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Reply		Refwatch - Forest Green Rovers v Rochdale
at 09:57 4 Oct 2025

Levi might get 15 mins.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 18:32 3 Oct 2025

Jim mentioned post match there was a bit of sickness in the camp - whether that had affected EEL who knows? He also said he'd been 'advised' to only give Rodney 45 mins - I presume that is either doctors or the club fitness/physio team? And was because of Saturday/Wednesday/Saturday games.
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Reply		Tyler Smith To Return?
at 13:16 3 Oct 2025

I'd say more to not flog Rodney. Jim mentioned issues with him playing Sat/Tue or Wed/Sat. Amantchi is in no way a like for like replacement for Rodney and I think Smith is more of a match. From what I can remember he is pacey so unlike McBride or Barlow either. Without Rodney on Wednesday we looked desperately short of pace upfront.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 16:05 2 Oct 2025

Yes if you look at the last 2 games we have more points than Forest Green. 3pts to 2pts. Although a win and then a loss isn't great for morale it's brought us more points than Forest Green's 2 draws. We should be going for them Saturday from the first whistle with our strongest X1.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 13:44 2 Oct 2025

Just listened to Jim post match again and he says he was advised to only give Dev 45 mins? I presume any week we play Sat/Tue or Wed/Sat that Rodney will be managed this way because of his past issues. That's fine - but if you were only giving Dev 45 mins at home you would definitely do it in the 1st half. Most of our games this season we've been much better in the 1st half and scored to take the lead. Apart from the 2 games we've tinkered with the team where we've been losing both at ht 1-0 and lost both 2-1. Start with your strongest team then rest players if/when we are winning.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 12:02 2 Oct 2025

I mean if Jim is worried about fatigue why is he keeping EEL on the pitch when we are 3-0 up at Wealdstone and 4-0 up v Solihull. Both games he played 90 mins. If you want to rest his legs or save him for 'bigger' games give him a rest at the earliest opportunity when the games are won - not in a massive derby game at home.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 09:39 2 Oct 2025

Win last night and we are top.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 00:15 2 Oct 2025

I said that to my mates at the game - we probably exerted ourselves more in the last 30 minutes trying to chase the game than if we'd started our strongest team and gone 2-0 up. Jim will never say 'I was wrong' - infact post match he mentioned something about a sickness bug and 'managing' Dev's fitness as to why players were 'rested'. 9 wins from 11 games is still a brilliant start and the players all know a win on Saturday takes us back top and it would be massive psychologically beating Forest Green and ending their unbeaten run. All to play for.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 23:40 1 Oct 2025

We can't play our best eleven for every game but it is a worry that the 2 games we haven't started our strongest available team we've now lost them both. Yes we did more than enough to get at least a point tonight - but it is still a worry going forward.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 22:50 1 Oct 2025

I'm not blaming Hogan totally for the result because we created more than enough chances to at least not lose that game - but the 2 games Hogan has started we have lost both and conceded 2 for the only times this season. All will be forgotten if we beat Forest Green on Saturday - and we are definitely capable of a huge result down there.
[Post edited 1 Oct 22:51]
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 20:38 1 Oct 2025

We are definitely missing Rodney most. Mcbride and Barlow a bit too samey - and no pace. Hopefully an early ht change.
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Reply		Refwatch - Rochdale v FC Halifax Town
at 22:04 30 Sep 2025

Our 2-0 win at Boreham Wood looks like the result of the season so far!
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Reply		F.A. Cup 4th Q round.
at 16:20 29 Sep 2025

Didn't York famously knock out Utd that year too?
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Reply		F.A. Cup 4th Q round.
at 16:03 29 Sep 2025

Quorn v Forest Green would have been a great tie.
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Reply		F.A. Cup 4th Q round.
at 15:13 29 Sep 2025

They must have changed because I was listening out for Spennymoor's number after the FA Trophy defeat last season and they were supposed to be 16 on that list and they were 15.
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Reply		F.A. Cup 4th Q round.
at 14:46 29 Sep 2025

Having a quick glance at the draw they will probably do Worthing v Forest Green with Robbie Savage being involved.
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Reply		F.A. Cup 4th Q round.
at 14:40 29 Sep 2025

Could be chosen for tv if they televise this round? Although they might go for one of the lower league teams v a National League team?
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Reply		The RochdaleAFC.com Podcast - Keith Hill Part 1
at 12:04 28 Sep 2025

Maybe when he was rumoured to be getting a percentage? 😉
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Reply		It's monsoon night...
at 10:06 28 Sep 2025

That would be impossible without some sort of frame for them to sit on and with the size of the pitch I'd say very costly and labour intensive.
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Reply		It's monsoon night...
at 00:30 28 Sep 2025

It's probably best not covered after last week - it's fine Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday so plenty of time to dry out.
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