| BRACKLEY TOWN 11:45 - Aug 23 with 18343 views | Edindale |
Expect us to continue our good form and be positive from the outset rather than playing for a cagey draw.
Brackley will be physical and tough but they are part time and our class should shine through.
Elsewhere lets hope that one or more of the other contenders slip up.
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| BRACKLEY TOWN on 08:16 - Aug 24 with 2425 views | Cedar_Room |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 22:58 - Aug 23 by mikehunt |
It's one game that's gone wrong. Let's all give our heads a wobble and see if Jim learns from this error of judgement and gets us back on track again.
After all he has recruited well and we can't argue about the previous games this season. |
I fear anyone hoping Jim will learn from this mistake are going to be disappointed
a) he hasn’t even acknowledged that he made a mistake (see his post match interview)
b) this is exactly the sort of stunt he’s pulled throughout his time as manager. It’s clearly part of his make up so won’t be going anywhere
After the first 3 games I wondered whether I’d have to be eating a massive slice of humble pie having spent most of last season saying Jim needed to go. But after this he’s back to remind me that the biggest impediment to success at our club is still the manager. |  | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 09:03 - Aug 24 with 2223 views | Daley_Lama |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 07:09 - Aug 24 by Walboro |
This is probably one of the strangest decisions ever since Andy Thackeray won the toss and kicked into the wind at Carlisle |
That’s a great example of how memories of people are made in football.
Mention Andy Thackaray and first thought is of the Carlisle game i would suspect for most. It can be unfair (Thacks was a great player) or positive e.g.
Ben Muirhead
Steve Davies
BJ has created one of those moments himself. Whether it will will be how he is rembered in 20 years, only time will tell.
This moment can be superceded. For example, primary memory of Keith Hill is not of him playing two strikers as left and right back leading to a drubbing.
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| BRACKLEY TOWN on 09:21 - Aug 24 with 2164 views | dingdangblue |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 02:51 - Aug 24 by frenzied |
The only times I’ve seen something like that done is..
At half time in a pre season friendly and some league sides may do this for cup games this week purely because they have higher priority league games at the weekend.
But for Dale to attempt this was stupidity beyond belief…in a way thank god we lost otherwise it may have encouraged more of the same!!!
I wouldn’t even tried this even if we had LOST our first 3 games.
For me it puts huge doubts against our entire management team..if it aint broke why on earth are you trying to fix it?…we are only 3 games into the season
Smacks of complete arrogance..tactical naevity..complete mis read of the opponent……the next 5 or 6 games will either make or break my faith in this management team |
I think winning our first 3 games has made his decision to field that team yesterday. He probably never dreamed of having 9 points after 3 games - lets face it it hasn't been done by any Dale team in 25 years! Not even Hilly's great teams. It was a free hit for him and he could do as he pleased. |  |
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| BRACKLEY TOWN on 09:46 - Aug 24 with 2076 views | MoonyDale |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 07:07 - Aug 24 by TalkingSutty |
You mention management team...and that's what it is, this also reflects badly on Taylor and Done. Loads of experience with those two, i'm assuming they were all in on this ridiculous plan, if that's the case then god help us.This isn't the Jim McNulty show, the Ogdens have given him some fabulous players to work with and picking your best eleven for each game isn't rocket science. The problem is that Jim is now like a fat kid in a well stocked sweet shop, he can't leave stuff alone because there's too much choice.
Pick your strongest starting eleven Jim, tell them to empty the tank and make substitutions in the second half. Players will get injured and players lose form, when that happens then utilise your squad. The arrogance of him to think he can field two seperate teams for different games is very worrying. We used to have the 'dick and bollocks' trophy at our Xmas do which was awarded to the person who made the biggest cock up during the year, before people became mard arses. It's still August and the voting has already closed, the trophies yours Jim after yesterdays debacle, get it on your mantelpiece.
On a serious note, Simon Gauge and the travelling Directors can't be impressed with what they witnessed yesterday and neither can the Ogden family. McNulty's excuses are a insult to everybodies intelligence. Thats the arrogance on display though. They've invested heavily to support the manager but it appears as though winning football matches is secondary to him, he talks about the players as though they are young kids coming through the academy. He lost to a part time club yesterday and had the audacity to suggest he was happy with the display. Does anybody at the club hold Mc Nulty to account or is he just left to do as he wants? He's learned no lessons from last season. They've only played three games and he's got to protect the players. Imagine what Brian Clough would say 🤣🤣 [Post edited 24 Aug 7:56]
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Before yesterday there were 4 accolades on offer..
Dick of the day....Nailed on
Wally of the week.....Smashed it
Moron of the month.....So far ahead, unlikely to be caught
Shitter of the season......Could be bettered but only by himself.. |  |
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| BRACKLEY TOWN on 09:50 - Aug 24 with 2046 views | samueloneils |
I think this will go down as one of those matches that go down amongst supporters as never to be forgotten in years to come. If Jim thinks differently he will be disappointed.
We must be a laughing stock in the league(and above) once word gets round.
For whom the bell tolls. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:01 - Aug 24 with 2010 views | RooleyMoorBlue |
I'd like to think that Jim would learn his lesson from this game, but I doubt it. He will make almost as many changes to the first eleven on Monday as he did on Saturday 🤣
Having seen the fans forum and the brilliant questions posed by fans to the manager (or is he head coach?) and the managers response to these questions, I fear he learns nothing from previous games.
He didn't know what was meant by "agricultural football" and also didn't allude to the Southend, Bromley and Spennymoor games, as matches where he might do things differently if the situation arose again.
He has FIFA coaching badges and as we all know, people without them know bugger all about football. Jim comes across as very humble and likeable even, but his mind seems to have tunnel vision with no scope to be proactive, only reactive.
Time will tell whether he learns from his many mistakes. We all make them, but to make the same ones continually and expect a different outcome, as we all know, is the first sign of madness.
Who will be the first to go mad, the manager or the fans. |  | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:03 - Aug 24 with 1988 views | 442Dale |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 09:03 - Aug 24 by Daley_Lama |
That’s a great example of how memories of people are made in football.
Mention Andy Thackaray and first thought is of the Carlisle game i would suspect for most. It can be unfair (Thacks was a great player) or positive e.g.
Ben Muirhead
Steve Davies
BJ has created one of those moments himself. Whether it will will be how he is rembered in 20 years, only time will tell.
This moment can be superceded. For example, primary memory of Keith Hill is not of him playing two strikers as left and right back leading to a drubbing.
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Ha! Had forgotten that move by Hill.
It was similarly stubborn. |  |
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| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:03 - Aug 24 with 1992 views | Dale_4_Life |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 20:38 - Aug 23 by Sandyman |
A Jim own goal today. Spectacularly so.
To have the hubris / foolishness to change an entire team after such a great start to the season is beyond comprehension. It was called out by supporters after the team sheet was released and they've been proven right. The pathetic utterances about how ace we were by Jim post match convince nobody. We lost. His big mistake. A "schoolboy error", as big as any I can remember by a manager whilst supporting Dale, especially after recent momentum.
If we can continue to select and set up the team properly as Jim has done in the four wins this season, great. Crack on. Improvement.
If his mindset is is elsewhere, as it has been in the big games of late, and today, he's not the manager to get us promoted. We don't know which it will be right now.
I would have seen him sacked in the middle of last season. He earned a couple of opportunities through the cup and play off competitions and deserved to see them through. He made a mess of both. We were top of the league and on a roll. He's messed that up today in an incoherent manner. Another avoidable cock up on his watch.
Guess the directors will stick with Jim, but how many blatantly avoidable mistakes does it take before dismissal enters the equation? To be speaking like this after last Wednesday's magnificent win is so disappointing. |
Exactly this..
Massive cock up by Jim and he has pissed off 2500 fans.
He has also created a situation where we have two teams A&B.
Team A is electric and would be a real handful against every national league team.
Team B came up short... heaped unecessary pressure on the side selected for Monday.
Every starter yesterday is more than capable of doing a great job in Team A by the way. start with 3 changes and make 4 more around 60 minutes.
Jim has overthought this one and his muddled thinking has created the worse management decision i can remember in over 40 years of watching Dale.
Bromley / Spennymoor / Southend / Brackley FFS... How many more times do we put up with it?. Who at the club thinks 11 dropped from a 4-0 win is a good idea??? | | | |
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| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:19 - Aug 24 with 1930 views | Dale_4_Life |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 20:39 - Aug 23 by TalkingSutty |
It will mean that we probably enjoyed the games. So that will be pleasurable and that means a lot. It's possible to do that while still thinking that the manager will pull up short in the big games or not being impressed with his tactics or substitutions or team selection. When we lose games, my feelings for the manager don't alter. Some people support managers right until we are relegated or nearly relegated. They put their loyalty to the manager at the expense of the club and take exception when people dont agree wth them. We all see things differently and none of us know for sure if we are right or wrong. You can only call it as you see it. In a lifetime of watching football though i've never seen what i witnessed today from McNulty. A manager changing the entire starting eleven from one league match to the next and then stating the others will start the next game. If it was done as a punishment after poor results then fair enough but we were top of the league. It could be many years before we sit top of the leagie again, its important not to just toss it off as irrelevant. |
To be 3/3 and on the back of a 4-0 win to change all 11 players is the actions of a madman.
There is no other side in the top 5 divisions that would have done what Jim did yesterday.
Pathetic.. self serving and disrespectful.
I am really struggling with this today. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:20 - Aug 24 with 1925 views | surb_dale |
I think the decision will have been made before the start of the season to play a different side for these 2 games irrelevant of what had happened in previous games. A brave call always likely to backfire. Thing with Jim is if we get through the games with no injuries he’ll probably see it as a good call irrespective of how many points we collect. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:27 - Aug 24 with 1892 views | Thacks_Rabbits |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 09:03 - Aug 24 by Daley_Lama |
That’s a great example of how memories of people are made in football.
Mention Andy Thackaray and first thought is of the Carlisle game i would suspect for most. It can be unfair (Thacks was a great player) or positive e.g.
Ben Muirhead
Steve Davies
BJ has created one of those moments himself. Whether it will will be how he is rembered in 20 years, only time will tell.
This moment can be superceded. For example, primary memory of Keith Hill is not of him playing two strikers as left and right back leading to a drubbing.
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It’s weird you mention Thacks and that game as I was thinking about Dave Sutton and his tenure after McNulty’s absolute brain fart today! As other have said, this was the most arrogant contemptible decision I have ever seen in 40 plus years of watching Dale. He has embarrassed the club, himself, annoyed everyone and blown any positivity out of the water with one pathetic ridiculous, arrogant and downright disrespectful decision.
The similarities between him and Sutty are there to see. I liked Dave Sutton a lot having got to know him pretty well and that was my favorite era watching Dale. He came in to management because we had nobody else and was cheap. He was physio and manager and was pretty much doing everything at one stage or other. He inherited a struggling side and gradually improved the squad narrowly missing out on the play offs (we should have got in them twice if I remember but for a bad end of season run and the Burnley game, although I may be wrong) He brought a lot of excitement to the club and signed some fantastic players (Reeves, Whitehall, Stuart, Lancaster, Peake? Even John Ryan who was excellent first season) and had a very attacking approach. But despite this positive start things unravelled.
McNulty, like Sutton, has built an excellent and much improved squad after a couple of years, however, despite this, managing and utilising this squad (albeit just one game this season) has been shown to be beyond their capabilities. McNulty has the uncanny ability to cock things up and cause division, as did Sutton. McNulty does not learn and continues to do what he feels right, despite not one fan defending him, ditto Sutton. Both were well liked initially and decent people, however Sutton went on the back of losing the squad and the fans despite a lot of patience from the board. I would say the board have been extremely patient with Jim and yet like Sutton, he is unwilling to accept and admit his mistakes and like Sutton this will be his undoing. 2 major stupid decisions last season and one this has already cost the club potentially millions and it cannot go unchallenged at any level. He needs to be told by the fans, by the board and by the backroom staff and players. It cannot be repeated again.
I’m half expecting Jim to say that if Manchester United offered Onana for Whatmuff we would want cash as well and that if Beckwith was Brazilian he would have won 70 caps!
I hope him learns but I have seen nothing to suggest he will and personally, one more error like the above and he would be gone. To quote the excellent EGP, “Sutton proved he had the ability to build a fantastic squad but the inability to manage it”!!! |  |
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| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:45 - Aug 24 with 1838 views | MiddGazzard |
Having succeeded to a point in a competitive sport, McNulty rightly commented in a post match interview after the mid week 4-0 win about Momentum. In any high level sports or otherwise environment, Momentum is absolutely vital.
You can`t be worrying about "what`s coming down the road", you try even harder to press home the advantage you have created, to keep the momentum going whilst at the same time deflating your rival competition and keeping them at bay.
If something goes wrong or badly awry outside of your control (which can and does happen), you can then hold your head up and state "at least we tried". What you don`t do is to give any advantage back to the rivals unnecessarily. Most knowledgable Dale fans will accept that, instead of overthinking or going back on your principles. The fans are not stupid !
This then places pressure back on yourselves, that didn`t need to be created in the first place.
I agree with the comments of the majority of the posts, that McNulty should have either made 3/4 changes from Wednesday`s winning team OR if the "First 11" were winning comfortably, then to make changes from the bench as the management team sees fit ! | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 11:24 - Aug 24 with 1715 views | dawlishdale |
Having slept on it, I am actually more annoyed today than I was yesterday. 54 years of supporting Dale, and I have never seen such an ill thought out decision. Yes the Carlisle choice of ends was bad, but that was one player making a decision rather than the Manager.
What Jim has managed to do yesterday, which is a hard thing to do, is unite the whole fanbase against him. I don't think there is one voice coming out on any social media platform in support of what he did which speaks volumes.
Despite their denial, there will be members of the Board, and probably members of the Management team who read this message board. it is to be hoped that Jim is given the biggest bollocking of his life and forced to apologise. There is really no other option.
The goodwill of excellent recruitment and early season results has been wiped out in a moment of utter contempt. Only Jim can put it right with an apology to the squad and the supporters. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 11:33 - Aug 24 with 1671 views | Dale_4_Life |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 22:28 - Aug 23 by RotherhamDale |
Is there a more depressing sight in football than Liam Hogan stood with his foot on the ball on the half way line... it was like a game of walking football and a show of Dale at their worst. |
Exactly this….
Oh my what a mess.
Jim might not see this but how to absolutely deflate a fan base.
3 wins from 4 ….. Could easily be 3 wins from 5 momentum is indeed precious and should be protected not exposed. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 11:59 - Aug 24 with 1580 views | 49thseason |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 08:14 - Aug 24 by Newbury_Dale |
Exactly this. A crazy decision to retain Hogan and no coincidence whatsoever that after he got injured at Sutton last season, the performances took a significant uplift. |
There is anoter element that I dont think has been mentioned and that is what dropping 10 outfield players has done for their attitudes and confidence. I am sure the decision was explained to them, but I doubt they were happy with it . Players want to play, I doubt any of them went to the " Head Coach" and said," I am a bit tired after Wednesday, can you put my understudy in on Saturday for me"?.... |  | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 13:16 - Aug 24 with 1391 views | WhitworthDale |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 11:59 - Aug 24 by 49thseason |
There is anoter element that I dont think has been mentioned and that is what dropping 10 outfield players has done for their attitudes and confidence. I am sure the decision was explained to them, but I doubt they were happy with it . Players want to play, I doubt any of them went to the " Head Coach" and said," I am a bit tired after Wednesday, can you put my understudy in on Saturday for me"?.... |
You have to wonder - I mean, are they not laughing at him behind his back about this?
For me, it is absolutely unforgivable to throw 3 points away like that. Play the B team in the silly cup competition, not the league, not when you’re top of it, and certainly not when it’s still August.
Not only did he put 11 ‘B team’ players under huge pressure to perform together and gel as a unit with no prior games, having failed miserably he now hasto place huge additional pressure on the ‘A Team’ to perform in the next game. Is he not embarrassed? I am, and it wasn’t my decision!
It’s the league, not a cup - this decision is remarkably stupid. He probably thinks it was clever. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that if a premier league manager had done that he’d probably have been fired the next day. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 13:34 - Aug 24 with 1345 views | Trev |
Yep, still stinks this one. I haven't read or listened to Jim's post match interview but sounds exactly as I suspected; zero accountability.
I only hope he's now fully aware of the views of the fanbase. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 13:37 - Aug 24 with 1330 views | dannyuk |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 13:16 - Aug 24 by WhitworthDale |
You have to wonder - I mean, are they not laughing at him behind his back about this?
For me, it is absolutely unforgivable to throw 3 points away like that. Play the B team in the silly cup competition, not the league, not when you’re top of it, and certainly not when it’s still August.
Not only did he put 11 ‘B team’ players under huge pressure to perform together and gel as a unit with no prior games, having failed miserably he now hasto place huge additional pressure on the ‘A Team’ to perform in the next game. Is he not embarrassed? I am, and it wasn’t my decision!
It’s the league, not a cup - this decision is remarkably stupid. He probably thinks it was clever. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that if a premier league manager had done that he’d probably have been fired the next day. |
This was 10, but it was 3 games in 5 days at the end of the season https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56990159 |  | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 13:38 - Aug 24 with 1324 views | jonahwhereru |
Well well, pick the bones out of that!
Shocked that we incentivise Brackley in this way. Even more shocked that towards the end of the interview Jim said the other lads will be back in on Monday. Thought verbally Jim was much sharper than that. Some of those players looked to do ok yesterday. If I were Pettit or McBride I would be disappointed to hear Half an hour after the match that they were dropped for the next game, and as for Hendo and Allerakia I’d have been insulted. Jim you are better than that, what about “some of the performances today give me reason to ponder over the starting 11 on Monday. Hell your speciality is not brushing ego’s, then you say that. FFS
Clearly there are some positives from that game, one being an endorsement of the strength of the squad. With the best 7 of these filling the bench we are a strong unit. Myles has made the first of his mistakes that he was sent here to learn from (hope there will be no more like that)
But oh the negatives, so so many to chose from. I’ll settle for disengaging an enthused audience, giving off the air of superiority and entitlement. But the main one is heaping loads of pressure on the starting eleven on Monday to produce a win for the manager. That one is most definitely down to you Jim.
You think this thread is bad, wait til post match on Monday if we don’t win. Folk may just be a tad more upset.
One footnote unless iv’e missed it is Jack Griffiths the most unheralded arrival at Spotland since the age of social media, I’ve seen no mention at all about him on the club’s site. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 13:48 - Aug 24 with 1274 views | jonahwhereru |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 10:27 - Aug 24 by Thacks_Rabbits |
It’s weird you mention Thacks and that game as I was thinking about Dave Sutton and his tenure after McNulty’s absolute brain fart today! As other have said, this was the most arrogant contemptible decision I have ever seen in 40 plus years of watching Dale. He has embarrassed the club, himself, annoyed everyone and blown any positivity out of the water with one pathetic ridiculous, arrogant and downright disrespectful decision.
The similarities between him and Sutty are there to see. I liked Dave Sutton a lot having got to know him pretty well and that was my favorite era watching Dale. He came in to management because we had nobody else and was cheap. He was physio and manager and was pretty much doing everything at one stage or other. He inherited a struggling side and gradually improved the squad narrowly missing out on the play offs (we should have got in them twice if I remember but for a bad end of season run and the Burnley game, although I may be wrong) He brought a lot of excitement to the club and signed some fantastic players (Reeves, Whitehall, Stuart, Lancaster, Peake? Even John Ryan who was excellent first season) and had a very attacking approach. But despite this positive start things unravelled.
McNulty, like Sutton, has built an excellent and much improved squad after a couple of years, however, despite this, managing and utilising this squad (albeit just one game this season) has been shown to be beyond their capabilities. McNulty has the uncanny ability to cock things up and cause division, as did Sutton. McNulty does not learn and continues to do what he feels right, despite not one fan defending him, ditto Sutton. Both were well liked initially and decent people, however Sutton went on the back of losing the squad and the fans despite a lot of patience from the board. I would say the board have been extremely patient with Jim and yet like Sutton, he is unwilling to accept and admit his mistakes and like Sutton this will be his undoing. 2 major stupid decisions last season and one this has already cost the club potentially millions and it cannot go unchallenged at any level. He needs to be told by the fans, by the board and by the backroom staff and players. It cannot be repeated again.
I’m half expecting Jim to say that if Manchester United offered Onana for Whatmuff we would want cash as well and that if Beckwith was Brazilian he would have won 70 caps!
I hope him learns but I have seen nothing to suggest he will and personally, one more error like the above and he would be gone. To quote the excellent EGP, “Sutton proved he had the ability to build a fantastic squad but the inability to manage it”!!! |
Thacks , on a personal level I liked Sutton on the two occasions it met him. Was wondering with your closer relationship can you confirm if it is true that behind Sutton’s back John Ryan was trying to get the team to ignore Sutton’s instructions and adopt tactics suggested by himself. I was told Sutton walked in the dressing room before a match to find Ryan giving his impromptu team talk and told him to carry on and said nothing himself. Whereupon the team went out and got battered.
Probably an urban myth that I have carried with me for years | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 13:56 - Aug 24 with 1232 views | davidab2202 |
Anyone think the first thing he did last night was to ring Arteta and suggest that as Arsenal were only playing Leeds he should have selected more back up players and then Saka and Odegaard wouldn't have been injured. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 14:00 - Aug 24 with 1201 views | NorthernDale |
Jack Griffiths is at the Dale on a non-contract basis, I cannot comment on his performance at Brackley, others who attend may be better to give an assessment on his performance.
I am waiting for McNulty excuses of 'we have a lower budget then others in the league' or we are in the 'second year of a three journey'. As I have previously stated, I like Jim as a person, but I have serious doubts about his ability to get Dale promoted, in that he has a preferred style of football, which he seems reluctant to alter at times, yet when we do, we can be brilliant. Is this as others have said, it is inability to learn or unwillingness to change or the fact he is to nice and in football, you need to be ruthless at times.
I had hopes that Taylor and Done, would have had a quiet word in his ear about the football style or team selection. There is no doubt that McNulty team selection and to some extent, even his after match comments may have had an his position at the Dale. I just wish McNulty would wake up and admit, he buggered up at Brackley, rather then pretending it was a good performance. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 16:59 - Aug 24 with 909 views | Cedar_Room |
McNulty has consistently shown that he cannot handle any level of pressure or expectation. 3 wins in 3 games sitting top of the league and undoubtedly people would be thinking - hey Rochdale might be doing something this season. So what is McNulty’s response? To soil his trousers and sabotage himself so that the pressure goes away. Just like with the Southend game. Just like the Spennymoor game. I’ve yet to see Jim handle pressure well in any game of any sort of importance. Still don’t see how that translates to getting a team promoted. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 17:33 - Aug 24 with 841 views | wheniwasyourage |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 20:38 - Aug 23 by wheniwasyourage |
I stopped listening to Jim a long time ago. His views are baffling and often unbelievable. I tried to watch the Fans forum recently — his first response to the first question was patronising, passive-aggressive, and just plain nasty.
If I were Brackley Town's manager today, my team talk would be simple: show them Jim’s actions. No need to add more. The disrespect, contempt, and sheer stupidity of changing an entire team in a league game against any opposition is baffling. Why the club didn’t stop him is baffling.
This will go down as one of the worst management decisions in football history. Rochdale now has a reputation for an idiot in the dugout.
My only hope is that the owners have a blunt conversation with Jim about how unacceptable this was. His reported post-match excuses show someone unwilling or unable to reflect and grow. Another self-inflicted wound, in a season that should be ours.
If things don’t change, we’ll achieve nothing. And before anyone asks “who replaces him?” — it doesn’t matter. The leadership isn’t listening, and we’re stuck with this lemon. |
It goes without saying that everyone on the board wishes to congratulate Brackley on their win. Let’s not distract from that. Our problems are our own.
I asked AI for a fitting epitaph, and it replied in Latin: “Vēnimus, vīdērunt, vīcērunt.”
We came, they saw, they conquered. | | | |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 17:50 - Aug 24 with 791 views | 442Dale |
| BRACKLEY TOWN on 16:59 - Aug 24 by Cedar_Room |
McNulty has consistently shown that he cannot handle any level of pressure or expectation. 3 wins in 3 games sitting top of the league and undoubtedly people would be thinking - hey Rochdale might be doing something this season. So what is McNulty’s response? To soil his trousers and sabotage himself so that the pressure goes away. Just like with the Southend game. Just like the Spennymoor game. I’ve yet to see Jim handle pressure well in any game of any sort of importance. Still don’t see how that translates to getting a team promoted. |
And yet by making the decisions that were made yesterday it has brought longer term pressure.
To not consider or ignore the potential peripheral damage is the worst thing about it all. | |
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