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Reply | Corey Edwards...
at 17:21 28 Aug 2025
Pye was released along with all the other senior academy graduates when Botters was running the club. Let’s see if this Edward’s move happens. I expected him to go out on loan, rather than a potential sale to Stockport. Going into the Stockport U21’s would be a retrograde step for, but if he genuinely can’t make our squad I suppose what is the down side for him personally? |
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Reply | Another one gone…..
at 14:43 28 Aug 2025
While I can say I love football decisions like this make me realise I’ll never understand what goes on in some owners minds. Pathetic. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Sutton United
at 19:18 25 Aug 2025
Second look at them this season. We need to.get used to these performances because if we are going to keep winning at home the no pressing tactic will be used against us in almost every game. It never got the pulse racing at any stage. Have to say McBride has more about him than I thought last season. He certainly fully occupies opponents. Whatmuff is looking fine, good handling and imposes himself.
To be honest Sutton deserved a point on the balance of play. We will play much better and lose.
It’s a result oriented business and we got it.
Odd but I am subdued and we are lying second, what’s up with me? |
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Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN
at 13:48 24 Aug 2025
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 |
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Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN
at 13:38 24 Aug 2025
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. |
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Reply | BRACKLEY TOWN
at 12:21 23 Aug 2025
This one smells a bit today. Plastic pitch and a newly promoted side with a home win already in the book. Our best chance is if they don’t park it and instead press us. However I think the former is more likely. Hoping we can get a lead early. Expect we will grind out a 1-0 win.
Hope those travelling have a good day.
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Reply | GATESHEAD
at 15:07 21 Aug 2025
Can only go off the highlights so won’t add to the joy already expressed. Knocks for Pritchard and Barlow would have been a downer, but the next cab off the rank in Allerakia and Hendo means I’m not phased about it this year. The power of good recruitment.
My other point is there have been multi player bust ups in both home games this season. Not sure we would have seen that last year, and I’m not disappointed to see it. We won’t be pushing around. Whilst not the Lions “99 call” the willingness to show you won’t intimidate us is a big positive. Remember we once had a lad called Jason Taylor who didn’t mind getting involved in some rough stuff. Coincidence? |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Altrincham
at 14:08 18 Aug 2025
Has crossed my mind that McNulty might prefer TA at home and Pritchard away as the starter. I was impressed with his denfensive contribution when I was at Boreham. Either way it’s a position where we don’t lack talent. |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Altrincham
at 13:14 18 Aug 2025
Kudos to TA. Not in the team on day 1, with a new recruit in his place. But what a strong statement he made on Saturday. That mentality must really have delighted Jim. Others who are not selected need to have the same attitude, if they do it will make a bid difference to our season. |
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Reply | 🎥 Live Screening: Boreham Wood v Rochdale AFC
at 18:13 10 Aug 2025
Only issue was the opposition showed no interest in pressing. Of course playing to be the press creates space and as I said not all team will do that and we will have opportunities to beat the press. with the risk that brings, but we will try that no doubt as one of our options |
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Reply | 🎥 Live Screening: Boreham Wood v Rochdale AFC
at 16:10 10 Aug 2025
Dev did a great job holding the ball for the second goal. There was no other Dale player in sight when he started his run.
Really am perplexed by your comment about condensing space to create more room. Your right we do have options like TAR and Pritchard and of course playing to the two forward’s strengths. Hopefully we won’t play many sides that sit off us so much as these did, inviting us to move up the field so freely. Think they sucked us into that sort of style because it suited them when they weren’t in possession. Think Alty will be different and that will help us to adopt more balanced tactics. Getting the mix right is Jim’s job. Early days mind. |
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Reply | 🎥 Live Screening: Boreham Wood v Rochdale AFC
at 11:37 10 Aug 2025
Most games I saw last season and this one give the false impression there is no space on the pitch, but truth is we engineer those situations. Yesterday I said to my nephew at this rate Whatmuff will have possession in the centre circle, and he got within 10 feet of it at one stage. Why condense the space like that, I just don’t get it. Also felt sorry for TAR he was always showing for the ball but was virtually ignore until we were already 2 up.
My first impression of Tutonda was positive. He has more pace than Beckwith and liked a battle. No worries in that area.
Good to hear Jason Taylor excerising his vocal cords when it was needed.
Also like that Dev and Mani have different strengths, one who likes the ball in front of him to run onto and the other very good at receiving with his back to goal but still finding space to work in. Will we make the most of our assets? I am not convinced. But not prepared to make judgement after just one game.
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Reply | 🎥 Live Screening: Boreham Wood v Rochdale AFC
at 21:00 9 Aug 2025
Well that turned out ok in the end. Have enjoyed my 2 trips to Bwood, aid today by a bar being installed for away fans. It’s a nice club, but a shame they are so poorly supported. Fairly low key start to the game, but we asked more questions as it progressed. We deserved the lead and still looked capable through the second half. Last time at there place we went 1 up and they then ran us ragged. While sure they had some good periods when they started chasing it, they were unable to dominate like they did before. So that’s progress. Mani D has lots of elements to his game and is no one trick target man pony.
Liked that we were able to take Rodders and East off without looking a lesser team for it. Have not always been able to say that in the past. Positive signs. So in midfield Edwards Burger and Humbles lost out today and that is without McBride and Mancini being fit. Jim will have a job keeping a harmonise camp. Can se some loans happing fairly soon.
Still lots to work on but happy with that today. |
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Reply | Boreham Wood predictions for tomorrow.
at 11:10 9 Aug 2025
Due to be around 25c there today. Expect some slow periods of play today. Think we should win it, will go for 2-1. The team sheet will be interesting. Who is not going to be involved? Think Moss, Burger, Hossanah, plus the two injured lads won’t be travelling, which would be hard on Burger but Jim has packed the midfield options. Think Mani and Dev will start up front and the back line will be the same as the end of last season. Overall I hope 3 or 4 recruits will start. But Jim is so loyal I can see it just being Mani. I would be disappointed if that is the case.
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Reply | The Fitzture List - Rochdale Rising: Inside McNulty’s push for sustainable suc
at 17:27 31 Jul 2025
Interesting response ATP. Have to agreed with much of that. I also think the interview responses demonstrate why he is the Ogdens man, they fit like a hand in a tailored glove. He understands their M O, he is articulately bought into their plan and beautifully represents their aspirations in font of the media. Steve Evans he ain’t and but he is not expected to be that forthright, confrontational type of manager.
I do also accept he has adopted a different type of recruitment this season. It has a sense of Martin O’Neil about it, bringing in players because their skills match what he wants . So effectively saying keep doing what you do already do well. I am not going to try and reinvent you. |
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Reply | Tom Myles Signs
at 16:56 31 Jul 2025
A bit like “that” goal at Southend which has to an extent define our style for several years, the signing of Bob Sanchez has set us on a path where we can’t resist signing young inexperienced goalkeepers. I understand there have been exceptions, but we do seemed to get sucked into loaning players who are sent here to learn from their mistakes before in the cases of Sanchez and Bazunu going on to better things. I hope this season one of these lads matures quickly and makes their mistakes early in the season, so they can settle into the role and become a positive signing. |
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Reply | Kairo gone FGR
at 17:25 12 Jul 2025
Got to be pleased for the lad. To get released and end up at a club that pay well and have a good record in the league must have been as good as he could have hoped for. Plus it is a lovely area of the country to live in.
Kairo, get some sausages down your neck while you still can. |
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Reply | Joe Pritchard
at 17:29 10 Jul 2025
Difficult to keep track of all the midfield options available. His CV is impressive enough with loads of league experience. The competition for places will be intense, which is no bad thing. It is possible that all of East, Gilmour and Edward will not be in the starting 11 on day one. Whereas I would have said before that would be impossible. Let’s hope this is a wise move and not a trend of accumulating players for a specific part of the pitch which we say last season.
Will at least one contracted midfielder go out on loan. I can see it.
Credit to the board for the backing. |
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Reply | Boreham Wood (away)
at 14:44 10 Jul 2025
Borehamwood is an easy journey for me with the car park right outside the ground. Perfect starter for me other than it being a promoted side we play first. Third year running we have played a promoted side on the first day. The better test will be Alty the following week. |
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