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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Truro City
at 14:11 26 Jan 2026
And none of the others except the onform Rodney have the goalscoring ability of say, Lund, Keohane or Sinclair.
Trouble is IMO, I don`t think Jim worries about goalscorers in the same way he worries about left backs or wingbacks. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Truro City
at 10:37 26 Jan 2026
We must be watching different squads.
We have 28 players at present incl 2 keepers.
There are 10 defenders and 11 midfielders on call (incl wingbacks)
We have 5 strikers.
Smith is out for some time.
Mani D is just back from long-term injury with half a game under his belt. He is 31.
Duku-looks to be OK as a backup. He is 33.
Rodney- needs to be "managed" apparently. Unbeatable on his day.
Hendo- what is there still to say? He is 41.
There is a wealth of experience there, but surely there is a huge risk in the department that is there to score goals. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Truro City
at 14:33 25 Jan 2026
The "separate argument" you mention being the inability to convert chances, backed up by the very poor goal contribution from midfield in the last 2 seasons.
I find it disappointing that voices are appearing that say we will not match York when we are only halfway through the season. We cannot match their goalscoring or probably their goal difference, but we have every chance of matching their points. We may never get another chance like this.
In 70 years of supporting the Dale, we have never won anything- a title. This is the best chance I have experienced.
We are one striker short of a good squad. How many of the younger squad members will be with us next season I wonder?
UTD |
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Reply | Refwatch - Rochdale v Truro City
at 11:05 25 Jan 2026
Since the York league defeat we have been amazingly lucky to have 9 games against "lesser" opponents. Positions 18th/13th/15th/17th/23rd/9th/24th/10th/22nd. I cant remember a run like that. We all know what is coming up the next few weeks.
Great to see Mani D back and Hendo firing, But we`ve now lost Tyler Smith with a hamstring for several weeks. Surely we must get a striker in urgently-what we have needed all season. We will need Mani D, Duku,Hendo and more if we are to score the necessary goals and stop missing so many opportunities.
This season is the big one. |
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Reply | INJURIES
at 09:50 21 Jan 2026
That`s a very cryptic reply. Do you know anything or just being mysterious?
It will be very interesting to see what attack Jim puts out tonight. |
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Reply | Solihull Wednesday
at 15:08 19 Jan 2026
Has anyone heard about Mani De`s injury.? Jim is making no reference to it in interview. Also Mani Du asked to be taken off on Saturday after taking a knock. All the more surprising that Tyler Smith remained on the bench throughout. Only 1-0 at that time thanks to Amantchi`s 2 dreadful misses. |
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Reply | Update on the pitch
at 14:48 19 Jan 2026
Now there`s an idea. He would frighten York to death. Trouble is he`s now on top of the league. |
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Reply | Incoming Confirmed
at 16:13 16 Jan 2026
Nice to know that Jim can race out and get 3 useful-looking new defenders at the drop of a hat like this.
Pity he can`t do the same with the attack, I wish Manni Duku all the success in the world but he was not quite what I was hoping for.
We play the bottom 2 teams starting tomorrow (with Solihull between)so this is a great chance to improve the goal difference which is already good and may be vital at season end.
Not the time for classic McNulty-ball i would suggest, especially with Southend and the February games looming. But does Jim think like that I wonder? |
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Reply | Dale Closing In On Bilongo?
at 14:46 15 Jan 2026
Now we have signed yet another defender and rumoured to be chasing Perry as well, is there anything in what Jim has said that suggests he is going in for any attackers?
Surely he can see the glaring weakness in the squad. No? |
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Reply | Frost and snow
at 16:02 8 Jan 2026
Today`s update sounds very promising |
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Reply | TVOS Preview - Rochdale v Hartlepool United
at 10:55 31 Dec 2025
Surely the most depressing thing was that it took 58 minutes to register a shot-not on goal but just a shot.
We must have that extra striker now, as we have needed all season.
Also Mani will be 31 in 6 weeks time. We need some new blood if this is to be a serious attempt at the top spot. |
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Reply | Boxing Day
at 15:08 23 Dec 2025
Borehamwood looked a class above Carlisle and Abdul Abdul will be a real handful for Dale out wide. |
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Reply | Boxing Day
at 15:06 23 Dec 2025
They were comfortably better than Brackley and looked well set up. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Altrincham v Rochdale
at 12:51 21 Dec 2025
Sorry to be bah humbug, but
Keepers 3 Tick
Defence 10 tick
Midfield 10 tick
Attack 6 -Not enough
Of the 6, Rodney and Smith are coming back from injuries, Amantchi goes in a fortnight, Allarrakhia is away, Mani is out for a month and Hendo is a fantastic 40 year-old.
The Rodney situation is , as always, unclear in terms of absences.
Agree some young hopeful is very risky.
Do we really want to build on the superb start to the season?
We need to match York and Carlisle in terms of ambition if not in finance. A squad of 29 is high but it is still unbalanced ,as it was at the start of the season. |
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Reply | Refwatch - Altrincham v Rochdale
at 13:05 20 Dec 2025
Excellent performance.
Still think we need somebody upfront to supplement Mani and Rodney. Our one striker to start yesterday was Hendo, who looked a trifle overweight to me, and is he really a striker or a superstar number 10? Ditto Tyler Smith.
The back 3 and the keeper were brilliant. The captain was immense. Alty had 9 corners without scoring! How things have changed. |
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Reply | INJURIES
at 15:28 9 Dec 2025
That means he will miss Morecambe, Hartlepool and probably Brackley by my reckoning.
Strikers problem remains. Pray that Mani stays fit. |
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Reply | INJURIES
at 11:21 9 Dec 2025
At present we have 2 keepers, 8 defenders, 9 midfield and wide players, and 2 attackers who are fit and available.
The 2 attackers are Mani and Hendo, who has started one league game this season (Brackley). Amantchi goes back in 3 weeks.
Big problem. |
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