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Independent football regulator - it's happening
at 23:04 18 Mar 2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68602074

No reason this shouldn't pass through parliament relatively quickly. Can't see there'd be any incentive for anyone to oppose it or to seek major changes in the proposal - not in an election year

I understand the due diligence process with WSH is taking this becoming law into account, since the chances are it could be applied retrospectively in terms of the licensing of club ownership
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T'2024 India Tour
at 12:53 22 Jan 2024

The first test gets underway on Thursday, but as things crank into gear the emphasis seems very much on things being cranky

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68054608

Stokes looks to be fit after his knee surgery but still not fit to bowl

Brooks has returned home for personal reasons (may rejojn the squad later)

Visa issues preventing the full squad from assembling

Meanwhile. Kohli also missing the start of the series for personal reasons

India haven't lost at home since we beat them in 2012, and we've been thrashed there on both subsequent tours. No idea how things will pan out
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50 years
at 22:23 12 Dec 2023

Almost exactly half a century ago to the day, Dale conceded 5 at home in a cup tie to another team beginning with G from the eastern side of England. Those of a certain age will remember it

Walking away from the ground that day, it felt like the lights had gone out on Dale, but after years of struggle and perseverance, we came good again

I've no idea whether we'll see another 50 years at Spotland. There's a similar feeling right now, but we survived against the odds then, and we may do now

It took another 25 years before we took a proper upward turn. The period between 1999 (the arrival of Steve Parkin) and 2019 (the amazing night at Old Trafford) were, in the main, tremendous and well worth waiting for, since it seemed highly unlikely we'd ever see anything like it. Different times now; football is different. Dale deserve a future, and its fans deserve a club we can once more feel proud of
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T'2023 ODI World Cup
at 12:19 4 Oct 2023

Starts tomorrow, against our 'old rivals' (in ODI terms) New Zealand

There's talk about it maybe being the last 50-over tournament, or at least marking a curtailment of the number of full-day ODIs being played, so a lot riding on us to retain the trophy and of course India will be desperate to get their hands on it on home turf

As far as i'm concerned, it comes as a welcome sporting relief from Dale
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Great article on Freddie Flintoff's new involvement with England
at 12:07 26 Sep 2023

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/marcus-trescothick-says-involvement-with-engl
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(Another) New Academy manager
at 20:24 21 Aug 2023

https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2023/august/jamesprieditisacademymanager/

Looks a bit messy, but welcome to James Preiditis

Hope he he can spread some Pried amongst the youngsters
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Positions after the Forum?
at 12:43 4 Aug 2023

After last night's forum, i'm wondering who might've changed their position - a change of heart maybe? Either way, might be useful to erm... gauge opinion

I'll set the ball rolling. Before the forum i was a definite No. I'm no longer a definite, but haven't quite moved to a Yes. Going to take some time to think and see what else transpires over the coming days
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Fans reactions
at 15:01 23 Apr 2023

Bournemouth have just been boo'ed off the pitch at half time, a Premier League club who'll probably survive another season playing way above the level that their fanbase might allow

Spurs fans started leaving St. James Park after 10 minutes, 0-3 at that stage. They're fifth in the Premier League
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T' 2023 LCCC season
at 16:33 9 Apr 2023

Decided to start a separate Lancs cricket thread

Surrey have had much the better of the opening game at OT, declaring to set Lancs 444 but after the earlyish loss of the openers, Bohannon (107no) and Croft are putting up a fight

At 234-2 with about 25 overs to go, not safe yet but to come out with a draw would be creditable
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The Murray Lab
at 15:06 6 Apr 2023

No, not an experimental discussion group being set up by our Trust rep on the board, but a way of exploring the Martian landscape in incredible detail:

https://murray-lab.caltech.edu/CTX/V01/SceneView/MurrayLabCTXmosaic.html
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Trust meetings
at 12:47 3 Apr 2023

The newsletter has dropped, and the plan is for three open meetings in late April / early May, but no date(s) fixed yet
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Just about the weirdest thing i've erm... come across
at 13:37 26 Mar 2023

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Cheltenham
at 15:52 14 Mar 2023

Anyone just see that performance by Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle?

All-time shortest price winner at 4-11, and being spoken of already as potentially the GOAT

Stood off the last with the field miles behind, just for the joy of jumping it but a heart-in-mouth moment for his connections
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New football regulator announced
at 22:59 22 Feb 2023

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64536218
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Question for TVOS
at 17:24 18 Feb 2023

Have we ever had exactly the same gate for two consecutive home games?

As far back as your records go, that is
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T' 2023 tests
at 14:19 15 Feb 2023

Amid the impending doom back home, the rejuvenated England squad will start their first test of this calendar year at 1am (our time, obvs.)

NZ have their injury and selection problems, whilst we seem to have a wealth of players chafing at the leash to show how positive and talented they are. All this, under a captain who may just go down as our GOAT. Typically, he's more interested in bringing out the best in others:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ben-stokes-message-as-england-captain-show-th

With so much potentially great cricket ahead of us this year, thought i'd make it a thread for the entirety rather than different series. Bring it on!



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R Craig
at 15:15 4 Feb 2023

Scores on debut for Wolves

12 minutes, 2-0
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Independent Regulator
at 07:46 3 Feb 2023

The long-awaited White Paper is to be published next Wednesday, and some details have been leaked ahead of then. This follows on from the Tracy Crouch Review, and is seen as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for football to change its governance in order to help preserve the game throughout the pyramid, based on the concept of clubs as community assets

A piece here on how the legislation is likely to start taking shape as it moves through parliament. Dale are, of course, signed up to the Fair Game initiative which is seeking to influence the outcome

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league-white-paper-governme

Now, we can all be cynical about this if we choose, but the simple fact is that it represents a chance for something to actually shift towards greater sustainability for the finances of clubs at our level. It wouldn't be coming a single moment too soon, however the eventual governance looks. The EFL (the governance body - or should i say corpse) imo needs to be either put out of its misery or significantly shaken up. The latest nonsense over transfer deadlines demonstrates just how much it's prepared to oversee some rules to the letter whilst ignoring other, more important rules around governance as being too much trouble. That's what the last few days have amply demonstrated, and in both cases at our expense

We need, both as a club and as a fanbase, to be not just watching but supporting this
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Just supposing...
at 19:49 1 Jan 2023

The Trust newsletter, which informs us of many things (we may not have otherwise known) includes the annual cost of finding training facilities, c. £500,000 plus the hassle of course

Now, we're on the lookout for an investor. Just supposing a significant business player on the lookout for advertising their community-minded credentials were to find the following attractive:

Working in tandem with the club and Rochdale Council, identify land which could be transformed into a bespoke training facility for Dale

Fund the purchase of the land, and the building of said facility, named after the company involved

Ensure its use as a community facility for when the club aren't using it, and an income generator with perhaps leisure and social facilities inbuilt

The investor would own the facility, but wouldn't own or part-own any of the COA

Build it in the right place and it could be hired out to other clubs, just as we hire other facilities now - the profits would be theirs. Both the club and the council could, however, take a share in the company to derive some income from the facility, if/when it becomes profitable. Such a share taken by the club would invert the relationship from an investor owning part of the club, to the club owning part of the investor-owned facility

Worst case scenario - the investor goes bust, and the training facility with it - but leaving the COA and all who sail in her intact. The council would still have dibs on the land

I'm sure this must have been part of the club's planning, either now or in the past. If the Dale could pull this off though, i see no downside. Dale save £500k per annum, meaning we'd still have to cover any other shortfall, but far more easily manageable. The facility would be an attraction for players to join us - perhaps a major point of not doing as it stands



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Match Thread: Dale v Hartlepool
at 14:23 26 Dec 2022

Very interesting changes to the line-up

Brierley not in the matchday squad...


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64022637
[Post edited 26 Dec 2022 14:32]
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