| Match thread 14:47 - Apr 7 with 7619 views | 442Dale |
Yeovil Town
1Sam Walker
2Luke Ayling
28Richard Hinds
5Paul Huntington
17Jonathan Grounds
14Lawson D'Ath
6Dominic Blizzard
8Edward Upson
15Josh Morris
7Andrew Williams
16Jonathan Franks
Rochdale
23David Lucas
4Marcus Holness
12Kevin Long
5Kevin Amankwaah
3Joe Widdowson
7Jason Kennedy
8Gary Jones
16Andrew Tutte
11Nicky Adams
26Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
9Michael Symes
Rochdale - Subs
Matthew Edwards, Temitope Obadeyi, Joe Thompson, Neill Byrne, Sean McConville [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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| Match thread on 16:07 - Apr 7 with 1765 views | phomem |
To coin a phrase it's been shite |  | | |
| Match thread on 16:07 - Apr 7 with 1752 views | 442Dale |
| Match thread on 16:03 - Apr 7 by TalkingSutty |
Signing players who had a reputation as being "bad eggs" didnt help. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Grimes was the only one with a reputation. Eyre managed to fall out with Twaddle, an indication the discipline was wrong from the other side of the player/staff divide. | |
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| Match thread on 16:08 - Apr 7 with 1740 views | isitme |
| Match thread on 16:05 - Apr 7 by rafcjosh |
Am I the only person who thinks a promotion push next season would be asking too much of Coleman? Considering we're shipping a majority of our players & don't really have the budget to buy a whole new squad.
I'd be happy with a top 12 finish next season, give him a few years & we'll be saying good bye to the Rochdale division, again! |
Dunphy has already said that we have the budget for a promotion push. Also if we are getting rid of around 10 players then their will be space in the existing wage budget to bring in some players.
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| Match thread on 16:08 - Apr 7 with 1740 views | DaleFan7 |
EVERYTHING apart from the ground at this club is League Two. It is where we belong. |  | | |
| Match thread on 16:09 - Apr 7 with 1732 views | Shun |
For the rest of the season I'm just going to support whoever Bury play. If they come down with us it'll be a slight silver lining. It's a compliment really. |  | | |
| Match thread on 16:10 - Apr 7 with 1708 views | isitme |
| Match thread on 16:07 - Apr 7 by 442Dale |
Grimes was the only one with a reputation. Eyre managed to fall out with Twaddle, an indication the discipline was wrong from the other side of the player/staff divide. |
Trotman as well had a reputation as being a bad egg. He was also Eyre's main target. What ever happened there? | | | |
| Match thread on 16:11 - Apr 7 with 1701 views | surb_dale |
We've been a soft touch away from home all season. No change today it seems. Toothless in attack and error prone in defence. | | | |
| Match thread on 16:12 - Apr 7 with 1676 views | Sandyman |
| Match thread on 16:10 - Apr 7 by isitme |
Trotman as well had a reputation as being a bad egg. He was also Eyre's main target. What ever happened there? |
Trotman went to a team doing even worse than us! |  | | |
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| Match thread on 16:15 - Apr 7 with 1642 views | 442Dale |
| Match thread on 16:10 - Apr 7 by isitme |
Trotman as well had a reputation as being a bad egg. He was also Eyre's main target. What ever happened there? |
Eyre managed to fall out with him when he was finally starting to play ok.
It's no wonder Eyre had so many problems when he was prepared to admit to fans that his big summer signing to replace Dawson was "away with the fairies". In September.
I have few issues with criticism of a squad of players who have failed their supporters, but those same players were scandalously let down by their manager from July onwards. | |
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| Match thread on 16:17 - Apr 7 with 1625 views | nordenblue |
| Match thread on 15:54 - Apr 7 by dalenumber2 |
But what were the mistakes do you think Col? Appointing Steve Eyre as manager? I don't think that was so much of a mistake than a gamble in good faith that went wrong. Maybe keeping Eyre too long? Or giving Beech a chance? I am not sure it is just 'mistakes' that have sent us down - more a series of misfortunes as well. Like Hill going, losing some of our top players etc.
I agree that the mentality of the squad seems shocking, and I think a big clearout in the summer is what is needed for Coleman and Bell to start next season with a clean slate. |
There's no misfortune involved, it all started on the first game if not even pre season there was a glaring fact we needed a big strong hold up striker and a centre half who wants to win a game like a Swailes type player for me, step forward Mr Eyre who after 20 odd games is still scratching his and wondering why we are so so poor!! We then employ a total novice in the remarkable attempt that lightening does strike twice and remain with him far far too long when during the most precarious time in the clubs recent history when stability and experience was so desperately and blatantly required, we shoot ourselves well and truly in the foot.
Ultimately we've not been good enough from the subs bench all the way up to the board, this is not a personal dig at the powers that be as he's held his hand up to making mistakes and in truth there's not a man on the planet who'd want us to succeed more | | | |
| Match thread on 16:29 - Apr 7 with 1486 views | surb_dale |
Obadeyi and mcconville on for Holness and Adams. 3 at the back. Can't see this finishing 2-0 | | | |
| Match thread on 16:36 - Apr 7 with 1393 views | Sandyman |
| Match thread on 16:29 - Apr 7 by surb_dale |
Obadeyi and mcconville on for Holness and Adams. 3 at the back. Can't see this finishing 2-0 |
Correct. 3 down now. | | | |
| Match thread on 16:36 - Apr 7 with 1390 views | ColDale |
3-0 now. One more to concede and we'll drop below Exeter
Michael Woods? Sure he played for us in the mid 80#s [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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| Match thread on 16:38 - Apr 7 with 1329 views | Sandyman |
| Match thread on 16:36 - Apr 7 by ColDale |
3-0 now. One more to concede and we'll drop below Exeter
Michael Woods? Sure he played for us in the mid 80#s [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Two more posts Col and you can at least celebrate the 3000 | | | |
| Match thread on 16:41 - Apr 7 with 1269 views | Sandyman |
3-1 Tutte | | | |
| Match thread on 16:42 - Apr 7 with 1251 views | 442Dale |
3-1. Obadeyi to the byline, fires in a low cross which us bundled home by Tutte/defender. | |
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| Match thread on 16:42 - Apr 7 with 1250 views | ColDale |
| Match thread on 16:41 - Apr 7 by Sandyman |
3-1 Tutte |
Jeff has reported it as an own goal | | | |
| Match thread on 16:44 - Apr 7 with 1214 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| Match thread on 16:42 - Apr 7 by ColDale |
Jeff has reported it as an own goal |
Grounds?........fightback.........I think not? | | | |
| Match thread on 16:48 - Apr 7 with 1124 views | KenBoon |
What did this CLUB learn from the Keith Hill experience? It seems You can appoint your Youth Coach and save money. For all the great things Hill did for us on the pitch and on the Footballing side of RAFC, we took none of it into the future off the pitch. If we cannot be good next season then what when the transfer money has gone and we're relying on the crap crowds alone.
RAFC has to kick itself up the arse. We'd have been relegated from League 2 with this team because it isn't a team. It's a f**king shambles. It'd be relegated from the Conference too.
I feel terrible for those at the club who try and those who care. Those only here drawing a wage can f**k off. |  | | |
| Match thread on 16:58 - Apr 7 with 993 views | mandale |
| Match thread on 16:03 - Apr 7 by TalkingSutty |
Signing players who had a reputation as being "bad eggs" didnt help. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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COG came with no reputation, but Hillcroft managed to find the best in players, and always seemed to manage to replace those we sold. In the end you'll always run out of luck on that one, but I think we were under the impression that Hillcroft had overhauled the club into a professional era.
True, they overhauled the playing side, but when they went there was no infrastructure left - they took it all with them. Unfortunately, that's the Board's fault, because they should have been making sure there was a legacy in place. I remember a discussion about marketing during the season and someone wrote on here 'we can't even get the next game advertised on the board outside the ground'. We've proved to be a Conference outfit at Board level, starting with appointing an amateur as manager (whose credentials were accepted at face value), add the marketing, add the selling of players who were contracted until the end of the season in a season we made £454k profit.
This is the most depressing season I can remember, in terms of where we were in the summer and where we've ended up. I expected this season to be hard, but I always thought "Team Rochdale" would fight to the death.
Tonight, all the loan players need to go back and the transfer list prepared. Make no mistake, next season we could easily do a Stockport. | | | |
| Match thread on 16:58 - Apr 7 with 990 views | Dalenet |
| Match thread on 16:48 - Apr 7 by KenBoon |
What did this CLUB learn from the Keith Hill experience? It seems You can appoint your Youth Coach and save money. For all the great things Hill did for us on the pitch and on the Footballing side of RAFC, we took none of it into the future off the pitch. If we cannot be good next season then what when the transfer money has gone and we're relying on the crap crowds alone.
RAFC has to kick itself up the arse. We'd have been relegated from League 2 with this team because it isn't a team. It's a f**king shambles. It'd be relegated from the Conference too.
I feel terrible for those at the club who try and those who care. Those only here drawing a wage can f**k off. |
Calm down Kenneth. Normally you are the one telling people to stop moaning. Of course you are right - just thankfully we haven't been relegated from Div 2 as yet. But we could be without wholesale changes. And Colley, don't just bring in league 2 scouse leg breakers. Spend the money on some decent players that might get us moving in the right direction again | | | |
| Match thread on 17:03 - Apr 7 with 938 views | Dalenet |
| Match thread on 16:58 - Apr 7 by mandale |
COG came with no reputation, but Hillcroft managed to find the best in players, and always seemed to manage to replace those we sold. In the end you'll always run out of luck on that one, but I think we were under the impression that Hillcroft had overhauled the club into a professional era.
True, they overhauled the playing side, but when they went there was no infrastructure left - they took it all with them. Unfortunately, that's the Board's fault, because they should have been making sure there was a legacy in place. I remember a discussion about marketing during the season and someone wrote on here 'we can't even get the next game advertised on the board outside the ground'. We've proved to be a Conference outfit at Board level, starting with appointing an amateur as manager (whose credentials were accepted at face value), add the marketing, add the selling of players who were contracted until the end of the season in a season we made £454k profit.
This is the most depressing season I can remember, in terms of where we were in the summer and where we've ended up. I expected this season to be hard, but I always thought "Team Rochdale" would fight to the death.
Tonight, all the loan players need to go back and the transfer list prepared. Make no mistake, next season we could easily do a Stockport. |
Can't wait for sub 2000 crowds next year. Macc look to be dropping out of the league and there is only Accy left as a local derby. Season ticket holding will drop at the price we are expecting people to pay. It's going to be fun.....not. No idea how we rebuild from here, but Coleman hasn't been able to turn it around and his points tally is no better than Eyre's. Wholesale changes and long prayers I think. | | | |
| Match thread on 17:06 - Apr 7 with 906 views | rochedale |
I am the only one who thinks that JC MAY NOT be the answer?
His record, without doing any research, can't be much better than eyres.
Granted he has inherited this team, so that may be a saving grace, but for everyone who is banking on the fact that, he is the man for us just because of what he did for Accy, I would be careful of getting over ambitious. |  |
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| Match thread on 17:07 - Apr 7 with 905 views | sweetcorn |
| Match thread on 17:03 - Apr 7 by Dalenet |
Can't wait for sub 2000 crowds next year. Macc look to be dropping out of the league and there is only Accy left as a local derby. Season ticket holding will drop at the price we are expecting people to pay. It's going to be fun.....not. No idea how we rebuild from here, but Coleman hasn't been able to turn it around and his points tally is no better than Eyre's. Wholesale changes and long prayers I think. |
Well to be fair to JC, He's not really had a full pre-season, never mind a full transfer window. This is a team he's inherited with a couple of loanees added to the mix, just hope we get a team with a bit of fight next season. As thats when i'll be attending spotland next. Au reviour league one. |  |
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| Match thread on 17:07 - Apr 7 with 903 views | D_Alien |
As Col points out, we could be down - officially - after Tuesday night's game.
If that's how it stands, I dread to think what the gate will be against Exeter next weekend, possibly the lowest since the 1990's.
What an incredibly sad state of affairs, after the Hillcroft years.
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