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Reply | Golf
at 00:31 14 Apr 2025
Amazing dramatic rollercoaster of a final round & sudden death play off - well done Rory [Post edited 14 Apr 0:33]
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Reply | Quick comment!
at 18:46 12 Apr 2025
Agree Eastleigh were poor after the first 10 mins but on the other hand 3 of ours had their best games in a while - Beckwith was back on form after several below par performances, calm, won his battles and made some great long passes over the opposing full back;
EEL (as Daley Lama said) was totally dominant and made some great passes through the middle;
Allarakhia for the first time in ages got past his full back and got crosses in regularly - looked to me like he was making up for that missed penalty.
And we do miss TAR - his link up with Gordon makes so much happen and today Barlow played closer to him and they harried and won 2nd balls excellently;
And Henderson looks like a reborn player - seems to work well with Rodney, leading the press, winning defensive headers, scoring - maybe it's McNulty's clever business end of the season tactic??
But football is a funny old game - we seemed to have all the run of the ball today - every 50:50 ended up with us, the own goal, even Hendo and Barlow's misses didn't come back to bite us ... unlike last Saturday |
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Reply | Message from Cameron Ogden
at 18:20 12 Apr 2025
and from the way he played today, leading the press (until the substitutions) and his goal, he's more than ready |
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Reply | Refwatch - Sutton United v Rochdale
at 10:45 9 Apr 2025
I share the current frustrations but it doesn't feel as cut and dried as some posts on this thread suggest.
Yes, for us brought up on earlier playing styles today's 'tippy tappy' can feel pedestrian and unlikely to attract new fans but McNulty can hardly be blamed for following a style which has proved world dominating for the past decade. I share Fitz's view that it's what happens in the final third that matters, less how we get there.
True the squad seems overfilled with lightweight wide midfielders, lacks a No 9, holding midfielder and permanent keeper but none of us know whether that is by plan or what was available at our wage budget.
On balance I feel the squad is full of very pleasant young men with lots of ability but lacks the ruthlessness needed for any success in sport - that is down to McNulty.
Certainly there seems a lack of tactical nouse in not trying other formations - like 3 in midfield, 2 up top and many would question some selections (Beckwith's continual place despite his form drop off) but at the end of the day the team currently sits in the play-offs and got to the semi-final of a cup - that for me earns McNulty some more time, at least to the end of the season and arguably into the close season as Fitz proposed.
Then again, where is this available and affordable guaranteed successful lower league manager - fair enough the Boardroom lacks football expertise but Dunphy etc made some far from glorious appointments; I'm happy having my two pennyworth but glad I don't have to make that decision. |
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Reply | FA Trophy semi
at 14:18 6 Apr 2025
I have to agree about the missed header and the stuttering penalty run up - even if he wasn't injured I fear there's something of a 'showpony' attitude; we certainly missed TAR on the right ahead of Gordon. |
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Reply | Big Game on Tuesday
at 14:01 6 Apr 2025
I'd have started with EEL and even possibly Kingdon yesterday - Beckwith's form has plummeted since the turn of year and Hogan would have benefitted from an extra game off; Spennymoor were unlikely to threaten on the floor but EEL's heading ability might have stopped their threat. |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v York City
at 20:43 25 Mar 2025
York dominated after their goal but we weren't 2nd best in first 15 mins when we pressed well and built several attacks - if McBride's shot isn't cleared off the line it's a different game |
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Reply | Refwatch - Maidenhead United v Rochdale
at 17:03 22 Mar 2025
it was frustrating especially when we looked to be in complete control first half but to be fair the pitch was terrible and as a team who depend on a passing game that didn't help |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Boston United
at 21:59 18 Mar 2025
agree Hogan doesn't suit a wide CB role but against an inform Boston we needed to settle into our pattern early and take the sting out of the game whereas EEL's continual use of a long ball gave away possession, handed them the impetus and disrupted our midfield shape; plus his lack of pace is a liability. |
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Reply | DAZN weekly pass price increase
at 10:47 16 Mar 2025
I bought a month pass yesterday for £19.99 which covers the next 2 away games and immediately cancelled the subscription which seemed to work. [Post edited 18 Mar 16:02]
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Altrincham
at 09:10 12 Mar 2025
Gilmour back to his best makes a difference too and East finding space ahead of Gilmour allowed for a quick pass out from Waller after we've repelled an attack which nearly brought a couple of goals. |
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Reply | Altrincham FA Trophy Match Thread
at 12:04 3 Mar 2025
Interesting - I'd have said one of the strengths of Saturday's performance was 'professional' fouls which stopped their breakaways (eg Gilmour's shirt tug) and more robust tackling which inevitably can lead to late tackles - even the time wasting could be seen as 'managing the game'. How we all see things differently. |
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Reply | Altrincham FA Trophy Match Thread
at 10:22 3 Mar 2025
rather it may imply that, unlike too often this season, we were suitably on the front foot, aggressive in the tackle and pressed high leading to the win? [Post edited 3 Mar 10:23]
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Reply | The race for 7th (Saturday 15th Feb)
at 13:06 16 Feb 2025
Agree about the lack of physicality throughout the squad but from the highlights that didn't seem the problem yesterday?
Accepting also that we missed a couple of excellent chances to put the game to bed the highlights suggest a dominant performance for most of the game with some excellent build up play with Allarakhia in a new more central position which seemed to work well - anyone who went able to confirm that? |
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Reply | Club Advisory Board
at 18:05 14 Feb 2025
Yes, I believe it refers to a dozen or so representative areas which is a better structure than any dozen fans off the street but the issue will still be to what extent those dozen accurately represent the greatest number of fans as opposed to expressing their own individual views?
It's the dilemma of all 'Focus' groups! But focus groups usually have a much more formal analysis to ensure that the sample is representative - perhaps the interview stage will aim to do this?
The CAB may well be an improvement on Fans Forums and Trust Research meetings but clear structures alone don't guarantee effective decision making and lots of talking doesn't guarantee satisfied customers. |
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Reply | Club Advisory Board
at 16:59 14 Feb 2025
Surely the issue will be to what extent this body accurately represents the views of the greatest possible % of our current and future fans rather than the involvement being limited to we very few individual voices on this forum? |
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Reply | Ebbsfleet (H) match thread
at 21:34 9 Feb 2025
But the main point that we have a squad full of small, lightweight players stands |
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