 | Forum Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN at 14:00 24 Aug 2025
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. |
 | Forum Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN at 19:23 23 Aug 2025
I have just listen to McNulty and not once did he take any responsibility for the defeat, and his very questionable decision to change all eleven, admittedly Whatmuff was down to illness. He said it was due to the risk of injury that had occurred last season to EEL and Mancini which ruled them for a good period, but it is worrying if he is that risk averse, that he may play our strongest team every week to avoid injuries. I can understand three or four players, but the whole team is beyond me. I did not go and the people who attended may provide a fair assessment of the game, but McNulty said we dominated the game and suggested that nine times out of ten the Dale would have won, and describe Brackley's win as a 'snatch and grab' result. McNulty is likeable as a person, but I have always thought he is our biggest handicap to achieving success, in that he sometimes over thinks the game or seem to think the style of our play is more important then being ruthless like on Wednesday to win games. I think it was a Woking fan last season and to paraphrase them, in that they suggested 'that we are a playoff team, but won't get promoted whilst McNulty is manager'. By the way, McNulty as suggested that the normal starting eleven (i.e last Wednesday team) will be back on Monday. |
 | Forum Reply | GATESHEAD at 07:57 21 Aug 2025
It was a brilliant performance and it shows that if we play to our full potential, with the squad we have, we can dominate games in the same mould as Barnet did last season. In that we dominated Gateshead and put them on the back foot from the first to the last minute of the game. The crucial thing is that we have a good squad in both numbers and quality, this season, that allows us to rotate the team to a degree. Yes, we will have bad games and poor results that is the nature of football, but after three games, the signs are very good for this season, because the recruitment this season as been excellent by the Dale over the summer. [Post edited 21 Aug 8:13]
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 | Forum Reply | Morecambe at 19:23 30 Jul 2025
If rumours are correct, they have also lost their GK Harry Burgoyne and a young midfield player Harvey McAdam. I hope they survive, but I doubt if they will, because reading the Morecambe Forum, you get the impression that their owner says he wants a deal with Panjab Warriors or some other mysterious investors, but then apparently refuses to speak to anyone. It makes you wonder what his motive is. |
 | Forum Reply | New stewarding at 09:08 24 Jul 2025
I may be wrong, but are there not rules banning or restricting the searching of people under the age of sixteen, due to safeguarding legislation. This is on safeguarding may also to adults, for example, I belief a male police officer cannot search a female suspect, I believe, it requires a female officer to do the search. I accept I may be wrong on this issue and would accept any correction with grace. [Post edited 24 Jul 9:17]
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 | Forum Reply | Grimsby friendly at 12:52 20 Jul 2025
May I ask, do you think that Mani and Devante could be used in together in a starting eleven or not. |
 | Forum Reply | Morecambe at 13:41 16 Jul 2025
Jason Whittingham seems to be following the same process, at Worcester he claimed he had a buyer, who never seem to appear, at Morecambe he is now suggesting he as received a new bid for Morecambe, despite having agreed to sell the club to Panjab Warriors and if true received the money for the club, but will not complete the sale according to the Morecambe Forum. At Worcester it was claimed that he was involved in asset stripping the club through a very complicated use of companies,which Jason Whittingham denied. Now the Morecambe Forum seem to suggest that some of the land, not owned by the trust, was sold in June to a mysterious buyer, so it makes you wonder. I hope Morecambe survive for the sake of the fans, but it is starting to look 50/50 at the moment. |
 | Forum Reply | Pre season FCUM at 17:53 12 Jul 2025
Any info on the players on trial. |
 | Forum Reply | Keeper Signs at 06:45 12 Jul 2025
Did he not say, some are still recovering from injuries last season and others will not be used at FC UTD, in that they need a bit more time. |
 | Forum Reply | Keeper Signs at 21:08 11 Jul 2025
It may involve off loading places via transfers or loans, as in the case with Armstrong. Hopefully we can hold onto our key players, because selling people like Beckwith or Rodney may send the wrong message to the fans, that the club are not serious about promotion. We can only wait to see what happens in the coming weeks. |
 | Forum Reply | Joe Pritchard Signs at 19:17 11 Jul 2025
As Oscar Kelly signed his contract, I have heard now't. |
 | Forum Reply | Joe Pritchard Signs at 17:21 10 Jul 2025
You took the words out of my mouth, I expected at least a GK. |
 | Forum Reply | Morecambe at 16:56 8 Jul 2025
I feel sorry for the Morecambe fans, we came very close to losing our club to shysters and the problems they create to a club. I hope Morecambe survive, but I have grave doubts due to the actions of the Morecambe FC owner, who seems to find excuses for not selling the club from blaming the fans for online abuse to any excuse he can find. James Whittingham as form and to quote Kieran Maguire, 𝗞𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 - "Morecambe owner Jason Whittingham has been involved as a director of 25 companies, 10 have been dissolved, 2 are in receivership, 1 has been liquidated, 1 is in administration and between them they have had 57 strike off notices. Fit and proper to own a football club? I'll let you decide." James Whittingham reminds me of Steve Dale, who helped destroy Bury FC, there must be some form of rules that stop people like these running football clubs. I hope I am wrong and survive, because I don't like any football disappearing, but it is looking very dodgy for them. |
 | Forum Reply | Casey Pettit at 14:15 8 Jul 2025
I wonder if we paid a fee for him, because this what Maidenhead posted. 'Maidenhead United can confirm that an agreement has been reached for the transfer of Casey Pettit to Rochdale AFC' I am losing count of how many midfielders that we have. |
 | Forum Reply | Matty Done Returns at 19:01 7 Jul 2025
Taylor as spent a few years coaching at Barrow and Done as been coaching at Port Vale, so they have some coaching experience. |
 | Forum Reply | Matty Done Returns at 18:27 7 Jul 2025
I think it brings more actual playing experience to the management set up, especially on match day, which can only be a positive thing, especially when you consider both have played for the Dale. |
 | Forum Reply | Signing #6 inbound... at 13:20 6 Jul 2025
Agree, hopefully we have a goalkeeper in before Saturdays pre-season game at FC United. |
 | Forum Reply | Signing number 5 arrives....... at 09:08 4 Jul 2025
McNulty seems to be (hopefully) aiming to have cover for each position, with Tutonda possibly being cover for Beckwith (if we don't sell him) and Moss being cover for Gordon. If this is the case, I can see Armstrong going out on loan again, hopefully the board will seek to hold onto Beckwith, but if we get a massive offer, you never know. We now need a couple of goalkeepers (1 to start and one as cover) and a couple of capable forwards to complete the squad [Post edited 4 Jul 10:27]
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 | Forum Reply | Chris Coghlan - MP and his local Priest actually playing God at 19:34 30 Jun 2025
The teachings of the Catholic Church is clear on the matter and why should they change their teachings to comply with the the woke liberal left. I accept that the Vatican stance on this may be deemed outdated and the priest should not have not condemned the MP in his sermons. I believe the C of E, the Muslim Council and the Catholic Church in England have all been opposed to the assisted dying bill and the abortion bill due to different concerns. To remove the Holy Communication from a Catholic is a more debatable issue and normally is a decision you would expect to be made by a senior member of the church. [Post edited 30 Jun 19:53]
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