| NFR 16:26 - Jan 17 with 27513 views | ArthurDaley |
Just seen our MP Tony Lloyd had died. He reviled last week he had blood cancer.
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| NFR on 22:10 - Feb 12 with 3990 views | James1980 |
A brutal summary |  |
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| NFR on 01:07 - Feb 13 with 3839 views | D_Alien |
With 16 days still to go before the polls open, this could get a lot worse
Prepare to see roving news crews about the town, looking for the juiciest local opinions to be broadcast to the national audience - and perhaps beyond
Whoever wins this will be picking up a poisoned chalice. Now, if Labour had only had the sense to pick the local-born lad Waugh... |  |
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| NFR on 08:45 - Feb 13 with 3670 views | Rodingdale |
| NFR on 01:07 - Feb 13 by D_Alien |
With 16 days still to go before the polls open, this could get a lot worse
Prepare to see roving news crews about the town, looking for the juiciest local opinions to be broadcast to the national audience - and perhaps beyond
Whoever wins this will be picking up a poisoned chalice. Now, if Labour had only had the sense to pick the local-born lad Waugh... |
Lead story on Today programme. Not one person spoke about the town itself, the potential and opportunities it has - nothing. Hopefully at least one of the candidates will understand and articulates some aspiration for the place.
I suspect you are right though, it will be more mudslinging to the detriment of the town. | | | |
| NFR on 09:24 - Feb 13 with 3634 views | EllDale |
Was probably always going to be the case once Galloway decided to stand and split the Muslim vote.
The indecent haste with which Labour selected Ali didn’t help either . | | | |
| NFR on 13:36 - Feb 13 with 3444 views | BigKindo |
So perhaps those who selected Ali should look at themselves in the mirror, stand up and be counted and apologise to the voters of Rochdale. Oh sorry. I forgot that we do not live in an ideal world. |  | | |
| NFR on 14:33 - Feb 13 with 3370 views | finberty |
So with his Pendle connections, and membership of Lancashire County Council, does he support PNE, Rovers or Burnley? I won't accept it would ever be Dale. |  | | |
| NFR on 14:39 - Feb 13 with 3366 views | BigKindo |
He has already stated that he is a committed Burnley supporter. | | | |
| NFR on 16:14 - Feb 14 with 3098 views | 49thseason |
| NFR on 14:39 - Feb 13 by BigKindo |
He has already stated that he is a committed Burnley supporter. |
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| NFR on 13:33 - Feb 16 with 2868 views | James1980 |
What's the chance of Galloway turning up at The COA tomorrow or next Tuesday? | |
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| NFR on 13:47 - Feb 16 with 2856 views | D_Alien |
| NFR on 13:33 - Feb 16 by James1980 |
What's the chance of Galloway turning up at The COA tomorrow or next Tuesday? |
He left Dale for Blackburn Rovers in 1968, not sure he's ever been back since... | |
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| NFR on 14:54 - Feb 16 with 2754 views | 49thseason |
| NFR on 13:47 - Feb 16 by D_Alien |
He left Dale for Blackburn Rovers in 1968, not sure he's ever been back since... |
That was his cousin, Laurie Calloway, the man with the finest sliding tackle I have ever seen, especially on wet pitches under what were laughingly described as floodlights and which had more in common with car headlights on poles. | | | |
| NFR on 15:05 - Feb 16 with 2730 views | ArthurDaley |
| NFR on 14:54 - Feb 16 by 49thseason |
That was his cousin, Laurie Calloway, the man with the finest sliding tackle I have ever seen, especially on wet pitches under what were laughingly described as floodlights and which had more in common with car headlights on poles. |
and a 40 wat bulb swinging over the goal posts . | |
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| NFR on 15:05 - Feb 16 with 2730 views | D_Alien |
| NFR on 14:54 - Feb 16 by 49thseason |
That was his cousin, Laurie Calloway, the man with the finest sliding tackle I have ever seen, especially on wet pitches under what were laughingly described as floodlights and which had more in common with car headlights on poles. |
Sliding tackle on wet pitches, you say?
You'll have Gorgeous George salivating | |
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| NFR on 14:50 - Feb 28 with 2378 views | tony_roch975 |
Not wishing to endorse any individual candidate tomorrow but George Galloway's Election Letter has just dropped and the 3rd of his 5 goals is "Secure the long term future of Rochdale AFC".
Hold the presses! | |
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| NFR on 15:27 - Feb 28 with 2309 views | isitme |
| NFR on 14:50 - Feb 28 by tony_roch975 |
Not wishing to endorse any individual candidate tomorrow but George Galloway's Election Letter has just dropped and the 3rd of his 5 goals is "Secure the long term future of Rochdale AFC".
Hold the presses! |
In the Gaza league? |  | | |
| NFR on 16:22 - Feb 28 with 2211 views | BigKindo |
| NFR on 14:50 - Feb 28 by tony_roch975 |
Not wishing to endorse any individual candidate tomorrow but George Galloway's Election Letter has just dropped and the 3rd of his 5 goals is "Secure the long term future of Rochdale AFC".
Hold the presses! |
I hope that Mr Galloway has deep pockets to finance his ambitions. I understand that if he is elected as our MP he has no authority to make any demands of Rochdale Council re the way in which they, the Council, conduct their/our business. | | | |
| NFR on 16:27 - Feb 28 with 2196 views | D_Alien |
| NFR on 16:22 - Feb 28 by BigKindo |
I hope that Mr Galloway has deep pockets to finance his ambitions. I understand that if he is elected as our MP he has no authority to make any demands of Rochdale Council re the way in which they, the Council, conduct their/our business. |
Plus, he'll have around six months to do it...
If elected to be our "member", he might consider trying to encourage greater support among the diverse ethnicities within the borough, since that's as much as he could possibly do in the timeframe, and within his remit as you suggest | |
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| NFR on 16:51 - Feb 28 with 2139 views | BigKindo |
| NFR on 16:27 - Feb 28 by D_Alien |
Plus, he'll have around six months to do it...
If elected to be our "member", he might consider trying to encourage greater support among the diverse ethnicities within the borough, since that's as much as he could possibly do in the timeframe, and within his remit as you suggest |
.........and, of course, I don't doubt that there be a wide political divide between George Galloway and our present Council Leader. | | | |
| NFR on 13:54 - Feb 29 with 1925 views | jonahwhereru |
So some of the choices today are:
A Labour candidate not supported by their party
A Green candidate not supported by their party
A Conservative candidate who was on holiday last week
2 x candidates that have previously been disowned by the Labour Party
Place your bets on this enticing event.
The lowest ever by election turnout was 18% over 100 years ago. Will today’s turnout be lower? with George standing I suspect not. I think it could be in the lowest five, which would be under 25% This state of affairs is shameful and a damping indictment about the state of politics. | | | |
| NFR on 14:09 - Feb 29 with 1848 views | KenBoon |
| NFR on 13:54 - Feb 29 by jonahwhereru |
So some of the choices today are:
A Labour candidate not supported by their party
A Green candidate not supported by their party
A Conservative candidate who was on holiday last week
2 x candidates that have previously been disowned by the Labour Party
Place your bets on this enticing event.
The lowest ever by election turnout was 18% over 100 years ago. Will today’s turnout be lower? with George standing I suspect not. I think it could be in the lowest five, which would be under 25% This state of affairs is shameful and a damping indictment about the state of politics. |
You have Ravin Rodent Subortna too.
https://www.loonyparty.com/5017/8563/rochdale-by-election/ |  | | |
| NFR on 14:48 - Feb 29 with 1745 views | A_Newby |
I've just voted for David Tully. I wish other upcoming voting decisions were as easy. |  | | |
| NFR on 05:47 - Mar 1 with 1556 views | D_Alien |
Another good thing about the timing of yesterday's announcement (providing things go to plan) is it stops Galloway from taking any credit for "saving" the club
Tully came a very creditable second; he can hold his head up in the town | |
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| NFR on 06:32 - Mar 1 with 1489 views | kel |
| NFR on 14:48 - Feb 29 by A_Newby |
I've just voted for David Tully. I wish other upcoming voting decisions were as easy. |
Thought you only lived “close to Rochdale”
My Saturday by A_Newby 27 Mar 2023 9:22Hi Kel,
I live close to Rochdale. It would have been easier to go to Oldham, but to be honest I have never really enjoyed the atmosphere there.
I looked at all the matches I could go to, I even considered going to Wrexham vs York but chose Chesterfield as I have always enjoyed visiting there. It is easy to park, the stadium is well designed, and you get a good view of the match.
I had watched Chesterfield on TV in the Ratcliffe the week before, prior to the Dale game against Swindon and noticed that they had a striker named Quigley and that Harry Maguire’s brother also played for them.
I then read about Chesterfield and how they are a “fan owned” club but on a different model to ours so I was intrigued and wanted to see first-hand how they were doing.
Chesterfield had consecutive relegations from league 1 and league 2 and narrowly avoided a third consecutive relegation from the national league.
Then in 2020 their community trust charity (their equivalent Rochdale AFC Community Trust) with council help purchased the club to be “fan owned” and run on a breakeven basis.
They even, like the Dale, sell shares in the club to fans but are more realistic and honest about their worth.
https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/buy-shares-in-chesterfield-fc
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| NFR on 07:27 - Mar 1 with 1394 views | pioneer |
| NFR on 05:47 - Mar 1 by D_Alien |
Another good thing about the timing of yesterday's announcement (providing things go to plan) is it stops Galloway from taking any credit for "saving" the club
Tully came a very creditable second; he can hold his head up in the town |
Galloway comparing his achievement with that of Churchill! ..quite ironic that by withdrawing the partys support for one candidate for his anti semitic views Labour left the door open for Galloway …. whose views are even more anti semitic.
The town really has been tarnished by some of the folks it has sent to Westminster. | | | |
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