 3828 views | D_Dale |
David ball on 20:47 - Jul 9 by DaleAwaydayBot | it were just like eyre said posh would of added an extra 0 to what they originally paid for him so he would of been out of our price range anyhow |
What did Posh pay Man City? If £30k, would Fleetwood pay £300K? His goalscoring record isn't brilliant - 14 goals in 73 league appearances (including 41 as a sub.). But with Dale he got 3 goals in 7 appearances, the equivalent over a season of, say, 42 appearances would be 18 goals which would be very acceptable. So we await the next candidate for the strikers role .... | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
David ball on 07:56 - Jul 10 with 3626 views | electricblue | I think ball would be a decent L2 player and scorer once he starts to bang them in he could be a 20 goals a seaaon man at this level. On thia point though and i yhink im on my own with this dickenson qould play well along up front with ball.. Providing dickenson as got over the broken ankle.. | ![](/images/avatars/6227.gif) |
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David ball on 16:51 - Jul 17 with 3284 views | inthenet |
David ball on 07:56 - Jul 10 by electricblue | I think ball would be a decent L2 player and scorer once he starts to bang them in he could be a 20 goals a seaaon man at this level. On thia point though and i yhink im on my own with this dickenson qould play well along up front with ball.. Providing dickenson as got over the broken ankle.. |
could be a shout... | ![](/images/avatars/5433.gif) |
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David ball on 19:06 - Jul 17 with 3127 views | seasidedale | I recall Eyre saying that Man City had a 50% sell on clause which pushes the price up | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
David ball on 08:58 - Jul 18 with 3020 views | davidab2202 | Seemed to have seen a figure of £150,000 quoted somewhere in the media | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) | Login to get fewer ads
David ball on 09:47 - Jul 18 with 2972 views | rafc1977 |
David ball on 07:56 - Jul 10 by electricblue | I think ball would be a decent L2 player and scorer once he starts to bang them in he could be a 20 goals a seaaon man at this level. On thia point though and i yhink im on my own with this dickenson qould play well along up front with ball.. Providing dickenson as got over the broken ankle.. |
We have a 20 a season man, we just havnt tapped into his mindset as of yet (who has) but get in Grimes head and get him at it, and yes (IMO) build the team around him, he will EASY give you 20 goals and fetch one hell of a transfer fee. In terms of natural finishing and just being in that right place, although we have probably only seen 30% of what he is capable of we have seen that 'fox in the box' footballing mind from. Scary when you think if you get him buying into the club and ethos and hes firing at 100%, as I say hell of a player, but maybe like a lot of others wont realise his potential....his choice. Over to you Ash. | ![](/images/avatars/1205.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
David ball on 17:39 - Jul 19 with 2777 views | rafc1984 | Someone has posted on our favorite rumour site that Ball is to join our Austria trip. Personally I cant see it myself, but the proposed move to fleetwood seems to have quietened down. | ![](/images/avatars/1465.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
David ball on 18:13 - Jul 19 with 2731 views | olympicdale |
David ball on 17:39 - Jul 19 by rafc1984 | Someone has posted on our favorite rumour site that Ball is to join our Austria trip. Personally I cant see it myself, but the proposed move to fleetwood seems to have quietened down. |
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David ball on 18:21 - Jul 19 with 2720 views | ChaffRAFC | I wouldn't want us shelling out anything like £150,000 on David Ball. He's a good player on his day but he's very similar to Grimes and there are more affordable options available. | ![](/images/avatars/1119.gif) |
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David ball on 18:24 - Jul 19 with 2709 views | olympicdale |
David ball on 18:21 - Jul 19 by ChaffRAFC | I wouldn't want us shelling out anything like £150,000 on David Ball. He's a good player on his day but he's very similar to Grimes and there are more affordable options available. |
I'd guess an offer of half that would get him, Fleetwood were paying well over the odds, Ball was the only strike partner who managed to get the best out of Grimes, they seemed to work well together. | ![](/images/avatars/1164.gif) |
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David ball on 18:26 - Jul 19 with 2712 views | SuddenLad |
David ball on 18:21 - Jul 19 by ChaffRAFC | I wouldn't want us shelling out anything like £150,000 on David Ball. He's a good player on his day but he's very similar to Grimes and there are more affordable options available. |
Can't see any reason anyone would travel to Austria for what would be a 3-day training session and a practice match. Not going to happen. ...............unless Ashley Grimes is travelling in the opposite direction. We don't want - or need - both of them in the same side. | ![](/images/avatars/5895.gif) |
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David ball on 19:11 - Jul 19 with 2653 views | 442Dale |
David ball on 18:24 - Jul 19 by olympicdale | I'd guess an offer of half that would get him, Fleetwood were paying well over the odds, Ball was the only strike partner who managed to get the best out of Grimes, they seemed to work well together. |
But only in a 4-4-2. | ![](/images/avatars/1212.gif) |
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David ball on 19:38 - Jul 19 with 2621 views | olympicdale |
David ball on 19:11 - Jul 19 by 442Dale | But only in a 4-4-2. |
the formation Eyre 'stumbled on', yeah that one. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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David ball on 20:55 - Jul 19 with 2569 views | 442Dale |
David ball on 19:38 - Jul 19 by olympicdale | the formation Eyre 'stumbled on', yeah that one. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Which he then didn't bother using at Notts County a couple of weeks later and played both Ball and Grimes wide. Ball impressed sporadically, he's certainly not what we need anymore. | ![](/images/avatars/1212.gif) |
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David ball on 17:01 - Jul 23 with 2419 views | ChaffRAFC |
David ball on 18:24 - Jul 19 by olympicdale | I'd guess an offer of half that would get him, Fleetwood were paying well over the odds, Ball was the only strike partner who managed to get the best out of Grimes, they seemed to work well together. |
Wouldn't have paid half of it for him. | ![](/images/avatars/1119.gif) |
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David ball on 17:08 - Jul 23 with 2394 views | macro | loan spells of two halves, first excellent, second poor | ![](/images/avatars/4893.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
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