| False Dawns 07:47 - May 3 with 13572 views | Sheffield_dale |
Scott Quigley. He was our saviour in the first few weeks. A perfect focal point that could play off. After that he was one of the most useless strikers I've ever seen at Dale, more concerned with arguing with oppo players, fans and officials. He's obviously been sent back all hush hush and scored an own goal for Stockport B.
Got me thinking, has there been any other players that started off really well and fell massively off the cliff?
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| False Dawns on 08:30 - May 4 with 3131 views | KenBoon |
| False Dawns on 23:01 - May 3 by rickyprickles |
Isden Christie, a lot was expected of him but didn’t do much if I remember correctly |
He looked really fast and tricky on his debut against Oxford United I think. I left the ground overhearing someone say he was "mint". He played quite well to be fair, but I recall that being about that. |  | | |
| False Dawns on 08:55 - May 4 with 3070 views | dingdangblue |
| False Dawns on 23:51 - May 3 by Sandyman |
Aye, we can put Brett Ormerod in with him as well. |
And Liam Dickinson. |  |
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| False Dawns on 09:32 - May 4 with 3016 views | Dale92 |
was never really a dawn for him but Mark Jones? when we got him from Wrexham he was in the Wales squad, never understood what happened with him, his career died here after being touted for big things |  |
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| False Dawns on 09:53 - May 4 with 2988 views | Bluebottle |
Kevin Kyle on loan from Sunderland at the turn of the century.
Came for game time with rave reviews, but looked like he'd never kicked a football in his life and played only a handful of games.before retuning to the NE.
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| False Dawns on 10:01 - May 4 with 2954 views | ChaffRAFC |
Gary Madine on loan, was highly rated at the time and came in and did nothing.
Lee Hodges is the best example for me, I've never been so excited about a signing to the point I went and stuck £50 on us winning the league based on that signing alone.
Came in and couldn't walk/run coz of a foot issue and it was a huge let down of a signing and I don't think I've ever really got over it! |  |
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| False Dawns on 11:11 - May 4 with 2824 views | DaleiLama |
Only this season ..... although he never started - well or otherwise.
Rochdale Football Club are delighted to announce the return of Dan Adshead.
The 21-year-old joins on loan from Cheltenham Town until the end of the season.
A product of our Academy, Adshead returns to the club three-and-a-half years after departing for Norwich City.
Jim Bentley is delighted to bring the midfielder back to the Crown Oil Arena.
“Dan knows the club well and is a local boy,” said the gaffer.
“He’s played at a good level, both home and abroad, since he left as a youngster.
“We have tried to get fresh blood into all areas of the squad, and I’m pleased Dan has agreed to come back to Rochdale, where it all began for him, and we wish him well for the rest of the season.” [Post edited 4 May 2023 11:11]
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| False Dawns on 12:37 - May 4 with 2746 views | judd |
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| False Dawns on 14:12 - May 4 with 2586 views | YadHoDale |
| False Dawns on 10:01 - May 4 by ChaffRAFC |
Gary Madine on loan, was highly rated at the time and came in and did nothing.
Lee Hodges is the best example for me, I've never been so excited about a signing to the point I went and stuck £50 on us winning the league based on that signing alone.
Came in and couldn't walk/run coz of a foot issue and it was a huge let down of a signing and I don't think I've ever really got over it! |
I thought that Madine was signed when he was a young lad (18 or 19). Dale took him for a month as a favour to Carlisle as they thought it desirable to get him away from some of his drinking mates in the town, who were not doing him any favours career-wise. Seems like it may have worked - gone on to have a decent career. |  | | |
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| False Dawns on 14:22 - May 4 with 2567 views | DaleiLama |
Born in Wales. French my @rse.
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| False Dawns on 14:58 - May 4 with 2532 views | rickyprickles |
Ok I don’t remember correctly 😜 | | | |
| False Dawns on 15:21 - May 4 with 2498 views | davidab2202 |
| False Dawns on 14:12 - May 4 by YadHoDale |
I thought that Madine was signed when he was a young lad (18 or 19). Dale took him for a month as a favour to Carlisle as they thought it desirable to get him away from some of his drinking mates in the town, who were not doing him any favours career-wise. Seems like it may have worked - gone on to have a decent career. |
Decent career ,but seem to think he has still crossed over to the wrong side of the law on a couple of occasions and possibly drink may have been involved | | | |
| False Dawns on 15:50 - May 4 with 2452 views | judd |
| False Dawns on 14:22 - May 4 by DaleiLama |
Born in Wales. French my @rse.
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| False Dawns on 15:59 - May 4 with 2418 views | ChaffRAFC |
| False Dawns on 14:12 - May 4 by YadHoDale |
I thought that Madine was signed when he was a young lad (18 or 19). Dale took him for a month as a favour to Carlisle as they thought it desirable to get him away from some of his drinking mates in the town, who were not doing him any favours career-wise. Seems like it may have worked - gone on to have a decent career. |
Yeah I think you're right but he was still very highly rated at the time and big things were expected of him and he's played quite a bit of that season for Carlisle to that point so I expected him to come in and do well but he was poor.
Zach Clough is another great example of someone I expected loads more from! Had done superbly for Bolton in the Championship and League One at a young age, then got a big money move to Forest and was never the same. Not even setting the A-League alight now and he's only just turned 28. | |
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| False Dawns on 18:04 - May 4 with 2259 views | DaleiLama |
| False Dawns on 15:50 - May 4 by judd |
Ah, but she was married to Lenny Henri. |
If it had been Thierry "Henri" she would have been justified in calling herself the vicar of dribbly too? | |
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| False Dawns on 16:24 - May 6 with 1874 views | ArthurDaley |
From the very depths of my mind , someone called De Souza, said he was here to score goals , goals goals. Yep never scored. |  |
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| False Dawns on 16:33 - May 6 with 1853 views | TVOS1907 |
| False Dawns on 16:24 - May 6 by ArthurDaley |
From the very depths of my mind , someone called De Souza, said he was here to score goals , goals goals. Yep never scored. |
Miguel De Souza - no goals in 5 appearances in Oct/Nov 1998. |  |
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| False Dawns on 17:13 - May 6 with 1767 views | SalwaDale |
| False Dawns on 10:01 - May 4 by ChaffRAFC |
Gary Madine on loan, was highly rated at the time and came in and did nothing.
Lee Hodges is the best example for me, I've never been so excited about a signing to the point I went and stuck £50 on us winning the league based on that signing alone.
Came in and couldn't walk/run coz of a foot issue and it was a huge let down of a signing and I don't think I've ever really got over it! |
Absolutely this with Lee Hodges. I am still far from over that. Honestly thought it would be the best signing we had every made. Have never been able to get really excited about a signing since. |  |
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| False Dawns on 09:35 - May 7 with 1535 views | meeee |
I was wondering what happened to Clive Mayo-Modise and it says on his wikipedia that whilst at Rochdale he attracted a number of clubs in the higher leagues including Liverpool and Bolton. I don't remember him being quite that good! The clubs he played for after us are Bidvest Wits in South Africa, Mossley, Altrincham, Ashton United [Post edited 7 May 2023 9:36]
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