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Reply | Trebles
at 13:27 19 Apr 2025
The maximum (by my reckoning) would be six
- home and away league fixtures
- FA Cup & League Cup/FA Trophy
- two playoff games
Prior to cup games ending after 1st replay then no replay, the potential number of games was infinite! (unless there was some arcane rule that involved the toss of a coin after several replays?)
Edit: forgot about other tinpot cup fixtures... any updates on that maximum? [Post edited 19 Apr 13:30]
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Reply | Refwatch - Altrincham v Rochdale
at 19:06 18 Apr 2025
It looks as if the team have put the huge blow of the Spennymoor game behind them (which was a concern they wouldn't) so it'd be great if the support on Monday can do the same
We were certainly up for that semi-final in the stands; it's up to the manager now to really put the mistakes of the season to bed and just go for it now |
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Reply | Refwatch - Altrincham v Rochdale
at 17:05 18 Apr 2025
A win on Monday and we're in the playoffs (barring a huge turnaround in goal difference)
Well done Dale! |
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Reply | Message from Cameron Ogden
at 19:36 16 Apr 2025
Could be, the Ogdens have got the measure of him now
If so, they'll see what's been coming across from the fans and understand the "wisdom of the crowd" |
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Reply | Message from Cameron Ogden
at 16:18 15 Apr 2025
Agreed, and that's recognised
It's not being critical of Cameron Ogden to put forward the additional (not contrary) perspective since the world of football pretty much has the former perspective which might well change as the club becomes more community-focused |
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Reply | Message from Cameron Ogden
at 15:31 15 Apr 2025
Ah, thanks
Been away for a few days and just catching up; other than when the statement was released, that's a perspective i believe the club should take on board [Post edited 15 Apr 15:35]
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Reply | Message from Cameron Ogden
at 14:16 15 Apr 2025
The club remains the fans
Setting up Rochdale FC over a century ago wasn't for the benefit of players or managers, but for people to watch football representing the town
There's always been plenty of opportunities to kick a football around for anyone who wants to play the game at an amateur level, so the club exists to provide an outlet for fans at the professional level, not the other way around
The onus is therefore on the club to try to meet the expectations of fans in terms of entertainment, the week on week "agonies and ecstasies" during the season we're all familiar with...
Very nearly going out of existence, and the fix provided by the Ogdens will never be forgotten, or ignored; yet still, the club exists to support the fans in the sense described above, and the fans reciprocate by supporting the club
The attendance last Saturday clearly prompted the statement; i'm simply putting forward another perspective. That doesn't negate anything Cameron Ogden writes or believes, but imo adds something that wasn't included |
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Reply | Quick comment!
at 19:06 12 Apr 2025
Quick comment thread, so a quick well done today
A playoff place ours to lose but dragging back absent fans will require some serious repairs, carried out consistently [Post edited 12 Apr 19:07]
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Reply | New ticketing partner
at 12:18 10 Apr 2025
Talking of which... it's like all our birthdays came at once!
But on a practical note, if you didn't receive the Happy Birthday message it's likely your email address isn't on the club database, so a chance to put that right |
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Reply | Refwatch - Sutton United v Rochdale
at 21:35 9 Apr 2025
Probably a figment of my fevered imagination
Just like the first half, just like their late equalizer
That'll teach me to have an emotion-inducing experience
At a football match, anyway... |
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Reply | Refwatch - Sutton United v Rochdale
at 21:06 9 Apr 2025
Nah, that was premeditated, as it was at Macclesfield
There were also some in the Pearl St on Saturday who came with the sole intention of causing trouble. One of them nearly landed on me as - eyeballs clearly showing signs of drug abuse - jumped off the pitch after causing havoc and run away down the exit tunnel
He wouldn't have had a clue who Mitchell was, but those expressing their views at the game you refer to would |
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Reply | Refwatch - Sutton United v Rochdale
at 19:48 9 Apr 2025
It's therefore about emotions running high in wanting someone on the pitch who - rightly or wrongly - those fans making a noise believe will help us a win a game |
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Reply | Refwatch - Sutton United v Rochdale
at 19:42 9 Apr 2025
The fans who're turning up are, in the vast majority of cases, getting by in a difficult financial environment and when spending their time and cash want to see someone who's being paid multiples of their income justifying it
That's how it's always been at Dale. If you didn't know that before, you do now
Becoming a pro footballer has potentially huge rewards, but there's a downside too. The same goes for becoming a manager
No-one turns up to be negative (although some may jump on that opportunity sooner than others) but when we've had to endure the ignominy of nearly going out of existence and the loss of our 100+ years status as a football league club, we're desperate for signs that a corner has been turned. It really, really matters and therefore understandable that emotions run higher than some players may be able to cope with; managers too [Post edited 9 Apr 19:45]
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Reply | Time to go Jim. The turning point
at 19:09 9 Apr 2025
Then, as Fitzochris has intimated, we'll know were we stand and current ST holders can make an informed choice |
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Reply | Refwatch - Sutton United v Rochdale
at 19:05 9 Apr 2025
You were implying his lack of potency in front of goal was down to lack of fan encouragement
I was simply puting you straight on that score... or failure to score |
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Reply | Refwatch - Sutton United v Rochdale
at 17:48 9 Apr 2025
You do realise he's being paid an amount of money that most young(ish) men his age can only dream about, for doing something he presumably enjoys?
Fan encouragement is of course great but if he has the slightest inclination to put in less than 100% he's not only at the wrong club, but in the wrong profession
Said so at the time, but "No Kairo, No Party" is, and was, just bollocks |
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