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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Braintree Town
at 22:08 6 Sep 2025
A solid win, that wasn't easy to come by. Credit to our lads for the 3 points.
First ten minutes, I christened the ref Braintree Braintree such was his biased incompetence. How he loved Braintree in spite of the facts.
One for TVOS: Have we ever won 6 of our first 7 league games before? Can't fault 18 from 21, but then we remember Brackley... Silly Jim.
Great start.
The Scunny game seems to have been controversial re: its abandonment. unless newer facts are available? [Post edited 6 Sep 22:09]
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Reply | Former director?
at 00:06 3 Sep 2025
Didn't he send an e mail prior to the infamous night of the meetings in June 2021 claiming credible parties were in place to take over the club?
In just over a month, it was clear how lacking in credibility said "parties" were.
Birds of a feather..... |
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Reply | Members who called the Trust EGM
at 00:25 28 Aug 2025
Nonsense, Marjorie. You never have been or ever will be toxic, though I get your drift.
You have class. Some have none.
Your next Champagne in Ratcliffe's is on me.
Best wishes to Freda, how is she? |
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Reply | Members who called the Trust EGM
at 00:44 27 Aug 2025
As a signatory and attendee of the EGM, who barely spoke at said meeting, I am unsure as to whether I am an ordinary Trust member taking an interest in its affairs, or part of a "mob" or even one of the "Toxic 5".
Thought I got on cordially with the Trust board members I know. Conversations with such after the meeting, and e mails, further conversations, correspondence and one meeting since, suggested that was the case. Seems I've been stereotyped otherwise, along with other concerned Trust members (the mob) who made proposals that the Trust board have included in the updated Trust directors spec, which they sent out to members in an e mail dated 18th August 2025.
Said e mail at no point mentioned the EGM called by members, no acknowledgement of their wise contributions to amending the role, nor have any minutes of said meeting been seen.
As a founder member of the Dale Trust board when it launched on 22nd January 2004, it is repellent to see the democratic values that are at the core of THE MEMBERS Dale Trust are being treated with such disdain, and that internal correspondence that needs to remain internal is being handled irresponsibly. Hence this unfortunate thread.
Serving on the Dale Trust board is time consuming and not always an easy task. Service in that role is appreciated, but it comes with responsibility. Name calling of lay members involved in the democratic process because is doesn't suit what certain board members would like is not on. Leaking such abuse is even worse.
FFS we're not bury.
Sad to say Dale Trust have cocked up this time. Apology required, learn lessons then move on. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Sutton United
at 23:19 25 Aug 2025
Scrapped for a win and got one.
Conversations before and after the game were filled with bemusement regarding last Saturday's bewildering team selection.
Reverting to the title of this thread, I hope no other team has to endure a second half of bare faced, almost deliberate incompetence from this referee again. He was inconsistent beyond words. |
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Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN
at 20:38 23 Aug 2025
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. |
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Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN
at 17:22 23 Aug 2025
Wow, how managerially inept was that team selection? On the back of a super run, with bags of momentum in favour of the 1st team and the fans (which he created), he destroys it. Making a point when other teams have the same fixture schedule, to our detriment, makes Jim look foolish. As predicted. Points are too important. He seems to have forgotten that, again. A right royal fook up on his own head. |
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Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN
at 14:48 23 Aug 2025
After the best start in years, and following one of the best performances in years, he changes the entire team? An extreme reaction to the fixture list, when maybe fewer changes would be more responsible an action? It looks reckless, disrespectful to Brackley and to our fans who have spent good money going to the game.
Come back with 3 points, fab. Jim's a genius. Lose, Jim looks foolhardy.
Roll on 5 O'clock. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Gateshead
at 00:19 21 Aug 2025
Mr Marsden was barely noticeable last night. Always the sign of a referee having a good game. Well done.
Compare and contrast to Mr "look at me I'm on telly" last Saturday, who wasn't good at all. |
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Reply | GATESHEAD
at 00:16 21 Aug 2025
Watching that game was an absolute pleasure. The teamwork, skill, the forward looking initiatives, no aimless tippy tappy, and most obviously the desire to win that game from all our players gained the result they deserved. One hell of a benchmark to set for the remaining games. Be it new players, new backroom staff or lessons learned, Jim has achieved a standard I never expected he would.
Jim said once that he wanted to send fans home happy. The smiles on the terraces during and after the game spoke volumes. Thank you.
MOTM: Unsung hero Kyron Gordon. We have one hell of a player there.
We don't look at league tables, do we? 
UP THE DALE |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Altrincham
at 21:41 16 Aug 2025
Kyron Gordon was magnificent today. He usually is. We have one quality player there.
His interview is excellent also.
We played a good Alty side today who will cause most of this division problems.
They had the ref in their favour.
Jason Taylor sent off for a minor transgression of holding a ball too long in a game where multi-ball was available, but vicious 2 footed challenges by Alty only get a yellow. Go figure.
Great to see the desire and attitude, bravery and determination from Dale, something lacking in recent years when we could fold. Heads didn't drop when one down. Thoughtful substitutions too, instead of the "lets defend a lead in a manner that rarely works" tactic. Signs of a lesson learned.
Atmosphere has been mentioned in another post. The Sandy was different today without the younger voices but it was excellent in old school volume and getting stuck into unpopular opponents. Hutchinson and (derisive snort) Sassi got some stick and were clearly rattled. Heh.
An exciting, nervy but very impressive and improved game to be at. 2 wins from 2 is the perfect league start. Nice one Jim. |
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Reply | 🎥 Live Screening: Boreham Wood v Rochdale AFC
at 21:35 9 Aug 2025
Excellent turnout in Ratcliffe's today. Hope the club made a few quid.
As said, poor first half, way too much time wasted playing boring Jimball when not under much threat.
Great start to the second half, reasonable substitutions, and a post stopped it being 1-2 when we got sucked in to defending.
When we had both our big lads up front (hallelujah, we have them!) we failed to provide adequate service to them to make it 0-3 or 0-4. A lesson to be learned.
3 points in the boot trumps all today.
UP THE DALE |
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