| Dale Sign Jenkins 12:10 - Jul 8 with 8436 views | RochdaleAFC.com |
 Dale Sign Jenkins 8th Jul 2026 12:05Rochdale have completed the signing of midfielder Will Jenkins from South Shields for an undisclosed fee.  1
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 12:28 - Jul 8 with 5893 views | Bainesy15 |
Concerns around the level, obviously, but the management team know him and we're confident enough to pay a fee for him. He creates chances so you'd hope he's a number 10 type, or it could mean someone from the midfield is off... |  | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 12:57 - Jul 8 with 5753 views | seasidedale |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 12:28 - Jul 8 by Bainesy15 |
Concerns around the level, obviously, but the management team know him and we're confident enough to pay a fee for him. He creates chances so you'd hope he's a number 10 type, or it could mean someone from the midfield is off... |
South shield fan seem to think he play a good number 10 | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 13:28 - Jul 8 with 5596 views | TalkingSutty |
Paid a fee for him, looks like a signing with the potential to sell on at a later stage and make the club some money. He's very highly thought of at SS and the manager knows him well. Every good midfield needs a tenacious ginger. [Post edited 8 Jul 13:47]
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 13:42 - Jul 8 with 5508 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
Wow,,,pushing the boat out paying a fee, we just don't do that here. But, hopefully he will prove a good investment and might eventally make us some profit.
Just needs to show us what the Management see in him and good luck. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 13:56 - Jul 8 with 5433 views | NorthernDale |
I hope he produces the goods and I wish him all the best, but to be honest it is a bit underwhelming. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:00 - Jul 8 with 5417 views | Dale_4_Life |
I like this profile of player..
looks like we have a all action player on our hands and if IW and CM take the cream of the squad they worked with last season that will be more than ok. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:05 - Jul 8 with 5385 views | TVOS1907 |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 13:56 - Jul 8 by NorthernDale |
I hope he produces the goods and I wish him all the best, but to be honest it is a bit underwhelming. |
Maybe we should see him in action first, you know, like some of the other players we've signed from supposedly inferior clubs and levels in recent years. [Post edited 8 Jul 14:12]
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| Maestro? No.
Elite? No.
Heavyweight poster? No.
Able to be rational and not over-react to individual results? Yes. |
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:10 - Jul 8 with 5344 views | Salegraham |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:05 - Jul 8 by TVOS1907 |
Maybe we should see him in action first, you know, like some of the other players we've signed from supposedly inferior clubs and levels in recent years. [Post edited 8 Jul 14:12]
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If he's half as good as the last Jenkins we had he'll do for me. | | | |
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:12 - Jul 8 with 5340 views | SJE_Dale |
Solid signing - and clearly well thought of by South Shields fans and the fact we've paid a fee.
Hoping for a bit of a flurry through the door today/this week to get everyone excited ready for pre-season. Although I'm starting to think we'll be seeing a number of trialists to plug some gaps. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:28 - Jul 8 with 5216 views | Trev |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:05 - Jul 8 by TVOS1907 |
Maybe we should see him in action first, you know, like some of the other players we've signed from supposedly inferior clubs and levels in recent years. [Post edited 8 Jul 14:12]
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You don't have to say this every time someone suggests they are underwhelmed by a signing. We get it. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 15:11 - Jul 8 with 5045 views | TVOS1907 |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:28 - Jul 8 by Trev |
You don't have to say this every time someone suggests they are underwhelmed by a signing. We get it. |
Clearly not. | |
| Maestro? No.
Elite? No.
Heavyweight poster? No.
Able to be rational and not over-react to individual results? Yes. |
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 15:13 - Jul 8 with 5032 views | TVOS1907 |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 13:42 - Jul 8 by Yorkshire_Dale |
Wow,,,pushing the boat out paying a fee, we just don't do that here. But, hopefully he will prove a good investment and might eventally make us some profit.
Just needs to show us what the Management see in him and good luck. |
We paid a fee for Hayes too. | |
| Maestro? No.
Elite? No.
Heavyweight poster? No.
Able to be rational and not over-react to individual results? Yes. |
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 16:51 - Jul 8 with 4645 views | jonahwhereru |
Wish the lad well. We need to be patient with him. He will be stepping up 2 divisions and while loads of players have done that successfully, it will still be a sizeable adjustment for him to make. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 16:56 - Jul 8 with 4616 views | Yorkshire_Dale |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 15:13 - Jul 8 by TVOS1907 |
We paid a fee for Hayes too. |
Exactly!.....but not summat we are known for. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 17:28 - Jul 8 with 4476 views | isitme |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 14:28 - Jul 8 by Trev |
You don't have to say this every time someone suggests they are underwhelmed by a signing. We get it. |
How can a signing be underwhelming before he has even played a game?
We signed Craig Dawson from Radcliffe Borough and Ashley Proberts from Arsenal, yet starting the season with a unherelded young centre back did not go too badly. |  | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 17:57 - Jul 8 with 4359 views | Trev |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 17:28 - Jul 8 by isitme |
How can a signing be underwhelming before he has even played a game?
We signed Craig Dawson from Radcliffe Borough and Ashley Proberts from Arsenal, yet starting the season with a unherelded young centre back did not go too badly. |
What an odd question.
It's the same as asking how can you be impressed with a signing before they have played a game.
People are allowed to voice an opinion on here. Some signings are more exciting than others I think we're all grown up enough to know that this one could go both ways. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 17:59 - Jul 8 with 4346 views | isitme |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 17:57 - Jul 8 by Trev |
What an odd question.
It's the same as asking how can you be impressed with a signing before they have played a game.
People are allowed to voice an opinion on here. Some signings are more exciting than others I think we're all grown up enough to know that this one could go both ways. |
Any signing can go both ways. Like TVOS I cannot understand how some people appear to write players off before they have even played a game. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:14 - Jul 8 with 4254 views | 442Dale |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 17:59 - Jul 8 by isitme |
Any signing can go both ways. Like TVOS I cannot understand how some people appear to write players off before they have even played a game. |
Don’t think there’s anything wrong with an opinion on a signing if there’s some evidence behind it. ie. Fans may have seen them play before.
To be “underwhelmed” with no knowledge whatsoever means nothing at all.
For reference, I thought Graham Shaw was a terrible signing after seeing him previously and based on his record. Others can decide whether that was a fair opinion to hold at the time.
Don’t think that having an opinion without any prior knowledge isn’t allowed, it’s that it should be expected to be debated and called out by people who may disagree. Maybe there’s something we aren’t aware of about Jenkins that supports any negative comments,, yet to see it though. South Shields fans give him a glowing reference. |  |
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:26 - Jul 8 with 4200 views | D_Alien |
It's worth noting that his namesake wasn't immediately welcomed by Dale fans
Something along the lines of "What are we doing signing someone from Devon?" |  |
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:51 - Jul 8 with 4067 views | jonahwhereru |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:26 - Jul 8 by D_Alien |
It's worth noting that his namesake wasn't immediately welcomed by Dale fans
Something along the lines of "What are we doing signing someone from Devon?" |
If he is half as good as that one we will all be in clover. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:53 - Jul 8 with 4061 views | Trev |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:14 - Jul 8 by 442Dale |
Don’t think there’s anything wrong with an opinion on a signing if there’s some evidence behind it. ie. Fans may have seen them play before.
To be “underwhelmed” with no knowledge whatsoever means nothing at all.
For reference, I thought Graham Shaw was a terrible signing after seeing him previously and based on his record. Others can decide whether that was a fair opinion to hold at the time.
Don’t think that having an opinion without any prior knowledge isn’t allowed, it’s that it should be expected to be debated and called out by people who may disagree. Maybe there’s something we aren’t aware of about Jenkins that supports any negative comments,, yet to see it though. South Shields fans give him a glowing reference. |
More than possible to be underwhelmed by the signing of a player who has never played about NLN level. Feeding in to this, I'm sure, will be a general feeling that we appear to be behind on recruitment compared to other teams.
How can you disagree with someone who says they are underwhelmed by a signing?It's an expression of how they are feeling not a statement that a signing will not be a success. | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:54 - Jul 8 with 4055 views | Trev |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 17:59 - Jul 8 by isitme |
Any signing can go both ways. Like TVOS I cannot understand how some people appear to write players off before they have even played a game. |
Who has written him off? | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:57 - Jul 8 with 4037 views | frenzied |
Just got to trust the managers judgement….I can recall several who came on here when 17 year old Whatmuff was recruited. And he did ok didn’t he? | | | |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 19:01 - Jul 8 with 4015 views | D_Alien |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 18:53 - Jul 8 by Trev |
More than possible to be underwhelmed by the signing of a player who has never played about NLN level. Feeding in to this, I'm sure, will be a general feeling that we appear to be behind on recruitment compared to other teams.
How can you disagree with someone who says they are underwhelmed by a signing?It's an expression of how they are feeling not a statement that a signing will not be a success. |
I believe you're correct in this opinion, and i applaud your tenacity in responding to the criticisms
At the same time, i believe it's wrong to be too quick to judgment; until having given the new signing a few games to show their value, any judgment is essentially worthless, as 442 says
So, both you and TVOS are right | |
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| Dale Sign Jenkins on 19:08 - Jul 8 with 3989 views | Trev |
| Dale Sign Jenkins on 19:01 - Jul 8 by D_Alien |
I believe you're correct in this opinion, and i applaud your tenacity in responding to the criticisms
At the same time, i believe it's wrong to be too quick to judgment; until having given the new signing a few games to show their value, any judgment is essentially worthless, as 442 says
So, both you and TVOS are right |
The perfect outcome 😃 | | | |
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