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If this has been done before, apologies. What are your favourites, say why if you want. Not mandatory. Me? Old enough to have seen Sir Reg and his beyond powerful strikes. The schadenfreude as TK slotted that penalty away to the buckets hysteria (with best celebration ever) will never be forgotten, or laughed at. But favourite goal ever? We've seen some magnificent ones, but the occasion, the skill, the GOAT, 2nd v Leeds Utd. Share yours please. If video is possible, even better.
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Favourite Dale goal on 09:34 - Aug 9 with 1400 views
Have seen many great Dale goals over the years, but the ones that mean the most to me personally are the ones that secured a promotion, play off spot, win in a derby match, save us from relegation, secure a match against big opponents in the cup etc, even if a penalty like Muirheads against Darlington. That Paddy goal at the Shay was magical he was magical. The most entertaining player we have ever had .
Certainly a entertainer but so were Eugene Martinez, Bobby Hoy, Andy Milner and one player who i think would sprinkle stardust over the current team, Cian Hayes. All wide players who could get you off your feet. I think the best of the lot though was Mendez Laing, unstoppable when he was fit and in the mood.
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Favourite Dale goal on 13:06 - Aug 9 with 1199 views
An odd one really but has stuck in my mind was Donnelly's goal v Burton. We had never got a point off them and they had taken the lead. We could not break them down. Donnelly smacked a shot and, I can't just remember whether it hit one of their defenders or he just miss hit it, but it flew into the air, over the keeper's head , who managed to claw it out of the goal. We weren't 100% sure whether it had crossed the line but the ref thought about it and gave the goal and we drew. As I say not a particularly good goal but it broke our duck against the Brewers. And probably added another grand on the fee we received for him when he got sold 😀
The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance.
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Favourite Dale goal on 15:27 - Aug 9 with 1108 views
I'll add a couple of late winners to the list. Eui Martinez at York and Alan Reeves at Cardiff. Both late enough that there was no time for the opposition to come back at us!
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Favourite Dale goal on 19:13 - Aug 10 with 802 views
Dave Cross headed goal v Coventry in our FACup giantkilling game in 1971…immortalised on the front cover of the programme in 1972.
But the Henderson goal v Leeds mentioned above in another giantkilling act is a close second.
Third place ….Reg Jenkins screamer from a free kick outside the area at Bolton in the league cup in 1969. A bit of a fraud to say I saw it…nobody did…particularly Boltons goalie ( England international Eddie Hopkinson I think)
The Big Reg free kick in that League Cup game at Bolton. It went in the far top corner like an arrow from out on the left wing. Roberto Carlos eat your heart out.
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Favourite Dale goal on 19:36 - Aug 10 with 776 views
All those mentioned previously were memorable. Talking of free kicks, remember that one from Lee McEvilly in the cuptie at Preston? Another late goal which sent the away end mad was one by Alfie from the edge of the box around 2008 to win a game at Bradford City. One of my favourite Big Reg goals was a bit out character….. It came against Colchester at home early in March 1969. It had been 0-0 at halftime and the crowd were starting to get restless until a long ball over the top left Reg on his own with only the keeper (who was on the edge of his box) to beat. The ball bounced and stood up nicely for Reg to delicately lob him. Almost Hendoesque! Marty Lund did something similar from long range against Rotherham in the last home game before Covid lockdown.
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Favourite Dale goal on 08:40 - Aug 11 with 574 views
Not a scorer of great goals but if we’re talking about entertainers- Norman Whitehead. When he was in the mood he looked absolutely top class. There was talk of Man City paying big bucks for him yet somehow his career petered out. A bit like what happened with George Morton, the Dale turned down a big offer for him midway through the season only to release him at the end of the season
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Favourite Dale goal on 09:06 - Aug 11 with 554 views
Speaking of George,seem to remember a goal with an overhead shot against Brentford? in a game we lost 5-3--our only home loss in the season ? Perhaps I think I remember because George is very much one of my favourite Dale players in all the years of going Another to remember for me was the Stan Hepton goal at Ewood Park that ensured we got to the League Cup Final
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Favourite Dale goal on 22:01 - Aug 11 with 213 views
That’d be a collectors item. Didn’t he score that penalty against Aston Villa ?
Yes he did…One of the few times we got out of our own half. Villa playing in third division. Dale lost 7 of last 8 before that game. Villa top of the division having won 7 of their last 8 including a 6-0 thumping of latics at boundary park.
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