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To be fair, this video from a BW fan gets it too, and is very respectful despite the utter devastation at losing a game they should've won, but it doesn't work like that v Dale 2026! Seeing our fans reactions from their end is rather good! Fair play to the lad.
After Southend and Spennymoor last season, and some uninspiring football despite finishing 4th, I wasn't keen on Jim staying as manager. The board showed faith in him, new backroom staff arrived, and then you think, maybe he'll start to learn from mistakes now. Something he appeared unable to do. He did. 106 points, a season of drama we'll never see again and promotion prove the board were right and us doubters were wrong. Winning all those games late on. Down to substitutions, something Jim used to be poor at. Our bench has been awesome and I'd wager far better than any other in this division. Hendo for one has changed so many games. Just look at Wembley. Comeback goal - Smith (sub). Assist for the equaliser, Pettit (sub). First two penalties scored by subs. If you give a manager grief when it's going wrong, you have to give praise when it goes right and Jim deserves shedloads for his achievements. Cap doffed to Jim McNulty.
It was a great celebration of the town and the club's achievements.
Was in Moody Blue from 4:30 with fans. Great atmosphere and some new songs (to me) from the younger supporters. Then onto Flying Horse to meet with me regular pre-match mates and some fine ales.
Then to the presentation of the team on a stage aside the town hall. Stuart Ashworth's FB has a brilliant panoramic video of how many were there. LOTS!!!
Great turn out, no bother, pubs made a few bob, players and fans elated together. Players celebrated wildly and so they should! As said earlier, brilliant for the town.
I was thinking the same on the way home yesterday. It's almost five years since 1st June 2021, when shareholders made decisions that, frankly, saved the club from oblivion. They wouldn't lie down and take the word(s) of a self-serving individual. They with supporters fought off a challenge from its evil friends. A few good men invested to save the day and The Dale, then the Ogden's put everything right, culminating in a success yesterday that was never achieved in the days of the self-serving one. All days never to be forgotten.
I'm told it, in its belief that it is the world's greatest toy seller, it has manufactured a product in its own image on hearing of our promotion yesterday.
Oli was brilliantly prepared for the great penalty saves he made I think. Our three scoring penalties were all by left footers. Had Jim and team spotted a weakness in their keeper?
The Rochdale division is calling us, and we will be there.
We're in block 109. They arrived, eventually, but what a pain they are to print out. Formatted by Roger? Got there in the end despite the systems incompetence. Roll on Sunday!
Rothwell's of Heywood charging £55 for Wembley trip. It does sound "a bit much", but our regular away coach travel has been subsidised by the Ogden's all season for which we should be grateful.
*Should* we get to Wembley (tweaking), I hope the ticket allocation is better than the 2008 fiasco where Dale fans were dumped in different areas, yet Stockport fans were congregated together behind the goal. Surely Fanbase can handle that better than the feckless agency chosen to allocate our tickets back then did.
I know it's BIFFO's, and so many of them online are deluded and not very bright, but they tore into Mr Finnie's refereeing at BIFFO park last week, saying he favoured the away side. Oldham lost by the way.
As it's BIFFO's, probably nothing to worry about but we'll see by 14:30.
Very relaxed. Can't do anything to change what happens on Saturday and worrying about it doesn't help. Had other things to think about / deal with as well. The interest in the game from people all round the town is great. The pubs showing the game will be rammed. But, it is about converting that interest into regular bums on seats instead of mere glory hunters. RAFC hasn't been good at doing that in the past. Now is the time. UP THE DALE!
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